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Modern Table

Kosher Recipes for Everyday Gatherings
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Modern Table by Kim Kushner is a culinary journey that showcases simple, fresh, and flavourful recipes for the contemporary home chef. Emphasising the importance of gathering, the book provides creative ideas for meals that bring friends and family together around the table. Each recipe is designed to be both accessible and inviting, focusing on the joy of cooking and communal dining.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate crafting delicious, contemporary meals with an emphasis on simple yet elegant recipes. Perfect for those who love entertaining and preparing visually stunning dishes that captivate and delight guests. It's ideal for cooks looking to elevate their culinary skills while enjoying the process of creating memorable dining experiences.

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The Modern Table, by acclaimed chef and author Kim Kushner, presents kosher cuisine in a fresh, contemporary light. Jam-packed with 75 simple and delicious recipes, entertaining ideas, and menu inspirations, this beautiful cookbook is designed to make every get-together memorable—whether it's a casual midweek dinner or a full-on Shabbat feast.

It includes quick and healthy dishes for busy lifestyles, such as Honeydew with Sea Salt and Lime-Poppy Seed Drizzle, or Leek and Butternut Squash Soup. Fresh, vibrant salads like Grilled Peaches, Burrata, and Mint highlight seasonal offerings, while a delectable Slow-Cooked Lollipop Short Ribs rivals your favourite restaurant dishes. Recipes such as Spicy Green Tahini, Za'atar Cauliflower Steaks, and The Orange Blossom Chiffon Cake with Rose Petals celebrate Kim's Moroccan and Ashkenazi-Canadian heritage. Also featured are table setting ideas, informal and formal menus, simple floral inspirations, and culinary gifts.

The Modern Table is an elegant collection of delicious, fresh, seasonal, beautiful recipes that also happen to be kosher. It is the culmination of ideas inspired by years of gathering to form connections around the table.

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The reviews highlight Kim Kushner's latest cookbook as a fresh take on kosher cooking, blending her personal warmth and innovative style with culinary elegance. It excites readers with beautifully designed pages and approachable recipes that offer contemporary, seasonal, and delicious dishes perfect for both everyday cooking and special gatherings. The book is praised for integrating food, design, and lifestyle in a manner that resonates with both kosher and non-kosher cooking enthusiasts.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781773271668

Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 August 2022

Country: Canada

Imprint: Figure 1 Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Adeena Sussman

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Culinary educator Kim Kushner is the best-selling cookbook author of I Heart Kosher, The New Kosher, and The Modern Menu. Raised in Montreal, Canada, Kim learned to cook at an early age from her Moroccan-born mother, and spent summers with family in Israel. After graduating from the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, she worked as a private chef and developed recipes for various magazines, including Food and Wine and Chile Pepper. Since 2005 Kim has travelled the world to share her fresh and vibrant cooking style in popular cooking classes as part of Kim Kushner Cuisine. Her latest book, The Modern Table, is a celebration of everything she loves about food: cooking, hosting, and bringing people together. Kim lives in New York City with her husband and four children.

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