Nestled within the lush landscape of Northern California’s wine country, Sonoma County has a unique and rich heritage of food and wine production that is recognized worldwide for its stellar quality and admirable craftsmanship. In SONOMA, editor/art director Jennifer Barry, acclaimed Bay Area photographer Robert Holmes, and writer Mimi Luebbermann take a scenic, culinary journey through Sonoma’s meandering back roads, visiting notable wineries, food producers, restaurants, and outstanding holiday destinations. Appealing to cooks and travel enthusiasts alike, SONOMA illustrates the extraordinary bounty this part of the country has to offer. Featuring 40 regional recipes contributed by Sonoma chefs and food purveyors that highlight local artisan food products such as specialty cheeses, olive oils, quality farm produce, livestock, seafood, and baked goods, SONOMA is an inspirational keepsake that will provide pleasure for years to come.
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Three Californians-Barry, a designer of illustrated books; Holmes, a travel photographer; and Luebbermann, author of numerous books on food and gardening-team up to celebrate Sonoma's natural beauty and human commerce in this oversized volume of photographs, recipes and factoids. Sonoma County, though it comprises just 1,579 square miles, has climates ranging from Pacific beach to coastal mountain, and from redwood forest to the wine-producing inland valley. The wine region is divided further into microclimates, which allows for the numerous appellations-Sonoma Coast, Russian River, Dry Creek Valley-that oenophiles know and appreciate. This lushly illustrated volume looks at highlights in the county's four main regions, from Petaluma in southern Sonoma, once known as the "Egg Basket of the Western World," to northern Sonoma's Alexander Valley, formerly used for grazing beef cattle and now home to grape varietals such as Viognier and Sangiovese. The recipes, culled from area restaurants and businesses, include Goat Cheese Souffles from the St. Francis Winery Kitchen, Asian Marinated Skewered California Albacore Wrapped in Bacon from the Tides Wharf & Restaurant, and Honey and Fromage Blanc Ice Cream from the Jintown Store (appropriate wines, of course, are suggested for each). Also included are profiles of local farms and establishments, such as Bellwether Farms, which makes artisanal sheep and cow cheeses, Devoto Gardens, which produces 40 different kinds of apples, including many heirlooms, and Hector's Bees, a one-man operation that supplies honey and wax candles to area famers' markets. Sonoma, with its fields of daisies, rich green hills, placid inlets and Mission-Revival buildings, looks like a paradise in these pages, and this book may be as useful in the kitchen as it is pretty on the coffee table.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
JENNIFER BARRY is the creator and designer of the award-winning County Garden Cookbook series, the Italian Artisan Cookbook series, Napa Valley, and several other books. She has also won numerous awards, including James Beard and Julia Child cookbook awards and the Literary Market Place Publishing Designer of the Year award. She resides with her family in Fairfax, California.
Award-winning photographer ROBERT HOLMES has traveled throughout the world on assignment for travel magazines including National Geographic, Departures, Travel & Leisure, Saveur, Islands, and Condé Nast Traveler. His work can also be seen in numerous books. He lives in Mill Valley, California, with his family.
MIMI LUEBBERMANN is the author of over a dozen books on gardening and food, and also writes about food, wine, and gardening for numerous publications including Wine Country Living and Kitchen Garden magazine. She lives and works on her farm in Petaluma, California.
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This review is from: Sonoma: A Food and Wine Lovers' Journey (Hardcover)
We bought this book as a thank-you gift for some friends who took us through Sonoma Valley and showed us the sights. It was a perfect way to remember fondly the time we spend together there--the photos are beautiful and the recipes (though I haven't tried them!) look great.
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