The Golden Pear Cafe Cookbook: Easy Luscious Recipes for Brunch and More from the Hamptons' Favorite Cafe (Hardcover)

~ Keith Davis (Author)
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At the Golden Pear Cafe, the popular Hamptons gourmet eatery, life is one long brunch. With this long-awaited collection, you’ll finally be able to re-create some of its best-loved and most-requested recipes, each easy enough to prepare at home.
Keith Davis opened the first Golden Pear in Southampton almost twenty years ago, and it has since remained both a culinary destination and an oasis. Here, you’ll find some seventy-five recipes, each more mouthwatering than the last. You’ll discover coffees and cappuccinos, breakfast pastries and muffins, sandwiches and hot dishes, luscious desserts, and even stocks and sauces. Try the rich Apple Crumb Muffins or the crusty Scones. For a later brunch, try the zesty Gazpacho, the hearty Texas Turkey Chili, or the Southwestern-Style Grilled Chicken Wrap with Homemade Guacamole and Salsa. Round out brunch with a delicious Lemon Pound Cake or an over-the-top Chocolate Pecan Bar.
The Golden Pear Cafe Cookbook is full of recipes for simple, luscious food, plus beautiful photography, cooking tips and shortcuts from Davis and his chefs and bakers, and sinfully delicious armchair Hamptons watching. Welcome to the world of the Golden Pear.

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Delicious brunch recipes and more from the Hamptons hot spot the Golden Pear Cafe

At the Golden Pear Cafe, the popular Hamptons gourmet eatery, life is one long brunch. With this long-awaited collection, you’ll finally be able to re-create some of its best-loved and most-requested recipes, each easy enough to prepare at home.
Keith Davis opened the first Golden Pear in Southampton almost twenty years ago, and it has since remained both a culinary destination and an oasis. Here, you’ll find some seventy-five recipes, each more mouthwatering than the last. You’ll discover coffees and cappuccinos, breakfast pastries and muffins, sandwiches and hot dishes, luscious desserts, and even stocks and sauces. Try the rich Apple Crumb Muffins or the crusty Scones. For a later brunch, try the zesty Gazpacho, the hearty Texas Turkey Chili, or the Southwestern-Style Grilled Chicken Wrap with Homemade Guacamole and Salsa. Round out brunch with a delicious Lemon Pound Cake or an over-the-top Chocolate Pecan Bar.
The Golden Pear Cafe Cookbook is full of recipes for simple, luscious food, plus beautiful photography, cooking tips and shortcuts from Davis and his chefs and bakers, and sinfully delicious armchair Hamptons watching. Welcome to the world of the Golden Pear.

 

“There is something you get at the Golden Pear that you can only get at the Golden Pear, and that is a feeling of being home.”--Alec Baldwin, actor

“Whatever the season, the food is always great, the service always attentive and friendly. Customer for life.”--Tom Schaudel, chef/restaurateur, CoolFish, PassionFish, and Thom Thom
“The Golden Pear is my favorite weekend place for power breakfasts in the Hamptons.”--Wilbur L. Ross Jr., CEO, WL Ross & Co.
“My first year as the editor in chief of Hamptons, I spent many a chilly, late-winter afternoon hunkered down with coffee and pastries at the Golden Pear Cafe. The cafe’s overstuffed goodies really kept us going.”--Jason Oliver Nixon, editor in chief, Hamptons magazine
“Excellent food, friendly service, and a place to relax with friends; can’t be beat.”--Roy Scheider, actor
“For years I had come to the Golden Pear Cafe and always had the most wonderful turkey sandwich---I think the best I had ever tasted in my whole life.”--Marvin Hamlisch, composer

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (May 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312349718
• ISBN-13: 978-0312349714
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #345,574 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Great reading! Great recipes!, October 15, 2007

By	"Food diva of the North" "Jeni" (East Jordan, MI) - See all my reviews

I love this book! It has become a great addition to my growing collection. I've only had a chance to make the banana oatmeal muffins so far but they were SO GOOD! Very moist and dense! They turned out perfect! I can't wait to make more of these recipes! I loved reading the beginning, I like when authors put personal stories in - I find them encouraging. A must have for any collection!

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Providing dishes for all seasons and from a range of traditions, August 18, 2006

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

The Golden Pear Cafe is a popular brunch establishment in Southampton, so THE GOLDEN PEAR CAFE COOKBOOK comes from over twenty years of tradition, presenting almost seventy recipes from these years of experience. Apple Crumb Muffins, Country Cole Slaw, Southwestern Chicken Casserole and more provide a range of dishes and influences for brunch, providing dishes for all seasons and from a range of traditions.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Revisiting the Golden Pear, January 21, 2007

By	Mary Catharine - See all my reviews

I returned the copy I ordered as I received it as a Christmas gift. I am enjoying the book, which brings back memories for me. One of my sons worked there while a student at Southampton College. When I visited him I always looked forward to stopping at the Golden Pear for one of their tasty items. So I enjoy seeing recipes for some of my favorites, especially the delicious walnut chocolate brownies