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Title: Secrets of Success Cookbook: Signature Recipes and Insider Tips from San Francisco's Best Restaurants by Michael Bauer ISBN: 0-8118-2502-7 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Some VERY good recipes
Comment: Everything I've tried in this cookbook has been great. I lived in the Bay Area for quite a while and I miss many of the restaurants. This cookbook lets me enjoy some of the great food I had in San Francisco without buying a plane ticket.
Especially tasty have been: Pan-Seared Hailbut with Leek and Pernod Sauce, Pork Braised in Milk and Herbs, Garlic Chicken, and my all-time favorte rib recipe Baby Back Ribs with Ginger-Soy Glaze.
I've learned a lot from the recipes in this book. The "Secrets of Success" sidebars are really helpful. For example, I learned that cooking ribs three times -- steaming, baking, then grilling--makes the ribs incredbily tender and juicy.
I don't quite understand the other reviewers' objections to the ingredients. Is it really that hard to get items like saffron, Pernod, or soft goat cheese outside of major cities? This book's recipes don't require many ingredients more exotic than these. And yes, there is a recipe for tongue salad, but there are also over a dozen recipes for chicken.
This cookbook doesn't just sit on the shelf, I'm regularly trying new recipes and almost all of them have been successes. I might even try the Liver and Onions with Apples.
Rating: 5
Summary: Recipes from the BEST but without the high price tag
Comment: 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.
Rating: 2
Summary: Disappointing
Comment: Wish I would have seen the list of receipes before buying this book. Too many have items I would never be interested in like quail, squab and liver -- YUK!! Also, who has the time to grind their own meat for burgers? I am sending this one back ASAP.
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Title: The San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook by Michael Bauer, Fran Irwin ISBN: 0811814459 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The San Francisco Chronicle Cookbook Volume II by Michael Bauer, Fran Irwin, Micheal Bauer ISBN: 0811830217 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant by Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher ISBN: 0393020436 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 23 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Savoring San Francisco: Recipes from the City's Neighborhood Restaurants by Carolyn Miller, Sharon Smith, David Wakely ISBN: 1570612366 Publisher: Sasquatch Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Cuisine of Hubert Keller by Hubert Keller, John Harrisson, Lois Ellen Frank ISBN: 0898158079 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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