Signature Dishes - Wine and Food of California's Central Coast Wineries

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Summary: Love it!
Review: This cookbook is great. It matches wines with foods as recommended by the experts--the wine makers themselves. You can't go wrong with it, whether you're cooking gourmet or casual, it's all there.

Rating:
Summary: Love it!
Review: This cookbook is great. It matches wines with foods as recommended by the experts--the wine makers themselves. You can't go wrong with it, whether you're cooking gourmet or casual, it's all there.

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Summary: A Unique Collection
Review: This thoughtful collection marries an interesting recipe with an intriguing wine within the unique ambiance of an individual winery. Nicely done!

Rating:
Summary: A Unique Collection
Review: This thoughtful collection marries an interesting recipe with an intriguing wine within the unique ambiance of an individual winery. Nicely done!

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Summary: Open Your Eyes to California's Central Coast
Review: Whether you're a gourmet chef or a weekend gourmet wannabe, a wine connoisseur or, like me, someone who just knows what she likes, you'll love "Signature Dishes". Tricia Volk and Mary Tartaglione are sisters from Southern California who have studied the wineries of California's Central Coast, and have presented to us a wonderful collection of favorite recipes from wineries in the area, along with suggestions for wines and side dishes to accompany the entrees. The recipes are clear and concise, without that air of presumption that so many cookbooks leave me with, implying that I couldn't possibly manage such a complicated endeavor. The dishes range from the simple (Grilled Salmon with Shiitake Sauce) to the sublime (Paraiso Springs Duck with Pinot Noir Sauce), each expressing the individual tastes of the winery owner. Which brings me to the best part of the book: learning about the wineries. Reading the pleasant descriptions of the wineries, the owners and their wines is like reading a travel guide of a trip I'd love some day to take, driving the Central Coast and tasting the foods and wines of the many vintners along the way. Volk's and Tartaglione's style give me the feeling that I know these folks well, and keep me coming back to this book time and again, to try more of the signature dishes, and experiment with wines I probably wouldn't have heard of or tried, without this book.

Rating:
Summary: Open Your Eyes to California's Central Coast
Review: Whether you're a gourmet chef or a weekend gourmet wannabe, a wine connoisseur or, like me, someone who just knows what she likes, you'll love "Signature Dishes". Tricia Volk and Mary Tartaglione are sisters from Southern California who have studied the wineries of California's Central Coast, and have presented to us a wonderful collection of favorite recipes from wineries in the area, along with suggestions for wines and side dishes to accompany the entrees. The recipes are clear and concise, without that air of presumption that so many cookbooks leave me with, implying that I couldn't possibly manage such a complicated endeavor. The dishes range from the simple (Grilled Salmon with Shiitake Sauce) to the sublime (Paraiso Springs Duck with Pinot Noir Sauce), each expressing the individual tastes of the winery owner. Which brings me to the best part of the book: learning about the wineries. Reading the pleasant descriptions of the wineries, the owners and their wines is like reading a travel guide of a trip I'd love some day to take, driving the Central Coast and tasting the foods and wines of the many vintners along the way. Volk's and Tartaglione's style give me the feeling that I know these folks well, and keep me coming back to this book time and again, to try more of the signature dishes, and experiment with wines I probably wouldn't have heard of or tried, without this book.