From pastas and soups to vegetarian entrees and tastes fit for entertaining, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Margaret Acheson Stuart Society's new cookbook — Food + Art: Cooking around Tampa Bay with the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg — will feature 120 food formulas by more than 100 local cooks when it's released in fall.
Community leaders, artists, professional chefs and others have contributed to the recipe collection that commemorates the museum's 50th anniversary. Readers can expect Crispy Shrimp Wontons from Jeanne Houlton, Wayne Atherholt's Raspberry Martini and way more.
In addition to photographs of artfully plated eats and Tampa Bay-inspired sidebars with quick how-to's and preparation tips, Food + Art will showcase its recipes alongside first-person narratives from their creators.
"Food + Art celebrates the way we cook and entertain with artful spirit and color, aspiring to the same beauty as works in the Museum," said Elise Minkoff, co-chair of the Stuart Society's Cookbook Committee.
The collaborative cookbook, which the Winter Park-based Story Farm is publishing, may be preordered online, or in person at the museum.
This article appears in May 28 – Jun 3, 2015.