Mama Red's Comfort Kitchen: Recipes from Monday Nights at Simply Red

Samantha Izzo

ISBN 10: 0978736826 / ISBN 13: 9780978736828

Published by Side Order Books, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mama Red's Comfort Kitchen: Recipes from Monday Nights at Simply Red
• Publisher: Side Order Books
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0978736826
• ISBN 13: 9780978736828
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Christopher Wolff
• Edition: First.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.56 pounds

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Synopsis

Honest Southern cooking is an art form all its own, and no one does it with more culinary bravado than Chef Samantha Izzo (a.k.a. Mama Red). She connects the cooking of her own South African homeland with its influence on the regional cuisine of the American South, and she does it with a style that has rightly earned the affection of her restaurant's patrons. No comfort food enthusiast should be without this cookbook, packed with simple, careful recipes from the magical Monday nights at Simply Red Bistro, one of the most celebrated restaurants in New York's Finger Lakes. Samantha has gathered recipes for scrumptious dishes, piled high with flavor, each introduced with advice, encouragement, and the real lowdown from Mama herself. Make Mama Red proud as you re-create a bit of her artistry in the comfort of your own kitchen.

About the Author

Samantha Izzo, executive chef at Simply Red Bistro, was raised in South Africa, where she was exposed to a style of cooking that fused unique African culture and traditional American influences to create flavorful masterpieces. From early on, Samantha knew she enjoyed creating food to please her friends and family. After moving to the US, Samantha decided to make sure she would like working in a professional kitchen and applied for the training program at Cheesecake Factory. The chain recognized her natural gifts as they moved her around the country to restaurant units in Atlanta, Chicago, Pasadena, Westbury, and Boston. Samantha s cooking evolved as she became head chef at Boston s Six Burner Cafe, a position that influenced the way she thought about food, and afforded her the knowledge that she could cook to suit her own tastes. The next culinary journey took her to Trumansburg, New York, where she converted a local diner into Simply Red Bistro. After 5 years she relocated the restaurant to Sheldrake Point Winery where she continues to deconstruct traditional bistro fare and rebuild it with her own personal touch. Outside of creating culinary masterpieces in her Finger Lakes kitchen, Samantha Izzo enjoys spending time with husband Gary and their three-year old daughter Madi.