Chez Panisse, a small restaurant in Berkeley, California, opened its doors in the summer of 1971. For forty years, the restaurant and its founder, legendary chef Alice Waters, has had a profound influence on food, farming, cooking, and dining around the world. In the beginning, Waters saw the beauty and aesthetic of fine printing as a way to communicate at the outset of the diners' experience the care and attention given to the preparation of their dinner. Berkeley-based artist Patricia Curtan began hand printing menus for the restaurant during its early years, while employed as a cook in the Chez Panisse kitchen. Curtan's menus, works of art in their own right, capture the unique spirit of the famous restaurant with letterpress and linoleum-block prints on beautiful paper. In Menus for Chez Panisse, Curtan presents four decades of menus including dinners for special guests such as Julia Child, Hillary Clinton, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and James Beard with notes about the menus, the artwork, the occasions, and, of course, the food.
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"Whether you're interested in letterpress and printmaking, Chez Panisse and Alice Waters, or food ephemera, you'll find something of value in this beautiful book." --Epicurious.com
"....a nice surprise since i've admired the hand carved and printed designs of the famous berkeley restaurant for so long. the book is a collections of forty years of artwork by patricia curtain....would make [a] really nice gift for those interested in printing." --Lena Corwin
"40 years of gorgeous menus from the legendary Berkeley restaurant." --Sunset magazine
"Menus for Chez Panisse awes.... a shockingly impressive and addictive tome.... we strongly recommend. Gorgeous stuff, folks." --SFist.com
"Some menus are now so iconic - radishes tied in a bundle, ripe figs still on the branch - that they evoke not only Chez Panisse but an entire era of food." -- T: The New York Times Magazine
"....a nice surprise since i've admired the hand carved and printed designs of the famous berkeley restaurant for so long. the book is a collections of forty years of artwork by patricia curtain....would make [a] really nice gift for those interested in printing." --Lena Corwin
"40 years of gorgeous menus from the legendary Berkeley restaurant." --Sunset magazine
"Menus for Chez Panisse awes.... a shockingly impressive and addictive tome.... we strongly recommend. Gorgeous stuff, folks." --SFist.com
"Some menus are now so iconic - radishes tied in a bundle, ripe figs still on the branch - that they evoke not only Chez Panisse but an entire era of food." -- T: The New York Times Magazine
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I wonder if this book would be so absorbing for someone who hasn't been to Chez Panisse. Just like every carefully planned meal, the menus in this book are little works of art. And if you've eaten at Chez Panisse, as have I on only a few occasions, these beautifully rendered menus are little memory capsules. Reading through the book, the warm hustle and bustle of the restaurant come back to life, along with the smells and lovely fabric of the place. It is a pleasure to offer a positive review of the book, but I'd also recommend a visit to the restaurant if you're ever in Berkeley at lunch or, better yet, dinner.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By northkona
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I read about this book in David Lebowitz's blog, and immediately ordered a copy for myself since I'm interested in food, graphics, letter press printing, and for that matter, all things done well. An elegant, tasty book, with very high production values, and what a great gift for birthdays or holidays, no more struggling to come up with a surprise for that special friend ... or yourself.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Lindaartist
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Beautifully crafted and designed book that chronicles the wonderful union of the visual arts with the art of food. Kudos for Chez Panisse's support of the arts. Also nice to see now the art of Patricia Curtan has evolved over the years.
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i had bought it as a present for a friend and he is happy with it, he loves to cook.
Published 6 months ago by marjo tesselaar
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A beautiful art book!
This book had such beautiful linoleum prints that it made me want to take it up as a hobby. And the menus are simple and elegant. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Dr. Jacqueline Olds
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