Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style - Softcover

Batali, Mario

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0892048468 ISBN 13: 9780892048465

Publisher: Sporting News, 2006

Synopsis

With its easy recipes and clear, simple instructions, Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style will be the source for tailgating for NASCAR fans around the country. It features regional favorites and classic grilling recipes on which Mario has put his signature spin. Included are ideas for breakfast, appetizers, main courses, desserts and drinks, all incorporating ingredients found in almost any supermarket. Written with Mario's usual wit and candor, and punctuated with racing lore, this book will allow the average NASCAR fan to cook great-tasting food with ease and have the folks tailgating next to you longing for leftovers.

About this title

About the Author:

Mario Batali is the James Beard Award-winning author of eight cookbooks, including Molto Batali, Molto Gusto, Molto Italiano, and Spain...A Culinary Road Trip, as well as the app Mario Batali Cooks! With a host of television shows to his name; fifteen restaurants; and Eataly, a fifty-thouasand-square-foot Italian marketplace in New York City's Flatiron District that he co-owns with his partner, Joe Bastianich, Mario Batali is one of the most recognized and most respected chefs working in America today. Mario splits his time between New York City's Greenwich Village and northern Michigan with his wife and their two sons.

From Publishers Weekly:

With tailgate parties that sometimes last for days, NASCAR fans do their share of gathering around for simple, hearty meals cooked and served outdoors. Food Network star and restaurateur Batali is apparently fond of such rituals, and in this little cookbook he presents food for the races, with Southern-style grilled meats in the starring role. The chef provides several recipes for barbecued chicken wings, burgers and ribs, all of which can be enjoyed in a parking lot or a backyard. Some dishes have an ethnic twist, such as Queso Fundido (a "Mexican cheese concoction") and Thai Flank Steak. Many are standard crowd pleasers, like sausage and peppers, guacamole, coleslaw and refried beans. While the recipes are solid, few deliver anything unexpected; the rare gems include Grilled Tequila and Chipotle-Rubbed Lamb, Soft-Shelled Crab Sandwiches with Spicy Tartar Sauce, and Corn and Sweet Onion Salad. Illustrated with photos of racegoers and drivers (and their arm candy), the book is peppered with racetrack analogies ("A minor variation can make all the difference in a race. The same can be said of salting a steak before grilling it"). More a celebration of the camaraderie at the track than a cookbook, this should be a hit with NASCAR fans. (May)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Sporting News
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0892048468
• ISBN 13: 9780892048465
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208