Customer Reviews

Noteworthy: A Collection of Recipes from the Ravinia Festival

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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.

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.

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!

At first thumb through this looks like a great cookbook. Upon closer review, however, it is about average. Nothing wonderful, nothing horrible. Good cooks probably already have much of what is included in this book.