Coco

“Coco” is an exciting, unprecedented guide to the most exceptional talent in the international restaurant world.

“Coco” presents 100 of the best emerging chefs from around the world selected by 10 superstar chefs: Ferran Adria (Spain), Mario Batali (US), Rene Redzepi (Denmark), Alice Waters (US), Jacky Yu (Hong Kong), Gordon Ramsay (UK), Ferguson Henderson (UK), Shannon Bennett (Australia), Alain Ducasse (France) and Yoshihiro Murata (Japan).

The selected 100 chefs are creating the most innovative cuisine today. From Singapore to New York, Stockholm to Surrey, Hong Kong to Paris, these chefs are pushing their craft to new heights and have just begun to receive attention for their cooking.

Arranged alphabetically by chef, the book presents each chef over two pages. The first page is a presentation by the Chef who chose him pr her, a sample menu by the chef, and two to three of the chef’s signature recipes.

The second page includes photographs of each recipe, of he chosen chef’s restaurant, the chef at work, and the chef’s environment, including farmers’ markets and favorite ingredients.

In the back of the book, each chef-curator discusses one specific dish that has had a particular significance throughout his/her life or career, accompanied by a recipe and photograph of the dish.

Part cookbook, part guide to the world’s best new restaurants, and part who’s who of the international food scene, “Coco” showcases the cooking of today’s best new chefs, as chosen by today’s culinary icons.

Coco is available from good bookshops.