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The Connoisseur Kitty brings you first-quality posters, books, condiments, pepper mills, picnic baskets, and more good stuff. Competitive prices & 101% guaranteed.
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Wildwood - Cooking from the Source in the Pacific Northwest by Cory Schreiber Chef Cory Schreiber opened the Wildwood restaurant in Portland five years ago and has rapidly become a leading figure in the region’s bustling culinary scene -- winning the James Beard Award in 1998 for Best Chef: Pacific Northwest. Schreiber emphasizes organic produce prepared in ways that allow the natural beauty and flavors of the ingredients to shine forth, unobstructed by fussy embellishments. With its lavish food and landscape photography, inspired recipes, and passionate personal narrative, Wildwood presents the dishes that have earned Mr. Schreiber national acclaim, and offers a window into the source of his creativity. 240 Pages. List price: 39.95. $31.95  |
How to Repair Food by Mariana and John Bear with Tanya Zeryck Revised. You need never be embarassed by bland, burned, or otherwise substandard food - and the book's a hoot to read, even if you haven't suffered a kitchen disaster… yet. They combine the practicality of Heloise with the humor of Dr. Ruth." - Publishers Weekly. 80,000 copies in print. Book-of-the-Month Club. 144 pages. List price $8.95. $7.95
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The Great Steak Book By Grady Spears and Victoria Randall Any cowboy worthy of his spurs will tell you beef isn’t just what’s for dinner—it’s a way of life. So when you’re wondering what to do with that glorious cut of sirloin, why not turn to a real expert for advice? We’re not just talking about any cowboy, mind you—ranch hand–turned-chef Grady Spears spent years riding and roping on the range before becoming executive chef of the legendary Reata restaurants in Texas and California. Inside, you’ll learn about the importance of where beef is raised; what the choice cuts are by season; and which cuts work best with different cooking methods. And best of all, Grady shares his extensive collection of tips, techniques, and recipes for cooking up sizzling, juicy steaks that will satisfy the fiercest of appetites. So fire up the grill or ready the range—it’s chowtime! 144 pages. List price $15.95. $14.25 |
Cybercafes - A Worldwide Guide for Travelers, Third Edition by Catherine Stanton You’re footloose and fancy free in Budapest—or on a safari in Zimbabwe—but you’d like to stay connected to home and family. Sound familiar? With the rise of the cybercafe, you can have your croissant and e-mail too, in over 750 locations throughout Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific. Originally self-published and now in its third edition, this handy pocket guide lists every spot where electronic globetrotters can check their e-mail, scan a snapshot and send an electronic postcard, confirm travel arrangements, or just surf the Net, while sipping a latte and soaking in the local scene. Recommended by the New York Times and used by tens of thousands of in-the-know travelers worldwide, CYBERCAFES is the eight-ounce lifesaver that no savvy traveler should leave home without. 352 pages. List price $9.95. $8.95 |
Helene Siegel Die Cuts - Totally Basics
Totally Burgers Over the last thirty years, this versatile all-American favorite has found its way into every nook and cranny of the globe, from Santiago to Zanzibar, from Bombay to Tai Pei, and from Rome to Nome. At last, this Yankee food of humble origin is home again with enough foreign flavors to satisfy even the most world-weary palate. There’s even a chapter devoted to the vegetarian burger. Die cut. 96 pages. List price $4.95. $4.45 |
Totally Steak When sprouts and a veggie burger just won't cut it, build up those red blood cells and fire up the barbecue, broiler, or wok. Die cut. 96 pages. List price $4.95. $4.45
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Totally Picnic TOTALLY PICNIC presents a potpourri of alfresco feats for a host of inspired occasions—from an intimate indoor fête to a Baja beach bash. Die cut. 96 pages. List price $4.95. $4.45
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Totally Eggs Rediscover this low cost, high-protein, low-fat, highly versitile food. Die cut. 96 pages. List price $4.95. $4.45
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Totally Pancakes & Waffles This book features pancakes & waffles, the quintessential comfortfoods. The familiar flapjack isn’t just for breakfast anymore. Create a brunch, lunch, an early supper, late dinner, or a decidedly different dessert. Die cut. 96 pages. List price $4.95. $4.45 |
Totally Camping The call of the wild has proved irresistible as the Totallys take us camping. Whether your idea of roughing it is an overnight at the local park or a weekend at Yosemite, there’s nothing like a hearty meal at the beginning (or end) of a day outdoors. Forget the trail mix, instant oatmeal, and powdered eggs. This is real food! Die cut. 96 pages. List price $4.95. $4.45 |
Totally Cheese It is a fact that milk was one of the earliest foods ever to be preserved, and despite the passage of a millennium or two, it seems we“ve never lost our taste for this versatile dairy derivative. In TOTALLY CHEESE, it adds richness, texture and taste to everything it touches: scrambled eggs become an omelette, flatbread becomes pizza, noodles become pasta. And as always, Helene brings a new twist to old favorites like cheeseburgers and cheesecake. Die cut. 96 pages. List price $4.95. $4.45 |
Totally Corn by Helene Siegel & Karen Gillingham Do you have a craving for corn? Die cut. 96 pages. List Price $4.95. $4.45
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Totally Apples A celebration of America’s favorite, and possibly most versatile fruit—the apple. They are the sweet essentials in salads, slaws, and soups and provide a saucy counterpoint to any entrée. Apples are the key to classic compotes, chutneys, glazes, and stuffings, along with homespun snacks and desserts delectable enough to have kept Johnny Appleseed at home. Die cut. 96 pages. List price $4.95. $4.45 |
Cooking with Caprial Pence
Caprial Cooks for Friends Hard cover. The fourth installment in Caprial’s PBS cooking show series, CAPRIAL COOKS FOR FRIENDS presents the beloved chef’s take on casual, robust entertaining, Pacific Northwest–style. In this companion book, Caprial escorts readers into her home kitchen, where she serves up over 120 crowd-pleasing recipes and shares her secrets for pulling off brunches, lunches, and dinners. Whether you’re cooking for a low-key weekend get-together, a special holiday, or a formal occasion, Caprial will help you prepare a flawlessly executed meal that, most importantly, will leave you with plenty of time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the company. 204 pages. List price $24.95. $19.95 |
Caprial's Soups & Sandwiches Three books into her popular line, television chef Caprial has become someone people count on for simple, satisfying cafe food—often with an unusual or elegant twist. What could be simpler and more satisfying than a perfect soup accompanied by a delightfully flavorful sandwich? In this latest trip to Caprial’s Northwestern kitchen, readers will delight in 50 recipes that go far, far beyond the standard lunch fare, with only a minimum of effort. Fancy curling up on the couch with just the perfect handheld meal? Or maybe impressing an impromptu luncheon gathering or informal supper? Well, how about “Salmon and Dill Chowder,” “Roasted Garlic-Basil Bisque,” “Prosciutto, Brie, and Pear Focaccia Sandwich with Homemade Mustard,” or a “Roasted Portobello and Bell Pepper Sandwich with Rosemary Mayo”? Presented with Caprial’s familiar friendly touch and using easily accessible ingredients, this is a book to savor in all kitchens. 144 pages. List price 14.95. $13.45 |
Caprial's Bistro-Style Cuisine Hard bound. Tucked away in a quiet neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, is Caprial’s Bistro—a cozy, unassuming restaurant bustling with locals and visitors alike who have come for some of the very best food in the Pacific Northwest. It wasn’t long ago that Caprial Pence and her namesake bistro were one of the region’s best-kept secrets. But today Caprial has become the Pacific Northwest chef everyone’s talking about. In CAPRIALS'S BISTRO-STYLE CUISINE, she presents nearly 200 new recipes simple enough for weeknight dinners yet special enough for weekend entertaining. Caprial’s talents have never shone brighter than in this collection of almost 200 starters, entrees, and desserts. 30,000 copies in print. 208 pages. List price $24.95. $17.45
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Cooking with Caprial American Bistro Fare Hard bound. Caprial’s easy manner introduces people to fine cooking in a fresh, new way and is reflected in her recipes and the tips and tricks she offers to all. This new collection presents 200 recipes featured on the show, delightfully illustrated with line drawings and full-color photographs. 50,000 copies in print. 224 pages. List price $24.95. $19.95 |
Caprial's Cafe Favorites Hard bound. Caprial Pence has created 130 recipes for the home chef that reflect the refreshing style developed in her restaurant. In this tie-in to her show on PBS, she concentrates on reasonably priced, fresh ingredients, easy preparation, and colorful presentation. 70,000 copies in print. 160 pages. List price $21.95. $17.45 |
Basics and Beyond and a Few Paces Back
Fog City Diner Cookbook by Cindy Pawlcyn This wonderful cookbook from the world-famous Fog City Diner has been a home-cooking favorite for years, with modern comfort food that evokes the diner’s contemporary take on good food and good times. Day or night, the diner is always bustling with locals and visitors, and this is the cookbook that brings it all home. 239 pages. List price $21.95. $17.50 |
Nothing Fancy Recipes and recollections of soul-satisfying food. "If you are a Diana Kennedy fan - and they number in the countless thousands - this book will be very much your cup of tea… The recipes, an international and highly personal collection, are a delight to both the eye and appetite." - Craig Clairborne. 264 pages. List price $14.95. $13.40 |
Crabhouse Cookbook by Serena Lucchesi This book features 100 of Crab House dynamo Bob Chinn's favorite recipes, from his wildly successful Chicago restaurant, al with simple instructions that will make home cooking a breeze. Full-color photographs throughout capture the magic of the food and the place. 160 pages. Hard cover. List price $29.95. $23.95 |
Jimmy Schmidt's Cooking Class Foreword by John Mariani. Widely regarded as one of America’s top chefs, Jimmy Schmidt has for many years written a very popular newspaper column and operated popular restaurants in Detroit and Denver. This collection of his columns, now available nationwide for the first time, offers more than 100 recipes and passes on loads of practical advice—such as buying tips, merchandise reviews, and cooking trends. Paperback. 299 pages. List price $19.95. $17.95
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The Pancake Handbook by Stephen Siegelman, Sue Conley, and Bette Kroening There isn’t anything more satisfying than a pancake, the universal comfort food. This delightful book, devoted to creating perfect pancakes, is brought to you by the cooks from Bette’s Oceanview Diner, whose pancake and scone mixes are available in specialty food stores nationwide. They’re here by your side, to guide you step by step and to offer tips, techniques, and 50 outstanding recipes. If you look really close, you’ll discover the secret pancake handshake. Paper. 138 pages. List price $9.95. $8.95
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Whistling with Olives by Robin Hansen 54 Things to Do at Dinner Besides Eating. A delightful, quirky compendium of dinner table tricks for those of us who realize you’re never too old to play with your food . . . or fold your napkin into a pet rat . . . “break” your nose on the table (great for impressing small children) . . . or explain solar eclipses using simple items at hand. Starting with the assumption that many of us are too busy to have a real sit-down dinner very often, the author shows how to turn any meal into an opportunity for fun, family togetherness, and maybe even a little education. Fully illustrated (you wouldn’t want to try the Terrifying Knife and Chinette Plate Trick without visual guidance, would you?) with charming, folksy line art, this book is like dining with the mischievous aunt we all wish we’d had. 79 pages. List price $7.95. $7.20 |
Cooking with Judith Ets-Hokin
Home Chef by Judith Ets-Hokin Fine Cooking Made Simple. Exclusively printed in cloth for five years, we are now pleased to present the paperback edition of Judith Ets-Hokin’s expanded rendition of her Basic Cooking Course as taught at the Judith Ets-Hokin Culinary Institute in San Francisco, California. With over 150 illustrations and black-and-white photos, THE HOME CHEF contains a wealth of information that will please every reader from the beginner to the expert. Full of facts and practical advice, it also contains over 250 delicious recipes voted the “best” by thousands of cooking experts. Paperback. 308 pages. List price $17.95. $15.95
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Great Cooking in Minutes by Judith Ets-Hokin If you don’t feel confident in the kitchen, GREAT COOKING IN MINUTES may be the answer for you. From the renowned Home Chef cooking school in San Francisco comes a brand-new, comprehensive guide for the overtaxed or reluctant home cook. If your life is anything like the author’s, then you know how difficult it can be to juggle family, friends, career, and entertaining. If it isn’t quick and easy to make—chances are, you won’t make it. Judith Ets-Hokin presents no-fuss meals that are as delicious as anything you’ll taste in the very best restaurants. Each recipe has time-saving, “do-it-ahead” tips for easy preparation plus menu suggestions for a more professional presentation. Bon appetit! Paperback. 264 pages. List price $17.95. $15.95 |
Mendocino's Cafe Beaujolais Series
Cafe Beaujolais by Margaret Fox and John Bear This is a book about a restaurant and the food for which it is justly famous; about the woman who started it, runs it, and cooks there; about cooking and about small towns; and finally about the people who have come to the restaurant to eat, to work, and to enjoy. Cafe Beaujolais has achieved an unusual position both as a local hangout and as a place that people will drive for hours to reach. And what about the food? There are 125 recipes that are part of the permanent repertoire of Cafe Beaujolais. Since not everyone can visit Cafe Beaujolais, we have brought the sights and the sounds, the color, the people, and the heart of the restaurant to you. Try these recipes and make that visit. Paperback. 256 pages. List price $19.95. $17.95 |
Morning Food by Margaret Fox and John Bear We are delighted to bring this treasury of wake-up goodies to paperback. These recipes from the celebrated Cafe Beaujolais breakfast and brunch repertoire will make those slow, easy mornings a cherished time full of wonderful tastes and smells. 208 pages. List price $19.95. $17.95
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Evening Food by Christopher Kump with Margaret Fox and John Bear A companion volume to Café Beaujolais and Morning Food, this is also a celebration of a truly unique culinary life. Christopher Kump, dinner chef at Mendocino's Café Beaujolais (and husband of owner Margaret Fox), grew up in a most refined of American food circles, and his recipes have an international flair. Paperback. 256 pages. List price $19.95. $17.95
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A Sweet Touch of Class
Cinnamon Mornings and Raspberry Teas by Pamela Lanier This cookbook gathers the best of the treats that make America's inns and guesthouses such very special places. Now you don't need to travel any farther than the kitchen to experience these fabulous, decadent cookies, cakes, and teatime treats, guaranteed to turn any home kitchen into a cherished retreat from the everyday world. Paperback. 160 pages. List price $14.95. $13.45
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Sweets & Treats from America's Inns by Pamela Lanier The next in the series after the delightful CINNAMON MORNINGS AND RASPBERRY TEAS, this cookbook gathers the best of the treats that make America’s inns and guesthouses such special places. Now you don’t need to travel any farther than the kitchen to experience these fabulous, decadent desserts. Organized regionally, the recipes cover the very best of cookies, cakes, teatime treats, and much, much more. Standout palate-pleasers include: • Strawberry and Cream Scones • Mountain Almond Roca • Raspberry Marzipan Coffee Cake and more, enough to turn any home kitchen into a cherished retreat from the everyday world. Paperback. 160 pages. List price $14.95. $13.40 |
Edible Flowers A Kitchen Companion by Kitty Morse A Kitchen Companion with Recipes. Here’s a one-of-a-kind guide to the flowers you can eat and use in cooking. In this beautifully illustrated volume the adventurous cook can find all the savory and decorative flowers needed for cooking with color and inventiveness. With full-color photographs for identification and recipes for everything from drinks to desserts, EDIBLE FLOWERS is a lovely and useful resource for any kitchen. Paperback. 70 pages. List price $12.95. $10.75
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