The Cakebread Cellars American Harvest Cookbook - Celebrating Wine, Food, and Friends in the Napa Valley

Zusatztext Finalist! IACP Awards 2012! Compilations Category “The American Harvest Workshop has defined wine country cooking without even trying. This seminal book captures the spirit and creativity of the workshop and reminds me how lucky we are to have this magical event in the Napa Valley.” —Steve Sando! owner! Rancho Gordo “This gorgeous new book celebrates the best of the American Harvest Workshop’s exceptional creations—aptly paired with wines that elevate them to another stratosphere—and is not to be missed.” —Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg! James Beard Award–winning authors of The Flavor Bible and What to Drink with What You Eat “This book offers readers an opportunity to savor delicious gastronomic creations from a quarter century of workshops. Each recipe is inspired by fine Cakebread wines and sustainable foods! and suffused with the Cakebread family’s spirit of generosity.” —Michael Weiss! Professor of Wine and Spirits! Culinary Institute of America “ The Cakebread Cellars American Harvest Cookbook brings a little bit of the Napa Valley sunshine into your kitchen.” —Chef Frank Stitt! Highlands Bar and Grill! Bottega! and Chez Fonfon Informationen zum Autor Jack and Dolores Cakebread are the founders of Cakebread Cellars, a renowned winery whose wines are enjoyed in fine restaurants around the world. Along with sons Dennis, Bruce, and Steve, the Cakebreads manage 460 acres of prime vineyards in the Napa and Anderson Valleys, along with a series of popular culinary events. The coauthors of The Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cookbook , Jack and Dolores live in California’s Napa Valley.   Brian Streeter is the culinary director at Cakebread Cellars, and the coauthor of The Cakebread Cellars Napa Valley Cookbook . He oversees the winery’s successful wine and food program and directs the annual American Harvest Workshop. A graduate of the New England Culinary Institute, Brian and his family live in California’s Napa Valley.   Janet Fletcher is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books on food and wine, including Fresh from the Farmers’ Market and The Cheese Course . Janet’s food writing for the San Francisco Chronicle has been honored with three James Beard Awards and the International Association of Culinary Professionals Bert Greene Award. She lives in California’s Napa Valley. Klappentext Every September during harvest season! the Cakebread family invites five up-and-coming chefs and a host of local farmers to their winery for a weekend of tasting! talking! cooking! and sharing. Introduction When my wife, Dolores, and I bought the property that became Cakebread Cellars, Napa Valley was not the culinary destination it is today. The year was 1973, and if you wanted to have a nice dinner in a local restaurant then, you had better like steak. I’m Jack Cakebread, and I’m the one who made the impulsive offer on that Rutherford cow pasture. Dolores and I were active members of the Berkeley Wine and Food Society at the time, and we enjoyed visiting Napa Valley. Besides, we wanted a new challenge. For twenty years, we had been running an auto-repair shop in Oakland—Cakebread’s Garage, a business my father started. The prospect of growing and selling wine grapes and having a place in the country had a lot of appeal. When family friends offered to sell us their twenty-two acres—mostly pasture and walnut trees—Dolores and I made the leap. The food scene in wine country was limited then, to understate the case. For years after we started Cakebread Cellars, when Dolores wanted to cook for guests, she had to bring many of the ingredients with her from Oakland. The San Francisco Bay Area’s top seafood, meat, and produce purveyors did not send trucks to Napa Valley, a mere fifty miles north, because there wasn’t the ...

Product details

• Authors: Dolores Cakebread, Dolores/ Cakebread Cakebread, Jack Cakebread, Bri Streeter, Brian Streeter
• Publisher: Ten Speed
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.2011
• EAN: 9781607740131
• ISBN: 978-1-60774-013-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 211 mm x 261 mm x 23 mm
• Subject: Guides > Food & drink > General cookery books, basic cookery books