The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook Reviews

“Carlyn Berghoff describes her approach as “tradition with a twist”, adding more modern fare while still serving her family’s long-time classics. She and her mother, Jan, co-authored “The Berghoff Family Cookbook“. Carlyn Berghoff’s second cookbook, “The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook: Berghoff Family Recipes for Simple Satisfying Food“, includes more classic recipes from the restaurant founded by [...]

The Bryant Family Vineyard Cookbook Reviews

“The Bryant Family Vineyards in Napa is known especially for their Cabernet Sauvignon, which was first produced in 1992 and has become a “cult favorite” for wine connoisseurs and has a waiting list of over 6,000. The cookbook is a compilation of over 80 recipes from some of the great chefs like, Daniel Boulud, Charlie [...]

Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America’s Farmers

Who doesn’t love the amazing flavor of a freshly picked peach or the unmatched sweetness of just-harvested
peas? In Eating Local, cookware mecca Sur La Table and seasoned journalist Janet Fletcher show readers how to use more local, fresh ingredients in their kitchens. The 150 recipes focus on incorporating locally grown ingredients from farms engaged in [...]

Green Gate Farms, Austin, Texas

From Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America’s Farmers by Sur La Table, Janet Fletcher
The big green gate is open at Skip Connett and Erin Flynn’s Austin farm, although perhaps you can’t see it. Until Erin finds time to build it, welding the scrap metal she has been slowly amassing, the gate remains just a [...]

Carrot Zucchini Bread with Candied Ginger

From Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America’s Farmers by Sur La Table, Janet Fletcher
When summer delivers too many zucchini, many people reach for a zucchini bread recipe. Here’s one with a difference: wisps of grated carrot for color, and nuggets of moist candied ginger for spice. The idea comes from Annie Baker, a respected [...]

Grilled Country Pork Chops with Bourbon-Basted Grilled Peaches

From Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by America’s Farmers by Sur La Table, Janet Fletcher
Grilling intensifies the flavor of peaches by caramelizing their natural sugars. Baste the peaches with butter, honey, and bourbon as they grill to give them a sheen. Serve them with juicy pork chops that have been brined to season them all [...]

About Janet Fletcher

Janet Fletcher trained at the Culinary Institute of America and at the celebrated Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California. Her food writing for the San Francisco Chronicle has received three James Beard Awards. Janet has also written on wine and food topics for national magazines, including Saveur, Food & Wine, Metropolitan Home, Fine Cooking, and [...]

About Sur La Table

Sur La Table is the trusted authority when it comes to all things cooking related. Sur La Table entices aficionados and curious beginners alike with its amazing selection of cookware, bakeware, tools, cookbooks, and cooking school programs designed to make any cook’s life easier. It is the coauthor of six books, including The Art and [...]

Steak with Friends: At Home, with Rick Tramonto

Welcome to celebrated chef Rick Tramonto’s home; pull up a chair, pour a glass of wine, and enjoy the delicious food he shares with his good friends and family (including his dog, Luke).
Steak with Friends: At Home, with Rick Tramonto is big and juicy, just like a steak dinner with all the trimmings. It showcases [...]

Belgian Ale–Braised Mussels

From Steak with Friends: At Home, with Rick Tramonto by Rick Tramonto with Mary Goodbody
Mussels are often overlooked when we think of shellfish; clams and oysters are favored in the United States. However, mussels are absolutely delicious and have a mild, briny taste that can only come from the sea. And they are inexpensive, which [...]