Cooking with Zac: Recipes From Rustic to Refined: A Cookbook

Fashion designer Zac Posen takes you on a culinary journey through his life with 100 recipes every bit as decadent and inspiring as his designs.

Since he was a child, world-renowned fashion designer Zac Posen has been cultivating his passion for cooking. For Zac, cooking and fashion are both sensory experiences. Whether you’re planning a meal or a fashion line, the goal is to create a masterpiece. In Cooking with Zac, Posen shares a curated collection of his favorite recipes, gathered throughout his extraordinary life—from longstanding family favorites to flavors he has discovered while traveling the globe.

When it comes to creating meals, Zac believes in a balance between healthy, fresh, local ingredients and exotic international dishes. In the same way that he breaks down barriers on the runway, he’s not afraid of taking risks in the kitchen: recipes range from delicate summer corn salads to beer can chicken to savory dashi-glazed lotus root. So put on your most stylish apron, and get cooking with Zac!

ZAC POSEN is an internationally known fashion designer, a judge on the Emmy-nominated Project Runway and an Instagram sensation. Zac is a lover of food and an inventive cook. In 2009 Zac was invited to cook at the James Beard House with Marcus Samuelson and Giada deLaurentis. Zac's recipes have been featured in Food & Wine and on Vogue online, Style online, and Extra Virgin, Debi Mazar’s show on The Cooking Channel, as well as "On the Table" with Eric Rippert, an appearance on the Rachael Ray show, together with multiple appearances on the Martha Stewart show. He designs for the Zac Posen, ZACzacposen, and Truly Zac Posen brands, and also serves as the Creative Director of Womenswear at Brooks Brothers. He lives in New York City.