Praise for RICK & LANIE’S EXCELLENT KITCHEN ADVENTURES:

“I think it’s so wonderful that Rick Bayless made this book with his daughter. I love it because it’s not just an amazing cookbook— it’s a great fun delicious educational way to hang out with your kids. And what could be better than that?”

— Joan Cusack, mother, Chicagoan, actress (School of Rock, Raising Helen)

“Like Rick, I’m a dad, and cooking with, for and alongside my kids is the highlight of my day. Rick and Lanie’s groovy new book provides the home cook with a multi-cultural, exploratory guide to crafting culinary adventures and building family traditions to be passed along to generations to come.

— Mario Batali, chef, author and host of the Food Network series Ciao America

“What a fabulous vicarious ride this book is! Place by place, dish by dish, Rick and Lanie remind us what is wonderful about food and how simple recipes bring families and friends together in the kitchen, around the table, around the world.”

— Gordon Hamersley, chef/owner Hamersley’s Bistro, Boston

“Rick Bayless is one of those rare cooks and authors who knows his subject intimately. Nothing in Rick’s new book is warmed over or second hand—everything is fresh, personal and authentic.”

— Christopher Kimball, founder and editor, Cook’s Illustrated Magazine

“Rick and Lanie’s suggestions for what to eat and how to cook it make you want to go home, pull your kids away from the TV and cook something together. The book proves that the best way to be with our child is to be standing next to them, showing them how to cook something you adore and then, of course, feeding it to them. Tomorrow morning, I’m going to pour my daughters’ cereal myself, and then let them put on the milk—hey, it’s a start.”

— Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!

“Rick & Lanie’s Excellent Kitchen Adventures is a book close to my heart. Like me, Rick communicates through food, and the loving relationship between father and daughter is evident in every chapter, every recipe every instruction. A delightfully savory book with recipes that transcend generations, prepared with love.

— Lidia Bastianich, chef, author, and host of the PBS series Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen