This long-anticipated cookbook debut of Chicago native son, chef Paul Kahan, whose iconic and nationally acclaimed Publican is a destination restaurant known for its incredibly delicious beer-friendly cooking.

The Publican, often named Chicago''s most popular restaurant, conjures a colonial American beer hall with its massive 100-foot-long communal tables, high-backed wooden chairs, deep beer list, and Kahan''s hallmark style of crave-worthy heartland cooking that transcends the expected and is eminently cookable. Kahan, who owns nine unique and lauded restaurants in the city, opened The Publican in 2008 to immediate acclaim, garnering the James Beard Foundation''s Best Chef Midwest Award in 2013. Long awaited, Kahan''s first book brings home the wholesomeness, creativity, and all-American style that make the food at The Publican so memorable.