The past 25 years has seen Chicago transformed from a heartland stronghold of meat and potatoes into a major culinary center. Chicago Cooks chronicles this story through the eyes of the Chicago chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, female leaders in the food and dining world. They tell how the Chicago food scene grew and evolved, touching on landmark restaurants like Charlie Trotter's and Frontera Grill, the rise of ethnic cuisines imported from around the world, and the proliferation of shops, markets, and classes serving the ever more sophisticated home cook. The book also includes a bounty of 75 recipes for entertaining from this unique group of Chicago food authorities, gathered specially for this book.
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Women have always played a central role in Chicago’s vast food industry, whether behind a stove, at a journalist’s desk, in front of a camera, or providing publicity services. Several decades ago a group of these women formed an association, Les Dames d’Escoffier, which sought to raise awareness of the importance of women in the city’s culinary life and to educate and advance their métier. This cookbook recounts the organization’s history, tells of the progress of Chicago cooking, and provides recipes to document this. Besides deep-dish pizza, Chicago has introduced the rest of the world to such dishes as Chicken Vesuvio and Shrimp de Jonghe. Recipes reflect both the wide-ranging tastes of Chicagoans, the immeasurable influence of the ethnic groups that populate the city, and these women’s considerable cooking talents. Color photographs highlight the text and recipes, many of which appeared originally in the Chicago Tribune. For regional collections. --Mark Knoblauch
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Beatiful book, artwork is great, intro to chapters interesting and informative. Recipes are great, they WORK! Like the menus for the holidays. This one is for seasoned cooks, not for beginners.
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My hunny is from Chicago and we got this to make some meals like he would have back home. Wow! Have done quiet a few dishes from here and each one was a new flavor and new experience. So yummy!!
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Culinary Arts, Twenty-Five Years, Les Dames, Chicago Tribune, Charlie Trotter, Brussat Barocci, Lincoln Park, The Complete Cook, Pinot Noir, Julia Child, Leslee Reis, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Convito Italiano, Navy Pier, Chestnut Street, Jennifer Anderson, Elaine Sherman, Lake Michigan, Mighton Haddix, Tiwnty-Five Years, Chicago Sun-Times, Carrie Nahabedian, New York, Deann Bayless, Richard Melman Browse Sample Pages:
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Culinary Arts, Twenty-Five Years, Les Dames, Chicago Tribune, Charlie Trotter, Brussat Barocci, Lincoln Park, The Complete Cook, Pinot Noir, Julia Child, Leslee Reis, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Convito Italiano, Navy Pier, Chestnut Street, Jennifer Anderson, Elaine Sherman, Lake Michigan, Mighton Haddix, Tiwnty-Five Years, Chicago Sun-Times, Carrie Nahabedian, New York, Deann Bayless, Richard Melman Browse Sample Pages:
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