��n Pursuit of Excellence��is the first cookbook from Two-Star Michelin Chef Josiah Citrin, owner of the critically acclaimed M矇lisse Restaurant in Santa Monica, California. Citrin's precise,
detail-oriented cuisine is now an open book as he methodically explains how to prepare the dishes that have consistently made M矇lisse one of the most exclusive and exquisite culinary
destinations in southern California for more than a decade.For the first time, he shares in painstaking detail how to prepare everything from base recipes, pur矇es and stocks to his famed Egg
Caviar, legendary Lobster Bolognese with Brown Butter Truffle Froth and crunchy Black Bass ��n Ecailles�� among numerous other M矇lisse favorites. No detail is skipped and not a single step is
spared. No secrets are kept.��n Pursuit of Excellence��is a 240-page tour de force cookbook that is separated in chapters which include: amuse bouches, first and second courses from the land
and ocean, soups, poultry and game, meats, cheese, and desserts.