{"product_id":"hawker-fare-stories-recipes-from-a-refugee-chefs-isan-thai-lao-roots-hardcover","title":"Hawker Fare: Stories \u0026 Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Isan Thai \u0026 Lao Roots - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Syhabout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Birdsall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom chef James Syhabout of two-Michelin-star restaurant Commis, an Asian-American cookbook like no other--simple recipes for cooking home-style Thai and Lao dishes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Syhabout's hugely popular Hawker Fare restaurant in San Francisco is the product of his unique family history and diverse career experience. Born into two distinct but related Asian cultures--from his mother's ancestral village in Isan, Thailand's northeast region, and his father's home in Pakse, Laos--he and his family landed in Oakland in 1981 in a community of other refugees from the Vietnam War. Syhabout at first turned away from the food of his heritage to work in Europe and become a classically trained chef.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the success of Commis, his fine dining restaurant and the only Michelin-starred eatery in Oakland, Syhabout realized something was missing--and that something was Hawker Fare, and cooking the food of his childhood. The \u003cem\u003eHawker Fare\u003c\/em\u003e cookbook immortalizes these widely beloved dishes, which are inspired by the open-air \"hawker\" markets of Thailand and Laos as well as the fine-dining sensibilities of James's career beginnings. Each chapter opens with stories from Syhabout's roving career, starting with his mother's work as a line cook in Oakland, and moving into the turning point of his culinary life, including his travels as an adult in his parents' homelands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom building a pantry with sauces and oils, to making staples like sticky rice and padaek, to Syhabout's recipe for instant ramen noodles with poached egg, \u003cem\u003eHawker Fare\u003c\/em\u003e explores the many dimensions of this singular chef's cooking and ethos on ingredients, family, and eating well. This cookbook offers a new definition of what it means to be making food in America, in the full and vibrant colors of Thailand, Laos, and California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEasy \u0026amp; essential Isan Thai \u0026amp; Lao recipes from a refugee chef\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Syhabout's hugely popular Hawker Fare restaurant in San Francisco is the product of his unique family history, his diverse career experience, and the food of his childhood. \u003cem\u003eHawker Fare\u003c\/em\u003e immortalizes the dishes of this celebrated restaurant, which are inspired by the open-air \"hawker\" markets of Thailand and Laos as well as the fine-dining sensibilities of Syhabout's career beginnings. The book starts with stories from his roving career as a classically trained chef, as well as his travels as an adult in his parents' homelands--his mother's ancestral village in Isan, Thailand's northeast region, and his father's native country of Laos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom building a pantry with sauces and oils to making staples like sticky rice and padaek, to new takes like Syhabout's recipe for instant ramen noodles with poached egg, \u003cem\u003eHawker Fare\u003c\/em\u003e explores the many dimensions of this singular chef's cooking and ethos on ingredients, family, and eating well. This cookbook offers a new definition of what it means to be making food in America, in the full and vibrant colors of Thailand, Laos, and California.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEasy \u0026amp; essential Isan Thai \u0026amp; Lao recipes from a refugee chef\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Syhabout's hugely popular Hawker Fare restaurant in San Francisco is the product of his unique family history, his diverse career experience, and the food of his childhood. \u003cem\u003eHawker Fare\u003c\/em\u003e immortalizes the dishes of this celebrated restaurant, which are inspired by the open-air \"hawker\" markets of Thailand and Laos as well as the fine-dining sensibilities of Syhabout's career beginnings. The book starts with stories from his roving career as a classically trained chef, as well as his travels as an adult in his parents' homelands--his mother's ancestral village in Isan, Thailand's northeast region, and his father's native country of Laos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom building a pantry with sauces and oils to making staples like sticky rice and padaek, to new takes like Syhabout's recipe for instant ramen noodles with poached egg, \u003cem\u003eHawker Fare\u003c\/em\u003e explores the many dimensions of this singular chef's cooking and ethos on ingredients, family, and eating well. 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