false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172245989m/152723.jpg 152723 1 Judy Rodgers, chef-owner of San Francisco's Zuni Cafe, has produced a true classic with <I>The Zuni Cafe Cookbook</I>. This book gives the cook and the reader two accessible temptations: to read from cover to cover, and to cook from cover to cover. One of the great voices in food writing today, Judy Rodgers truly stands shoulder-to-shoulder with any of the master food writers who have preceded and influenced her. Her writing is as delicious as the famous Zuni Roast Chicken with Bread Salad, as simple and elegant as the Zuni Cafe Caesar Salad.<p>While firmly anchored in the food sentiments of California, Rodgers explores the honest <I>cuisine généreuse</I> of France, Tuscany, Umbria, Sicily, Catalonia, and Greece. Her chapter "Small Dishes to Start a Meal" runs to 65 pages! Look for her Lentil-Sweet Red Pepper Soup with Cumin and Black Pepper, her Citrus Risotto, and her Tomato Summer Pudding. Be sure to try Short Ribs Braised in Chimay Ale, and Rabbit with Marsala and Prune-Plums. Chapters are devoted to eggs, starchy dishes, sausage and charcuterie, and the cheese course; you'll also find all the basic chapters one might expect. Throughout, Gerald Asher provides insight into matching wines with foods.<p>Rodgers's natural instinct is to share and to teach, and the instructional material in <I>The Zuni Cafe Cookbook</I> is like a deep-tissue massage, improving any cook's posture and performance. Rodgers's fine book invites both the novice and the experienced cook to delve deep into the heart of real food and real cooking. <I>--Schuyler Ingle</I> 147413 23 9 2002 The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant total:126|5:4|4:2|3:3|2:1|1:0| 126 557 197 24 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 12:13:21 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 12:21:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 06:02:43 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 06:06:20 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jul 31 21:29:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 21:34:06 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 09:18:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 07:58:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 02 10:25:27 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 10:25:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 20 21:03:57 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 21:04:31 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jun 05 08:41:47 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 08:35:47 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 08:41:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 04 23:26:01 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 04 23:26:01 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Fri Feb 23 07:53:17 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 23 08:05:50 -0800 2007 This is more than a cookbook. It's a compendium of philosophies with contextual stories and recipes to back them up. I don't even know if there's a single reciple in the first 50 pages. Judy Rodgers is so opinionated and so passionate about her subject that every time I get near this book, it...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Jun 23 14:30:32 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 14:34:17 -0700 2007
My review: If you have time on your hands and like to cook, check it out.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 05 09:44:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 09:45:43 -0700 2007
That said, this is the hardest and most precise cookbook ever written, I would recommend it more for reading and not use.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 20 15:39:16 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 15:40:44 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Aug 08 09:17:03 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 09:18:24 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Sep 04 07:13:34 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 07:16:18 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Dec 26 07:42:28 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 10:30:58 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 24 10:32:35 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jan 24 18:46:30 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 18:47:13 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 07 14:57:02 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 14 18:08:31 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 15 23:10:40 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 23:12:05 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 10:10:46 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 22:47:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jul 15 09:16:27 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 09:16:27 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=152723