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The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant

For twenty-four years, in an odd and intimate warren of rooms, San Franciscans of every variety have come to the Zuni Café with high expectations and have rarely left disappointed. In The Zuni Café Cookbook, a book customers have been anticipating for years, chef and owner Judy Rodgers provides recipes for Zuni's most well-known dishes, ranging from the Zuni Roast Chicken to the Espresso Granita. But Zuni's appeal goes beyond recipes. Harold McGee concludes, "What makes The Zuni Café Cookbook a real treasure is the voice of Zuni's Judy Rodgers," whose book "repeatedly sheds a fresh and revealing light on ingredients and dishes, and even on the nature of cooking itself." Deborah Madison (Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) says the introduction alone "should be required reading for every person who might cook something someday." 24 pages of color, 50 black-and-white photographs.  more

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jun-09-2009

A pleasure to read

This book covers a selection of Italian (and a few French) dishes served in the author's Californian restaurant. The recipes comes across as quite Italian, but there might be some very slight Californian modifications. This is a recipe collection but there is also a fair bit of background...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jan-14-2009

Revolutionary cookbook

This is a revolutionary and amazing cookbook. Is it for everyone? I would say NO. This cookbook is for those who value extraordinary culinary experiences. If you want a cookbook that will give you weekday 30 minute recipes, this is not for you. If you want a cookbook that produces memorable...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Sep-18-2008

Dissapointing

I like to cook, but this book is entirely too esoteric. I have never made a recipe from it.

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  • Posted: Sep-14-2008

No, this cookbook really is for everyone!

Summary: With these recipes and techniques you can almost magically turn relatively few items into unimaginable dishes that highlight the main ingredient. While some recipes can be complicated as written, you can take shortcuts and still enjoy amazing results.This books lets you precisely...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Sep-15-2007

Awesome Cookbook

I was eager to purchase this book after tasting the best "Roasted Rosemary Potatoes" I have ever eaten in my life at a friends house. I am a simple cook, but love good food. This book is beautifully written, and does not intimidate me. I feel as if I can make every recipe and make it...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: May-07-2007

chicken recipe is well worth the price

zuni is my favorite san francisco restaurant. i bought this book for the chicken recipe, the restaurant signature dish; it works perfectly and satisfies a life long goal of making a perfect roast chicken. have only glanced at other recipes.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jan-11-2007

Food

The book was bought as a gift. I looked at it and I do not know if I would purchase a copy for myself. Some of the ingredience might be difficult to obtain if you do not live near the coast. The recipies seemed advanced.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Apr-17-2006

Zuni rocks my kitchen

I have not eaten at the restaurant, and I have no special culinary skills outside of being a good home cook. In fact, I can rarely follow a recipe.This book is a really fun read, and inspirational. Some rather mundane foods, like stale bread/onions/greens/cheese come together in a most divine...

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  • Posted: Jul-17-2005

Desert Island Cookbook

As my cookbook collection continues to grow, this book remains one of my favorites. It is a well written classy book that I personally admire. It is definately a book for foodies and not a quick reference for some quick dinner ideas.The recipes are very obviously real and tested and if one wishes...

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  • Posted: Mar-31-2005

A true classic

I have to join those who love this book--there's no other way to express my opinion. Reading it is like having Judy Rodgers sitting in your kitchen chatting with you while you're cooking. Yes, some of the ingredients called for have very limited availability, but even in those recipes you can...

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