Saveur Cooks Authentic American
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Book Overview
Authentic recipes, excellent stories, and fantastic photographs have made "Saveur" magazine a sensation. In just three award-winning years, it has established itself among those with discriminating tastes, enjoying a circulation of over 330,000. Chronicle Books is proud to present "Saveur's" first cookbook, a glorious look at food traditions and innovations throughout America. In 175 recipes and more than 400 color photographs, we visit kitchens across the country in search of great food: Old World Italian cooking in San Francisco's North Beach, original fusion cuisine in Hawaii, fiery specialties from Louisiana's Acadians, succulent spit-roasted lamb at a Greek Orthodox Easter in New York. In-depth and wonderfully varied, this is American cuisine in all its diverse flavors. Featuring outstanding food writing and recipes as well as luscious on-site photography and food and technique shots, "Saveur Cooks" Authentic American is a fascinating gastronomic journey. This colorful celebration of eating well is a sumptuous addition to any cook's library.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0811821609
ISBN13:9780811821605
Release Date:September 1998
Publisher:Chronicle Books (CA)
Length:320 Pages
Weight:4.17 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 10.1" x 10.4"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Saveur Answers the Question "What is Authentic American Cooking?"...Pretty Much Everything
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I received this cookbook as a Christmas present years ago and use it at least once a week. Saveur's approach to food and homecooking is a breath of fresh air. (I love their magazine, too!) The little sidebars next to the recipes are very entertaining. The recipes turn out as beautifully as the gorgeous photographs. My favorite recipes from this book are Georgene's Fluffy Rolls (warning: reduce the amount of sugar unless you love super sweet bread), the Hazelnut Brownies, the Fried Catfish with Tartar Sauce, the Blueberry Pie, Swedish Coffee Bread, the Sweet Potato Casserole...I could go on and on. This book has two of my favorite things - great reading and great eating!
Great American Cooking
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book has a wonderful diversity of recipes, all fairly easy to prepare with ingredients that are easy to get. It's certainly attractive enough for a coffee table book, and the pictures are enough to get anyone's appetite going. Because of the recipes, though, it lives in my kitchen, and more than one page has got stains on it from use. I recommend the macaroni and cheese!
Best Fried Chicken
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is the best fried chicken recipe I have ever found. And I am from South Carolina, so I should know good fried chicken! I read this cookbook for fun, as the anecdotes along the side are so interesting and the pictures so mouthwatering. I highly recommend this cookbook to moderately advance cooks.
Wealth of information on American cooking
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Rich in pictures and in facts, "Saveur Cooks..." is a wealth of information on American cooking. Over 150 detailed recipes ranging from salads and soups to desserts and cocktails draw out a culinary map from sea to shining sea. It's lush pictures throughout the book make the cookbook worth browsing through over and over again. The pictures are drool-inducing and inspire you to become more interested in the recipes. Recipe instructions are simple and easy to follow along with and the little tidbits of information scattered throughout the book are really interesting and lend a readable tone to the book. Make sure you try the recipe for Bierocks. It's excellent!
Doubles as a coffee table book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The pictures and interesting stories make this cookbook not only a delightful addition to my cookbook collection, but also makes a very interesting coffee table book. As a long time subscriber of Saveur, I was thrilled to find all my favorite recipes from the magazine. The magazine and this fine cookbook can be described as the "national geographic" for foodies. I've made several of the recipes and have loved everyone. The barbequed ribs were perfect for July 4th, and the recipe for "Monte's Ham" is the best I've ever made (and easy!).
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