The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant27 reviews Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 Zuni rocks my kitchen + Awesome Cookbook + chicken recipe is well worth the price + Food + Desert Island Cookbook             The Kitchen Sessions With Charlie Trotter12 reviews Charlie Trotter Ten Speed Press, 1999 Excellent introduction to Trotter-style cooking + Gave as a Gift - They Loved It!!!! Highly Recommend + Cook like a master + Revising my review + Great book for the intuitive cook             Charlie Trotter's Meat and Game6 reviews Charlie Trotter, Tim Turner, ... Ten Speed Press, 2001 Don't try this at home! + Amazing + Give this to your hunter + Meat & Game Extravaganza! + all amazing books but this one at top             Alfred Portale Simple Pleasures : Home Cooking from the Gotham Bar and Grill's Acclaimed Chef5 reviews Alfred Portale, Andrew Friedman, 2004 One of the Best Examples of Modern Cooking + Non-recipe comments + One of my favorite cookbooks...simply outstanding! + love the restaurant, love the book!             Chez Panisse Fruit8 reviews Alice L. Waters William Morrow Cookbooks, 2002 Excellent Reference for Highly Seasonable Subject. Buy It. + A Touchstone Recipe Book + A Big Morsel for Repertoire and Soul + Well worth the expense             Bouchon36 reviews Thomas Keller Artisan, 2004 Fine restaurant cooking you really can do at home. + Beautiful book + Excellent gift + Very inspirational...             Le Bernardin Cookbook: Four-Star Simplicity13 reviews Maguy Le Coze, Eric Ripert Broadway, 1998 One of the Best Seafood Restaurant Books + Le Bernardin + Le Bernardin Cookbook `Le Bernardin Cookbook' by highly regarded seafood chef Eric Ripert and restaurateur Maguy Le Coze (cofounder of the restaurant with her brother Gilbert) is the first case where I wished I could give a half a star. In many ways, it is a classic restaurant cookbook which is better than average in ...             Sunday Suppers at Lucques: Seasonal Recipes from Market to Table25 reviews Suzanne Goin, Teri Gelber Knopf, 2005 delicious, accessible seasonal meals + Must Love To Cook + When you have the time and patience, it's near perfection + My favorite cookbook... + I love this cookbook...             Simple to Spectacular: How to Take One Basic Recipe to Four Levels of Sophistication20 reviews Jean Georges Vongerichten, Mark Bittman Broadway, 2000 Excellent Master Class on Everyday Dishes. Buy it! + Want to be popular? Entertain with recipes from this book. + Gourmet cuisine made simple!!!! `Simple to Spectacular' is the second of two collaborations by the dynamic duo of chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten and New York Times columnist and cookbook writer, Mark Bittman. The first, `Cooking at Home with chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten' is very good. This book is even better. To my seven (7) ...             The Babbo Cookbook22 reviews Mario Batali Clarkson Potter, 2002 One of my Favorites! + Lives Up To Expectations + Pleasantly surprised! + Labor-intensive recipes, with stunning results             Staff Meals from Chanterelle18 reviews David Waltuck, Melicia Phillips Workman Publishing Company, 2000 one of my desert-island cookbooks + Comfort food with attitude + Eclectic and delicious dishes + wonderful cookbook + Tribecca Cooking             Jean-Georges: Cooking At Home with a Four-Star Chef21 reviews Jean Georges Vongerichten, Mark Bittman Broadway Books, 1998 Easy Cuisine at home + One of my favorites + my favorite cooking book + a winner             Chez Panisse Desserts11 reviews Lindsey R. Shere Random House, 1994 Spectacular Sherbet and Ice Cream: Technique and Recipes + My favorite dessert book + Fantastic!!!!! + GREAT RECIPES, POOR EXAMPLES OF THEIBAUD + GET THIS BOOK!             Aquavit: And the New Scandinavian Cuisine14 reviews Marcus Samuelsson Houghton Mifflin, 2003 A different type of fusion + Aquavit:And the New Scandinavian Cuisine + Compelling, beaufiful to view + Full of surprises...             Chez Panisse Café Cookbook14 reviews Alice L. Waters William Morrow Cookbooks, 1999 More than a Cookbook, not quite a Classic + A good exposition of Alice Waters' work + You Didn't Expect To Cook With This, Did You? + Great book for the serious cook             Alfred Portale's Twelve Seasons Cookbook: A Month-by-Month Guide to the Best There is to Eat6 reviews Alfred Portale, Andrew Friedman Broadway, 2000 Portale is a FOOD GOD! + Ok + Great Visuals and Inspiration, lacks Proper Detail + Don't be afraid - dive in and mess up every pan you own. + Mouth-watering recipes suitable for all occasions             Charlie Trotter Cooks at Home22 reviews Charlie Trotter Ten Speed Press, 2000 An excellent collection of home recipes by a leading chef. + Must Have + As close as you can get to an easy Trotter cookbook + Best collection of recipes in one book I've ever found + A must-have for a budding foodie             The Herbal Kitchen: Cooking with Fragrance and Flavor9 reviews Jerry Traunfeld William Morrow Cookbooks, 2005 A green kitchen + Easy and Delicious Recipes, Even for the Non-Cook + Simple and Fresh never tasted so good! + This is my best cookbook. + Wonderful Info on Herbs-Recipes, Cultivation, and Deliscious Photos!             The French Laundry Cookbook104 reviews Thomas Keller Artisan, 1999 Awsome + Great + Precision Cooking Solely For Serious Home Cooks... + A look at French Laundry + culinary beauty             Flavor21 reviews Rocco Dispirito Hyperion, 2003 Great for experienced cooks + stunningly beautiful cookbook + An excellent book for a Foodie. + FLAVOR