Smoke and Pickles by Edward Lee

You may recognize Edward Lee from his time on Top Chef, but he is also the acclaimed chef/owner of 610 Magnolia restaurant in Kentucky. In his new cookbook, Lee creates recipes—filled with pickling, fermenting, frying, curing, and smoking—that reflect the overlapping flavors and techniques that led this Korean-American boy to feel right at home in the South. “Edward Lee is one of America’s most important young chefs—and what he has to say with his delicious food and in the pages of this book will help redefine American food as a whole. Better start reading and start cooking. The future is here.” —Anthony Bourdain