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Published with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and with a foreword by Martha Stewart, American Fashion Cookbook is a chic object containing recipes and original illustrations by more than 100 American designers. Isaac Mizrahi’s Mushroom Truffle Spaghetti, Carolina Herrera’s Pommes Toupinel, Mark Ecko’s “Adults Only” Chocolate Chip Cookies, Derek Lam’s Yellowtail Crudo, John Varvatos’s Calaloo Soup—food can be fashionable too!
Brimming with color, flavor, and personality, here are the fashion community’s favorite dishes and preparation tips. From the flirtatiousness of Strawberry Shortcake to the minimalism of Chocolate Ganache to the zip of Andalusian Gazpacho, here are all the recipes a stylish soul needs to whip up a tasteful brunch, a romantic dinner, or simply prepare comfort food, in a collectible volume. Blank culinary-themed Proustian questionnaires that can be filled out by the hostess and guests appear at the back of the book—a fashionable hors d’œuvre or digestivo sure to add spice to any occasion!

About the Authors
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. is a not-for-profit trade association whose membership consists of 350 of America’s foremost fashion and accessory designers.

Texts by Lisa Marsh
Lisa Marsh is a fashion industry veteran. She has worked on staff at Women’s Wear Daily, DNR, and The New York Post, and currently is a freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in such publications as People, Elle,Conde Nast Portfolio.com, City, MSN.com and The New York Post. She is the author of The House of Klein: Fashion, Controversy, and a Business Obsession (Wiley, 2003), and Marvin Traub: Like No Other Career (Assouline, 2008). She lives in New York City.

Foreword by Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is an American business magnate, television host, author and magazine publisher. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising. Stewart’s syndicated talk show, Martha, is broadcast throughout the world, she has written numerous bestselling books, and she is the publisher of the Martha Stewart Living magazine. In 2001, Stewart was named the third most powerful woman in America by Ladies Home Journal.