Vintage Restaurant: Handcrafted Cuisine from a Sun Valley Favorite [Hardcover]

Jeff Keys (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2006

Jeff Keys started his culinary career in Aspen some thirty years ago. Since then, he has worked in and owned many restaurants, developing a love of European cuisine mixed with a rugged western sensibility along the way. He now owns and operates Vintage Restaurant in Sun Valley, Idaho, playground to the famous, wealthy, and well-traveled. Vintage Restaurant is renowned for its rustic elegance, including impeccably prepared and presented cuisine with a sophisticated flair that reflects the untamed beauty of the West. Fresh, in-season ingredients, local flavors, heirloom vegetables, and friendly atmosphere make Vintage the ultimate place to savor a meal after a hard day on the challenging slopes of Sun Valley.
Now, experience the unforgettable cuisine of Vintage Restaurant in this new book, featuring classic yet innovative recipes for appetizers, entrees, pastas, salads, soups, and handcrafted desserts including:
Prawn and Goat Cheese Tarte
Bacon-Wrapped Grilled Fresh Spring Asparagus
Mushroom Spinach Strudel
Spicy King Crab Salad with Romaine, Tomato, and Cucumber
Grilled Chili-Lime Prawn Salad
Warm Shiitake Mushroom Sesame Vinaigrette
Classic Tomato Soup
Seared Muscovy Drake Breast with Creamy Five Rice Wild Mushroom Risotto
Paris Bistro Tenderloin of Beef
Idaho Ribeye Steak Feast
Naturally Raised Veal Rack Chop Tuscan Hill Country Style
Apple Wood Smoked Pork Loin Chop with Figs, Ginger, and Chocolate Port
Butterflied Idaho Leg of Lamb with a Creamy Mushroom Charlotte
Fresh Sea Bass from the Sea of Cortez Cabo San Lucas Style
Blood Orange Demitasse Creme Brulee
Jamaican Chimney Sweeps Gelato
Delights of the Naked Stranger
The World's Best Root Beer Float

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About the Author

Jeff Keys is the owner of Vintage Restaurant in Sun Valley, Idaho, which is known for its rustic elegance and sophisticated cuisine as well as its famous homemade Mountain Decadence ice creams. Jeff is also the author of the cookbook Vintage Restaurant: Handcrafted Cuisine from a Sun Valley Favorite.

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Butter Leaf Lettuce, Fresh Pear, and Gorgonzola Salad
This may be the most refreshing salad I've ever made. We offer it as an off-menu special and we serve it constantly. It's simplicity at its best.
Ingredients
1 fresh pear, peeled and thinly sliced
Fresh-squeezed lemon juice
4 handfuls of torn butter leaf lettuce
1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
6 tablespoons Orange Pecan Dressing
Peel and thinly slice the pear and then squeeze a little lemon juice on it.
Make sure the lettuce is clean and dry. (You don't want any grit in your salad.)
Put the butter leaf in a bowl with the Gorgonzola and toss lightly with the dressing.
Divide and pile the salad nicely on four chilled plates. Fan one-fourth of the sliced pear over the top of each salad and drizzle a little more dressing.
Serves 4.
Orange Pecan Dressing
This dressing has been my favorite for the last year.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
1/3 cup orange blossom honey
1 teaspoon fresh grated orange zest
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1/2 cup light olive oil or vegetable oil
1/4 cup toasted and chopped pecans
Add the first 5 ingredients in order to a mixing bowl and whisk with a wire whip until honey has dissolved and blended with the other ingredients. Now add the toasted, chopped pecans.
Serves 6.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1 edition (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586857711
• ISBN-13: 978-1586857714
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #850,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes good read, November 16, 2006

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Hal Lamster (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vintage Restaurant: Handcrafted Cuisine from a Sun Valley Favorite (Hardcover)

This is a delightful cookbook, full of interesting background about Keys and the recipes that he presents. The recipes are generally straightforward and easy to follow, while being complex enough to provide an interesting mixture of flavors. My wife just loves the book and we are planning on having many wonderful meals from its recipes. I have dined at Keys restaurant in Ketchum (Sun Valley) Idaho and if you are anywhere nearby it is not to be missed. I have also dined at a private dinner that Keys and his staff prepared from the book. One of the best meals I have ever had.

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Restaurant makes me pass as a top chef, August 30, 2006

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A. Laughton (New Paltz, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vintage Restaurant: Handcrafted Cuisine from a Sun Valley Favorite (Hardcover)

Every recipe that I've made from this cookbook has been mouthwatering & amaizing. the best part is that you don't have to be good a cooking to pull the dishes off. The cookbook is also designed so that you create a complete complimentary meal and not just one part of the entre. I love it

5.0 out of 5 stars A title that home chefs will welcome for its original dishes, August 18, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vintage Restaurant: Handcrafted Cuisine from a Sun Valley Favorite (Hardcover)

VINTAGE RESTAURANT: HANDCRAFTED CUISINE FROM A SUN VALLEY FAVORITE comes from one who began his culinary career over thirty years ago, working in many restaurants before his Vintage Restaurant developed a blend of French cuisine and Western influence. VINTAGE RESTAURANT gathers these innovations for home cooks, offering up dishes that excel in unusual blends from a Szechwan Carrot Soup to Asian Mahogany Chicken Bowl and more. Color photos throughout add the finishing touch and flair to a title that home chefs will welcome for its original dishes.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch