The Sedona Table: Recipes from the Top Restaurants in Red Rock Country [Hardcover]

Erika Ayn Finch (Author), Debbie Weinkauff (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2009

Sumptuously illustrated with stunning color photography, The Sedona Table is the first book to introduce the wide variety of cuisine and chefs found in Red Rock Country.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Red Rock Fever is contagious . . .
and delicious

 

Sedona. Arizona’s breathtaking Red Rock Country has become shorthand for a state of mind—natural, spiritual, creative, luxurious, blissful—that finds an easy affinity with and satisfying expression in food. A community of both seasoned and young chefs inspired by the area’s singular red-rock landscape and ubiquitous state of mind are creating menus that bring a taste of the area’s magic to the table.

 

Leading Sedona’s culinary charge are chefs from the most prestigious local resorts and fine dining rooms. While the location naturally imbues a Southwestern flavor to local recipes, it surfaces in unpredictable, eye-opening ways—French-American fusion, gourmet comfort food, traditional Mexican—incorporating organic meats, fresh fish, wild game, locally grown seasonal produce, and fresh herbs (many grown in the chefs’ own gardens).

 

The Sedona Table profiles fourteen prominent area chefs, bringing the excitement of this emerging cuisine into the home kitchen. Each chef has provided five of his or her favorite recipes—among them such gustatory delights as Apricot and Grand Marnier Truffle Squares, Dungeness Crab with Yucca Root and Lime Cabrales Emulsion, Prickly Pear Margarita Crème Brûlée, Mesquite-Grilled Alaskan King Salmon with Leek-Gruyère Tart, and Grilled Arizona Sweet Shrimp—as well as time-tested tricks of the trade and tips for adapting the dishes for the home chef.

 

You’ll also find complementary information on the top-notch resorts and spas that are home to the restaurants, and special spa recipes to savor.

From the Back Cover

Celebrating the incomparable culinary creations of one of America’s most alluring places

 

Sedona residents have a term for the affliction that strikes the four million visitors who flock to their corner of Arizona each year: Red Rock Fever. While it’s certainly the majestic red rock formations that initially lured them, the locals stay because Sedona has more than beautiful scenery. It has style. It has taste. In recent years, Sedona has become as well known as an emerging culinary Mecca as for its striking landscape and its soothing seasons.

 

Sumptuously illustrated with stunning color photography, The Sedona Table is the first book to introduce the wide variety of cuisine and chefs found in Red Rock Country. You will meet fourteen chefs representing twelve area restaurants and learn about their backgrounds and cooking philosophies. In addition to providing five favorite recipes, each chef also offers up tips for the home cook, from how to prepare the perfect buffalo steak, to the essential tool that should be in every kitchen. You will also learn about their restaurants—ranging from high-desert cuisine and New Orleans–Sedona fusion to classic Italian—and, where applicable, the restaurant’s resort and spa.

Featured restaurants include signature Sedona dining experiences such as:
 
• The Yavapai Restaurant at Enchantment Resort, chosen by Condé Nast Traveler readers as one of

   the world’stop resorts seven years in a row

 

• The Inn on Oak Creek, a AAA Four-Diamond-rated B&B with a four-course gourmet breakfast

 

• L’Auberge Restaurant on Oak Creek, fourteen-time winner of Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of

  Excellence.

 

• El Portal Sedona, recommended by the New York Times, National Geographic Adventure, and

  Frommer’s

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Three Forks; First edition (March 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762748516
• ISBN-13: 978-0762748518
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #776,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Two Books In One, May 14, 2009

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Carol Gronewold (Sedona, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sedona Table: Recipes from the Top Restaurants in Red Rock Country (Hardcover)

Just as a chameleon suits itself to surroundings, so does this Southwestern based cookbook/coffee table book. I first displayed it on my kitchen countertop. The extraordinary food photography draws you into the accompanying appetizing recipes that include easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. For the most part, they contain ingredients available in local grocery stores. As a cook, I appreciated the featured chef's "tricks of the trade". Then, due to the skillfully written informative text about Sedona, AZ, the starring chefs, and top restaurants, I placed it on the living room coffee table, for everyone's pleasure. The beautiful photos will definitely put Sedona on your designated trip list, especially if you've never been before. In the kitchen? On the coffee table? Mine has found a home in between, on my china hutch's open countertop, for all to see. I recommend this book for everyone with a sense of food and travel adventure. It's a journey you won't regret.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scrumptious Recipes!, May 13, 2009

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This review is from: The Sedona Table: Recipes from the Top Restaurants in Red Rock Country (Hardcover)

I love this book! Not only are the pictures beautiful and the recipes enticing, it's written in one of the most gorgeous places on earth.
My favorite recipes (so far) are the Anchiote Roasted Pork Tenderloin- tender, tasty and easy to prepare; and the Apricot Grand Marnier Truffle Squares- so so good.
I hope to plan a trip to Sedona and visit these eclectic restaurants for myself.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love this book!, May 6, 2009

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E. J. Margin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sedona Table: Recipes from the Top Restaurants in Red Rock Country (Hardcover)

People love Sedona for many reasons, the red rocks, the spiritual vibes, the hikes and like any other vacation spot - the food! The images in this book are stunning, the recipes look amazing - what a lovely way to remember a trip to Sedona - this makes a great gift for anyone who loves Sedona or cooking or both.