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# Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel: A Cookbook Kindle Edition

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- **What is this?** Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel: A Cookbook Kindle Edition by alon shaya
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## Customer Reviews

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    My favorite cookbook this year!
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2018*

I am madly in love with this book! In fact, I'm TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY by it! I've laughed, cried, gasped, texted my friends to see if someone has read it so I can have someone to discuss it with - such drama, this book! I read the entire book in 24 hours and like with any good novel, I was very sorry to finish it. So, you CAN buy this book on the strength of the stories alone!Then I started cooking and I've posted some of the photos of the results for you to see. I also made but didn't photograph the Bulgarian Lamb Kebobs, the Tzatziki, the Israeli Salad including the Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette - all stellar. So yes, you can purchase the book to read only but you will quickly learn this is an extremely fine cookbook. I will also say that we were visiting family in Denver right after I cooked all of these dishes from the book. We took a group over to Alon Shaya's restaurant, Safta, and had many of the dishes I'd made at home plus others. The recipes he provides will give you the same results as the dishes he serves and I appreciated very much the time and effort that went into making these recipes easy to follow at home.

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    Fantastic book and a great gift for the cooks in your life
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2018*

Such a fantastic book. I'm now making this my go-to gift giving book for the people in my life who love to cook. I have this on my coffee table as it is fun to kick back, read through the stories and become inspired to tackle a new recipe.  I am not a professional chef, just an enthusiast home-cook who is learning on the fly, and this is my new favorite cookbook.The recipes are so well explained with stunning pictures.  I aIso love that there is a wide range of accessibility. Some are definitely special occasions dishes where you might want to track down a few special ingredients. However, there are  many very doable recipes that are pushing me just outside of my comfort-zone flavor wise with really great results. I also appreciate the ingredient subs if you aren't interested or able to track down a certain unusual ingredient. Highly recommend.

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    A Epic Trip... if Homer Had Gone to Culinary School (with recipes)
  

*by L***M on Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2018*

Many successful and celebrity chefs tend to have troubled early lives that are resurrected and rebalanced through food, cooking, and culinary careers.  I am thinking of Michael Solomonov's Zahav and Anthony Bourdain's works. Alon Shaya is no different and his anticipated cookbook is a story of not only recipes, but the path that led him from troubled youth in Philadelphia to success in New Orleans, LA.  But, as he writes, it is not only recipes and a personal narrative in this book, but the story of the magnetic and “gumbo” quality of Israel; its varied cultures and faiths; and his Israeli, Romanian, Bulgarian strands of heritage that have been his muse.This book is not structured by meal, by holiday, by season, or by ingredient.  It opens with notes... enlightening notes on which salts to use and how the recipes vary by your salt brand, notes on oils, butter, breadcrumbs, yogurt, knives, and more.Section One: ECHOES OF ISRAEL follows; it begins with “(1) My Grandmother's Pepper and Eggplants.”  It tells the story of her influences on him and has five recipes for items such as Lutenitsa (peppers and eggplants); Watermelon and Feta Salad with Harissa; and Bulgarian Lamb Kebabs.  At age five, he moved from Israel to Philadelphia to join his father, and then to Narberth, as his parents separated. His English was accented by Elmo and Cookie Monster.  A month-long visit from his mother's Bulgarian-Israeli parents brought with them the smells of affection of family unity.  His safta (grandmother), a pharmacist before escaping to Israel in 1948, would care for him, and he would cook with her and learn to use the C-clamp kitchen grinder. (His grandmother's Jewish penicillin was Tomato and Rice soup.) In (2) Show-and-Tell Borekas, the four recipes recall a story of second grade show-and-tell, bullying, and a failed cooking demonstration. In (3) Solo Hamantashen, six recipes remind him of his first solo cooking adventure and a sense of independence at the age of nine.  Recipes includes ones for Peach and Mascarpone Hamantashen; Israeli Salad; Schmaltzy Potatoes; Bulgarian Leek Patties; Labneh; and Yemenite (marinaded) Stewed Chicken.  In (4) Fishing With My Father, Chef Shaya recounts the dates with his Romanian/Hungarian born father, bowling or fishing, that were redeemed when they cooked the fish they caught.  Recipes include those for pan-fried fish; turkey sandwiches that are so much better than those of his youth; Hungarian Paprikash; and Tarragon Dumplings.In Section Two: REBELLION AND REDEMPTION, Chef Shaya recalls his first job at thirteen, at a butcher shop.  He told them he was 16. Recipes include those for Kibbeh Nayeh; Malawach; Spicy Scallop Rolls; Yogurt Pound Cake with Cardamon-Lemon Syrup; and Blueberry Rugelach.  Many recipes recall his teenage job at a bakery, which was heavenly compared to his home-life: a life of weed, vandalism, shoplifting, drug dealers, and chasing trouble.  An arrest - related to cooking - led to community service in a hospital.. which led to working in its kitchen.. which leads to a recipe for... Shakshuka... which in turns leads to the story of Home Ec' class and knife skills... and later to CIA, where he finds that although he had Israeli parents, a religious mother, and a Jewish community... he knew little of Jewish food (See his Kugel in Crisis recipe, in Chapter 9. Trayf and Tribulation:  he once suggested that the Jewish Culture Club roast a whole pig as a fun activity.. he was clueless at that time in his life).Anyway.. I don't want to give away spoilers of his fascinating life stories, so, to wrap up, Section Two's chapters include (10) Vegas or Bust; (11) Steak for My Saba (Grandfather), featuring a Cast-Iron Ribeye and Vegetable “Pot Roast;” (12) Boss Man, featuring Five-Onion Soup, and Chicken Milanese (like his mother's shnitzel, using yellow curry powder and watercress or arugula); and (13) Safta's Last Lutenista. In Section Three: FINDING HOME IN THE SOUTH, recipes include ones for Roasted Speckled Trout, Crab Cakes with preserved Lemon Aioli, Israeli Couscous, Red Beans and Rice, Buttermilk Biscuits (in Chapter 16: Manischewitz for Willie Mae), Za'atar Fried Chicken, Date Pancakes with Rose Tahini, Smoked Chicken with Harissa, Schmaltzy Cornbread with Gribenes, and Banana Bread with Carob Molasses Butter.  In Section Four, Chef Shaya ventures to Italy in “AN ITALIAN SOJOURN.”  Here he shares stories and recipes for Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder, Spiced Couscous, Tortelli d'Erbetta, Fresh Pasta, Blackberry Torta della Nonna, Chocolate Hazelnut Semifreddo, Pizza Enzo, Pita, Sea Bass Cartoccio, Piemontese style Bagna Cauda (hot bath/dip), Chocolate Espresso Cookies, and more.  In Section Five: HOMECOMING, readers are greeted with Sous Vide Turkey, Brussels Sprout Salad, Smoked Goat Tacos, Curried Sweet Potato and Leek Pie, Charoset, (reluctantly), Whole Roasted Cauliflower, Tahini Chicken Salad, Moroccan Carrot Salad, Matbucha (in Chapter 26: An Israeli Restaurant in New Orleans), Muhammmara, Avocado Toast with Smoked Whitefish, and more.Like the title says... it is an Odyssey.  A very enjoyable one, with plenty of iliads and joys along the way

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