Los Angeles Cult Recipes

by Victor Garnier Astorino

Victor Garnier Astorino captures snapshots of this glittering city with eclectic tastes. There are recipes for chili hot dogs like you've never tasted before, avocado cheeseburgers, granola, lobster rolls, French-style tacos, fro-yo, kale pizza, acai bowls and shrimp pad thai. LA worships at the temple of the healthy green juice and also at the the temple of the hamburger. From food trucks and vegan coffee shops, doughnuts, hot dogs and noodles, to the original Californian roll - this is where food fusion began.

"French restaurateur and photographer Astorino writes a sometimes bewildering, sometimes charming culinary love letter to Los Angeles, a city he lived in for two years." - Publisher's Weekly

Victor Garnier Astorino grew up in Bordeaux, France. He left for Los Angeles in 2010, and came back with two passions: hamburgers and photography. The following year he founded Blend, the chain of chic burger bars in Paris. Always in search of new recipes, he regularly travels across the United States, photographing the passionate artisans he meets. Along with David Japy and Elodie Rambaud, he is the author of Hamburger Gourmet, published by Murdoch Books in 2013.