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Title: The Tra Vigne Cookbook: Seasons in the California Wine Country by Michael Chiarello, Penelope Wisner, Karl Petzke ISBN: 0-8118-1986-8 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.92 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The true tale of a meat lover's conversion
Comment: I've had the Tra Vigne Cookbook for a year now, and I use it regularly. It's an attractive book, with beautiful photos and surprisingly intriguing introductions to the recipes. It's hard to stop browsing once you open the book, and it's harder to close the book without doing some cooking. The dishes are fantastic. The Chicken with Roasted Lemon and Rosemary Sauce is a favorite, as is the Fusilli Michelangelo. (Read the intro to either of these dishes and try to resist cooking them.)
The book is arranged seasonally, with chapters on essential ingredients for each season. Spring ingredients include asparagus, garlic, peas, and potatoes. Summer ingredients include corn, tomatoes, and bell peppers. And so on. I shop at a grocery store, not a farmers market, and I've had a less-than-happy relationship with vegetables since infancy, so I was skeptical of the whole seasonal-cooking thing at first. But I enjoy browsing through the new season's recipes as the year changes, and I've tried dishes and ingredients that are not usually a part of my diet. It's hard to object to broccoli when it's served in a creamy Very Green Soup sprinkled with crunchy gremolata.
It would have been nice in book a subtitled "Seasons in the California Wine Country" to have more information about wine. Few recipes actually use wine and there is no advice on what wines to pair with the food.
Despite the elegant presentations shown in the photos, none of the recipes are too difficult to try. They're just challenging enough for the amateur cook who likes to do a little more than the usual home cooking. The Tra Vigne Cookbook is a lot of fun, and the food is delicious.
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful book, I can't wait to dig into it.
Comment: I've been a big fan of the Tra Vigne restaurant for years. It's a fun place with fantastic food, and fun events such as wine tastings. I swear it has the best smelling food of any restaurant anywhere. It's delicious torture to wait for your food and get whiffs of the entrees going by.
It was with this excited expectation that I opened this book. And although I just received it as a birthday gift, I'm anxious to dig and try to recreate some of the fantstic food I've experienced in Michael's restaurant.
I can tell you already that this cookbook has a wonderful layout. For example, the table of contents (usually dreadfully dull) is a beautiful display of graphic design. Along one side are the seasons, and along the top different types of food. It's an unusual and neat way of showing this information and immediately leads the cook to think of seasonal meals and menus.
Some of the recipes in the book look surprisingly complex so this isn't a volume for beginners. But if they can help me recreate the great meals I've had in the restaurant without needing to travel to St. Helena they will be worth the extra effort.
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy it now
Comment: His PBS show is incredible, his recipes are to die for, and he is gorgeous to boot. What other reasons are there for buying this book?
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Title: Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking by Michael Chiarello, Janet Kessel Fletcher, Deborah Jones ISBN: 0811833836 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Mustards Grill Napa Valley Cookbook by Cindy Pawlcyn, Brigid Callinan, Brigid Callanan, Laurie Smith ISBN: 1580080456 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Terra: Cooking from the Heart of Napa Valley by Hiro Sone, Lissa Doumani ISBN: 1580081495 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Flavored Oils: 50 Recipes for Cooking With Infused Oils by Michael Chiarello, Penny Wisner, Penelope Wisner, Daniel Proctor ISBN: 081180898X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Napa Stories : Profiles, Reflections, and Recipes from the Napa Valley by Chiarello Michael ISBN: 1584791160 Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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