A Table for Two: Recipes from Celebrated City Restaurants [Paperback]

Sharon O'Connor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2004

Glowing candles, great food, gorgeous music... and the best company in the world. What could be more romantic than a dinner for two?

For special dates, a 30th wedding anniversary, or your first relaxed dinner together in months, Sharon O'Connor's newest cookbook with music CD brings home the magic of a night out at America's most romantic restaurants.

A Table for Two takes readers on a romantic tour of exciting cities, from New Orleans and San Francisco to Kansas City and New York. Each chapter features one restaurant, including photographs, descriptions, and stunning food photography. The fabulous recipes were created by celebrity chefs such as Blue Ginger's Ming Tsai, Daniel Boulud from Café Daniel Boulud, and Floyd Cardoz of Tabla. Each of the more than 100 recipes is carefully tested and formatted for home cooks by Sharon O'Connor, and a glossary and a basics section provide helpful tips.

A Table for Two also includes a fascinating conversation with singer/cook Taj Mahal and poetry, essays, and quotes about love, food, and music. Gorgeous reproductions of Henri Matisse's Jazz papercuts and sensational photos of musical instruments give the book perspective and style.

On the accompanying CD, the Kenny Barron Ensemble performs romantic, sophisticated music that sets the mood for magical evenings. This private concert, recorded by Sharon O'Connor especially for A Table for Two, includes beloved standards such as "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Stolen Moments," and "Say it Over and Over Again." Kenny Barron, who the Los Angeles Times has named "one of the top jazz pianists in the world," Bob Sheppard, Dave Ellis, Peter Barshay, and Lewis Nash create a mood of quiet enchantment with their tender, lyrical playing.

Through the combination of food, art, music, and travel, A Table for Two creates an experience that enriches life at home.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Menus and Music Productions (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883914361
• ISBN-13: 978-1883914363
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #910,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sharon O'Connor is building a career around her passions. She travels the world collaborating with great chefs and musicians, bringing together food, art, music, and travel to create her two best-selling series, Menus and Music® and MusicCooks®.

After graduating from the University of California with degrees in music and sociology, Sharon continued her education in Europe at the renowned Amsterdam Conservatory of Music. Upon returning to the Bay Area, she established the San Francisco String Quartet, and for sixteen years the quartet performed in the Garden Court of San Francisco's celebrated Palace Hotel. In her remarkable career as a musician, O'Connor has recorded and performed with music icons such as Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison, Tony Bennett, Linda Ronstadt, and Aretha Franklin!

In 1985, Sharon founded Menus and Music and became the first person to ever package a cookbook with music. In 2005, Sharon introduced MusicCooks, stylish boxed recipe cards with music that makes cooking and entertaining at
home more fun. O'Connor's recipes are fresh, quick, and easy, and each one has a sensational food photo, practical cook's tips, and a shopping and pantry list. The music is performed by Grammy Award winners and other great musicians. Now with more than thirty titles, O'Connor's publications have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Sharon O'Connor lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her husband and two daughters enthusiastically help in the research, travel, and tasting for her series.