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Dinners for Two (Menus and Music) [Hardcover]

Sharon O'Connor (Author)
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January 1, 1991 Menus and Music (Book 4)
Some of lifes happiest moments are spent at dinners for two! This volume will help home cooks to plan fabulous, unforgettable meals with recipes from the finest country inns of the United States and Canada. The recording of classical music provides a romantic dinner concert.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Menus & Music Productions (January 1, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1883914078
  • ISBN-13: 978-1883914073
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,371,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sharon O'Connor is building a career around her passions. She travels the world collaborating with great chefs and musicians, bringing together food, art, music, and travel to create her two best-selling series, Menus and Music® and MusicCooks®.

After graduating from the University of California with degrees in music and sociology, Sharon continued her education in Europe at the renowned Amsterdam Conservatory of Music. Upon returning to the Bay Area, she established the San Francisco String Quartet, and for sixteen years the quartet performed in the Garden Court of San Francisco's celebrated Palace Hotel. In her remarkable career as a musician, O'Connor has recorded and performed with music icons such as Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison, Tony Bennett, Linda Ronstadt, and Aretha Franklin!

In 1985, Sharon founded Menus and Music and became the first person to ever package a cookbook with music. In 2005, Sharon introduced MusicCooks, stylish boxed recipe cards with music that makes cooking and entertaining at
home more fun. O'Connor's recipes are fresh, quick, and easy, and each one has a sensational food photo, practical cook's tips, and a shopping and pantry list. The music is performed by Grammy Award winners and other great musicians. Now with more than thirty titles, O'Connor's publications have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Sharon O'Connor lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her husband and two daughters enthusiastically help in the research, travel, and tasting for her series.



 

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great music!, January 11, 2001
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This review is from: Dinners for Two (Menus and Music) (Hardcover)
The CD of classical music is great, but the recipies are a little high-scale for the average cook and not very practical for the average couple. However, if you enjoy gourmet cooking, this is the book for you.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A cute set for any food-loving pair, May 8, 2005
This review is from: Dinners for Two (Menus and Music) (Hardcover)
This set includes a book with recipes from various inns and restaurants in North America (Canada, Bermuda, United States). That might just inspire a romantic getaway since you'll feel like you know these inns after making their dishes. An index with contact information for each contributing inn is located in the back of the book.

The music is classical and well-chosen to be suitable background sound for couple cooking. Each piece is performed by the San Francisco String Quartet, which was founded by Sharon O'Connor herself back in 1975. Listeners will enjoy well-known classical tunes with this selection.

Each recipe feels like a romantic dinner just by reading it. The ingredients are straight-forward items you'd find in nearly any grocery market, but the steps to make those ingredients into a real meal will take more effort than your usual Hamburger Helper. It will be worth the work. The most important part of the cooking process is that you and your better half will be together, enjoying the music and recipes together.

I'll admit, I'm one of those people who relishes in spending just as much time preparing a meal as devouring it. Not everyone feels that way though, even if you are cooking alongside the one you love accompanied by gentle classical music. Overall, this is a darling idea and a well-designed set. I think it is a uniquely thoughtful wedding gift and a sweet present that encourages more "quality" time in the kitchen with the one you love.

I gave this set four out of five stars because as nice as this set is, it does take a leap of faith to try recipes from a book marketed on its romantic appeal.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dinners for Two, April 3, 2002
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This review is from: Dinners for Two (Menus and Music) (Hardcover)
This cookbook and CD offer a wonderful way to bring romance into the home. I found the recipes to be completely accessible and fun to make. The music is lovely and soothing. The perfect duo to use for romatic occasions!
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