"Gaby Dalkin shares more than 125 of her favorite simple and fresh recipes and offers a glimpse into what it's like to "go coastal." It's about always having something tasty to eat, thanks to handy and delicious pantry staples (avocado oil! quinoa! limes! dark chocolate!), as well as an arsenal of easy and healthy recipes, like Chimichurri Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Grilled Fish, Taco Skillet Bake, and Street Corn Pizza. The book covers all the staples...

"The quintessential California cookbook with farm-to-table recipes and stories from pioneering female chef and founder of The French Laundry, Sally Schmitt"-- Schmitt is a pioneer of the farm-to-table movement. Here she weaves her story with historic menus and recipes that distill the ethos of Northern California cooking into simple, delicious dishes that always please. Whether you read it as a memoir or a cookbook, you'll get an inside look at the...

"An all-purpose, comprehensive cookbook with 225 recipes for the whole-foods way people want to eat and bake at home today, from James Beard Award-winning and best-selling author Elisabeth Prueitt, cofounder of San Francisco's acclaimed Tartine Bakery. In 1993, Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson opened Tartine Bakery in a modest storefront in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District and immediately changed the city's -- and nation's -- culinary...

The Tenderloin Cooking School: Smart Meals for Small Spaces is a cookbook reflecting the spirit and ingenuity of San Francisco's dense Tenderloin and Mid-Market neighborhoods. Each delicious recipe, perfected by neighborhood residents, is inexpensive and can be made without a stovetop or oven. Throughout, residents also share stories of cooking and their own journeys to a healthy life. Whether you live in one of these vibrant neighborhoods or far...

Centered on the world's premier winemaking region and renowned culinary destination, “Wine Country Chef's Table” offers an intimate look at a region that thousands of travelers often just "taste." It is a regional cookbook and travelogue, offering gems of recipes along with restaurant, winery, and farm stories to both locals and visitors alike. The book features great chefs, farmers, and food artisans from the distinct parts of the California...

Revive the lost arts of fermenting, canning, preserving, and creating your own ingredients. The Institute of Domestic Technology Cookbook is a collection of 250 recipes, ideas, and methods for stocking a kitchen, do-it-yourself foodcrafting projects, and cooking with homemade ingredients. The chapters include instructions on how to make your own food products and pantry staples, as well as recipes highlighting those very ingredients-for example,...

California's diverse geography overflows with many types of edible plants. Through the seasons, this forager's paradise offers a continually changing list of wild, harvestable treasures. Nuts and Berries of California guides you to the edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the West. This valuable reference guide will help you identify and appreciate the wild bounty of California. Inside you'll find: detailed descriptions for edible nuts and berries,...

This edition is designed to simplify your understanding by identifying growing trends, grape descriptions, the histories and future direction of the California, Washington and Oregon wine industry. It concisely profiles each state's leading growing regions, rainfall statistics and prominent grapes based on the most recent available harvest data.The 2021-2022 edition is ideal for wine collectors, winemakers and anyone who appreciates a world class...

Foreign Cinema opened its doors in 1999 in the Mission District of San Francisco, pioneers in transforming the neighborhood into a culinary destination. The dramatic experience of dining in the sweeping atrium, where films screen nightly, still enchant visitors 18 years later. Now, for the first time, chef-owners Gayle Pirie and John Clark share the best from their distinctive North African, California-Mediterranean menu. Featuring 125 signature...