Acclaimed chef, surfer, and photographer Patrick Trefz in his third
powerHouse title scours the globe to hone in on spots offering tasty
visuals of innovative local dishes, supreme surfing nooks, and
camaraderie with fellow chef surfers. Includes three dozen regional
recipes.
From Tunis to Teahupo'o, Stornoway to Salina Cruz, New York to Berlin,
São Paolo, and Paris--award-winning photographer and filmmaker Patrick
Trefz mixes the metropolitan and the deeply rural by bringing food and
culture from across the globe into his latest book of recipes and
photographs, Ode to Travel. Famed throughout the surf world for his
decades of magazine-cover-worthy images, Trefz has also become known in
food circles for his work documenting the farm-to-table movement and
championing traditions of regional cuisine. Ode to Travel captures
Trefz' innate ability as a traveler to become part of the scenes he
finds himself in--not merely as an observer, but as a participant.
Connecting landscape and seascape, people and food, Ode to Travel
celebrates a world view of a globe deeply layered, how cultures define
communities from the ground (and the sea) up in the form of its food and
traditions, and the simple pleasures that bring color to living. Ode to
Travel includes 35 recipes from the places Trefz has come to know
intimately; each recipe included is an invitation to experience the
local communities through their flavors and traditions. Includes
contributions by monumental land artist Jim Denevan, three-star Michelin
chef and Manresa restaurateur David Kinch, and Voyage of the Cormorant
author and Surfboards California owner and craftsman Christian Beamish.
"A lot of people take pictures in this surf world, but few do so with
the deft or depth of Trefz; his work captivates the visual senses, but
also has a way of telling a much deeper story than what is visibly
there. Stuff that stirs more emotion and provokes more thought and is
real--far from the fallacious, mass-produced, posed shit that's often
churned out in the surf world. He keeps true to what inspires him
intellectually and visually, and applies his vision and the many
documentary mechanisms he's mastered, to create simulations of the way
he sees the world."
--Rusty Long, professional surfer
