Melissa King is a chef, entrepreneur, television personality, activist, model, tastemaker, and author of the incredible new cookbook ⁠Cook Like a King⁠. She is the winner of Bravo’s Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. and holds more challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of Top Chef. As mentioned previously on the show, I love Cook Like a King. It really speaks to me, and Melissa shares about what inspired the recipes as well as why she is 100% okay with not working in restaurants. 

Also on the show, Aliza and Matt go over some of their favorite chef and restaurant cookbooks from this busy fall season. These include: ⁠Soju Party⁠, ⁠Russ & Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing⁠,⁠The Pasta Book⁠, ⁠Six Seasons of Pasta⁠, ⁠House of Nanking: Family Recipes from San Francisco’s Favorite Chinese Restaurant⁠, ⁠Family Thai⁠, ⁠Franco Pepe: Pizza Chef⁠, ⁠Le Bistrot Paul Bert: French Comfort Food from the Parisian Restaurant⁠. 

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