Noteworthy: A Collection of Recipes from the Ravinia Festival [Hardcover]

Ravinia Festival Women's Board (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2004

This award-winning cookbook was brilliantly orchestrated by the Ravinia Festival Women's Board as a way to raise money for music scholarships and the venerated music festival. This harmonious collection of more than 600 recipes is the result of three years of collecting, testing, tasting, collating, and indexing. These dishes stand the test of time and include spectacular picnic fare, simple family dinners, and special occasion dishes. With recipes ranging from homey pumpkin bread and elegant leek and chevre tarts to simple pickled beets and lavish Chicken Wellington with Champagne Sauce, there are choices to suit everyone's tastes. Music lovers might want to try guest conductor Claudio Abbado's Crab Caponata and Ravinia music director James Levine's Classic Chicken Salad, or Variations on a Brownie and Summer Symphony Soup. These scores of recipes for every cook, from the novice to the gourmet, make a great hostess, wedding, or shower gift.

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About the Author

The Ravinia Festival Women's Board is dedicated to the support of the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556525338
• ISBN-13: 978-1556525339
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #684,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Noteworthy: A Collection of Recipes from the Ravinia Festiva, April 28, 2005

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M. Lahens "Kitchen Diva" (Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews
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I've been cooking from this book for almost 20 years! The recipes are simple, yet sofisticated, and wonderfully tasty. The recipes are well-written and methods are well explained, so that even the novice cook can enjoy this book. I've given this book as a gift to many people and they too, now find it a favorite.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A cookbook standard, November 27, 2005

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snomis79 "snomis79" (VA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Noteworthy: A Collection of Recipes from the Ravinia Festival (Hardcover)

I grew up on recipes from this book and never knew how spoiled I was until I went to college and tried cafeteria food, with my back up being ramen noodles. It's awesome that they finally put it back in print, and I am thoroughly surprised that there are any left in stores. It is tastefully done with great pictures and plenty of culture and historical tidbits to go along with the recipes. Not to mention the actual recipes are fantastic.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my ALL Time Favorite Cook Book's!, November 25, 2007

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Tamie A. Peters - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Noteworthy: A Collection of Recipes from the Ravinia Festival (Hardcover)

My Mother gave me Noteworthy when it was first published (20 years ago?). She and my Dad always went to Ravinia and picnicked on the lawn. From the minute I opened the first page of Noteworthy,I knew it would become one of my all time favorites! The recipe's are accurate, easy, fun and absolutely crowd pleasers. I also purchased their 2nd published cook book, but the original Noteworthy is still the only one which I use and give as a gift for family and friends. You will never go wrong using Noteworthy!