The Juhu Beach Club Cookbook: Indian Spice, Oakland Soul [Hardcover]

What Preeti Mistry does on the page is as delicious and exciting as what she does in her restaurant. - Anthony Bourdain

Vibrant and unexpected,The Juhu Beach Club Cookbookis a bold take on Indian food from Oakland-based James Beard Award nominee Preeti Mistry.


Influenced by her background as a second-generation Indian -- born in London, raised across the US, now based in the Bay Area -- Preeti's irreverent style informs her personality and her food. This collection of street food, comfort classics, and restaurant favorites blends cuisines from across India with American influences to create irresistible combinations.

Organized by feeling rather than course or season, with chapters like Masala Mashups, Farm Fresh, and Authentic? Hell Yeah,The Juhu Beach Club Cookbookweaves Preeti's culinary journey together with more than 100 bold, flavor-forward recipes to excite and inspire home cooks. Illustrated throughout with full-color photography and playful line art, this book captures the eclectic energy and wide-ranging influences of one of the West Coast's most up-and-coming chefs.
Preeti Mistryis the chef at Juhu Beach Club in Oakland, CA., which she co-owns with her wife Ann Nadeau. Born in London and raised in the United States, the James Beard Award-nominated chef earned her classic culinary credentials in the UK. When Preeti returned to the US, she worked as an executive chef at Google, among other gigs, before launching the pop-up that morphed into her popular restaurant. In 2017, Preeti and Ann opened a second restaurant, Navi Kitchen, near their Oakland home.

Sarah Henryis a San Francisco Bay Area-based freelance writer. She is the author of the bookFarmsteads of the California Coast(Yellow Pear Press, 2016).

What Preeti Mistry does on the page is as delicious and exciting as what she does in her restaurant.

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