Carlson Andrea - Burdock & Co: poetic recipes inspired by ocean, land & air

A quiet, beautiful celebration of cooking. The stories and recipes honour those whose hands cultivate, harvest, catch, and forage, and bring forth food that is delicious, honest, and deeply rooted in the earth.

MICHAEL ABLEMAN, organic farmer and author

tiny slice is how Burdock & Co has been described; a handful of people in a tiny room on Vancouvers Main Street, doing their thing. But from that room comes a ground-breaking, award-winning menu inspired by the vast natural world around us. At Burdock & Co, Chef Andrea Carlson harnesses the essence and power of the Pacific Northwests coastlines, islands, farms, and forests to create fresh, seasonal menus layered in delicate complexity. The colours, aromas, textures, and flavours of her unique recipes shine luminously from the pages of this, her first cookbook.

In Burdock & Co, Andrea guides us into the delicious potential of the natural world, beautifully and lyrically exploring new frontiers in cookingwhether spotlighting the offcuts of a fish, or celebrating freshly picked rosehipswith a literary narrative that tells the stories and unlocks the secrets of her recipes. She introduces the sustainability-focused farmers and foragers within the Burdock & Co community, and carefully shows how she translates the local ingredients they bring her into multi-dimensional recipes that let the raw ingredients shine.

Inside are recipes for unexpected takes on comfort classics, like the restaurants beloved Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Pickles, Arctic Sourdough, Black Trumpet Mushroom Risotto, and Spicy Almond Dan Dan Noodles; vegetable showcases such as Braised Burdock Salad with Black Sesame Tahini, and Grilled Artichokes with Walnut Brown Butter; a bounty of fish and seafood dishes such as Sea Bream Crudo, Cherry Leaf Cured Scallops, and Rosemary Smoked Mussels; desserts including Salted Caramel Apple Pot Pie, Olive Oil Cake with Citrus Salad, and Staff Party Peach Pavlova; unique cocktails like the Shiso Fancy and Cherry Cherry Bang Bang; and experimental fermentations such as Sunchoke Beer.

Burdock & Co is an evocative, original, and playful cookbook that invites you to embrace the natural rhythms of the world around you, wherever you are. It is a book to read, to savour, and to inspire; to celebrate the elements and the seasons, and the endless possibilities they can bring to your kitchen.

ANDREA CARLSON is one of Canadas top chefs and a pioneer in the Pacific Northwest food scene. She has worked at and guided some of the best restaurants in Vancouver (and on Vancouver Island), including C, Sooke Harbour House, Raincity Grill, and Bishops. In 2013 she opened Harvest Community Foods, a noodle shop, local foods grocery, and CSA hub in Vancouvers Chinatown, followed by Burdock & Co on Main Street. Andrea was inducted into the B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame in 2018. She lives in Vancouver with her partner, Kevin, and their cat.

CLEA McDOUGALL is a writer and editor who has worked as a professional cook, orchardist, and organic gardener.

JANIS NICOLAY is a food and interiors photographer. Her work has been featured in cookbooks, design books, and magazines worldwide.

Copyright 2019 Andrea Carlson

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ISBN:9780147531223

Ebook ISBN9780147531230

Photography by Janis Nicolay

Photo on by Naomi Horii

Photos on provided by Kevin Bismanis and Andrea Carlson

Cover and book design by Leah Springate

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1
On the Ocean

Chapter 2
To the Island

Chapter 3
In the Garden

Chapter 4
Of the Air

Chapter 5
At the Farm

Chapter 6
{Hidden Places}

Chapter 7
& the City