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Toro Bravo: Stories. Recipes. No Bull.

by Crain, Liz and Gorham, John and Reamer, David
Toro Bravo: Stories. Recipes. No Bull.

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ISBN13: 9781938073571
ISBN10: 1938073576
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At the heart of Portland's red-hot food scene is Toro Bravo, a Spanish-inspired restaurant whose small plates have attracted a fiercely loyal fan base. But to call Toro Bravo a Spanish restaurant doesn't begin to tell the whole story. For chef John Gorham, each dish reflects a time, a place, a moment. For Gorham, food is more than mere sustenance. The Toro Bravo cookbook is an honest look behind the scenes: from Gorham's birth to a teenage mother who struggled with drug addiction, to time spent in his grandfather's crab-shack dance club, to formative visits to Spain, to becoming a father and opening a restaurant. Toro Bravo also includes 95 of the restaurants recipes, from simple salads to homemade chorizo, along with an array of techniques that will appeal to both the home cook and the most seasoned, forearm-burned chef.

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"Toro Bravo is so much more than a cookbook (though it does a damn fine job of being just that). It's a passionate story of how one great chef found his way by following his heart and trusting his gut. It's a practical guide and a culinary cri de coeur. This is the real deal. It's the book I'm going to press into everyone's hands. I love it like mad." Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild

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"John Gorham is a chef with a unique personality; he is magic. In his book Toro Bravo, he puts all his passion and soul into sharing Spanish cuisine with Americans. I'm certain both professional chefs and home cooks will love it." Ferran Adrià, head chef at ElBulli

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"You're gonna love this cookbook. Toro Bravo brought something special to Portland when it opened, and still does: easy-to-love, Spanish-style food in a non-fussy atmosphere." Stephen Malkmus

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"The Toro Bravo cookbook is unique in its storytelling: John's personal story, the stories of the restaurant's evolution, the stories behind the recipes. Toro Bravo's magic lies in its ability to seamlessly merge the art of cooking with the commerce of dining: these are small plates, with big ideas." Andrew Zimmern, co-creator and host of Bizarre Foods

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"John Gorham seemingly mind-reads what we want to eat: comfort and craft popping with salty, sweet, spicy flavors. No one better translates Portland's raging gustatory desires and DIY spirit. This book captures the joy of Toro Bravo; all heart, no bull." Karen Brooks, author of The Mighty Gastropolis

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Liz Crain is the author of Food Lover's Guide to Portland. A longtime writer on Pacific Northwest food and drink, her writing has appeared in Cooking Light, Budget Travel, VIA Magazine, The Sun Magazine, The Progressive, Portland Monthly, and Culinate. She is also an editor and publicity director at Hawthorne Books, an independent literary fiction and non-fiction house in Portland.

John Gorham is a four-time James Beard nominee. He is the chef and owner of Portland's beloved Toro Bravo and Tasty N Sons. Tasty N Sons received Willamette Week's Restaurant of the Year award in 2010. Gorham is the only chef to win this award three times for Viande, Tasty N Sons, and Toro Bravo.

David Reamer is a Portland-based food photographer whose photography has been featured in GQ, Food and Wine, Travel + Leisure, Sunset, Portland Monthly, and Bon Appétit.


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clloop , October 06, 2015 (view all comments by clloop)
This is a great book for any Toro Bravo fan. Filled with stories and recipes. For my taste I would have preferred a few more recipes and a few less stories, but this is still a great book

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Craig Ensz , January 02, 2014 (view all comments by Craig Ensz)
A great place to eat and now it's in print. Wonderful and just a little bit different recipes.

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hurrahburrah , December 13, 2013
A wonderful restaurant and now a cookbook! I am very excited to get Chef Gorham and Ms. Crain's new book and start trying out the recipes and serving my family the dishes for which Toro Bravo is so rightly famous! I've been reading Ms. Crain's contributions to Portland Monthly and she has a very friendly and readable style and Chef Gorham is a local star. I recommend this book to anyone hip to the hot Portland food scene, those who enjoy Spanish 'small plates', people who like to entertain, or folks who want a to spice up their cooking repertoire.

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journa , November 16, 2013
Can't wait to get my own copy of this book!

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eshilver , July 31, 2013
Great restaurant! Now, this is book I can't wait to get my hands on!!!

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ISBN:
9781938073571
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
10/15/2013
Publisher:
MCSWEENEYS
Pages:
336
Height:
1.30IN
Width:
9.28IN
Thickness:
1.50
Copyright Year:
2013
Author:
John Gorham
Author:
Liz Crain
Author:
David Reamer
Subject:
Cooking and Food-Spanish and Portuguese

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