In her new cookbook " Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking," Pyet DeSpain, Season 1 winner of Gordon Ramsay's "Next Level Chef" competition series, offers a warm introduction to the culinary traditions that shaped her upbringing in Kansas City, Kan., and on the Osage Reservation in Pawhuska, Okla. She invites readers to embrace a land-first approach to cooking that emphasizes an intimate understanding of how their food reaches their plates.
Chef Pyet DeSpain, winner of the first season of Gordon Ramsay's "Next Level Chef," is releasing a new cookbook, "Rooted in Fire," on Nov. 18, showcasing recipes inspired by her background as a Native American and member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi tribe and as a Mexican American. In its pages, she describes growing up on the Osage Nation Reservation and in Kansas City.