Inspired by turn-of-the-20th century regional American cookbooks, America's Best: Our Greatest Chefs Reinvent the Classics, features 100 classic recipes reinterpreted by the most innovative and remarkable chefs working today. Lucy Lean, former editor of edible LA, has delved through thousands of traditional recipes to define the 100 that best represent America's culinary legacy, and challenged today's leading chefs to deconstruct and rebuild them in entirely modern ways. Each recipe is enhanced by Lean with an introduction that includes the background of that particular dish and an in-depth profile of the chef who has undertaken it, as well as sumptuous photographs of each dish, chef, and restaurant. Representing the entire United States, chefs have been selected for their accomplishments, talent, and particularly for a focus on local and sustainable cooking. From Alice Waters' interpretation of the classic Cobb Salad to Mario Batali's take on traditional Lasagna, America's Best showcases our favorite dishes as perceived by our finest chefs.