Inn on the Twenty [Paperback]

Anna Olson (Author), Michael Olson (Author), Michael Mahovilch (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2003

Bordered by farms and vineyards, Inn on the Twenty, has the best of Niagara at its doorstep. Anna and Michael Olson's recipes reflect the delights of running a restaurant in one of the world's most idyllic settings. Photographer Michael Mahovlich captures surrounding orchards, vineyards, and the inn itself, on the Twenty Mile Creek, in stunning images. Together, they form a book that brings the sensual feast of Niagara to your table.

The Inn on the Twenty Cookbook contains the building blocks of cooking well, featuring chapters on basics, food and wine pairing, and kitchen tools. It also includes sublime twists on standard dishes, such as Sea Scallops on Apricot Butter Sauce, Lime-Roasted Sweet Potatoes, and Inn on the Twenty's Signature Double Espresso Chocolate Torte. The book's conversational tone will make you feel as though you are cooking alongside the Olsons in their famous winery restaurant in Jordan.

Awards

• Cuisine Canada:
  2001 - Inn on the Twenty (Silver Medal)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Anna Olson is a renowned chef, host of the Food Network Canada's show, "Sugar," and author of the best-selling cookbook by the same name. Before hosting the show, she was the pastry chef at Inn on the Twenty, where she met husband Michael. Anna also writes, develops recipes, and teaches cooking classes.

Michael Olson's appreciation for the culinary arts began in Japan, where he had a job as a cook. In Ontario, he worked at several prestigious restaurants, and has twice received silver placement in the World Banquet Championships.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Whitecap Books; Third printing edition (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155285518X
• ISBN-13: 978-1552855188
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,466,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A friendly conversational tone add a relaxing touch and the occasional cooking tip to the medley of taste-tested quality dishes, March 6, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inn on the Twenty (Paperback)

Splendidly illustrated with fabulously beautiful black-and-white and color photography throughout, Inn on the Twenty is a cookbook compilation of the best dishes of Inn on the Twenty, a Canadian winery restaurant that specializes in creating feasts from the best of Niagara's bounty. Featuring scrumptious recipes such as Yellow Gazpacho with Tomato Granita, Saute of Pork Tenderloin, Genoise Sponge Cake, and more. Notes written in a friendly conversational tone add a relaxing touch and the occasional cooking tip to the medley of taste-tested quality dishes.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful food with local ingredients, November 1, 2011

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sandyquiltz "pogogirl" (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inn on the Twenty (Paperback)

Inn on the TwentyI bought this cookbook after a wonderful lunch at the Inn on Twenty--one of our favorite places to visit while on vacation in that area. I've had the book for less than a month and have already made several recipes from it. Excellent. I love the fact that the recipes are simple to prepare, with only a few ingredients in most cases, and using local produce, but seem somehow slightly elevated in outcome. Since I live only a couple of hours on the other side of the border from the Inn, their local produce is pretty much the same local produce that I have, so the ingredients are very easy to obtain. I also appreciate that they periodically offer suggestions for simple substitutions.

Every recipe I've made so far has been met with rave reviews by those I've cooked for...so I definitely, very highly, recommend this cookbook. It's well worth the money.