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Food Network Best Of The Best Of... [Mass Market Paperback]

Jill Cordes (Author), Marc Silverstein (Author)
2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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October 5, 2004
Every week, Jill Cordes and Marc Silverstein, hosts of Food Network's popular show The Best Of, take viewers to unexpected places in search of the best of food, drink, and merriment. From the smallest prairie towns to the biggest cities, from five-star dining rooms to greasy spoons, from Maine to Maui, these reporters traverse the country, cameras at the ready and forks in hand.

Part recipe collection, part scavenger hunt, part confessional, Food Network Best of The Best Of gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road to discover why a drugstore in South Dakota sells 3,000 donuts a day or where to find the finest matzoball soup in Iowa. Whether it's a Cordon Bleu-trained chef amidst the slot machines of Las Vegas or the ranch wife who opened an eatery in a one-horse town, the book, like the show, showcases the breadth and variety of the food experience in America.

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On their Food Network show, The Best Of, Cordes and Silverstein travel across the United States, highlighting the restaurants that serve up the best grub in each locale. Divided into seven regional sections, and by state within those sections, the book is a compressed version of the show, briefly profiling each restaurant, the people who run it and the food that has made it a local favorite. Sidebars contain the hosts’ anecdotes about their taping experiences, such as when Cordes choked on a fishbone or when the crew decided to have a weight-loss contest after eating a few too many rich meals. The book also includes recipes adapted from the restaurants, ranging widely in cuisine, from simple German Potatoes (served at the Log Inn in Indiana) to a menu of Roasted Maine Lobster, Artichoke Puree and Citrus Salad (from Fleur de Lys in San Francisco). Few of the recipes require more than intermediate level cooking skills (Silverstein, previously in broadcasting, admits that his only prior cooking experience was "warming up a Swanson’s Hungry Man meal"), and most are traditional or local specialties along the lines of Meatballs and Matzo Ball Chicken Soup. The descriptions are written in the enthusiastic, friendly tone that fans of the show will recognize, though some lines come off as corny (i.e., "It’s a frontier fairy tale that we hope will live happily ever after"). This compilation, which is short on photos, doesn’t achieve the all-access feel that the show conveys, but it’s a handy reference for travelers who want to eat well on the road.
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About the Author

Jill Cordes began as a television reporter in South Dakota and Nebraska before joining Food Network. In addition to The Best Of, she hosts a daily syndicated cooking segment shown on television news programs across the country.

Marc Silverstein, an Emmy-award winning consumer/investigative television reporter, worked in Columbus, OH, Baltimore, MD, and Washington, D.C., before joining Food Network as co-host of The Best Of.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
  • Publisher: HP Trade (October 5, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1557884366
  • ISBN-13: 978-1557884367
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Boring!, January 2, 2008
I was an avid watcher of "The Best Of" on Food Network, so when i saw this book, I jumped at the chance to buy it. I was greatly disappointed! This is one of the most boring cookbooks (if you can even classify it as such) that I have ever bought. I was expecting great recipes from the show, and instead was presented recipes everyone either already knows how to make (cheesesteak, corn dogs) or has no desire to make. The book is broken out by city, but most cities don't even have recipes included, just descriptions of the restaurants, eateries, etc.

Very boring!
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Very disappointing. I was hoping to see more recipes--a recipe from each place they visited.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great recipes, September 30, 2007
This is a great cookbook with the best of the great recipes that you see onfood network all compiled together.
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