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Girl in the Kitchen: How a Top Chef Cooks, Thinks, Shops, Eats, and Drinks Kindle Edition

by Stephanie Izard (Author), Heather Shouse (Author, Contributor), Dan Goldberg (Photographer) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 93 ratings

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“Exudes a down-to-earth vibe. Packed with creative recipes constructed from fresh seasonal produce . . . accessible and inspiring at the same time.” —HuffPost

Stephanie Izard knows how to inspire, captivate, and cook up a storm. Fan favorite and the first and only woman to win on TV’s Top Chef, she’s also the chef and owner of the acclaimed Girl & the Goat restaurant in Chicago. Girl in the Kitchen collects more than one hundred of Izard’s best recipes, from innovative appetizers like Asian-Spiced English Peas to luscious desserts like Quince and Fig Cobbler with Vanilla Mascarpone. Beautifully photographed and bursting with flavor, personality, and insights into the top chef’s process—including where she finds her cooking muses, how she shops for food, and which beers and wines she chooses to accompany her meals—this book represents the culmination of a craft and provides inspiration that reaches far beyond the kitchen walls.

“A cookbook that should make anyone comfortable in the kitchen. The photos by Dan Goldberg are lush, and tips throughout cover techniques, ingredients, and wine or beer pairings for each dish. Izard wants her readers to have fun and even invites them to change up the recipes—just the way a professional chef does.” —Chicago magazine

“Stephanie’s book is not only one of the most visibly appealing and beautiful cookbooks I’ve seen in a very long time, it’s also filled with awesome creative recipes that are sensible (like her). Stephanie is an amazing chef, an immense talent and a wonderful woman.” —Michelle Bernstein, James Beard Award–winning chef

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"Stephanie's book is not only one of the most visibly appealing and beautiful cookbooks I've seen in a very long time, it's also filled with awesome creative recipes that are sensible (like her). Stephanie is an amazing chef, an immense talent and a wonderful woman."
-- Michelle Bernstein

"Stephanie's book is not only one of the most visibly appealing and beautiful cookbooks I've seen in a very long time, it's also filled with awesome creative recipes that are sensible (like her). Stephanie is an amazing chef, an immense talent and a wonderful woman."
-- Michelle Bernstein

"Stephanie's book is not only one of the most visibly appealing and beautiful cookbooks I've seen in a very long time, it's also filled with awesome creative recipes that are sensible (like her). Stephanie is an amazing chef, an immense talent and a wonderful woman."
-- Michelle Bernstein

"The Girl in the Kitchen is a fresh, approachable and delicious addition to my cookbook library, written by a young, passionate chef, on the brink of a massive career! Now with this book we all are invited along for the ride."
-- Gail Simmons

"The Girl in the Kitchen is a fresh, approachable and delicious addition to my cookbook library, written by a young, passionate chef, on the brink of a massive career! Now with this book we all are invited along for the ride."
-- Gail Simmons

"The Girl in the Kitchen is a fresh, approachable and delicious addition to my cookbook library, written by a young, passionate chef, on the brink of a massive career! Now with this book we all are invited along for the ride."
-- Gail Simmons

"There's A Girl In The Kitchen, and you better fasten your apron and sharpen your knives, because Stephanie Izard about to take you on a incredible cooking adventure. These delicious recipes will make you the top chef of your family."
-- Art Smith

"There's A Girl In The Kitchen, and you better fasten your apron and sharpen your knives, because Stephanie Izard about to take you on a incredible cooking adventure. These delicious recipes will make you the top chef of your family."
-- Art Smith

"There's A Girl In The Kitchen, and you better fasten your apron and sharpen your knives, because Stephanie Izard about to take you on a incredible cooking adventure. These delicious recipes will make you the top chef of your family."
-- Art Smith

"I met Stephanie on the set of Top Chef and was very impressed by her discipline, talent as a cook, and creative passion. Following her success, in this book she demonstrates for us her true 'w IZARD ry' in the kitchen."
--Daniel Boulud

"I met Stephanie on the set of Top Chef and was very impressed by her discipline, talent as a cook, and creative passion. Following her success, in this book she demonstrates for us her true 'w IZARD ry' in the kitchen."
--Daniel Boulud

"I met Stephanie on the set of Top Chef and was very impressed by her discipline, talent as a cook, and creative passion. Following her success, in this book she demonstrates for us her true 'w IZARD ry' in the kitchen."
--Daniel Boulud

About the Author

Stephanie Izard was named Top Chef in season four of the award-winning Bravo series, and is now chef/owner of Girl & the Goat in Chicago.

Heather Shouse is a Chicago-based reporter for Food & Wine and the Eat & Drink editor of Time Out Chicago.

Dan Goldberg is a Chicago-based food and lifestyle photographer. His work for Chronicle Books includes Latin Grill.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005KLUX0G
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books LLC (August 26, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 21580 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 257 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #761,265 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #531 in Cooking, Food & Wine Reference (Kindle Store)
- #782 in Individual Chefs & Restaurants
- #935 in Burger & Sandwich Recipes

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Chicago native Stephanie Izard is the Executive Chef/Partner of West Loop destination restaurants Girl & the Goat, Little Goat Diner, and Duck Duck Goat. She has been named James Beard “Best Chef: Great Lakes,” was a 2010 Food & Wine “Best New Chef,” and was the first woman to win Bravo’s Top Chef (Season 4), including taking the title of “Fan Favorite.” In 2017, she won her season of Food Network’s Iron Chef Gauntlet and is currently a reigning Iron Chef.
Learning from culinary greats like Jean-Georges Vongerichten at Vong, Sean McClain at Spring, and Dale Levitski at La Tache, Izard has combined her love for tasty food with her passion for bringing back flavors and ingredients from her travels (real and imaginary). Inspired by these unique mash-ups, Izard recently launched This Little Goat, her line of globally influenced sauces, marinades, and spice mixes.
Her first book, Girl in the Kitchen, was released in 2011 by Chronicle, and her newest book, Gather & Graze, will be published by Clarkson Potter in Spring 2018. She lives in Chicago with her husband Gary, son Ernie, and dog Burt.
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Lyndell VanMatre

Amazing - Watch This Chef!

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013

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Much as I liked Chef Stephanie Izard on Top Chef, and fully believed she should be the winner, I didn't really expect this book to necessarily be such a winner. The little intro that goes with each recipe informs where it came from & why, and explains flavor profiles. She also gives hints on modifications that might be worthwhile, especially things to shorten the time or effort.

Every recipe has a wine or beer pairing, and why she chose that particular one...and sometimes an alternate. There are Ingredient Spotlights with most recipes..the "what" & "why" of various ingredients.

She gives us a lot of personal background sprinkled throughout, as is popular these days. She comes across as every bit as feisty, but nice, as she appears. She's a strong lady, but humble, too.

What really blew me away, though (yes, I'm finally getting to it) is that as I went through, reading recipes, I bookmarked the ones that sounded interesting. I FOUND I HAD BOOKMARKED ROUGHLY 40% OF THE RECIPES!!!!! I usually feel pretty good about a book if I find as many as a half dozen recipes that I might like to try. In [i]Girl in the Kitchen[/i] everything I marked was a "Must Do!"

There are a few typos, & a couple of misused words...but not enough to be terribly bothersome. There are some flavor profiles or ingredients that some people might not care for. For instance you either love or hate cilantro, & she uses a lot of it. I, obviously, hate it, but I know I can substitute parsley & it won't kill the dish (as cilantro would, for me) but that's personal.

Because I hadn't expected to be terribly impressed, I borrowed the Kindle edition from the library...as soon as I finish this review, I'm going to buy it!

Oh, that's another good point...so many cookbooks are not properly formatted for Kindle...this one is!!!

I love the book, and recommend it highly.

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C. Lopez

Makin me a sammich

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013

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Had to pick up the book after having eaten at Girl and the Goat, Little Goat Diner, and Little Goat Bakery (yes, all of them, and a couple times each at the latter two). Izard's food is remarkably inventive and really exciting to have play with your palate!

I found the recipes in the book, however, to be a challenge. This is not meant to be a bible of everyday techniques and recipes that you can prepare on a whim, with whatever foodstuffs you have sitting in your pantry - you need to pick a recipe in advance, shop for it, and prepare consciously for the dish you want to make. I'm personally not at the level of cooking I need to be at in order to execute these recipes properly.

The book as such, however, is flawless - information and presentation could not be better.

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moving m.

Good Enough to Eat!

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2012

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Enjoying the lay out, beverage tips, etc.,as well as the flavor combinations in this cookbook. It's not too large and the photography and added comments make it a 'good read'. I don't always have the exact ingredients but have found substitutes in my home kitchen so that the essence or soul of the recipe is not compromised. Special for Chicagoans and a matter of pride for U. of Michigan grads (I'm not one).

Ms. Izard is one of the hottest chefs in the US at the moment, so if you have foodie friends, they will particularly find this good and if you come to Chicago, plan ahead and visit the restaurant.

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2022

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Bought for cousin for her housewarming. She loved it

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Nomad77

Save yourself and just go to the restaurant instead

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014

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I live in Chicago, so luckily I can go enjoy Stephanie's food whenever I want (that is, if I want to book months in advance or wait in line--but it's worth it!). I bought this cookbook for my husband, who not only enjoys her restaurants, but also loves to cook. I guess we're not as clever as Stephanie because, while most of these dishes would be great to eat in her restaurant, they're all about complicated and/or require ingredients that we'd just use for that one dish. I think we've both opened the book a handful of times, thumbed through it, and put it back on the shelf.

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QMarsha

Like the restaurant, you will love the book

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2012

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I received this wonderful cookbook and have since bought 2 for gifts. The recipes are like the food in the restaurant - Mostly easy, simple and always good. She has wonderful narratives which explain the reason or cause of some of her recipes and the photography of the food is gorgeous. Best, is that Izard is fearless when using different cuts of meats and/or produce. I won't use all the recipes in this book (what cookbook does one ever use all the recipes?) but there are many that are so good. Try the Bok Choy and Fennel bulb salad, the green beans, the papparadelle,...

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Mark T. Stuewe

Excellent time consuming receipes

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2014

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Great receipts. - lots of time needed

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M. L. Hamilton

Iron Chef rocks your kitchen

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2017

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Awesome Chef who won status as an iron chef on Food Network, These simple but flavorful recipes will give your palate a break from the standard American diet. Easy to follow with tempting pictures, its a staple in my cookbook library.

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