Signature Dishes That Matter – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter to win a copy of Signature Dishes That Matter by Pat Nourse, Susan Jung, Christine Muhlke, Howie Kahn and Andea Petrini in our giveaway below. Please note: Eat Your Book members receive 30% off Phaidon titles when using the link provided.

In September, Darcie reported on a piece written about this impressive title. A celebration of iconic restaurant dishes that defined the course of culinary history over the past 300 years is collected within the covers of Signature Dishes That Matter. Each dish shares a stunning illustration and narrative that details the creation, origin or other facts about the particular recipe (as seen in the image below). The full written recipe can be found in the rear of the book as indicated by the page number which can be found to the side of the illustration.

In the pages of this gorgeous book are the closely held secrets behind the world’s signature recipes – dishes that put restaurants on the map, from 19th-century fine dining and popular classics to today’s most innovative kitchens, both high-end and casual. Curated by experts and organized chronologically, it’s both a landmark cookbook and a fascinating cultural history of dining out that every cook will want in their collection. The reader will spend hours lost in recipes from greats such as Yotam Ottolenghi, Pierre Hermé, Nobu Matsuhisa and hundreds of other global iconic chefs.

Our EYBDPreviewButton takes you inside this fascinating book and shares fiveEYBD Recipe Button set out below and other sample pages from this book.

Special thanks to Phaidon, the publisher, for providing two copies of the above-referenced title in our giveaway which is open to EYB Members in the US, UK, CA, and AU. One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post.

Which recipe in the index would you try first?

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  • kelliwinter  on  December 12, 2019

    Tarte Tatin

  • Kristjudy  on  December 12, 2019

    Lamb cutlets reform

  • LeilaD  on  December 12, 2019

    Roast lobster with vanilla butter sauce

  • matag  on  December 12, 2019

    Signature Dishes That Matter

  • matag  on  December 12, 2019

    Lobster club sandwich

  • dbranigan27  on  December 12, 2019

    I would check out the Chimichanga [Monica Flin, El Charro Café] recipe.

  • sarahawker  on  December 12, 2019

    Sticky toffee pudding

  • LDGourmet  on  December 12, 2019

    Tea smoked duck. I’d love to feel connected to Cecelia’s hands, food.

  • Pizzacat13  on  December 12, 2019

    Tonkatsu- one of my all time favorite dishes

  • ravensfan  on  December 12, 2019

    Peking duck [Bianyifang]

  • fmd518  on  December 12, 2019

    Lobster club sandwich

  • elizamatt  on  December 12, 2019

    There’s no question about it, as soon as I saw Peking duck I knew that was the one to choose. I love Peking duck, the taste is fantastic but I have no idea how to make it – with this cook book I could make it as often as I liked. 🙂

  • davisesq212  on  December 12, 2019

    Open raviolo

  • Siegal  on  December 12, 2019

    I
    Love the joes stone crab key lime pie

  • MarciK  on  December 12, 2019

    Chocolate nemesis

  • kmn4  on  December 12, 2019

    Spotted dick [Sweetings]

  • Shelley.b  on  December 12, 2019

    Lobster club sandwich

  • LeMinou  on  December 12, 2019

    Roast Lobster with Vanilla Butter Sauce

  • lpatterson412  on  December 13, 2019

    Baked Alaska

  • Shelmar  on  December 13, 2019

    Saffron mashed potatoes

  • miggsy  on  December 13, 2019

    Anna potatoes

  • NaomiH  on  December 13, 2019

    Bananas Foster

  • niklizevans  on  December 13, 2019

    Grand Marnier soufflé

  • roxlet  on  December 13, 2019

    Spotted Dick

  • Roosta  on  December 13, 2019

    Baked Alaska

  • AlitaThomas  on  December 13, 2019

    Oysters Rockefeller. Thank you.

  • Dannausc  on  December 13, 2019

    Gelato

  • Dendav  on  December 13, 2019

    Tarte Tatin

  • kimbolarson  on  December 13, 2019

    Pistachio soufflé.

  • t.t  on  December 14, 2019

    Piri-piri chicken

  • lacinda1968  on  December 14, 2019

    Tea smoked duck

  • calguire  on  December 14, 2019

    Pizza with smoked salmon and caviar

  • dmuhsin  on  December 14, 2019

    Mapo tofu

  • KarinaFrancis  on  December 14, 2019

    Zuni roast chicken

  • lenode  on  December 14, 2019

    Oxtail stew from Checchino dal 1887!

  • DarcyVaughn  on  December 15, 2019

    Grilled squid with chile

  • debbiehb  on  December 15, 2019

    Soufflé potatoes

  • Steben  on  December 15, 2019

    Lobster club sandwich

  • RickPearson54  on  December 15, 2019

    tarte tatin

  • JessHeilman  on  December 15, 2019

    Mapo tofu

  • WortAndCurd  on  December 16, 2019

    Omelet Arnold Bennet

  • antpantsii  on  December 16, 2019

    Snapper a la talla sounds interesting

  • hbakke  on  December 16, 2019

    Mapo tofu [Mrs. Chen, Chen Xingsheng]

  • Hihelen  on  December 16, 2019

    Chocolate nemesis!!

  • thecharlah  on  December 16, 2019

    Buddha jumps over the wall [Zheng Chunfa, Ju Chun Yuan]

  • MiMi60  on  December 16, 2019

    Meat pie

  • filmster  on  December 17, 2019

    Pastrami sandwich [Katz’s Delicatessen] (page 267)

  • lapsapchung  on  December 17, 2019

    Lamb cutlets reform

  • hdh74  on  December 17, 2019

    Bananas Foster

  • Blackeyedsusans  on  December 17, 2019

    California roll

  • lindaeatsherbooks  on  December 18, 2019

    I’d like to make Russian salad [Lucien Olivier, The Hermitage].

  • YasmineAmber  on  December 19, 2019

    That tea-smoked duck is what attracted me initially to this book.

  • barbibrarian  on  December 20, 2019

    Really hard to pick from so many classics, but I think Grand Marniere Soufflé.

  • elsid22  on  December 20, 2019

    Baked Alaska

  • Achilz  on  December 21, 2019

    Grand mariner souffle

  • trudys_person  on  December 21, 2019

    Kobe Beef Cutlet Sandwich sounds delicious!

  • sequoia55  on  December 23, 2019

    Chocolate nemesis

  • LaurenE  on  December 23, 2019

    Tarte Tatin

  • AGrayA  on  December 26, 2019

    Peach Melba

  • uk2nl  on  December 27, 2019

    Tea-smoked duck

  • kennethjohngilmour  on  December 27, 2019

    Peking duck [Bianyifang] found on page 263

  • BMeyer  on  December 27, 2019

    tea smoked duck

  • Vanderpham  on  December 27, 2019

    Tea smoked duck!

  • psarocks1  on  December 27, 2019

    California roll [Ichriro Mashita, Tokyo Kaikan]

  • DeborahG  on  December 28, 2019

    Confit tomato with 12 flavours (Alain Passard)

  • Armibakes  on  December 28, 2019

    Baked Alaska

  • thetinkhams  on  December 29, 2019

    Black Forest cake!

  • Karenskitchen  on  December 29, 2019

    Grand mariner souffle

  • AJL123  on  December 29, 2019

    I would try the baked alaska, have not had that for years

  • lydiasa  on  December 29, 2019

    Tiramisu!

  • Judyfos  on  December 29, 2019

    Saffron mashed potatoes

  • ARackerby  on  December 29, 2019

    The first thing I would try is Auguste Escoffier’s Peach Melba because I am reading a book about him right now.

  • demomcook  on  December 29, 2019

    Baked goat cheese with garden lettuces

  • Plumbobmummy  on  December 31, 2019

    Russian salad

  • maggz19671  on  December 31, 2019

    Sticky toffee pudding

  • Sfgordon  on  January 1, 2020

    Bananas Foster!

  • Aaarrrgghh  on  January 1, 2020

    Sticky toffee pud

  • JJWong  on  January 2, 2020

    I would love to learn how to prepare peking duck.

  • ceejayen  on  January 2, 2020

    Pizza Margherita [Raffaele Esposito, Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Così]

  • wildchild  on  January 2, 2020

    Grand Marnier soufflé

  • priyamaine  on  January 2, 2020

    souffle!

  • jezpurr  on  January 2, 2020

    Pistachio soufflé [Pierre Koffmann, La Tante Claire]!!!^_^

  • dmflis  on  January 3, 2020

    Lobster club sandwich

  • robyn297  on  January 3, 2020

    Chocolate nemesis

  • Cmustille  on  January 3, 2020

    Grand marnier soufflé

  • Breeze81  on  January 3, 2020

    Roast lobster with vanilla butter sauce

  • Nazzo  on  January 3, 2020

    Green Gumbo!

  • VanessaJ  on  January 4, 2020

    Tea smoked duck

  • Tracey11  on  January 4, 2020

    I would first like to try making the California roll.

  • HArlow  on  January 5, 2020

    Baked Alaska

  • Cookingfun  on  January 5, 2020

    Anything by Pierre Hermé

  • Lora724  on  January 5, 2020

    I love Fettuccine Alfredo so that would have to be first on my list.

  • michelle666  on  January 5, 2020

    Lobster club sandwich

  • lbguerrant  on  January 5, 2020

    California roll

  • MOSteen  on  January 6, 2020

    Crab omelet

  • silversand  on  January 8, 2020

    Hawaiian pizza [Sam Panopoulos, Satellite Restaurant]

  • Lkitchings  on  January 9, 2020

    Oxtail stew [Checchino dal 1887]

  • Natlovesgib  on  January 10, 2020

    Peking duck [Bianyifang]

  • Username123321  on  January 10, 2020

    I would like to try the chocolate nemesis first.

  • bookmark77  on  January 11, 2020

    Lobster club sandwich

  • pigwhistler  on  January 11, 2020

    Tsukemen

  • bookmark31  on  January 11, 2020

    Bananas Foster

  • bookmark58  on  January 11, 2020

    Baked Alaska

  • maci234  on  January 11, 2020

    sticky toffee pudding

  • ElizM  on  January 11, 2020

    fried eggplant with sugar! yum!

  • RSW  on  January 11, 2020

    Mille-feuille, à la moderne

  • Isis1981uk  on  January 11, 2020

    Peking duck

  • banba1  on  January 11, 2020

    Mapo Tofu

  • lozzle77  on  January 12, 2020

    Lobster club sandwich

  • clairew137  on  January 12, 2020

    Tarte Tatin

  • Applebow  on  January 12, 2020

    Vol au vents

  • oreganoca  on  January 12, 2020

    Peach melba

  • dan031082  on  January 12, 2020

    Tiramisu

  • paulwin  on  January 13, 2020

    Lobster club sandwich

  • Jesmondgirl  on  January 13, 2020

    I would try Baked Alaska.

  • TheLynchyMob  on  January 14, 2020

    Tea Smoked Duck

  • RuthHarwood  on  January 14, 2020

    Lobster club sandwich

  • pixelwife  on  January 15, 2020

    Mille-feuille, à la moderne

  • vhfvhf  on  January 16, 2020

    California Roll

  • Nandan  on  January 18, 2020

    Oysters Rockefeller, for sure!

  • HomespunHouse  on  January 18, 2020

    Pizza Margherita [Raffaele Esposito, Pizzeria di Pietro e Basta Così]

  • fujirw  on  January 19, 2020

    Pastrami sandwich!

  • Sand9  on  January 20, 2020

    Sticky Toffee Pudding x

  • virjeania  on  January 20, 2020

    Anna potatoes

  • ennsee  on  January 20, 2020

    I would try the Braised abalone [Yeung Koon Yat, The Forum] first.

  • Sunflower29  on  January 21, 2020

    Anna potatoes

  • lisambb  on  January 23, 2020

    Chocolate nemesis

  • DimensionAEB  on  January 24, 2020

    I would love to try the lobster club sandwich.

  • infotrop  on  January 24, 2020

    Roast lobster with vanilla butter sauce

  • dtremit  on  January 24, 2020

    I’d make the Chicken Manchurian!

  • nbyers22  on  January 25, 2020

    Anything with Grand Mariner!

  • gioia5  on  January 25, 2020

    Cauliflower in a cast iron pot

  • moralla  on  January 25, 2020

    Crab omelet

  • smnrose  on  January 25, 2020

    Tea smoked duck

  • sheridarby  on  January 25, 2020

    Grand Marnier soufflé

  • orchidlady01  on  January 25, 2020

    Key lime pie [Joe’s Stone Crab]

  • Radley  on  January 25, 2020

    Peking Duck

  • Tabby72  on  January 25, 2020

    I’d try the tonkatsu!

  • andyszym  on  January 25, 2020

    Loup au caviar

  • Ricwag1142  on  January 26, 2020

    Many books reviewed on Eat Your Books are so extraordinarily enticing but, for me, none more so than this. I would see it as a very tasty bedtime story throughout the year. Choose something from the index? Am I an idiot? Because there is no way I (or anyone) could or even should deign to choose “a thing” from such a collection.

    Due to the example given I definitely want the tea smoked duck but have no way to pull it off. I’ve always wanted to give a shot at pulling off a ceviche. Why not base it on an icon?

  • rachael_mc  on  January 27, 2020

    Peking Duck

  • portkey  on  January 27, 2020

    California roll

  • deaddogsmoking  on  January 28, 2020

    The soufflé potatoes sound fabulous.

  • Saffy11  on  January 28, 2020

    Mmmm I’d try the Tea-smoked duck first off although they all sound delicious!!

  • bopper  on  January 28, 2020

    Souffle Potatoes

  • pluckypuddin  on  January 29, 2020

    The Sticky Toffee pudding. It’s one of those dishes that I’ve never gotten round to making but always enjoy having at a restaurant as a dessert. It would be great to be able to make it myself.

  • janinex  on  January 29, 2020

    Smoked chicken [Lau Kin-Wai / Kwong Bing-Kwan, Kin’s Kitchen]. It sounds delicious

  • beckyboas  on  January 29, 2020

    Lobster Club Sandwich

  • Twiddle  on  January 29, 2020

    Sticky toffee pudding!

  • HLadd  on  January 30, 2020

    Roast Lobster with vanilla butter sauce

  • Shedevil737  on  January 30, 2020

    Tea smoked duck

  • JEWGAL777  on  January 31, 2020

    I would like to try making Philly Cheesesteak, Banoffi Pie first.

  • Kzafarullah  on  January 31, 2020

    Tea smoked duck.. I love this recipe, the wonderful smoked flavor is what it is all about.

  • Mel153  on  January 31, 2020

    I would love to try the Grand Marinier souffle.

  • GranChris  on  February 1, 2020

    Lamb Cutlets

  • hillsboroks  on  February 1, 2020

    I would try the Tea Smoked Duck

  • KitKatCat  on  February 1, 2020

    Soufflé potatoes

  • lleonard05  on  February 2, 2020

    I would probably like to try the French onion soup [Au Pied de Cochon] first. There are so many that I would like to make.

  • Peach1234  on  February 4, 2020

    Tarte Tatin

  • Karla123  on  February 6, 2020

    I’d like to try the “Superiority burger!”

  • Mtetpon  on  February 7, 2020

    Sticky toffee pudding

  • JHann  on  February 9, 2020

    Open raviolo

  • Ishtar  on  February 9, 2020

    French onion soup

  • flossy1  on  February 10, 2020

    Truffled zucchini [Jacques Maximin, Chantecler]

  • fignora  on  February 11, 2020

    The chocolate truffles

  • vglong29  on  February 11, 2020

    Baked Alaska

  • lgroom  on  February 15, 2020

    Baked Alaska

  • elysek  on  February 15, 2020

    Crème brûlée

  • AEA  on  February 16, 2020

    Any of the lobster dishes

  • Patrickn  on  February 17, 2020

    tea smoked duck

  • Sasaspud  on  February 19, 2020

    French Onion Soup

  • starzine  on  February 20, 2020

    Vol-au-vent.

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