The Slanted Door by Charles Phan - an amazing Vietnamese Cookbook with recipes from The Slanted Door Restaurant. Modern Vietnamese recipes that you can make at home!
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Gorgeous Vietnamese Food!
Let me begin by saying that The Slanted Door: Modern Vietnamese Food is a big, heavy, absolutely gorgeous cookbook! This is one that you would not hesitate to give as a gift either to someone extra special or to yourself. It’s that nice. It has everything you could want in a cookbook: beautiful photos, unbelievable recipes and a story to tell. Perhaps the story part is not what you look for in a cookbook, but for some I do. These are the cookbooks that I read like a novel, from cover to cover.
The Slanted Door Restaurant
It is basically the story of The Slanted Door restaurant and how it came to be at it’s current location in San Francisco. The book is divided into sections based on the years and the location of the restaurant. Act One is from 1995-2002 and is on 584 Valencia Street. Act Two is 2002-2004 and is one 100 Brannan Street. Act Three is 2004-present and is on 1 Ferry Building. The recipes are divided up into sections: starters, cocktails, raw bar, salads, soups, mains, desserts, and basics.
Modern Vietnamese Cooking
The restaurant titles itself as modern Vietnamese cooking and these recipes do not disappoint. I have marked recipes to try in every section. Every recipe is accompanied by a large gorgeous photo.
Here are just a few of the recipes that I’ve marked to try:
Starters: Spring Rolls, Chive Cakes, and Nem Nuong (Vietnamese Meatballs).
Cocktails: I have actually made several from this section. The Mai Tai, Indian Summer, Bumble Bee, and The Dorchester were all delicious!
Raw Bar: Halibut and Scallop Ceviche.
Salads: Vietnamese Chicken Salad and Papaya Salad.
Soups: Spicy Lemongrass Soup.
Mains: Hainan Chicken, Braised Ginger Chicken, and Shaking Beef.
Desserts: Coconut Tapioca with Coconut-Lime Sorbet and Roasted Apricot Tarts
Basics: Flavored Fish Sauce, Peanut Sauce, and Pickled Carrots
A truly beautiful cookbook with approachable recipes.
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Krayl @ An Appealing Plan says
YES - I love collecting cookbooks - and you inspired me to start a cookbook pinterest board... not sure how I made it this long with out one!
Pam Greer says
It took me a while to start mine too!
Edible Celebrations (@lavesta) says
Hi Pam!!!
How is it I didn't know you were back??? Now, I'm going to be catching up:) This sounds like an interesting recipe book. Perhaps you would like to link it up to Cookbook Wednesday? If so, you are more than welcome. The linky is over at my blog. Now for the catching up:)
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Pam. It sure is nice to "see" you:)
Edible Celebrations (@lavesta) says
So glad you linked up Pam! I was planning on posting Cookbook Wednesday until the end of the year. However, it seems to be really catching on so I just may continue until garden season:) You are more than welcome to join whenever the mood stikes you. Thanks again, Pam...