Unconstrained by tradition or viticultural regulation, California winemakers enjoy a freedom that has resulted in a remarkable range of world-class wines. Beautifully illustrated with original photographs and detailed color maps, this guide introduces California wine by exploring the best that the state has to offer from lush Sonoma Chardonnay to spicy Santa Barbara Syrah to heady Amador Zinfandel. …
San Francisco is world-renowned for its chefs and restaurants, and the acclaimed food section of the San Francisco Chronicle is widely acknowledged to be one of the best food sections in the country. Regular contributors include some of the finest chefs and food writers anywhere, among them Joyce Goldstein, Flo Braker, Alice Waters, Jeremiah Tower, Marlena Spieler, Janet …
Tadich Grill: The Story of San Francisco’s Oldest Restaurant, With Recipes
In 1849, an unassuming coffee stand was founded on the San Francisco waterfront. The constants throughout the Tadich’s evolution have been hearty seafood and other local specialties, and the stewardship of Croatian American families. John Tadich immigrated to San Francisco in 1872 and started working at the then-called New World Coffee Saloon soon after, becoming sole owner …
Cooking My Way Back Home: Recipes from San Francisco’s Town Hall, Anchor & Hope, and Salt House
A collection of 100 of Mitchell Rosenthal’s personal recipes for Southern-inspired comfort food with a California influence.In Cooking My Way Back Home, Mitchell Rosenthal delivers the same warmth, personality, and infectious enthusiasm for sharing food as can be found at his wildly popular San Francisco restaurants, Town Hall, Anchor and Hope, and Salt House. With his trademark exuberance and …
Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig’s Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country
With anticipated excitement, Sondra Bernstein’s second book Plats du Jour; the girl & the fig’s Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country really takes you on a Sonoma journey. The book features over 125 full color photographs and over 100 wine country recipes.These are recipes from the beloved wine Country Destination restaurant in Sonoma that have been tailored …
The Vineyard Kitchen: Menus Inspired by the Seasons (Cookbooks)
In this age of celebrity chefs and rarefied ingredients, it is a great pleasure to publish this creative and wholesome collection of recipes, The Vineyard Kitchen, by Maria Helm Sinskey. In her debut book, Maria shares the homey yet sophisticated recipes that have made her one of America’s most celebrated chefs and a culinary star. Though Maria lives …
Finally . . . a real-world guide that will help you navigate the supermarket and stock up on guilt-free foods, from mealtime must-haves to snack finds and more! It’s Hungry Girl’s ultimate resource for grocery-store survival—a must-own manual that makes shopping for better-for-you foods easy and fun! Inside you’ll find:* HG All-Stars and grocery-store standouts! * Calorie counts …
Every once in a while a restaurant changes a city’s dining scene forever. In San Francisco, that restaurant is Boulevard. In 1993 Nancy Oakes first breathed life into a glorious but forgotten beaux arts building —a survivor of the 1906 earthquake —with her gutsy and ebullient cooking. Just a decade later, the Audiffred Building overlooks a bustling Ferry …