The Kitchen without Borders: Recipes from Refugee and Immigrant Chefs and Stories of the Journey to Make a New Home

The Kitchen without Borders is a touching and very human recipe collection based on the culture and experiences of chefs who came to the USA as refugees.

This is a lovingly crafted tribute, wonderfully photographed, with recipes (yay!) from a number of world cuisines and cultures. The chefs profiled all came to the USA as refugees from a number of places including Africa, South America, and the Middle East. Their culture and experiences have left an indelible stamp on their food and recipes. There are 14 chefs spotlighted and a total of 70 recipes from Eat Offbeat, a multi-cultural literal melting pot catering service. 

Each of the listings include a picture of the cook, recipe introduction with ingredients in the sidebar (measurements in US standard only, but there's a conversion table in the appendices), and step by step instructions. The ingredients are mostly relatively easily sourced and should be available from any well stocked international grocery or large supermarket. The book includes a recipe listing by chef as well as a regular table of contents. There are accompaniment suggestions with recipes for coordinating sauces and enhancements.

This is a beautifully photographed book with fascinating and awe inspiring stories of courage and generosity in the face of adversity.  This is such a vibrant book full of world cuisine and entrepreneurial spirit. The bios are fascinating and the food is just gorgeous.

Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.