by Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Ice Cube Press
ISBN-13 9781888160369
$26.95 Trade paperback
Midwest Regional Food & Cooking /
Slow Food Movement in Midwest
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About the Book
“When you hear “farm-fresh” what do you think of? If your mental images include cows, rolling hills, you’re thinking of the Midwest. If I say “Organic”, and “Slow Food” do you think of the Midwest? You should, as Chef Kurt Michael Friese proves in his new book, A Cook’s Journey: Slow Food in the Heartland. Inside this book you find: great restaurants, people that want to make the world a better place, great ideas, places to shop and Al Capone’s favorite whiskey. This book will teach you how to slow down and enjoy good food with great people. ”
- Joyce Frohn, Apple Blossom Books, Oshkosh, WI
Join Chef Kurt Michael Friese as he travels through our nation’s Heartland. The world’s culinary heritages have always been located in the heart of a nation’s grain belt, whether it be France, Italy, India, or Germany. The Heartland of the United States is full of fascinating, varied and healthy food stories: breweries, heirloom seeds, remarkable Chefs and restaurants, farmer’s markets, cheeses and much more! Discover the “slow” foods of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska … thirteen states in all.
Born and raised in the Heartland, Chef KURT MICHAEL FRIESE got his BA in photography at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before graduating from the New England Culinary Institute, where he later was a chef-instructor. With more than 25 years of professional foodservice experience, he has been chef and owner, with his wife Kim McWane Friese, of the Iowa City restaurant Devotay for 12 years. Devotay is a community leader in sustainable cuisine and supporting local farmers and food artisans. Recently Kim promoted him to “Chef Emeritus,” and he now devotes most of his time to writing about and advocating for sustainable cuisine.
Friese founded Iowa’s first Slow Food convivium (there are now five). He serves on the Slow Food USA National Board of Directors, and is editor-in-chief and co-owner of the seasonal local food magazine /Edible Iowa River Valley/. His columns and photos on food, wine and travel appear regularly in local, regional and national newspapers and magazines. He is also a food correspondent for both Grist.org and Gather.com.
