Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and their Music

Phaidon / Bookshop / Amazon / Amazon UK / Waterstones

The book features all-new material from 80 of the world’s top chefs, in which food and music are seamlessly intertwined. Alongside custom playlists and recipes, the chefs share personal stories about how music has played a pivotal role in their careers—shaping identities, igniting creativity, and influencing the restaurants they build and the food they serve. 

Snacky Tunes highlights the innovative culinary minds of chefs like Selassie Atadika who owns Midunu in Ghana; Brazilian chef Alex Atala who owns D.O.M. in Sao Paulo; May Chow, who was touted as China’s “Best Female Chef” in 2017; Pooja Dhingra, who founded the Mumbai patisserie chain Le15; Michael Fojtasek who runs James Beard-nominated Olamaie in Austin, Texas; Uruguayan-born Ignacio Mattos who cooks food that reflects his culinary education and experiences in New York City; Asma Khan, the chef-owner of the renowned Darjeeling Express restaurant in London; and Shohei Yasuda from Japan, who has Kabi in Tokyo.