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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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By a great chef
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
As stated above, I enjoyed reading the history of Chicago foods and restaurants. I just have a couple of gripes.
Wish they had picked one font size and style and stuck with it. The ingredients list on all the recipes is tiny, one of them magnifying glass tiny. The font size can't be adjusted because they're apparently some sort of picture file which doesn't get any larger. I'm also not crazy about the font jumping from one style to another.
I prefer my recipes to be continuous - some have parts of the history stuck in the middle of the recipe.
I did get a good laugh out of the fact that at the end of the hot dog recipe you're advised on the proper time to make your ganache :)
Wish they had picked one font size and style and stuck with it. The ingredients list on all the recipes is tiny, one of them magnifying glass tiny. The font size can't be adjusted because they're apparently some sort of picture file which doesn't get any larger. I'm also not crazy about the font jumping from one style to another.
I prefer my recipes to be continuous - some have parts of the history stuck in the middle of the recipe.
I did get a good laugh out of the fact that at the end of the hot dog recipe you're advised on the proper time to make your ganache :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By fran
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
amoung the many cook books I have this is really not one of my favorites, the recipies are only so-so and I don't' think I will ever try any.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's a good book. I would recommend it if you have a good amount of...
It's a good book. I would recommend it if you have a good amount of time to sit down and read.
Published 1 month ago by Kay
2.0 out of 5 stars
Well....
Having grown up in Chicago was not impressed, I was expecting lots of good recipes but it was more of a history of Chicago and what to eat rather than recipes.
Published 1 month ago by Mstef
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful cookbook!
I've tried 4 or 5 recipes from this book so far, and they have all been wonderful! Makes for a nice change of pace when you start getting tired of the same old dinners every... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Nancy Barnhart
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great recipe book
I love trying new recipes and this book was filled with recipes I have seen before as we'll as some I never heard of before. Read more
Published 3 months ago by BTS
3.0 out of 5 stars
Cooking in Chicago
I can't seem to leave cooking books alone, I've got way too many of them already. This one is similar to many I buy, great pictures showing how it should all turn out and lots of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. R. Fetty
2.0 out of 5 stars
eh
Too much insider stuff. Not enough meat on these bones. Too few recipes. Great price, but it takes up valuable RAM on my Kindle Fire.
Published 4 months ago by daphne knudson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fine read if you're looking for history
I realize I had hoped for more recipes than history. That is NOT the fault of the author. It is mine for expecting something different.
Published 4 months ago by Susan Lane Shaw
5.0 out of 5 stars
BOOK
I have so much reading to catch up on and I did begin to read this and very excited to finish and see what surprises I find. So far**GREAT*
Published 4 months ago by Luba
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cookbooks Galore!!
I collect cookbooks and seldom use then for thier interned purpose. This book has some wonderful recipes and great pictures. Haven't tried any of the though...sorry!
Published 4 months ago by macy's mom
5.0 out of 5 stars
Let's Eat
As as lifelong Chicagoan, we love our restaurants and I love history. Put the two together and we have a winner. L.D. Brown
Published 4 months ago by Lurlene D. Brown
