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 enlarge | Author: Alice L. Waters
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
Buy Used: $6.59
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 21142
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 0060175834
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.50979467
UPC: 099455034005
EAN: 9780060175832
ASIN: 0060175834
Publication Date: September 1, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Visible shelf wear -- may have some notes/markings on pages
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| Customer Reviews:
 Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook October 11, 2000
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was beyond excited to receive this cookbook after my wife and I had the intense pleasure of dining at Chez Panisse for our anniversary. However, while it contains fascinating background information on both the history of the Cafe and its purveyors, its recipes seem unduly impressed with themselves and somewhat precious. The esoteric nature of many of the ingredients provokes a cumulative eye-rolling effect, and to tell the truth, some recipes (Spaghetti with Herb Meatballs) that you would expect to elevate the mundane end up tasting... well, mundane. Great for reading, so-so for cooking. I love you Alice Waters, but I think I'll stick to eating your food.
A great read, but not for everyone September 8, 2000
A wonderful book to cook with or just to read, but it may not be what you're looking for if you don't have access to the variety and quality of ingredients some Californians might take for granted. There is a great respect for the food and the land that comes through; it makes you feel like buying organic and planting a garden ... or moving to California.
 Suckered twice August 28, 2000
24 out of 28 found this review helpful
Previously bought the Chez Panisse Cookbook, was disappointed and then bought this one thinking it might be an improvement. Something about the recipes in these books leaves me cold. Either the recipes are unappealing, or they require exotic ingredients that are difficult to find in this part of the country. Also, not a lot of content for the price. I would not buy this until I had browsed it in a regular bookstore. Two mistakes are enough.
I Need a Better Grocery March 9, 2000
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
Alice Waters is an amazing chef who's tastes buds are on the mark. If only my grocery store had all of the ingredients she calls for. I've made several recipes from this book, some simply, some with more flair. All with great success. There are many I'd love to try but not until I can find the ingredients she calls for.It's also one of the few in my collection that is simply gorgeous just to look at.
 Disappointing February 4, 2000
18 out of 30 found this review helpful
I received this book as a Christmas present (through Amazon)and have tried and tried to be friends with it, pulling it off the shelf , looking through it and then returning it to the shelf in favor of my other cookbooks. It is cold and self-congratulating throughout, and the ingredients are not appealing to me. My diet is healthful vegetarian, and this book contains a lot of meat and ingredients I can not find in my area. If anyone wants an unused copy, let me know!
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