Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet: A World of Recipes for Every Day [Paperback]

Inspired by her travels to some of the most secluded corners of the planet, Padma Lakshmi shares the origins and secrets of her latest recipes for simple to prepare, international cuisine. She makes it easy to delight your guests with savory and sweet dishes such as Keralan Crab Cakes, Fresh Green Beans with Lentils and Coconut, Krispy Fried Chicken, BBQ Korean Short Ribs, and Chocolate Amaretto Ice Cream. By introducing a host of enticing flavors and spices, an everyday kitchen is transformed into a global one.

Tangy Tart Hot & Sweetis both a culinary and personal scrapbook of Padma's life, highlighted by dazzling photography and evocative personal stories about her lifelong connection to food and cooking. From appetizers to entrées, soups to desserts—Tangy Tart Hot & Sweetis perfect for anyone who wants cooking to be easy, elegant, and unforgettable.Padma Lakshmiis internationally known as a food expert, model, actress andNew York Timesbestselling author, as well as the recipient of Variety's Karma Award and the NECO Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Lakshmi serves as host and executive producer of Bravo's Emmy-winning seriesTop Chef, as well as host and executive producer of Hulu'sTaste the Nation.

Lakshmi established herself as a food expert early in her career, having hosted two successful cooking shows and writing the bestsellingEasy Exotic, which won the Best First Book award at the 1999 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Lakshmi followed this success with the publication of her second cookbook,Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet. In 2016, she released her food memoir, theNew York TimesbestsellingLove, Loss, and What lc!