Tom Valenti's Soups, Stews, and One-Pot Meals: 125 Home Recipes from the Chef-Owner of New York City's Ouest and 'Cesca

Lidia Bastianich Chef-owner of Felidia, Becco, and Lidia’s and host of Public Television’s Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen and Lidia’s Italian Table If you enjoy the mellow, velvety, complex, and succulent flavors that come from one-pot meals cooked slowly, this is the book to have. Bobby Flay Chef-owner of Mesa Grill and Bolo and host of the Food Network’s Boy Meets Grill and FoodNation I crave the lusty and gutsy flavors of Tom Valenti’s food twelve months a year. Now, instead of trying to steal his dishes from his menu, I have them all right here in Tom Valenti’s Soups, Stews, and One-Pot Meals.

Tom Valenti is the chef-owner of Ouest and in 2003 opened ‘Cesca, his second New York City restaurant. He was named one of the country’s “Ten Best Chefs” by “Food & Wine” magazine and deemed a “national hero” by CNN for establishing Windows of Hope, a nonprofit organization that provides aid to the families of food-service workers killed during the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001 “.” To date, the foundation has raised more than $24 million. His website is