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Spice: Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean
By Ana Sortun
An explosion of flavor in ingenious Arabic-Mediterranean recipes from Chef Ana Sortun, StarChefs.com's 2003 Boston Rising Star and James Beard Award-winning chef of Oleana in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Nicolas Boutin
 Nicolas Boutin brings world-class credentials and culinary artistry to his position as Executive Chef at Asana at The Mandarin Oriental in Boston. Having most recently served as Executive Sous Chef of The Landmark, Mandarin Oriental, in Hong Kong chef Boutin is well suited to the menu at Asana, which combines contemporary cuisine with delicate Asian influences. Among his previous work experience, Boutin counts the three-starred Michelin restaurants Troisgrois and Lameloise. He has traveled to some of the great culinary outposts of France, including the Loire Valley, Toulouse, and Bordeaux, where he honed his craft under the expert tutelage of renowned Chef Michel Portos. From such experiences, Chef boutin has developed a strong hand at classical French technique, perfectly balanced by his cosmopolitan perspective. At Asana, Chef Boutin incorporates fresh, seasonal New England ingredients that are locally harvested to create both perfected American and deliciously authentic Asian dishes. For Boutin, the goal is not to fuse these two great cuisines, but to perfect each one.  | | |
