Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook

To write Seductions of Rice, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, award-winning authors of Flatbreads and Flavors, traveled with their two sons, Dominic and Tashi, to the major rice-eating regions of the world, where they immersed themselves in the daily lives and rituals of the people around them. Whether in a tiny village in Thailand, on a rice farm in the mountains of Japan, or in the heart of sprawling Calcutta, they plunked themselves down next to people who know rice as a way of life. They spent time in early-morning markets, in paddies with village farmers, and in kitchens with helpful neighbors, trying to understand the seductions of rice.

Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid's first book, Flatbreads and Flavors: A Baker's Atlas, was the 1995 James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the year and the IACP Julia Child award winner for best first book. Thier articles and photographs appear frequently in Eating Well, Food and Wine, and Gourmet magazines. Asia Access, their stock photographic agency, is based in Toronto, where they live with their two sons. At least six months a year, the family travels, photographing and doing research for their many projects.