In The Townhouse Kitchen, Emanuel and Patricia Sousa offer a series of recipes, tips and personal insight aimed at helping their readers create delicious recipes, prepared with love, care, and an eye for beauty. Offering a whole host of alternatives in terms of ingredients, they invite you to mix and match your recipes to your own taste preferences, never losing sight of the cuisine they are most influenced by: the Mediterranean kitchen. Using the simple alternatives suggested in the book, readers will be able to recreate this Mediterranean feel with ingredients every kitchen readily has on hand. This book is aimed at those who celebrate the communal experience of eating, and those who are looking to reconnect with traditional kitchen ideals with a modern twist. 1- Original brunch recipes presented with a variety of alternative ingredients that can be found in any kitchen the world over, geared at hobby-chefs as well as regular Joes wanting to impress with simple, delicious delights. 2- Beautiful photography accompanying recipes and insightful interviews covering various elements of food preparation and conservation, as well as seasonal givings. 3- Recipes and food information inspiring readers to make use of common ingredients and leftover dishes, to create new, delightful modern brunches appropriate for various diets.