Curbside

Book excerpt: Curbside: Modern street food from a vagabond chef, illustrates the blurred lines, creativity, and potential that modern street food represents in North America. Curbside is from the perspective of an Australian restaurant-trained chef who has traveled the world and stumbled into opening one of the first gourmet food trucks in Canada. With his creative take on modern street food, Hynam-Smith is regarded as a pioneer in the Canadian and North American street food industries. The recipes in Curbside are adapted for serving at home, but they come from restaurant menus of Hynam-Smith's past; many of them have been served up from his food truck. Recipes include Hynam-Smith's signature globally inspired street food dishes like inventive gourmet tacos, traditional curries and soups, and artfully composed salads. An emphasis on fish and seafood dishes reflects Hynam-Smith's Aussie culinary upbringing, and his modern take on classic street food dishes like ceviches, fish tacos, and curries.