Flatbreads and Flavors by Jeffrey Alford

Flatbreads and Flavors by Jeffrey Alford

As they have pursued their passions for travel and exploring culture through food, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid have found an internationally shared and nourishing element of culture and cuisine: flatbreads, humankind's simplest, oldest, and most remarkably varied form of bread.

In their James Beard Award-winning cookbook Flatbreads and Flavors Alford and Duguid share more than sixty recipes for flatbreads of every origin and description: tortillas from Mexico, pita from the Middle East, naan from Afghanistan, chapatti from India, pizza from Italy, and French fougasse. In addition, they provide 150 recipes for traditional accompaniments to the flatbreads, from chutneys and curries, salsas and stews, to such delectable pairings as Chinese Spicy Cumin Kebabs wrapped in Uighur nan or Lentils with Garlic, Onion, and Tomato spooned onto chapatti. Redolent with the tastes and aromas of the world's hearths, Flatbreads and Flavors maps a course through cultures old and intriguing, and, with clear and patient recipes, makes accessible to the novice and experienced baker alike the simple and satisfying bread baker's art.

Naomi Duguid is a world traveler, writer, photographer, teacher, and cook. Her most recent cookbook, Burma, was awarded the 2013 IACP Cookbook Award for Culinary Travel and the Taste Canada Food Writing Award for bringing news of a long-forgotten area of the world. Flatbreads & Flavors: A Baker's Atlas, her debut book, won a James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year; Seductions of Rice; Hot Sour Salty Sweet, also a James Beard Cookbook of the Year; Mangoes & Curry Leaves; and Beyond the Great Wall, all co-authored with Jeffrey Alford. Duguid's images and articles have appeared in Lucky Peach, Food & Wine, and other publications on a regular basis. She is a regular presenter and guest speaker at food conferences.

She hosts the Food on Cinema series in Toronto and maintains a strong online presence (Twitter and Facebook). While she's not on the road, she lives in Toronto, where her stock photo agency, Asia Access, is situated.