Mod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at Home

Chef puts the 'mod' in modern Mexican cooking

Mod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at Home

Old Mexico meets modern cuisine with delectable results in Mod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at Home (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $24.95). Mod Mex is the creation of award-winning chef Scott Linquist of the highly successful Dos Caminos restaurants of New York and cookbook maven Joanna Pruess.

In Mod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at Home, Scott brings authentic Mexican flavors and secrets from the kitchens of Dos Caminos to home chefs everywhere. The techniques and more than 125 fresh and easy-to-prepare recipes draw from Scott's more than 15 years of studying Mexican food and culture, highlighting regions from Baja and the Yucatán to Oaxaca. As Scott says:

"My cooking reflects these experiences and the enormous diversity of regional specialties throughout the country. Many dishes are updated traditional preparations. Others are originals inspired by Mexican techniques and ingredients that I combine with my classic culinary training."

"Traditionalists may assert that certain dishes like moles must be made as they always have been, but I believe in an innovative, forward-thinking frame of mind. Over time, I have learned that respectful change can result in more approachable, fresher dishes that are often more appealing to contemporary diners. To me, this is 'Mod Mex.'" —Scott Linquist in the Mod Mex introduction

The result is approachable, exciting, delicious food that satisfies any appetite. Beautiful four-color photographs, informative head notes, and sidebars throughout Mod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at Home complete the picture.

A sampling from Mod Mex:

Recipes for dishes from appetizers to main courses (including breakfast and brunch), desserts, and beverages. They include Scott's famed guacamole; Chorizo, Potato, and Goat Cheese Sopes; Tuna Ceviche with Mango and Serrano Chile Salsa; Chocolate Layer Cake with Morita Chile Mousse; and Chipotle Bloody Maria.
Basic techniques for making essentials from salsa to masa
Vital information about chile peppers (how hot is hot?)
A list of useful, uniquely Mexican cooking tools, from molcajete to tumbada
A helpful glossary and list of mail-order and Internet sources for ingredients
Tips on day-before preparation, recipe variations, cultural insights, holiday dishes, and cooking techniques. Learn why lard isn't necessarily a dietary no-no, how to cut an orange into segments, the qualities of red papayas and plantains, and much more.

If you're hungry for a taste of old Mexico with a generous dash of the 21st century, serve up some Mod Mex from Scott Linquist, who knows how to please the palates of today's food-savvy diners.

Where to find Dos Caminos

Dos Caminos Park Avenue · 373 Park Avenue South · New York, NY ?10016 · (212) 294-1000?

Dos Caminos Soho · 475 West Broadway · New York, NY 10012 · (212) 277-4300

Dos Caminos Third Avenue · 825 Third Avenue · New York, NY 10022 · (212) 336-5400

opening winter 2007-08: Dos Caminos Las Vegas · The Palazzo at the Venetian

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