Synopses & Reviews
Long considered the bible of California cuisine, Diane Rossen Worthington's classic cookbook is now reissued with an eye-catching new cover. With over 150,000 copies sold, The Cuisine of California remains as fresh and surprising, as simple and spirited as the cooking it extols. Appetizers such as Spicy Lemon Shrimp; soups such as luscious Fennel, Potato, and Leek; entrees such as herb-infused Roast Chicken Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Leeks; desserts such as a refreshing Strawberry Sorbethere are more than 200 recipes that are as at home on the family table as they are at a dinner party. Using time-honored techniques and unexpected (but accessible) ingredients, this beloved cookbook is a paragon of its class, bringing the delicious flavors of California into kitchens everywhere.
Review
Worthington is a creative cook who has translated the spirit of California cooking into recipes prepared with ingredients obtainable anywhere in the USA. Her recipes are as original and fresh as the cuisine. USA Today
Synopsis
Chronicle Books is proud to bring back this beloved cookbook, as user-friendly as it is inspiring. Diane Worthington is a leader in the cooking style known as California cuisine. Trained at the Cordon Bleu, she distills her expert knowledge of European and American culinary traditions into a way of cooking and a range of mouthwatering dishes that are at once innovative and classical. Using time-honored techniques and unexpected ingredients, the focus is on freshness and flavor, bringing California cuisine to home kitchens everywhere. A book that readers swear by, with a fresh new jacket, The Cuisine of California is back by overwhelming demand.
About the Author
Diane Rossen Worthington studied French cuisine with Jacques Pepin, American cooking with James Beard, and Italian cooking with Giuliano Bugialli. She is a cooking instructor, culinary consultant, and freelance food writer, as well as author of The Califor