Come In, We're Closed: An Invitation to Staff Meals at the World's Best Restaurants

Come In, We're Closed offers an insider's look at the daily staff meals served in the world's finest restaurants. Christine Carroll and Jody Eddy document the intimate culinary traditions of twenty-five iconic establishments, including Ad Hoc in Napa, California; Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain; The Fat Duck in London, England; McCrady's in Charleston, South Carolina; Uchi in Austin, Texas; Michel et Sebastien Bras in Laguiole, France; and wd~fifty in New York City. The book features exclusive interviews and previously unpublished recipes from professional kitchens, showcasing over one hundred dishes that restaurant staff prepare for themselves. Recipes range from skirt steak stuffed with charred scallions and duck and shrimp paella to beef heart and watermelon salad, steamed chicken with lily buds, Turkish red pepper and bulgur soup, and buttermilk doughnut holes with apple-honey caramel glaze. Includes a foreword by Ferran Adriá and color photographs throughout.