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the girl & the fig cookbook: More than 100 Recipes from the Acclaimed California Wine Country Restaurant

by Sondra Bernstein

In 1997, Sondra Bernstein opened the doors to the first girl & the fig restaurant, showcasing her love of locally grown ingredients and her passion for French food. She named her restaurant for the fruit that...

California Dish: What I Saw (and Cooked) at the American Culinary Revolution

by Jeremiah Tower

Widely recognized as the godfather of modern American cooking and a mentor to such rising celebrity chefs as Mario Batali, Jeremiah Tower is one of the most influential cooks of the last thirty years. Now, the...

Mustards Grill Napa Valley Cookbook

by Cindy Pawlcyn, Brigid Callinan & Laurie Smith

As anyone who has spent time in Napa Valley knows, Mustards Grill is an institution in the wine country—the friendly restaurant where locals first started going for a full plate of fabulous food and a glass...

Cindy's Supper Club: Meals from Around the World to Share with Family and Friends

by Cindy Pawlcyn

A collection of 125 chef-worthy global recipes presented in international dinner menus, drawn from renowned chef Cindy Pawlcyn’s informal gatherings.

One of the leading female chefs, Cindy Pawlcyn has selected...

Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones: 90 Recipes for Making Your Own Ice Cream and Frozen Treats from Bi-Rite Creamery

by Kris Hoogerhyde, Anne Walker & Dabney Gough

San Francisco’s Bi-Rite Creamery is as well known for its small-batch, handcrafted, show-stoppingly inventive ice cream as it is for the long line that snakes around the block. Guests young and old flock to...

Weeknights with Giada: Quick and Simple Recipes to Revamp Dinner

by Giada De Laurentiis

Giada De Laurentiis is one of America’s most-loved culinary stars, adored for her Food Network hit shows and her New York Times bestselling cookbooks alike, both of which feature her fresh, flavorful Italian...

The California Artichoke Cookbook: From the California Artichoke Advisory Board

by Mary Comfort & Noreen Griffee

Do you get all choked up when the subject of artichokes is raised? Well, maybe thistle help . . . The folks at the California Artichoke Board have developed 40 mouth-watering recipes for this versatile culinary...

Joanne Weir's More Cooking in the Wine Country: 100 New Recipes for Living and Entertaining

by Joanne Weir

"Somehow, we all must eat. we can make indifferent meals, with little connection to where the food comes from. Or we can make meals that are cooked in harmony with the earth and with the seasons, and which are...

Mexican Made Easy: Everyday Ingredients, Extraordinary Flavor

by Marcela Valladolid

Why wait until Tuesday night to have tacos—and why would you ever use a processed kit—when you can make vibrant, fresh Mexican food every night of the week with Mexican Made Easy?

On her Food Network show,...

The Cakebread Cellars American Harvest Cookbook: Celebrating Wine, Food, and Friends in the Napa Valley

by Dolores Cakebread & Jack Cakebread

Every September during harvest season, the Cakebread family invites five up-and-coming chefs and a host of local farmers to their winery for a weekend of tasting, talking, cooking, and sharing. A whirlwind short...