Melia Marden
Melia Marden grew up in New York and Greece, where she enjoyed great seasonal food and a family that loved to entertain. As executive chef at New York Cityâ€™s hotspot, The Smile, she develops an ever-changing seasonal menu rooted in Mediterranean flavor that has been raved about by Frank Bruni and is loved by celebrities. Now, in Mardenâ€™s first book, she presents 125 easy Mediterranean-inspired recipes for the home cook. From Minted Snap Peas to Watermelon Salad to Summer Steak Sliced Over Corn to Almond Cream with Honey, these are recipes calling for fresh ingredients and bold flavor but requiring no special techniques or equipment. Including 100 photos, this is a gorgeous, unique package that will charm and inspire home cooks everywhere., Praise for ,Modern Mediterranean,:, â€œModern Mediterranean is a stylish, no-nonsense guide to creating some rather choice staples. . . . The Smile regulars will find a few familiar meals amid the pages, as well as memories of Mardenâ€™s fond experiences with certain dishes, how she amended them and made them her signature, and old photographs of her families sprinkled among the recipes.â€Â Â  â€”,Interview, â€œThis book, by Melia Mardenâ€”the executive chef of the trendy Bond Street restaurant the Smile, and daughter of the artists Brice and Helenâ€”is a new favorite of mine. ,Modern Mediterranean, is one of those cookbooks that makes you lust after everything within it.â€ â€”,The New Yorker , â€œAn intimate, easy-to-follow guide.â€ â€”W.com, â€œItâ€™s a culinary scrapbook of Mardenâ€™s favorite recipes.â€â€”Nowness.com, â€œWhen Modern Mediterranean landed on our desk, we were just as enamored by the bright, happy colors and gorgeous photographs of chef Melia Mardenâ€™s stylish recipes and eclectic home as we were by her fairy-tale backstory.â€, â€”,Metro, Â 
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Modern Mediterranean: Easy, Colorful, Full-Flavored Home Cooking