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

Chef-owner Judy Rogers offers a collection of 250 diverse recipes along with explanations of each preparation step and ideas on roasting, pastry-making, braising, and the importance of tasting.;Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- What to think about before you start, & while you are cooking -- Deciding what to cook -- The habit of tasting, & finding flavor balance -- The practice of salting early -- On weighing & measuring -- Consider your tools -- Choosing the wines by Gerald Asher -- Stocks & the sauces they make possible -- Dishes to start a meal -- Leafy salads -- Soups -- Eggs -- Starchy dishes -- Vegetables, savory fruit dishes, pickles & preserves -- Sauces & relishes -- Seafood -- Poultry -- Beer, lamb, pork, & rabbit -- Sausage & charcuterie -- A simple cheese course -- Desserts & pastry -- Notes on frequently used ingredients & related techniques -- Sources & Resources -- Selected bibliography -- Index. A James Beard Foundation 2022 Cookbook Hall of Fame Inductee One of Food & Wine's 35 Best Cookbooks of All Time, According to Chefs 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."

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."

Winner of the 2003 James Beard Foundation Award for General/Cooking from a Professional Point of View

A collection of some 250 recipes from the fabulous [Zuni Café][1], in San Francisco. Also includes interesting introduction to Judy Rodgers' arrival there. [1]: http://www.zunicafe.com/