Estela

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Everyone wants to eat at Ignacio Mattos's Estela, from the world's top chefs to ordinary food lovers. It's because each Ignacio Mattos dish is the quintessence of right. He just nails it--his inventive and playful layering of flavors and textures, combined with precision in execution, makes each forkful positively electric.

His food is influenced by Spanish and Italian cooking--the birthright of all who grow up in Uruguay--but he is equally in love with American food, both high and low. You will find dishes like a Waldorf salad or a sauce inspired by his infatuation with a cheesy topping encountered at a 7-Eleven; yet each is unlike anything you have ever tried. Familiar, yes, but astonishingly better. He offers seasoning and flavoring tricks--the use of different salts and vinegars in a given dish , the use of juiced greens in place of sauces that make everything bright and light, the way he dresses salads --that will elevate your everyday cooking.

The book opens with a chapter on kitchen snacks and is followed by nine chapters, including one on Estela Classics--dishes which can never leave the menu due to popular demand . The chapter on beloved salads includes Endive with Walnuts and Ubriaco Rosso; Celery Salad with Mint and Formaggio di Fossa; and Apricots with Thai Basil and Fresh Chile. There are recipes for brunch, mains featuring fish and meat, and of course, desserts.

"Estela is one of those restaurants that inspire the shit out of me," says chef Sean Brock. Home cooks will love the immediacy and brilliance of Mattos's food and will be intrigued and enlightened by the ways he brings forth deep flavor.

Language: English

Pages: 303

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Artisan

Release: October 23, 2018

Estela

Ignacio Mattos

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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Language: English

Pages: 303

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Artisan

Release: October 23, 2018

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Liquidlasagna

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Nov 21, 2024

Ignacio follows his own path, cooking with joy and confidence, approaching food from all perspectives, making bold statements yet remaining humble. Estela is serving some of the purest, most beautiful food in New York City.Alice Waters
Foodbooksmostly

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Nov 21, 2024

A restaurant cookbook that actually has plenty of useful tips and tricks to be plucked throughout. Can't see myself making all of the recipes, but a few, like the salads, are manageable. Endive amazing. Otherwise, lots of inspiration and beauty.
Jennifer

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Nov 21, 2024

Estela is a beautiful restaurant which serves gorgeous plates of foie gras in grape leaves and panna cotta with vinegar and honey, so it is no surprise that this attractive hardcover is chock full of amazing pictures and recipes. Must have for any foodie/New Yorker.
=^.^= Janet

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Nov 21, 2024

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. From the publisher --- One flight up, in a narrow, bustling bistro overlooking the chaos of one of New York’s busiest downtown streets, Ignacio Mattos serves some of the best food on the planet to throngs of loyals and locals, visiting celebrities (including presidents), out-of-town pilgrims, and everyone else curious for a taste of Estela. And what exactly are they tasting? Nothing too fancy,...
Elizabeth

(4/5)

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Nov 21, 2024

3.5 stars
Bethany

(4/5)

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Nov 21, 2024

I love the pictures, the stories, and the descriptions throughout the book. The recipes are easy to follow, some of the ingredients could be hard to find if you live in a smaller town or a more rural location. This would be a cookbook that I would pick up and try the recipes I could and just enjoy reading the ones I wasn't able to make.

Liquidlasagna

(5/5)

Nov 21, 2024

Ignacio follows his own path, cooking with joy and confidence, approaching food from all perspectives, making bold statements yet remaining humble. Estela is serving some of the purest, most beautiful food in New York City.Alice Waters

Foodbooksmostly

A restaurant cookbook that actually has plenty of useful tips and tricks to be plucked throughout. Can't see myself making all of the recipes, but a few, like the salads, are manageable. Endive amazing. Otherwise, lots of inspiration and beauty.

Jennifer

(3/5)

Estela is a beautiful restaurant which serves gorgeous plates of foie gras in grape leaves and panna cotta with vinegar and honey, so it is no surprise that this attractive hardcover is chock full of amazing pictures and recipes. Must have for any foodie/New Yorker.

=^.^= Janet

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. From the publisher --- One flight up, in a narrow, bustling bistro overlooking the chaos of one of New York’s busiest downtown streets, Ignacio Mattos serves some of the best food on the planet to throngs of loyals and locals, visiting celebrities (including presidents), out-of-town pilgrims, and everyone else curious for a taste of Estela. And what exactly are they tasting? Nothing too fancy,...

Elizabeth

(4/5)

3.5 stars

Bethany

I love the pictures, the stories, and the descriptions throughout the book. The recipes are easy to follow, some of the ingredients could be hard to find if you live in a smaller town or a more rural location. This would be a cookbook that I would pick up and try the recipes I could and just enjoy reading the ones I wasn't able to make.

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