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American Flavor Hardcover – October 18, 2011

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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Ecco (October 18, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061963291
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061963292
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 1.3 x 10.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #606,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 starsHigh expectations, unfortunately unmet
By guysgottaeat on April 3, 2012
Format: Hardcover
I bought American Flavor pretty much sight unseen. I'd read a couple of reviews online all lauding Andrew Carmellini's follow up to Urban Italian, which I own and like. With the online accolades rolling in, previous established cookbook history and of course Chef Carmellini's chef pedigree, this one seemed like a no brainer. Was it?

If you also have Urban Italian, then the format of American Flavor should be familiar. Chef Carmellini takes you on a journey through his culinary life as told through his stories and adventures. The modern cookbook is more than a collection of recipes. It's a chance for the chef to show the reader how these dishes came to be, what a chef thinks and what makes him tick. American Flavor does this. Chef Carmellini's stories are humourous, plentiful, and provide us with a window into his personality. You almost know him without having met him.

American Flavor is a journey through the United States, through different regions and dishes that immigrants to those regions have brought. What you end up with is Chef Carmellini's spin on a hodgepodge of ethnic cuisines: European, South American, Asian, etc. While I suppose the variety is admirable, it becomes hard to make this a "go to" source for anything unless the recipes are really top notch.

And that, in fact, is where I found the book disappointing. I did give a fair number of the recipes a try, 10 in all, across all chapters save for dessert. Rather than discuss each separately, it'd be easier just to say that they all shared one quality: they were "okay".

Don't get me wrong, they aren't terrible or inedible. They're certainly "serviceable" recipes. But there's nothing in the recipes I tried that had me smacking my lips and wanting more.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsWhy isn't this as good as Urban Italian???
By Val Haskell on November 16, 2011
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About a year ago, I discovered Andrew Carmellini's Urban Italian cookbook, which I love. It has great prose, the recipes make sense, the food tastes good and you know what to expect from a time perspective. I was so excited about this cookbook that I immediately cooked three things from it the day after it arrived...none of them were very good. I tried again, and again, and none of the recipes have been worth it. American Flavor has nice prose, the recipes make sense, but they don't make food that merits the effort or hype. I hope that Andrew Carmellini does another cookbook and that it is as good as Urban Italian.
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4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting choices in "American Flavor"
By Kevin Tipple VINE VOICE on October 14, 2012
Format: Hardcover
Built off of his experiences traveling as a child and later as an adult as well as his early jobs, Andrew Carmellini has created a cookbook that spans the county with "American Flavor." After chronicling for 33 pages of text and photographs those early days that led up to his being the chef and co-owner of two restaurants in New York City, prestigious awards, and a previous cookbook, it is time for the recipes.

The recipes open with a section on "Soups and Salads" that begins on pages 34 and 35 with a color picture and listing of what is to follow. Fittingly in a book that promotes family and tradition the opening recipe is for a "Borsht Like Mom Used To Make." Along with a color picture of the finished dish there is the recipe with clear and easy to understand directions that follow a short introduction. That same format continues throughout the section with "Chicken Pozole" (pages 48-50) or "Midwest Whitefish Chowder" (pages 55-57) among others. Usually the picture is of the finished dish but occasionally the picture is of something else that comes up in the course of the book.

The book moves on to "Seafood" starting with pages 82-83. In addition to such things as "Steamed Snapper With Spicy Peanut Sauce And Lime" (pages 84-85) and "Cortez Fish Chowder" (pages 92-93) there are tips on how to properly cook fish, shrimp, and seafood in general.

Starting on pages 108-109 is the "Poultry and Meat" section. It opens with "My Chicken Pot Pie" (pages 110-113) and closes with "Lamb Tagine With Green Olives" (pages 165-167). In between there are interesting dishes such as "Julie's Texas-Style Chili With Cheddar And Beer (pages 130-133) or "Mac-`n-Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf" (pages 142-145) among other interesting dishes.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsIt looks like a lot of effort went into the book
By NutriRep on August 14, 2015
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Perhaps it's just not my style of food, but I looked at a dozen recipes and did not find them appealing.
It looks like a lot of effort went into the book, so perhaps there are others who love it .
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5.0 out of 5 starsAndrew Carmellini's "American Flavor"
By James W. Kolka on April 4, 2013
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We have been cooking from Andrew Carmellini's "Urban Italian" since it first came out. This book is equally excellent. When we came across his recipe for Smoked Whitefish Chowder we bought the book and immediately prepared the dish. It is outstanding!!! We are now working our way through several fine recipes! Bravo!
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5.0 out of 5 starsAmerican Flavor is for 'home' chef's
By S R on October 10, 2015
Format: Kindle Edition
This is my go to book when not sure what I am in the mood for. a.c.'s recipes inspire when you don't need much inspiration.
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4.0 out of 5 starsMy wife and I love the Dutch
By Chris F. on October 27, 2015
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My wife and I love the Dutch, love it! We go all the time so we figured we would buy Andrews cookbook, it is good. Wish there were more of the foods we see at the Dutch but this is a great starter book. You can't go wrong.
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2.0 out of 5 starsmeh
By Ms Sumida on October 7, 2015
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meh, nothing different or new
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