The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Fra

Description: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher For twenty-four years, in an odd and intimate warren of rooms, San Franciscans of every variety have come to the Zuni Cafe with high expectations and have rarely left disappointed. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For twenty-four years, in an odd and intimate warren of rooms, San Franciscans of every variety have come to the Zuni Café with high expectations and have rarely left disappointed. In The Zuni Café Cookbook, a book customers have been anticipating for years, chef and owner Judy Rodgers provides recipes for Zunis most well-known dishes, ranging from the Zuni Roast Chicken to the Espresso Granita. But Zunis appeal goes beyond recipes. Harold McGee concludes, "What makes The Zuni Café Cookbook a real treasure is the voice of Zunis Judy Rodgers," whose book "repeatedly sheds a fresh and revealing light on ingredients and dishes, and even on the nature of cooking itself." Deborah Madison (Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) says the introduction alone "should be required reading for every person who might cook something someday."24 pages of color; 50 black-and-white photographs Flap A stroke of good fortune brought Judy Rodgers to the doorstep of the Troisgros Brothers three-star restaurant in Roanne, France, when she was only a high school student. For more than a year, she watched closely, tasted relentlessly, and recorded every culinary thing she could. Won over by la cuisine-while also taking time out to earn a degree at Stanford-she continued her explorations by cooking in the southwest of France, then headed for Tuscany, Umbria, and Sicily, and later Catalonia and Greece, always in search of honest cuisine genereuse, and always taking notes. In 1987, Judy arrived at San Franciscos Zuni Cafe, eager to share the bounty she had amassed. Through years of creating daily menus for the cafe, she nurtured all the culinary traditions she observed in her travels, adapting them to the emerging traditions of Californian cooking. At last, after years of anticipation, The Zuni Cafe Cookbook is here and lets you share in and enjoy the repertory that continues to captivate locals and travelers alike. Chef-owner Judy Rodgers has assembled a generous collection of 250 recipes and woven them together with a lifetimes worth of culinary lore. She walks you through each dish, providing friendly explanations of the how and why of every step-youll feel she is standing next to you in the kitchen as you cook. Crystal-clear essays on deciding what to cook, shopping for your food, and the habit of tasting will liberate the inexperienced cook and provide new insight for the experienced. Judys ideas on roasting, braising, and pastry-making break new ground. And her "Practice of Salting Early" may forever change how you cook. Youll find the world-famous Zuni Roast Chicken and Caesar Salad as well as the Zuni Hamburger and the very special Espresso Granita. Along the way youll find advice on serving oysters, as well as how to endow a simple salad with finesse and heart and how to assemble a modest but exquisite cheese course. Youll learn what makes a stock for a soup or sauce extraordinary, what makes duck confit succulent, and what makes a risotto silky and rich. Judy will also convince you to make her favorite "labor-of-love-intensive" dishes-braised oxtails, a fragrant porcbetta, graisserons, and a treasury of rabbit recipes. This is honest, yet sophisticated, food from the heart. Designed as it is for cooks, The Zuni Cafe Cookbook is also a treat for readers who enjoy curling up with a cookbook at night. Colorful stories are interspersed among the recipes and cooking lessons to deepen your understanding of the art of cooking and how its careful practice can enrich daily life. Judys fine prose will draw you into the process, making reading her instructions as easy and satisfying as eating her food. Offering a new way to think about ingredients, and the act of cooking, The Zuni Cafe Cookbook is a masterwork, bringing together the ideas and practices of one of the most skilled cooks and food writers today. Author Biography Judy Rodgers (1956—2013) was chef and owner of the Zuni Café in San Francisco. Gerald Asher is a lifelong devotee to wine. Wine editor of Gourmet for 30 years, he has been honored for his writing and work in the international wine trade. He holds the Order of the Mérite Agricole from the French government and is an inductee of Californias Vintners Hall of Fame. Review "Better than the cuisine, though, is the writing-and how many restaurant cookbooks can you say that about? Even the recipes are a joy to read." -- Russ Parsons - Los Angeles Times Prizes Winner of International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award 2003 Winner of James Beard Foundation Book Award 2003 Review Text "A unique and rich resource, for fans of the restaurant and for food lovers everywhere." Review Quote "This years best cookbook--the one people are still likely to be talking about, and cooking from, 20 years down the line.... Just opening this book up is like plunking down the needle on one of those old LPs that tells you, on first listen, that youve made a friend youre going to keep for the rest of your life." Details ISBN0393020436 Pages 552 Language English ISBN-10 0393020436 ISBN-13 9780393020434 Media Book Format Hardcover Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Short Title ZUNI CAFE CKBK Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9780393020434 NZ Release Date 2003-01-07 Illustrations 24 pages of color; 50 black-and-white photographs UK Release Date 2003-01-07 Publisher WW Norton & Co Imprint WW Norton & Co Subtitle A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Franciscos Beloved Restaurant DEWEY 641.50979461 Audience General Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-01-07 US Release Date 2003-01-07 AU Release Date 2010-01-07 Author Gerald Asher We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:675155;

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