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Dining In--Los Angeles, Cookbook: A Collection of Gourmet Recipes for Complete Meals from the Los Angeles Area's Finest Restaurants (Dining in Series)

Laurie Burrows Grad

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Cooking Fresh from the Bay Area (Eating Fresh Guides)

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Informative and Inspiring 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a great book for people who like to cook, people interested in living healthy, aware lifestyles, and a great resource guide for eating seasonally, locally, and organically. I think there is something like 80 different amazing recipes in the book. My favorites are the deserts: Summer Fruit Shortcake with Lemon Curd & Whipped Cream, Almond Tart with Fresh Berries & fresh Strawberry Ice Cream in Spring, a Winter Pumpkin Cheesecake with a Chocolate Hazelnut Crust, and multiple others. Of course, I wouldn't pass up any of the sumptuous entrees. If someone wanted to make me the Roasted Chicken with Tarragon Peach Sauce or the Smoked Lamb and Garlic Sausage with Roasted Red Pepper Confit & Mustard sauce, I would be happy enough to indulge them.

Beyond the food and recipes, there is a community within this book. It's a must-have for anyone living or travelling in California's Bay Area. One thing is for sure though--you don't have to be anywhere near California to enjoy the book. I highly recommend it.

Editorial Review:

More than 80 recipes from the region’s most acclaimed chefs, handpicked for their commitment to local, seasonal, and organic ingredients.

An Affair to Remember: Recipes, Menus, and Home-Entertaining Tips from Hollywood's Leading Caterers

Judy Kessler

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Fun if you have time 4 out of 5 stars.
5 of 7 people found this review helpful.

This book has some FABULOUS recipes, but they are definitely for special occasions or when you have a LOT of time on your hands. You would not want to be trying to whip up one of these recipes on the fly, at 6:00 on a school night. Plus, the kids would probably turn their noses up at the unusual dishes. But, if you're looking for a special recipe for a special night, look here.

An Exceptional Find! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Judy Kessler brings to our bookshelves that magical blend of childhood fantasy mixed with Hollywood glamour in An Affair To Remember! Not only were the recipes superb and exciting, but Kessler's caterers share trade secrets on reproducing their effects and ambiance on a more personal scale. It is for this reason that I give An Affair To Remember 5 stars!

An Exceptional Find! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Judy Kessler brings to our bookshelves that magical blend of childhood fantasy mixed with Hollywood glamour in An Affair To Remember! Not only were the recipes superb and exciting, but Kessler's caterers share trade secrets on reproducing their effects and ambiance on a more personal scale. It is for this reason that I give An Affair To Remember 5 stars!

Editorial Review:

Insider tips and 70 recipes from Tinseltown's premier caterers make this book an essential cooking reference when throwing a party the way they do in Hollywood. 35 color illustrations.

The Carnation Evaporated Milk Cookbook

Smithmark Publishing

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Los Angeles Times Cookbook: 1,000 Recipes of Famous Pioneer Settlers Featuring Seventy-Nine Old-Time California Spanish and Mexican Dishes

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From 1902 to 1917, the Los Angeles Times sponsored cooking contests. As a result, they published a series of winning recipes. The recipes were local to Southern California, including "Old-Time California, Spanish and Mexican Dishes...Recipes of Famous Pioneer Spanish Settlers." With Hispanic influences, the book contains reciptes such as: Alligator Pear Salad, Chili Con Carne, Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Frijoles, Albondigas, Chiles Rellenos and Tamale Pie. Much of the ingredients come from California. Listed as on of the one hundred best books on California cooking.

El Cholo Cookbook: Recipes and Memories from California's Best-Loved Mexican Kitchen

Merrill Shindler

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The cookbook is as memorable as the restaurant 5 out of 5 stars.
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I first went to El Cholo when I was a child from Manhattan. When we moved to LA, it was the first restaurant my parents took me to. And it was as good as we remembered. Last week I made the green corn tamales from the recipe in this book and they came out great! I love this cookbook.

No longer a native....... 5 out of 5 stars.
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Although I was born in LA when it WAS LA (1942), Mama took me north when I was two! But because of family members of the latino persuasion, I became enamored of the food. When Tia Joanne taught me how to make tamales from scratch, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. But when I stumbled on this incredibale cook book, I knew I had come home! The recipes are simple and yet they are so wonderfully full of tantalizing flavor! All the ingrediants are easy to procure and the recipes are easy to follow. Give yourself a break and try this great cookbook. The history alone is worth the reading!

A great cookbook! 4 out of 5 stars.
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I like cookbooks with more than just recipes, and this is one I can curl up with -- Merrill Shindler is witty and intelligent! My family and I have always enjoyed the food at El Cholo, so I was delighted to get the recipes -- all of the dishes I love to order are there. I already tried the Green Corn Tamales and I swear they turned out as good as the ones I order there. And they were easy. I especially liked all the little anecdotes from people who have eaten at El Cholo -- you can tell they were for real. I wish it had color pictures, but the design is very modern.

California Wine Country: Cooking Secrets

Kathleen DeVanna Fish

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Recipes from 48 Napa and Sonoma wineries, and 26 hand-picked restaurants.

The Hotel Del Coronado Cookbook

Beverly Bass

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Somewhere in time 4 out of 5 stars.
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I like this cookbook for the historical element it portrays. Unlike ordinary cookbooks which simply apply ingredients to an equation, this cookbook allows you to learn several aspects of the Hotel del Coronado's history. From the early years to the most recent recipe, you get a glimpse of the lifestyles and current affairs of each era. Not only entertaining, but recipes that can still be used today in charming to elegant parties. Author Beverly Bass's sophistication spans throughout this book in a way that only she can. I often use this book when preparing traditional, yet fine dined dinner parties.

Beautiful Keepsake Book 4 out of 5 stars.
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We vacationed at the Hotel del Coronado in May and felt like pampered royalty while there. I collect cookbooks, so this was of particular interest to me. It has so much history intertwined with the recipes, along with beautiful photography. A "must have" for "The Del" lovers!

California Cooking - Parties, Picnics, and Celebrations

Art Museum Council

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Perfect, Healthy dinner parties 5 out of 5 stars.
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With gorgeous photos and well tested recipes, California Cooking is the most important and thoroughly reliable cookbook for a modern home chef. Especially one interested in the vast variety of California and the freshness of California cuisine.
Each chapter begins by describing the mystery of a unique California region, then provides a creative menu suitable to the region's aura and lifestyle and finally gives every recipe needed to serve the complete menu with suggestions for beverages.
In the 5 years that I have used this book, it has never failed to give me dinner parties with "WOW". Each recipe is natural, fresh, interesting and uncomplicated. Each menu well planned with photos to show how to beautifully serve and garnish. It is a visual and practical gem.

Secrets of Success Cookbook: Signature Recipes and Insider Tips from San Francisco's Best Restaurants

Michael Bauer

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Recipes from the BEST but without the high price tag 5 out of 5 stars.
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If you want the luxury of eating out (and paying premium price) and don't want to bother with food prep, this book isn't for you. But if you enjoy the creativity, fun and economical (compared to restaurant prices) results of making your own meals you'll love this book. Admittedly, some of the recipes and ingredients are a bit out of the ordinary (Tongue Salad, for instance) but others use ordinary ingredients to get extraordinary results (Polenta Soup, made nothing more unusual than cornmeal, spices, some broth, etc). And the desserts...ahhh...try the Creme Brulee with the unusual addition of Cognac..or the Coconut Cake with Caramel ...or the Pear Broche Bread Pudding....and savor the results.

Editorial Review:

The San Francisco Bay Area and neighboring Wine Country are home to some of the world's finest restaurants. Ever wished you could recreate one of these fabulous restaurants' dishes in your own kitchen? Michael Bauer, esteemed food critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, has spent years twisting the arms of the Bay Area's best chef's for the secrets to their signature dishes. Now they're all collected in The Secrets of Success Cookbook. Filled with anecdotes, insider tips and techniques, plus over 300 great recipes from all over the Bay Area, this must-have book will help you dazzle your dinner guests from the first course to the last. Where it's a spoonful of cocoa powder in Bistro Jeanty's Coq au Vin or the double-baking technique for Zax's Goat Cheese Souffle, The Secrets of Success Cookbook offers the inside scoop on bringing the taste of Northern California's most-prized culinary delights home to your own table.