Chef Michael Schwartz believes the genesis of a great dish starts with using the best possible ingredients available. His accessible cooking has made him one of South Florida's most acclaimed chefs, winning last year's James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: South.

This week, the chef and owner of Michael's Genuine Food and Drink in Miami and Grand Cayman, releases his first cookbook. "Michael's Genuine Food" offers simple recipes based on seasonal ingredients or as the title says "Down-to-Earth Cooking for People Who Love to Eat."

Test drive a recipe from Michael's Genuine Food: Crispy Polenta Fries with Spicy Ketchup. Golden and crisp on the outside with a moist, creamy interior, these polenta sticks are a modern twist on classic French fries.

More F.E.D.

11 February, 2011 Nine Months To Live Chef John Fraser's What Happens When

9 February, 2011 My Spicy Valentine Olive and Sinclair Chocolate Co.

4 February, 2011 Game Changers Super Bowl "Game" Recipes

You are receiving this email newsletter because you subscribed at www.findeatdrink.com.

Copyright ©2011 Find. Eat. Drink. LLC. All rights reserved.

Find. Eat. Drink. LLC, PO Box 939, New York, NY 10113