Celebrity Chef, Restaurant Cookbooks
Cookbooks We Love presents reviews of cookbooks by celebrity chefs, famous restaurants, popular cooking personalities, plus Food Network and TV cooks. Included are cooking and cookery book offerings by some of the most famous culinary names in print and on television including Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa), Julia Child, Sara Moulton, Gida Delaurentiis, Jamie Oliver, Rachel Ray, Martha Stewart, Nigella Lawson, Mario Batali, Alton Brown, Maya Angelou and more. These outstanding cooking books combine excellent recipes, quality production and solid entertainment.
August 04, 2004
Taste Pure and Simple
by Michel Nischan
Chef Michel Nischan substitutes standard chef flavoring enhancers such as butter, cream, and saturated fats with vegetable juices, olive oil, and other healthful alternatives to create dishes that are bursting with crisp flavor and goodness. Taste Pure and Simple offers a wide array of elegant, restaurant-inspired, and robust dishes.....
July 04, 2004
30-Minute Meals 2
by Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray’s 30-Minute Meals 2 is the companion cookbook to her television show on the Food Network. Ray’s approach is simple, straightforward and fun......
May 04, 2004
Chez Panisse Vegetables
by Alice Waters
In Chez Panisse Vegetables, Alice Waters and the cooks of her famed California restaurant Chez Panisse have selected 250 of the most irresistible and delightful recipes for 40 of their favorite vegetables—most are readily available fresh and locally at some time of the year. Waters has conveniently arranged each featured vegetable in alphabetical order.....
May 04, 2004
Everyday Greens
by Annie Somerville
Everyday Greens is the first Greens book in a decade, and author Annie Somerville, executive chef since 1985, has written the most accessible cookbook yet. This is sophisticated, meatless cuisine packed with satisfying flavor. Greens cookbooks are well loved for sophisticated and creative vegetarian cuisine.....
May 04, 2004
The Zuni Cafe Cookbook
by Judy Rodgers
A deserving winner of a 2003 IACP award, this first book from Judy Rodgers presents favorite dishes from her San Francisco restaurant and plenty of insight into how you can recreate the magic in your own kitchen. Some of the recipes are labor-of-love intensive, with the end result—as in her signature dish, Zuni Roast Chicken with Bread Salad.....
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May 02, 2004
I’m Just Here For the Food
by Alton Brown
Winner of the 2003 James Beard Award, Best Reference Book. The host of the Food Network’s “Good Eats” presents a no-nonsense tutorial on kitchen science. In this, his first cookbook, the popular kitchen host presents shiny new cooks with an instruction manual.....
April 29, 2004
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
by Ina Garten
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook is one of those rare pleasures where a cookbook offers up as much style as it does substance. Author Ina Garten believes that ”Food is not about impressing people… it’s about making them feel comfortable.” This philosophy
April 04, 2004
Nancy Silverton’s Pastries from the La Brea Bakery
by Nancy Silverton
For home cooks wanting more on the slightly sweet side, Nancy Silverton’s Pastries from the La Brea Bakery is the follow-up to the popular Breads from the La Brea Bakery......
March 02, 2004
Nigella Bites
by Nigella Lawson
Nigella Bites is the companion cookbook to Nigella Lawson’s popular TV series. The show, and consequently the chapters in the book, are arranged according to the sort of cooking that we might want to do, depending on our life, our timetable, and our mood. This is the food she cooks for her herself.....
February 28, 2004
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
by Julia Child , Jacques Pepin
Cook some classic dishes with two professionals for the price of one book. Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home is the companion volume to a public television series hosted by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin. Julia and Jacques have their own distinct opinions and approaches to cooking.....
February 07, 2004
Lidia’s Italian Table
by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
In this companion to the National Public Television Series, Lidia Bastianich shares her warmth, expertise, childhood stories and 200 authentic Italian recipes. Lidia’s Italian Table is overflowing with glorious Italian food, highlighted by Lidia’s personal collection.....
February 04, 2004
Nancy Silverton’s Sandwich Book
by Nancy Silverton
A great collection of favorites taken from master baker Nancy Silverton’s Sandwich Nights at Campanile, her award-winning restaurant. Some new ideas for sandwiches such as Bacon, Avocado and Watercress plus Asparagus, Poached Egg, Prosciutto and Fontina share space with old favorites like the Croque Monsieur.....
January 29, 2004
The Olives Table
by Todd English
This is a collection of robust and intensely flavorful dishes to prepare when you want to pull out all the stops and impress your dinner guests. There are about 200 dishes in this popular volume from Todd English.....
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January 28, 2004
The America’s Test Kitchen Cookbook
by Editors of Cook's Illustrated
America’s Test Kitchen is the hit public television show filmed in the offices of Cook’s Illustrated Magazine just outside of Boston. Here the editors develop recipes, rate cookware, taste-test ingredients, and perform science experiments—all in the name of good cooking. Let them figure out for you the secret to fudgey brownies and 90-minute roast turkey....
January 04, 2004
Back to the Table
by Art Smith
From Art Smith, Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef, comes a unique cookbook with more than 150 recipes to strengthen bonds between loved ones. Winner of the 2002 James Beard Cookbook Award for General category, Back to the Table aims to bring families back to the table and back to each other. Having spent most of his lengthy culinary career.....
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