Cookbook author and Chinese food expert Fuchsia Dunlop guides us through a Chengdu market and introduces us to the robust seasonings that distinguish the local food and to the abundant fresh produce at the heart of the wholesome Sichuan diet.

China: Part 2: A market tour of Chengdu with Fuchsia Dunlop

Explore endless menu possibilities with video podcasts from the chefs at The Culinary Institute of America. Recipes and techniques online at www.ciaprochef.com

Arts

Literature

Performing Arts

Design

Food

Fashion & Beauty

Visual Arts

Chef Madeleine Lais, assistant culinary director at Shukette restaurant in New York, shows us Shukette’s signature salad. The hearty salad features grilled radicchio, mixed greens, figs, toasted walnuts, and a date vinaigrette.
Watch the full documentary and find recipes here!

Shukette’s Signature Salad

Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja is a James Beard Award Finalist and serves a Middle Eastern menu at Shukette restaurant in New York. Her plant-forward dishes draw on the rustic, vibrant flavors found throughout Morocco and Tunisia. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Ayesha is the daughter of an Indonesian father and Italian mother. She talks about her culinary influences, and her penchant for taking inspirations from classic dishes with unique flavorful ingredients.
Watch the full documentary and find recipes here!

Interview with Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja of Shukette

Chef Nasim Alikhani of Sofreh, in Brooklyn, shows us how she makes a’ash reshteh, a classic Iranian stew. This intensely aromatic and rich stew is made with beans, lentils, noodles, herbs, the liquid from strained yogurt, and liquid whey. The a’ash reshteh is topped with mint oil, more liquid whey and onion chips.
Watch the full documentary and find recipes here!

A’ash Reshteh at Sofreh

Chef Nasim Alikhani of Sofreh, in Brooklyn, shows us how she makes anarbij with cauliflower steak. Anarbij is a fragrant stew from northern Iran, made with an abundance of herbs, pomegranate molasses, onion, and ground walnuts. She serves the stew as a hearty vegan entrée at her restaurant plated in a shallow bowl and topped with a grilled cauliflower steak brushed with pomegranate molasses.
Watch the full documentary and find recipes here!

Anarbij with Cauliflower Steak at Sofreh

Nasim Alikhani is chef/owner of celebrated Persian restaurant, Sofreh, in Brooklyn. Growing up in Iran, Nasim Alikhani was a passionate cook from childhood, spending the first years of her life in the kitchen alongside her mother. When she departed after the revolution, it was by re-creating the dishes of her youth that she was able to feel connected to home. It took Nasim 25 years to realize her dream of opening a restaurant, and, in the summer of 2018 at age 59, she opened Sofreh to great critical acclaim. Chef Nasim Alikhani strives to create a hospitable, dinner-party atmosphere in her restaurant. She talks about the plant-forward traditions of Iranian cuisine and her love of cooking with herbs.
Watch the full documentary and find recipes here!

China: Part 2: A market tour of Chengdu with Fuchsia Dunlop

Download our free app to listen on your phone