Getaway: Food & Drink to Transport You

From the Pacific Northwests most influential chef comes Getaway, a collection of recipes for ultra-simple sophistication inspired by the worlds most delicious cuisines, cowritten with award-winning author Sara Dickerman. Foreword by James Beard Awardwinning author Diana Henry James Beard Awardwinning acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and artist Renee Erickson invites you on a culinary journey via her favorite places in the worldRome, Paris, Normandy, Baja California, London, and her hometown, Seattle. Equally aspirational travelogue and practical guide to cooking at home, the book offers 120 recipes and 60 cocktail recipes for simple meals that evoke the dreamiest places and cuisines. From not-too-intricate cocktails and snacks to effortless entres, these are the recipes that inspire Erickson and make for relaxed, convivial evenings, whether at home or abroad: Roasted Zucchini Flowers with Ricotta, Mint, and Lemon Peel Sardines, Shaved Lemon, and Walnut Salad Cucumber-Basil Gimlet Clam Ceviche with Serrano and Cilantro Scallop and Tomatillo Aguachile Showcasing Ericksons appealing and high-style aesthetic and featuring gorgeous photography and hand-drawn illustrations, this book offers a richly visual survey of beautiful, easy ways to escape the everyday, with meals that you will want to eat every day. Eriksons message in this extraordinary book is come away with me, sit with me, talk with me, slow down, and lets savor the simple, beautiful foods we find along the way. Everything about this book, from the writing and the photographs, to the food and the warm invitation to search out whats good and best and to share it, is singular and irresistible. Dorie Greenspan, author of Everyday Dorie Featuring photographs by Jim Henkens and illustrations by Jeffry Mitchell