Fiesta with Friends Rick Bayless Brings Mexico's Spirit and Flavor to the Party
Los Angeles Daily News › July 14, 2010
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It's been a whirlwind year for Rick Bayless, who's been in the food business for more than three decades turning out and sharing amazing Mexican fare. The chef/owner of Chicago's Frontera Grill, Topolobompo and XOCO not only cooked at a White House State Dinner for the president of Mexico in May but consulted and designed the menus for the recently opened RED O Restaurant in Los Angeles. You might also recognize Bayless as the winner of Bravo's first Top Chef Masters television competition where he captured the $110,000 top prize last August.
His seventh cookbook, "Fiesta At Rick's: Fabulous Food for Great Times With Friends," written with his wife, Deann Groen Bayless (W.W. Norton & Company; $35), was recently released. In this, his first party book, Bayless shares 150 fiesta-style recipes for guacamoles, libations, small and large plates, street food and sweet inspiratons.See the full content of this document
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Fiesta with Friends Rick Bayless Brings Mexico's Spirit and Flavor to the Party
An outgrowth of Season 6 (Season 7 is airing now) of his PBS series, "Mexico - One Plate at a Time," which featured fun parties shot in his back yard, the book showcases Bayless' take on "blow the lid off" celebrations.
He's right at home as he grew up in a party, restaurant family in Oklahoma City with mostly barbecues.While recipes are authentic and comfortable, he's added his own touches. For a par...See the full content of this document
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