California: Home-Style Meals from the Golden State: 4

In this fourth book of the 50 States Gathering Table series, Waverly Finch travels the Golden State from the sourdough bakeries of San Francisco to the taco trucks of East Los Angeles, the seafood markets of the Pacific Coast, and the farm stands of the Central Valley. These 50 recipes are a love letter to a state that has always set the table for everyone - and done it beautifully.Pull together a San Francisco cioppino built from the catch of the day and a bottle of good white wine. Stack a proper fish taco with lime slaw and chipotle crema the way they do it in Baja-influenced kitchens up and down the coast. Slow-roast a tri-tip the way Central California ranchers have been doing it over red oak since long before it became a trend. And finish with a warm churro rolled in cinnamon sugar that makes you forget everything else on the table.With stories woven between the recipes and techniques that honor the tradition, this book brings the Golden State table home to your kitchen.50 recipes. One golden state. Pull up a chair.