Some of the best ideas we have had in the kitchen came from people who do not cook for a living. This book asked more than 70 artists, Olafur Eliasson, Carsten Höller and Rirkrit Tiravanija among them, for one recipe each, drawn, painted, photographed or scribbled. Bottura wrote the introduction, which makes sense.
The LADJA team uses it for:
- The recipes that are actually cookable, and there are plenty
- The conceptual ones, for the idea rather than the dinner
- Bottura's introduction on why artists and cooks think alike
From the publisher:
Phaidon Editors, with an introduction by Massimo Bottura
A unique exploration of the culinary imagination and creativity of a stellar array of international contemporary artists - a host of intriguing personal recipes shown through the artists' own words and images
Creativity doesn't stop at an artist's studio door - for many, it continues into the kitchen. For the first time, more than 70 artists, including Ghada Amer, Jimmie Durham, Studio Olafur Eliasson, Subodh Gupta, Nikolai Haas, Jeppe Hein, Carsten Höller, Dorothy Iannone, Ragnar Kjartansson, John Lyons, Philippe Parreno, Nicolas Party, Zina Saro-Wiwa, Tiffany Sia, and Rirkrit Tiravanija, and others, have been invited to share and illustrate a recipe of their own. These are either the best culinary concoctions they have ever invented, or an especially meaningful dish. The result is an exciting range of contributions spanning all manner of meals and drinks, both savory and sweet, from around the globe, brilliantly brought to life by a wealth of sketches, photographs, collages, paintings, and personal snaps.
Many of the culinary creations included are achievable by adventurous home cooks, but the pages include an incredibly diverse array of dishes from the conceptual to the personal, the elaborate to the simple, the sweet to the savory, and from the serious to the funny to the downright bizarre. With an introduction by the globally celebrated chef and art enthusiast Massimo Bottura, this is an intriguing and entertaining gift for food lovers and contemporary art enthusiasts alike.
Details:
- Editors: Phaidon Editors
- Introduction: Massimo Bottura
- More than 70 artists
- Publisher: Phaidon
- Weight: 1.2 kg
- Dimensions: 28 x 21 x 3 cm
