{"product_id":"padmas-all-american-tales-travels-and-recipes-from-taste-the-nation-and-beyond-a-cookbook-9780593535325","title":"Padma's All American: Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond: A Cookbook","description":"\"I never had to leave the country to taste the world's flavors. Wherever you live, come along with me.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a love letter to the people who create and evolve American cuisine every day. It is also a road map to the foods that give America its vibrant palate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Padma Lakshmi arrived in New York City in the 1970s, she witnessed firsthand the cuisines of the immigrant communities around her: uniquely their own and yet quintessentially American. Here, in this very personal book--the result of seven years of traveling and tasting, listening and observing for her show \u003ci\u003eTaste the Nation\u003c\/i\u003e--Lakshmi compiles dozens of recipes from the immigrant and Indigenous communities she visits, as well as many from her own family, showing us what really comprises American cuisine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Lakshmi, food is a lens. Through it, we can explore the influence of an eclectic array of cultures--and come to see, clearly, who we are and how we eat as a nation. \u003ci\u003ePadma's All American\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a kaleidoscopic view of the vast range of incredible dishes she delighted in tasting on her travels, from coast to coast, and everywhere in-between. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Indian coconut rice and Peruvian tamales with chicken to Afghani dumplings with leeks and scallions--from Oaxacan mushroom tacos to a strawberry, cardamom and cream cake that will be your new favorite celebration treat--\u003ci\u003ePadma's All American \u003c\/i\u003eis filled with mouth-watering recipes, adapted here for the home cook--along with profiles and stories from the people who inspired the dishes. \u003ci\u003ePadma's All American\u003c\/i\u003e is a joyful book--a reflection of who we truly are as a nation, from one of our most essential culinarians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the award-winning Hulu series \u003ci\u003eTaste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePADMA LAKSHMI is an Emmy-nominated food expert, television producer, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author. She is the creator of the critically-acclaimed Hulu series \u003ci\u003eTaste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, \u003c\/i\u003eand served as host and executive producer of Bravo's \u003ci\u003eTop Chef\u003c\/i\u003e for nineteen seasons. She is co-founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America, a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and an ACLU Artist Ambassador for immigrants' rights and women's rights. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEasy Exotic, Tangy, Tart, Hot \u0026amp; Sweet, The Encyclopedia of Spices \u0026amp; Herbs, \u003c\/i\u003eher \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling memoir \u003ci\u003eLove, Loss, and What We Ate, \u003c\/i\u003eand the best-selling children's book \u003ci\u003eTomatoes for Neela.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690850615570,"sku":"9780593535325","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa316683-095c-4e43-9396-4e46398e8d53.jpg?v=1761749834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/padmas-all-american-tales-travels-and-recipes-from-taste-the-nation-and-beyond-a-cookbook-9780593535325","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}