“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 her great-grandfather Herman Joseph Berghoff.” ––Midwest Guest http://www.midwestguest.com/2010/01/dining-at-the-berghoff-in-chicago-illinois.html
“The recipes represent the full range of Berghoff Café food. The book starts with a chapter on bar snacks, followed by soups, sandwiches, salads, side dishes, a chapter featuring the café’s daily specials, one with its relatively new pizzas, and desserts from “yesterday and today.” There is a lot more useful information on food and food history than we were expecting from a restaurant cookbook (to tell the truth, we weren’t expecting much or any useful information, just a bunch of recipes mixed in with a little nostalgia, so we were delighted with the scope of this book). ” ––O Chef http://www.ochef.com/reviews/0740785141.htm
“Giving a modern twist to old-fashioned German comfort food, [Carlyn Berghoff] says, “My aim is to present simple, healthy ideas that encourage people to cook.”As a great-granddaughter of Chicago’s venerable German food and beer family, Berghoff has an array of relatives and more than a century of family restaurant lore from which to draw material and recipes. Added to that is her own expertise, grown from college chef training, years of running the Berghoff Catering and Restaurant Group and cooking at home for her family, so her book is heavy on practical, economical dishes that are easy to make and nutritious.” ––Vernon Hills Media http://www.pioneerlocal.com/vernonhills/lifestyles/food/1875330,pioneer-press-berghoff-111209-s1.article
“This cookbook is full of recipes for things we all know well; food we have eaten with our families as children and as adults. Dishes that bring comfort and are ’simple and satisfying’ like the cover promises. … The Berghoff Café Cookbook offers recipes across the food gamut from bar snacks to paninis and pizzas to yummy desserts. … I’d recommend this book to anyone looking for straightforward, comfort food pure and simple. It’s all there. Nothing fancy; nothing pretentious.” ––1 Hundrews Miles http://1hundredmiles.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-berghoff-cafe-cookbook.html
“Family is everything, and so is food when it comes to the Berghoff family. The Berghoff Cafe food and drink, originated by Herman Berghoff more than 110 years ago, is the foundation of Berghoff tradition carried on today by great-granddaughter Carlyn Berghoff. Cafe fare is simple and satisfying, nothing fancy, and not at all fussy. … The eighty recipes plus variations in The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook represent the full range of Berghoff Cafe food. … The recipes you’ll find in this book are easy to prepare, look great on the plate, and are a pleasure to eat.” ––My Imaginary Kitchen http://www.imaginary-kitchen.com/2009/10/27/the-berghoff-caf-cookbook-berghoff-family-recipes-for-simple-satisfying-food/
“Founded in 1898, The Berghoff Café serves German food in an Old World ambience in Chicago. The cafe is now run by fourth-generation restaurateur and caterer Carlyn Berghoff. She offers 85 of the restaurant’s recipes, plus variations, in “The Berghoff Café Cookbook: Berghoff Family Recipes for Simple Satisfying Food“” ––Modesto Bee http://www.modbee.com/life/taste/story/900933.html
“The Berghoff Café Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff is a collection of soul-satisfying, simple recipes served at the well-known Chicago cafés. In addition to current customer favorites, the book shares some of the time-tested recipes created by the restaurant’s founder, Herman Berghoff over a century ago. They’ve been modernized a bit to reduce calories and prep times, but the flavors that have made The Berghoff Cafés such a success aren’t compromised in the slightest. … All in all, The Berghoff Café Cookbook is handy to have on your shelf when you’re looking for simple, satisfying recipes and meal ideas that are anything but average.” ––My Gourmet Connection http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/food-finds/editors-picks/the-berghoff-cafe-cookbook.php
“This cookbook deliciously underscores the three principles on which most café food is built: reuse, recycle, and reinvent. For example, potatoes can evolve into Lyonnaise Potatoes, Potato Soup, and countless other exciting dishes. Even the chocolate chip cookie can be tweaked and is limited only by your imagination. This is a superb collection. The recipes are accessible and fairly simple to prepare. I tested three recipes and all were superb” ––Tucson Citizen http://tucsoncitizen.com/cooking/2009/10/05/berghoff-cafe-chicago-favorite/
“The Berghoff Café Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff is a collection of comfort food/simple recipes served at the well-known Chicago cafés. In addition to current customer favorites, the book shares some of the time-tested recipes created by the restaurant’s founder, Herman Berghoff over a century ago. They’ve been modernized a bit to reduce calories and prep times, but the flavors that have made The Berghoff Cafés such a success aren’t compromised in the slightest.” ––Bless Their Hearts Mom http://blesstheirheartsmom.blogspot.com/2009/10/recipe-weekend-happy-oktoberfest.html
“The 85 delicious recipes plus creative variations in The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook represent the full range of Berghoff Cafe food, from soups, salads, and sandwiches to pizzas and desserts. Color photography and interesting historical and cooking-related sidebars complete the book. The delicious recipes are easy to prepare, look good on the plate, and deliver the flavors befitting a Chicago institution.” ––Food Reference http://www.foodreference.com/html/b909-berghoff-cafe.html
“The Berghoff Café: Berghoff Family Recipes for Simple, Satisfying Food is a new a cookbook based on the popular restaurant in Chicago. … This is the prefect book for anyone on budget as it stresses reusing ingredients to make hearty, healthful, and tempting meals.” ––Dolce Dolce http://www.dolcedolce.com/?cat=25
“The Berghoff Cafe, now in its fourth generation of family ownership, is a Chicago tradition. In The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook, author (and great-granddaughter of the founde)r Carlyn Berghoff offers recipes for beloved Berghoff dishes that have been faithful servants to a hungry clientele over the course of a century. Respecting the foundation on which the cuisine was built, but welcoming the contemporary, Carlyn adapts the recipes, eliminating laborious steps taken by generations that had time on their hands, and reducing calories to please a more health-conscious generation. “If it’s prepared the way my grandmother cooked it, it is very labor intensive and often high in fat. I like the flavors and simplicity, but not the work and the calories.” This is comfort food at its best. ” ––In Mamas Kitchen http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/Book_Reviews/family_cookbooks/Berg_Cafe.html
“There are precious few cookbooks with great sandwich recipes, but The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff fits the bill. The cookbook comes from a storied eatery in Chicago and the chapter on sandwiches is aptly titled “Something of Substance.”" ––Daily Herald http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=323046&src=141
“Since 1898, the Berghoff family has been operating its eponymous restaurant, a Chicago legend. More recently, founder Herman’s great-granddaughter Carlyn opened the Berghoff Café at the same location. She has also assembled many of their customer favorites in The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook: Berghoff Family Recipes for Simple, Satisfying Food. These easy-to-prepare meals are often modern versions of some of the dishes served decades ago.” ––Metro Times http://www.metrotimes.com/food/story.asp?id=14382
“The Berghoff Café Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff is a collection of soul-satisfying, simple recipes served at the well-known Chicago café. In addition to current customer favorites, the book shares some of the time-tested recipes created by the restaurant’s founder, Herman Berghoff over a century ago. They’ve been modernized a bit to reduce calories and prep times, but the flavors that have made The Berghoff Café such a success aren’t compromised in the slightest.” ––My Gourmet Connection http://www.mygourmetconnection.com/food-finds/editors-picks/the-berghoff-cafe-cookbook.php
“Overall this is a great book. It contains easy and wholesome recipes that are amazing. This book totally reminds me of the comfort foods that I grew up with in the midwest. If you are looking for easy comfort food with a midwestern twist this book is for you. ” ––Savory Reviews http://www.savoryreviews.com/2009/08/19/book-review-the-bergoff-cafe-cookbook/
“What’s old is now new, and still delicious? Carlyn Berghoff, fourth generation Chicago restaurateur, caterer and mother of three, just released her second cookbook filled with favorite recipes from the famous Berghoff cafe. The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook: Berghoff Family Recipes for Simple, Satisfying Food features classic recipes with a modern twist.” ––Southtown Star http://www.southtownstar.com/lifestyles/lifefood/1758909,091009bookshelf.article
“This is simple, homey, family-friendly food with little twists here and there to keep it interesting. A fun book to review it is perfect for anyone who likes the classics but wants to try some good variations, has a picky family or friends to feed, or likes the nostalgia that cafe food like this brings.” ––Kahakai Kitchen http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/2009/09/cookbook-review-berghoff-cafe-cookbook.html
“Taking tried-and-true Berghoff family recipes, including some from her great-grandfather, [Carlyn Berghoff] adds up-to-date twists to many of them, creating dishes that retain the great flavors but have fewer calories and are less time-consuming to make. “I call these traditions with a twist,” says Berghoff about such dishes as her Sausage Wellingtons, a bratwurst baked in a brown mustard brushed pastry crust that is take on the bratwursts her great-grandfather used to serve. “Updating the recipes was great fun. As I really dug into the menu that my mom had that dated back to 1914, I was amazed at how many food items still existed today in some form. Most importantly, I really loved seeing how amazing my great-grandfather was at cross-utilizing products - how green he was in today’s terms.”" ––Herald Palladium http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2009/09/09/features/826678.txt
“I really enjoyed The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook and I encourage you to pick up a copy when it appears in stores in your area. It is a really nice book. I know I will be trying out many more of the recipes, especially some of those unique sounding soups and salads. Recommended. “ ––Lavender Blue http://heatherfeather-lavenderblue.blogspot.com/2009/08/cookbook-review-and-now-for-bite-at.html
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