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Chef's new Food
Network show and
cookbook cater to
young adults and those
with young tastes.

SUZANNE CHESSLER

Special to the Jewish News

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Dave Lieberman:
"It's the creative
process of cooking
that I like best."

ave Lieberman learned how
to cook in his family's kosher
kitchen, but he enlarged his
world of foods in the homes of
friends. It seemed only natural for
him to begin sharing the fruits, and
other ingredients, of his upbeat labors
with widening circles of people.
That outreach recently sugared over
as he watched the release of his first
cookbook, Young 6- Hungry
(Hyperion; $22.95), and launched a
new TV series, Good Deal With Dave
Lieberman, on the Food Network.
This enterprising chef, a 2003 Yale
political science graduate, already is
lobbying for his next cookbook and
his second set of 13 broadcasts — all
aimed at young adults and those with-
young tastes.
"Ethnic foods are very popular with
young people now," says Lieberman,
25 and single and still working as a
personal cook in New York. "Young
people like the strong flavors, such as
Indian or Mexican. It can be Thai one
day and Asian the next. There's a lot
of this kind of carryout, especially in
the city."
Keeping up with the eating trends
and mixing in the author's prefer-
ences, Young 6. Hungry includes
Lieberman's own take on Thai chick-
en curry, Asian style slaw, Moroccan-
style lamb kebobs with minted parsley
yogurt, Asian style BBQ sauce and
guacamole with baby tomatoes. With
Jewish roots in the background, the
book also includes hummus and a
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