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9 reviews
David Lebovitz

Ten Speed Press, 2004

The best journey through the world of chocolate
If you love chocolate, and let's face it, most of us do, this book is definitely a must have! This 164-page book, with its spectacular photos by Christopher Hirsheimer of exquisite dishes that will leave your mouth watering, will take you on a complete chocolate journey. Starting with a condensed history of chocolate and moving on to the properties of cacao leaves and plants, and bringing the ...

Artisanal Cooking: A Chef Shares His Passion for Handcrafting Great Meals at Home

4 reviews
Terrance Brennan, Andrew Friedman

Wiley, 2005

Great cheese puffs!
I was anxious to try the Artisanal gougere recipe, and I was not disappointed! The cheese puffs were light and cheesey and beautiful to look at! I compared his recipe to Le Cordon Blue recipe, and his adds a pinch of baking powder and about 2-3 times the amount of cheese. Plus he give approximate mixing times, which was a blessing for me since I had never made cream puff dough before. The ...

Rosa's New Mexican Table: Friendly Recipes for Festive Meals

6 reviews
Roberto Santibanez

Artisan, 2007

Fantastic
I'm the biggest fan of chef Roberto Santibanez and I can't get over this cookbook. I've tried all the ceviches recipies,the snaper Vera Cruz Style, the salsas and the desserts of course and they are FANTASTIC! And I've noticed that most of this recipies have been on the restaurants menu. I go very often.....it's too close to home. If you want to learn or refine your mexican cooking skills don't ...

The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Impeccable Produce Plus ...

4 reviews
Peggy Knickerbocker, Christopher Hirsheimer

Chronicle Books, 2006

Mouth-watering
"The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market Cookbook" is filled with fabulous photographs, appetizing recipes and excellent tips about seasonal fruits, vegetables, herbs, meats, cheese, eggs and fish! Peggy Knickerbocker has done an excellent job at researching seasonal foods and the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market! She is a food and travel writer that has written for Gourmet, ...

Authentic Mexican 20th Anniversary Ed: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico

33 reviews
Rick Bayless

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2007

This Book is a Classic
I love this book. It combines information with good recipes. Rick Bayless is great and so is this book.

Two Meatballs in the Italian Kitchen

12 reviews
Pino Luongo, Mark Strausman

Artisan, 2007

A wonderful gift for our son's fiancee
We bought "Two Meatballs..." for our daughter-in-law to be, who is of Italian heritage and quite the young cook. She loves it! The day after Christmas my sister and I went to her apartment to make pasta from scratch. We had a rollicking good time and a wonderful bonding experience. "Two Meatballs ..." was our guide to creating the most luscious pasta I have ever eaten. We are looking forward ...

The Young Man and the Sea : Recipes and Crispy Fish Tales from Esca

4 reviews
David Pasternack, Ed Levine

Artisan/Workman Publishing Company, 2007

Wow!!....All the great restaurant recipes now at home!!
I've visited Dave's restaurant, Esca, many times over and have never been disappointed. He does amazing things with seafood...especially with foods which I would never think of eating raw. I've always wondered how he does such masterful dishes and this book gives me that insight, and it's so simple. I can't wait to start serving crudo to my guests!

Fried and True: Crispy and Delicious Dishes from Appetizers to Desserts

1 review
Rick Rodgers

Chronicle Books, 1998

Great cooking the way it used to be.
OK, so all of us have steered ourselves away from fried foods & towards poached chicken breasts (skinless, of course) and steamed vegetables. How about just a little taste of good eating from the past? No one is recommending a return to deep-fried foods as an everyday meal, but the taste treats in this book are just too good to ignore! Rodgers' chatty writing style and well-tested recipes ...

Simple Soirees: Seasonal Menus for Sensational Dinner Parties

6 reviews
Peggy Knickerbocker

Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2005

inspiring & easy to use
I like to have people over for dinner but I'm never sure what makes a good menu. This book takes the worry out of entertaining. The tone is accessible and reassuring, the recipes are great and not hard to follow. Now I feel confident enough to mix and match some of the menus and I know everything will come out alright. The photos and design are gorgeous so it's a good gift book, too.

Frank Stitt's Bottega Favorita: A Southern Chef's Love Affair with Italian Food
Frank Stitt

Artisan, 2008

There are some places worth traveling to just for the food: Rome, Venice . . . and now, Birmingham, Italy. In this companion to his first, best-selling cookbook, the beloved Southern chef Frank Stitt travels to Italy and brings the best of Mediterranean cuisine back home. To Stitt's mind, the two regions?Italy and the American South?share commonalities. Both native cuisines have a tradition of turning humble ingredients?ground corn, bitter ...

Venison (Game & Fish Mastery Library)

1 review
Rebecca Gray

Willow Creek Press, 1998

A feast for the eyes and the palate
Hirsheimer's photographs promise a mouthwatering feast and Gray's recipes deliver! In recent years, venison has been enjoying a growing public interest and this volume let's you jump in with both feet. The recipes are easy to follow and the illustrations add a touch of elegance. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy meal or something more involved, this work covers it all. Prepare ...

Saveur Cooks Authentic American: Celibrating the Recipes and Diverse Traditions of Our Rich Heritage

15 reviews
Colman Andrews, Dorothy Kalins

Chronicle Books, 1998

Great American Cooking
This book has a wonderful diversity of recipes, all fairly easy to prepare with ingredients that are easy to get. It's certainly attractive enough for a coffee table book, and the pictures are enough to get anyone's appetite going. Because of the recipes, though, it lives in my kitchen, and more than one page has got stains on it from use. I recommend the macaroni and cheese!

Cradle of Flavor
James/ Hirsheimer, Christopher (PHT) Oseland

W W Norton & Co Inc, 2006

The New Irish Table: 70 Contemporary Recipes

5 reviews
Margaret M. Johnson

Chronicle Books, 2003

Wonderful!
Margaret Johnson has struck gold again. This book is a wonderful journey through the world of New Irish cooking. The pictures are breathtaking. These are recepies you will want to try out in your own home! Thanks again Mrs. Johnson for keeping us close to Ireland.

Saveur Cooks Authentic French: Rediscovering the Recipes, Traditions, and Flavors of the World's Greatest ...

14 reviews
Colman Andrews, Dorothy Kalins

Chronicle Books, 1999

excellent book
I am professional chef and go thru tons of books in a year. This is one of the few I keep.

Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures

3 reviews
Rick Bayless, Lanie Bayless, ...

Abradale, 2006

Great step by step family cooking
This is a great cookbook for family cooking with step by step instructions. Highlights prep work to do first before everyone starts cooking. Family meals from all over the world - that Rick and his family have traveled to. Will encourage you to try new things with your kids or maybe encourage your kids to get in the kitchen and cook the family a meal.

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