{"product_id":"das-cookbook-german-cooking-california-style-9781938849336","title":"Das Cookbook: German Cooking... California Style","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of Rockenwagner's inventive German cooking with a California flair, featuring recipes from his popular California restaurants and bakeries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis cookbook is \"filled with fantastic versions of the chef's singular California-European cooking\" that made his beloved restaurants and cafes so famous (LA Weekly). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eEater National\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Cookbooks of 2014\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTasting Table\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Upcoming Cookbooks\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eCNN Underscored\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Cookbooks for Traveling the World From Your Kitchen\u003cp\u003eThis modern German-Californian cookbook from longtime Los Angeles chef and restaurateur Hans R?ckenwagner features sections on bread-making (yes, pretzel bread!), holiday treats, and bar snacks, along with the most popular recipes from his several Los Angeles restaurants, including 3 Square Cafe on famed Abbot Kinney Boulevard and Cafe R?ckenwagner in Brentwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom fresh, light salads inspired by the Santa Monica Farmers' Market, where R?ckenwagner shops weekly, to such hearty German classics as sp?tzle and schnitzel, to the breads and baked goods for which he is renowned, Das Cookbook shares all of R?ckenwagner's best recipes, all created, tested, and perfected for the home cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans Röckenwagner\u003c\/b\u003e's background spans thirty years of cooking in Germany, Switzerland, Chicago, and Los Angeles. In the 1980s, he won international fame for his fine-dining restaurant in Santa Monica, Röckenwagner; today, he owns several LA-area bakery\/cafes and a large wholesale bakery. Hans is known for his individuality, innovative dishes, and his craftsmanship in designing and building his restaurants (he is also a master woodworker). This is his second cookbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenn Garbee\u003c\/b\u003e is a food reporter and editor who has written for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCooking Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaveur\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. An expert recipe tester and developer, Jenn has a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu and has worked in professional kitchens across Los Angeles. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSecret Suppers\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-author of the 2015 St. Martin's Press book, \u003ci\u003eTomatomania!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWolfgang Gussmack\u003c\/b\u003e has been Hans's chef de cuisine since 2012. A native of Graz, Austria, Wolfgang started his culinary career cooking spätzle for his family's restaurant and gasthaus. This experience earned him a spot in Austria's only two-star Michelin restaurant and subsequently led him to renowned kitchens in Italy and France before he came to Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotographer \u003cb\u003eStaci Valentine\u003c\/b\u003e is based in Los Angeles; her other cookbooks include \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Peach.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prospect Park Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557230022930,"sku":"9781938849336","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_32ca6718-8783-497f-8856-cf323813cb07.jpg?v=1731775691","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/das-cookbook-german-cooking-california-style-9781938849336","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}