Customer Reviews

Alice's Restaurant Cookbook

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WHEN MY MOTHER GAVE ME THIS COOKBOOK FOR X-MAS MANY YEARS AGO I WAS RATHER INSULTED! IT LOOKS LIKE A COOKBOOK FOR BEGINNING COOKS - I HAVE BEEN COOKING SINCE THE 3RD GRADE AND CONSIDER MY COOKING TO BE PRETTY GOOD BY NOW. ANYWAY IT IS MY FAVORITE COOKBOOK OUT OF MY COLLECTION OF ABOUT 60 BOOKS. TRY IT!!

Alice May Brock teaches cooks both novice and experienced to use common sense instead of recipes. She teaches how to achieve what's in your mind, such as creating a French pork dish, or an Asian beef dish, revealing basic seasoning and preparing techniques. Also tells how to make several versions of a dish.

This was my first REAL learning to cookbook. The attitude is "if you have heat, and something to put over that heat and some food, let's cook something delicious!" This cookbook broke me from "recipes" and got me in the kitchen. I gave this book to both of my daughters and they both love it. Ignore the '70's quality'/hippie look, etc. The information still applies.

My Mother is an EXCellent cook. She always recommends this book. It walks you through alot of, what should be, basic cooking skills. A great book for anyone who loves to cook the old fashioned way!

Bought this as a gift for a friend, who mourned the loss of the book, loaned to a friend. She was thrilled.

I bought this for my Wife. We have both been to Alice's Restaurant years ago. She is very happy with the book. She loves the song too, by Arlo Guthrie. The book was exactly as descrided by the seller. Used but in great shape. Wife is happy, so I'm glad.

Thanks!!