Recipes from Historic California: A Restaurant Guide and Cookbook (Recipes from Historic...)

Linda and Steve Bauer guide readers through a culinary journey across California, detailing some of the most interesting histories and delicious recipes from California's landmark restaurants. Each of the restaurants visited reveals several signature dishes to be easily replicated at home. California's cuisine comes alive as the Bauers discover the state's most historic restaurants. Contents......Page 9 Introduction......Page 11 Northern California......Page 13 Bouchon......Page 15 Calistoga Inn......Page 19 The Claremont Resort & Spa......Page 23 Cliff House......Page 29 The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone......Page 35 Depot Hotel......Page 42 The Fairmont San Francisco......Page 47 The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa......Page 54 The Firehouse Restaurant......Page 59 The French Laundry......Page 63 Hotel La Rose......Page 71 The Huntington Hotel......Page 76 Inter Continental Mark Hopkins San Francisco......Page 82 Jack’s Grill......Page 87 Jimtown Store......Page 92 Madrona Manor......Page 97 Mendocino Hotel and Garden Suites......Page 102 Napa River Inn......Page 107 Palace Hotel......Page 113 The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco......Page 118 The Sainte Claire......Page 122 Silverado Resort......Page 129 The Stanford Court, A Renaissance Hotel......Page 134 The Westin St. Francis......Page 138 Central California......Page 143 The Ahwahnee Hotel......Page 145 Chaminade......Page 150 Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort......Page 155 La Playa Hotel......Page 162 Mission Ranch......Page 167 Post Ranch Inn......Page 171 Sierra Railroad Dinner Train......Page 178 The Steinbeck House......Page 183 Stokes Restaurant & Bar......Page 188 The Upham Hotel & Country House......Page 193 Wolf House Restaurant......Page 198 Southern California......Page 203 Beverly Hills Hotel......Page 205 Beverly Wilshire......Page 210 El Encanto Hotel and Garden Villas......Page 217 The Grande Colonial Hotel La Jolla......Page 222 Hotel del Coronado......Page 229 Ingleside Inn and Melvyn’s Restaurant......Page 236 The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe......Page 242 La Valencia Hotel......Page 247 Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles......Page 253 Mission Inn......Page 260 Ojai Valley Inn & Spa......Page 265 The Palm......Page 272 The Pierpont Inn & Racquet Club......Page 277 The Queen Mary......Page 282 The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa......Page 288 San Ysidro Ranch......Page 296 The Sky Room......Page 301 Taix French Restaurant......Page 305 The US Grant......Page 309 Restaurant Index......Page 315 Recipe Index......Page 317 Linda and Steve Bauer take us on a culinary journey throughout the state of California. A joy for foodies and history buffs alike, Recipes from Historic California takes a peek inside the colorful past of California's many historic restaurants and inns. Each restaurant provides several signature recipes for the reader to try at home. Follow the Bauers down the coast, from the fabulous French Laundry in Napa Valley (try their delicious Chocolate Feuillentine) to the US Grant in San Diego (sample their Heirloom Tomato Salad.) Intriguing stories combined with delicious recipes from some of the finest restaurants in the world are your ticket to discovering the wonders of historic California. A culinary journey encompassing the whole of California state combines regional signature recipes with historical information, in a volume that features such options as chocolate feuillentine from Napa Valley and heirloom tomato salad from San Diego.