Take a journey into food and its spirit with Chef Joe Gatto, a chef who takes from scratch to new levels. Having experienced the industry from a filmmaker to private chef, Chef Joe puts a unique spin on his recipes by cooking all of the parts of the meal - to make a pastrami sandwich he gives readers recipes for rye bread, mustard and pastrami, and goes as far as how to make the charcoal to smoke it and pickle the cucumbers for the perfect finish.

This book is for cooks and intellects alike who want to know the true source of their food from the very beginning. Experience how unbelievably delicious food can taste when you make it all from scratch