[.ca] New Tapas: Culinary Travels with Spain's Top Chefs (ISBN 1571458611)

Tap Your Imagination with These::
9/16/2003 NEW TAPAS: Today's Best Bar Food From Spain By Fiona Dunlop, Photography by Jan Baldwin Exquisite photography qualifies this cookbook as full-fledged coffee table book. It is also highly organized as to the geography of each region of Spain which prepares you for the ingredients chefs there use: The Basque Country Catalonia Rioja and Old Castile Madrid The Levante Andalucia Each region is amply discussed, then the tapas creations of several chefs in each area appears with the name of their bar. Some savory recipes result: Smoked Salmon and Cheese on Tomato Confit Anchovy and Trout Caviar Toasts Sardines Marinated in Chili, Garlic and Bay Leaves Pumpkin, Chestnut Feta Cheese and Pomegranate Salad Chilled Potato, Tomato and Anchovy Loaf Ham, Artichoke, Fava Bean and Aioli Toasts Fried Goat Cheese with Honey Smoked Fish Tartar Squid in Tomato, Garlic and Red Wine Sauce Mashed Potatoes, Salt Cod and Garlic Chicken Legs with Prunes and Nuts in Blackberry Sauce Ratatouille with Quail Eggs The back of the books contains a regional list of recommended tapas bars, a glossary of terms and a recipe index by ingredient. Tapas are fun, tasty and delicious!

Great blend of traditional and modern:
I searched high and low for the perfect Tapas book for my wife. She loves this one. Beautiful pictures, great recipes and not too many really-hard-to-find ingredients. Give this one a try. I only gave it four stars instead of five because not every recipe in the book has a corresponding photo. Sometimes you have to use your imagination.

Great Fun:
Amazing how such simple food can be so tasty. Seafood, chorizo, tomatoes and more all come alive. This book has beautiful photos too. From very simple to terribly complex, tapas cover the range. A big hit with guests.