Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean

A Barnes & Noble Best Cookbook of 2022 A Barnes & Noble Best Gift Book of 2022 Theres a reason Noma sits atop the list of the worlds best restaurants. Every bite, every dish, every course surprises, delights, challenges, and deeply satisfies in a way thats unique in the world of dining. As the New York Timess Pete Wells wrote recently in praising Nomas flavors, sauces are administered so subtly that you dont notice anything weird going on; you just think youve never tasted anything so extraordinary in your life. In Noma 2.0, Ren Redzepi digs deep into the restaurants magic through the creation of nearly 200 dishes, each photographed in spectacular beauty and detail. Noma 2.0the title is a reference to the reinvention of Noma after it closed in 2018 to move to its new compound across the wateris about true seasonality, from wild game in the fall to just-picked peas in the summer. It is about using only local ingredients, to build a cuisine that is profoundly situated in its place and culture. It is about transforming the ordinarya mushroom, a chicken wing, often through fermentationto develop haunting, memorable flavors. It is about composing a plate that delights the eye as much as the palate, whether through the trompe loeil of a flowerpot chocolate cake or a dazzling mandala of flowers and berries. It is about pushing the boundaries of what we think we want to eata baby pinecone, a pudding made of reindeer brainto open our palates with a startling confidence. And it is about how to stay creative and challenge yourself over the course of a career. For foodies, for chefs, for artists and art lovers, for thought-leaders and makers, and for the kind of reader who is compelled by the idea that sometimes one person can change everything, Noma 2.0 is the gift book of the season.