From the Pacific Northwest’s most influential chef comes a collection of recipes for ultra-simple sophistication inspired by the world’s most delicious cuisines

Acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and artist Renee Erickson invites you on a culinary journey via her favorite places in the world—Rome, Paris, Normandy, Baja California, London, and her hometown, Seattle. Equally aspirational travelogue and practical guide to cooking at home, the book offers 120 recipes and 60 cocktail recipes for simple meals that evoke the dreamiest places and cuisines. From not-too-intricate cocktails and snacks to effortless entrées, these are the recipes that inspire Erickson and make for relaxed, convivial evenings, whether at home or abroad.

Showcasing Erickson's appealing and high-style aesthetic and featuring gorgeous photography and hand-drawn illustrations, this book offers a richly visual survey of beautiful, easy ways to escape the everyday, with meals that you will want to eat every day.

Erickson is the owner of the Sea Creatures restaurant group, with 14 properties in Seattle and additional locations to open in Los Angeles The James Beard Award winner has established herself as a media star, with features in every major outlet, including the New York Times, Bon Appétit, Wall Street Journal, and Good Morning America

This cookbook offers exceptionally stylish photography and design, as well as elegantly whimsical illustrations. Erickson's restaurants are known for their distinctive design and this book will be a beautiful keepsake as well as a useful kitchen guide