Sauce Life

70+ Recipes to Drizzle, Dip, and Swirl Your Way to Crave-Worthy Meals

Published by BenBella Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

These aren’t your mother sauces. Level up your cooking game with this illustrated kitchen companion that will help you make any meal unforgettable.

As a renowned chef and iconic star of food television, Richard Blais knows one thing: Sauce makes everything, homemade or store-bought, better!

What’s an ice cream sundae without hot fudge sauce? Or a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs without the perfect marinara? Or salad with no dressing? The real truth is that the sauce you pair with your food has the ability to make or break any meal. As both a competitive culinary contestant on FOX’s Next Level Chef and the winner of Top Chef All Stars as well as serving as a judge on the series, Chef Blais has seen the dish-saving ability of a well placed pool of sauce and the disastrous outcomes of forgetting one.

With 70 mouthwatering recipes, ranging from the simplest vinaigrette to a layered, complex mole, Sauce Life will elevate your everyday cooking, grilling and roasting. Along the way, Chef Blais breaks down a bit of culinary history while sharing some of his personal experiences with food television, cooking in both Michelin-starred restaurants and at home for his kids.

Perfect for everyday readers who want to make their favorite recipes shine like never before, this book will help you level up every meal and have your guests craving more.

About The Authors

Richard Blais is a successful chef, restaurateur, television personality, and author of the James Beard Award–nominated Try This at Home, So Good, and Plant Forward. While he first found the culinary spotlight on Bravo’s Top Chef and Top Chef All Star series, he is now the cohost of Fox’s hit program, Next Level Chef. Blais graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and trained at The French Laundry, Daniel, Chez Panisse, and El Bulli. He owns and operates Trail Blais, a forward-thinking culinary consulting company that has consulted on, designed, and operated popular eateries across the country. He currently has projects in Southern California, Arizona, and Florida. He also serves as the culinary director of VIP dining for the San Diego Symphony performance space, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.

When not on set, in the kitchen, or at home with his family, Blais can be found traveling across the country performing his live brand of “stand-up cooking” shows to enthusiastic audiences nationwide.

Product Details

  • Publisher: BenBella Books (November 10, 2026)
  • Length: 240 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798902680178

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