California

A Cookbook

In California: The Cookbook, Christian Reynoso captures the vibrant, produce-driven cooking that defines the Golden Statebold flavors, multicultural influences, and simple, laid-back recipesin a beautifully designed book with stunning food and travel photography

Growing up in Sonoma County, California, Christian Reynoso spent his childhood in his familys Mexican-American restaurant kitchen, watching his parents turn the regions famous produce into delicious food. They cooked with the same hyperlocal ingredients long hailed as the foundation of California cuisineripe tomatoes, freshly picked peppers, fragrant herbsbut infused each dish with the soul and flavors of their own heritage. That blend of place, produce, and identity became the blueprint for how Reynoso cooks today.

California: The Cookbook is Reynosos vibrant love letter to the state that shaped him. His food is what real Califor