{"product_id":"open-wide-a-cookbook-for-friends","title":"Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* INSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe debut cookbook from benny blanco—pop music super-producer, artist, actor on FXX’s Dave, and consummate food freak—teaches you everything you need to know about cooking, enjoying life, and throwing the greatest dinner party of all time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi, I’m benny blanco. I’m in a television show with my best friend Dave and I probably produced most of the songs you have heard on the radio from 2008 until now. When I was thirteen, my friend got a George Foreman Grill and it changed my life forever. We would invite friends over, get stoned, and make the most elaborate sandwiches our prepubescent minds could fathom. I became obsessed with food and cooking for friends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI know what you are going to say, and I get it. Cooking is scary. But I promise you, once you get into it, it will be your new addiction. Slicing an onion is like taking a Xanax to me. I made this cookbook to teach you everything I know about food, cooking, and throwing the greatest dinner party of all time. There are the basics to get your kitchen ready, a little advice from my expert friends, then all of the dinner party menus I love to make, like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Dishes to Get You Laid and One for the Morning After\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wish I Were an Italian Grandma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake Me to the Cheesy Rodeo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF*ck Morton’s Steakhouse \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich are filled with insane recipes like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLose Your Mind Lobster Rolls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“I Might Go Vegetarian” Veggie Sandwich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken Cutlets with Honey, Peppers, and Parm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“I Hope We Didn’t Make a Baby” Breakfast Burrito. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’ve been told some of the finest stories over meals. I’ve laughed so hard I thought I was going to actually die. I’ve fallen in love—sometimes with the food, sometimes with the person across the table. I’ve cried in good ways, and I’ve cried in bad ways. I hope you’ve been lucky enough to have all these same memories and then some. But if you haven’t, I can make you a promise. If you follow these three simple steps, it will all become a reality: Open this book. Open your heart. And open wide, baby.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"benny blanco","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53632051118371,"sku":"9780063315938","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063315938.jpg?v=1746821425","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/open-wide-a-cookbook-for-friends","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}