Allen Ted - Antoni in the Kitchen

First published 2019 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, New York

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Photographs 2019 by Paul Brissman

Cover design and hand lettering by Laura Palese

Cover photography by Paul Brissman

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Food styling by Lisa Homa

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Special thanks to the following locations in New York City: Bedford Cheese Shop Associated Cut Flower Co., Inc. Fish Tales Gourmet Seafood Market Kiszka Meat Market La Colombe Coffee Roasters Village Den

To LP

Youve been there for me through dark times and happy days alike. From you, I learned that what is essential is invisible to the eye. It is with the heart we see best.

To my dear coauthor, Mindy Fox, I cannot believe how lucky I am to have met you. Your love and respect for food is admirable, and your attention to the minutest of details, along with endless hours of work on recipes and words, have made this book what it is. Your gentle nature and patience encouraged me to trust my own voice. Im honoured that you agreed to collaborate with me and excited for more opportunities to come. Also, since my dad sent you his Vermont maple syrup, Im pretty sure that means youre part of the family now, so yeah...

My editor, the culinary worlds own Grace Coddington, Rux Martin. I admire your honesty and directness, which come with equal amounts of heart, patience and invaluable guidance. I hope that with this book Ive made you proud.

Ted Allen and Barry Rice, my friends, former employers and forever mentors. Knowing you has helped me expand my food, design and vintage furniture know-how, and hone my basic human skills, like drafting e-mails and calendaring. Your respective passions gave me the confidence to pursue my own.

To my family, including my parents, Janusz and Janina; my sisters, Karolina and Aleksandra; my aunties, Magda S, Magda J and Leslie; Uncle Andy; and Cousin Maa. Working on both Polish and family-inspired recipes for this book allowed me to revisit my childhood and heritage and renewed my appreciation and respect for both of those things. I am a proud Polish-Canadian-American because of each and every one of you.

To Joey, Minette, Jim, Bess and Joe. Our years together gave me what Id been searching for my whole life: a family to cook for. You gave me your hearts and your kitchens so I could feel safe in giving you back my love and my food. Many of the recipes in this book were tested on you before the crazy life I have now. Joey, you were my number-one supporter in life and work, and I will never forget that.

Mindy and I would like to thank Beth Barden and Jennifer Ophir, our uber-talented recipe testers. We cherish your honesty, feedback and skill in the kitchen. Beth, you made Kansas City feel like home.

Paul Brissman, your beautiful food photography, journalistic approach to lifestyle photos and love for New York and all of its side streets took this book to another level.

Food stylist Lisa Homa and prop stylist Kristine Trevino, thank you for your dedication and stunning work.

Book designer Laura Palese, thank you for putting it all together and in such a unique and gorgeous way.

Melissa Lotfy, Jamie Selzer, Judith Sutton, Sarah Kwak, Crystal Paquette and Jacinta Monniere, thank you for brightening all the corners of this book.

Glam and styling squad, Nina Soriano and Matty Bidgoli, Im so sorry I distracted you endlessly while you tried to do your jobs. Youre the real deal (and fun to distract).

Alex Kovacs, Jason Weinberg and Jamieson Baker at Untitled Entertainment. Alexs logistical aptitude is what allowed me to write this book while filming in Kansas City and to make my flights back to New York to attend photo shoots.

My agents, David Larabell and Ben Levine at CAA. After moving to New York and later attending meetings at your offices with my then-boss, Ted Allen, I only dreamed of one day being represented by such a supportive team. I am a damn lucky guy.

To the entire team at Scout Productions, David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric and Joel Chiodi; the fabulous support at ITV from Ally Capriotti Grant, Jordy Hochman, Danielle Gervais, Gretchen Palek, Beyhan Oguz, David George, Adam Sher and David Eilenberg; Jenn Levy and the team at Netflix; and executive producers Jen Lane and Rachelle Mendez and the crew on- and off-set at Queer Eye, who foster a warm and collaborative working environment.

To Hanya Yanagihara, for your friendship and support; Klaus Biesenbach, confidant and mentor, for teaching me the many benefits that come from making mistakes; PJ Vogt, for encouraging me to pursue multiple passions; and Christian Coulson, for reminding me to be gentle with myself.

To Reema Sampat, my best friend, confidante, hero, mother to my goddaughter Mara, inspiration for many recipes and biggest cheerleader.

And last but far from least, my Queer Eye brothers, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tanny France and Jonathan Van Ness, for being beloved friends, honest taste testers and the supportive backbone in all of my endeavours.

Antoni Porowski

Enormous gratitude to Antoni Porowski: bringing this book to life with you was an honour and a dream adventureinspiring, enlightening and so much fun at every turn. Thank you for trusting me as a partner; for sharing your boundless passion, culinary prowess and smarts; and for being the incredibly loving and delightful person that you are. You had me at Boursin and frozen peas. I cant wait to see whats next. I am also deeply grateful to my agent, Sarah Smith, at David Black Agency; our editor, Rux Martin; my husband, Steve Hoffman, and our beloved canine companion, Jasper; Neil, Phyllis and Jason Fox; Ellen Rudley; all the Hoffmans, especially caramel-code-cracker extraordinaire Abbi Hoffman; my extended Northeast, Midwest and Southern families; and the many friends and colleagues who continue to cheer me on.