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The Food52 Cookbook: 140 Winning Recipes from Exceptional Home Cooks Hardcover – October 25, 2011

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  • Series: Food52 (Book 1)
  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks; Original edition (November 15, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 006188720X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061887208
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 1.4 x 9 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsThe Food52 Cookbook
By M. Reynard VINE VOICE on April 1, 2012
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Food52 is a food blog, but now is a cookbook, filled with recipes from different cooks. And I was so pleasantly surprised by this book. Almost all the recipes turned out fantastic, although there were a few duds. It is a higher end, tougher cookbook; but I think that it would appeal to a wide range of people.

To date (4/1/2012) I have made 22 of the 140 recipes within this cookbook.

This book is separated into seasons. Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring, based on the ingredients available during the season and the general theme of food. As said before, a good portion of these ingredients are higher end. So this isn't a budget cookbook, nor is it a quick fix cookbook.

At the front of the book is actually a bonus chapter, known as the test run that has three recipes. I haven't tried either, but they seem simple enough, although the one calls for an obscene amount of butter. They include a salad, pasta dish, and a dessert.

Summer:

The first recipe in this section is the Summer Corn Chowder. This is one of the ones I've made and it was extremely good. The removal of the corn from the cob took a little time, but otherwise it wasn't a complicated dish to make. It just took a little time. The Blueberry-Coconut Muffins were also extremely good, with healthful ingredients, and were a quick mix to stir up. They'd probably be good with another kind of berry as well. Daddy's Carbonara was interesting, because of the use of eggs. But it tasted good and it didn't require a lot of prep work. I do think it could have used a touch more seasoning. A snack of Rosemary Thyme Pita chips was simple to make, although I found peeling apart the pita layers much more difficult than the book would leave me to believe.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsLovely to Read, but a Keeper? Probably Not
By Gizmo on November 23, 2011
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I apologize for giving my impressions of a cookbook I've only had for a month. I've been a home cook long enough to know that the worth of a cookbook can only truly be measured when - and if - it remains in one's kitchen library for YEARS. This cookbook may yet nudge me beyond the 2 stars that I'm giving it. If this happens, I will come back and update my review.

Positive first impressions: This cookbook is beautifully illustrated with clear and thorough recipe instructions. The comments, tips, and community opinions included with each of the recipes are interesting and helpful in suggesting practical variations. I enjoyed "reading" the cookbook. There are numerous recipes I am going to try, but...

Negative first impressions: I cannot foresee these recipes ever becoming "family favorites" for my suburban family. I am almost certainly not the target audience of the authors. How likely am I to make a Moroccan Carrot Salad with Harissa or Tuscan Chicken Liver Pate? I trust that these dishes are delicious; however, would I waste kitchen shelf space on the chance that I might one day have an urge to make a Mediterranean Octopus Salad? Doubtful. It saddens the old-fashioned girl in me to say it, but cookbooks are becoming increasingly obsolete; these days the Internet offers immediate access to a virtually unlimited amount of fanciful, unique recipes. The cookbooks that manage to remain in my kitchen now are the ones that I return to again and again, the ones that bail me out on harried days when I'm not up to Internet searches and have to create with items I have on hand. This is definitely not one of those cookbooks. Wild Ramp Pesto? What the heck is a wild ramp?Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsOrganized by season???? How do you find the recipe you want?
By vjvl51 (Vickie) on March 24, 2015
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This cookbook is organized by season. Is Spicy Almonds under Summer, Winter, Fall or Spring? Then you have to scroll through ALL the recipes as they are not in alphabetical order under the season. If I'm looking for a recipe, I can't be bothered. There are too many cookbooks available that make it a LOT easier to find a recipe.

Normally I would never have bought this but since I didn't check the Look Inside, it's my error.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA good but slightly-odd cookbook
By Esther Schindler TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on January 28, 2012
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I rather like the premise of The Food52 Cookbook. The Food52 website is an online community that holds contests: Submit "your best chili" or "your best citrus recipe." Members try the recipes, and vote for their favorites. This cookbook is the best-of-the-best, which certainly led me to think that I'd get 140 no-fail recipes. And so it does... with two caveats.

First: A cookbook's appeal is based on trust. When you cook a recipe, you are betting your dinner's success (and your family's happiness) on the book's instructions. With each success, you become more comfortable at putting yourself in the hands of the cookbook author. I know, for instance, that Nigella Lawson rarely steers me wrong, and that Rick Bayless' recipes are easy to follow. So The Food52 Cookbook is a little odd, in that it has something like 100 contributors. If I like one recipe, it doesn't tell me all that much about the trustworthiness of the rest.

The other thing is both a strength and a weakness: This book doesn't pigeonhole easily. It has everything from soup (roasted cauliflower soup with chimichurri and poblano creme fraiche) to nuts (ancho chile-cinnamon chocolate bark). Just about every "ethnic" is represented, and the recipes range from "easy to throw together" to "a big honkin' effort but assuredly worth it." (My categories, not theirs.) If you want a cookbook with some-of-everything, that's certainly an advantage. For me, though... I suspect that next Thanksgiving I will remember that I had looked at a great-sounding recipe for a roasted cauliflower soup, but I will have no idea where it was. Perhaps that is merely my own problem, since I grab from my extensive cookbook library based on categories ("Let's make something German" or "What do we have that'll fit into this too-busy week?").Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 starsFood52 review

This is a collection of test recipes. It contains various d styles and flavors from continental influences. It wasn't what I expected but I think adventurous cooks will enjoy it.

Published 24 days ago by Chef Auddie
4.0 out of 5 starsEverything from soup to nuts by home cooks

A creative and inspired array of the most interesting dishes cooked by real people in their homes for their families

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5.0 out of 5 starsA winning cook book the chef

Great, creative cookbook with interesting and innovative recipes.

Published 1 month ago by Thom K. Walters
4.0 out of 5 starsFun read

This is like hanging out with your friends and swapping your favorite recipes. Not the most comprehensive cookbook perhaps but a good one for planning a dinner party.

Published 6 months ago by Jesus Lopez
5.0 out of 5 starsCollection for my library

Love the book

Published 11 months ago by Pamela Braga
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat recipes, very happy with this cookbook

Great recipes. One comment on the broccoli rabe, potato and rosemary pizza recipe- The crust recipe in my experience of making homemade pizza dough, they omitted water. Read more

Published 13 months ago by LovemyJRTs
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Book

The zucchini pancake recipe (that cover shot!) is worth the price of the book.
I would modify it slightly, and add two cloves of garlic. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Helen Highwater
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

This is a very good product. I recommend it.

Published 14 months ago by Astute Buyer
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

GREAT BOOK...lots of fun and interesting recipes

Published 16 months ago by CL
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat !

Fun book with beautiful illustrations. Easy to follow,easy to make ideas.

Published 18 months ago by Sherman

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