Alanna Hale discuss their theories behind the photography and recipe layout in the cookbook with Easter National. Trash talking Ying says, "I haven't been making cookbooks for very long, but I have a hunch that not a lot of other chefs are testing all the recipes in their own books, and including photographs of themselves doing the prep, cooking, and plating of each dish." Check out the contact sheet for the Rare Beef Tostada recipe and read the entire interview.
