Staff Pick
You may know Olafur Eliasson from his installation sculptures that employ light and/or water. It takes a lot of people to bring this sort of art to life. Eliasson has almost 100 studio workers in his Berlin atelier and they all gather at a communal table for a family style lunch, which is created in the artist-designed kitchen. This is a pretty amazing concept and I find it joyously inspiring. I’m not always impressed by “artistic” cookbooks, but this one is a page-turner. There are essays on food, photos of workers busy at their jobs and at dining, and drawings of buildings, all the types of things that could feel like filler but in The Kitchen feel holistic and interesting. The vegetarian recipes are simple and wholesome, often with variations provided. This is a “working” coffee table cookbook that you’ll want to browse as much as cook from. Phaidon, known for their art books, has produced a beautiful and unique cookbook. Recommended By Tracey T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
A cookbook with over 100 vegetarian recipes for the home cook from the studio kitchen of world-renowned artist Olafur Eliasson.
Discover the act of cooking and eating in a creative environment with Studio Olafur Eliasson: The Kitchen.
Featuring over 100 vegetarian recipes cooked at Olafur Eliasson's studio kitchen, these recipes have served as nourishment and source of creative inspiration and communal discussion every day for his staff, artists, and guest collaborators, including René Redzepi and Alice Waters.
Foreword by Alice Waters, who has cooked in the kitchen, and shares Olafur's vision for cooking and eating together as a daily connection that inspires.
Review
"This truly stunning effort is as much a feast for the eyes as it is for the stomach." Publishers Weekly
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"A celebration of the intrinsic beauty of food, the fascination of eating" Guardian Weekend
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"From a kitchen led by food activists who create a dynamic that is healing and open and generous. Food is a social glue." AnOthermag.com
Synopsis
A book that celebrates the communal spirit of cooking and creativity by one of today's most internationally recognized artists, Olafur Eliasson, who brings his studio together every day for a communal lunch that fuels their creative process.
About the Author
Olafur Eliasson is an Icelandic-Danish artist. His work ranges from installation and sculpture to photography, film, and built environments, and has been exhibited worldwide in institutions such as MoMA, Tate Modern, and the Venice Biennial. He works and lives in Copenhagen and Berlin.
Alice Waters is the executive chef, founder, and owner of Chez Panisse, in Berkeley, California. She is an American culinary pioneer, maintaining that cooking should be based on the finest and freshest seasonal ingredients, produced sustainably and locally. She is the author of the bestselling cookbook The Art of Simple Food and other influential books.