Food & Wine: The Complete Collection of Recipes from the 1998 Issues of America's Favorite Food Magazine

I inherited this book a couple years ago, along with about 100 other cookbooks that I added to my already enormous cookbook collection. I picked it up, thinking that I'd donate it to a charity, when I decided to skim it. In a word: outstanding. The 1999 Annual, along with all the other Food and Wine Annuals, is repleat with creative recipes and wonderful food photography. It includes wine pairings. Every recipe I have tried has been a hit, particularly the Goat Cheese Souffle. If you are a novice, but particularly if you are an experienced cook looking for inspiration, get this book. Actually, you can't go wrong getting any of these Annuals - I've since bought them all from 2000-2006!

I have this edition of the Food & Wine annual as well as the previous two editions, and they are typically the first cookbooks I turn to when I'm in need of a recipe. The Food & Wine annuals are nice because the recipes always taste great, are well written, and are much easier to locate than sorting through magazine clippings. In addition, the annual incorporates many of the tips included in the magazine such as how to make a successful merengue, etc.Despite the breadth of well-loved recipe books on my shelf, Food & Wine is especially useful because it presents a wide range of dishes from classics to regional cuisine, desserts to barbecues and appetizers. The only reason I don't have the most recent editions is because my dad stopped purchasing the annuals, and I didn't know where to find them until today! You can be sure I'll be picking up both the 2000 and 2001 editions of this great compilation.

Actually, I can't believe you don't have this book yet. The hotel that I work for already has a copy and I have been "chomping at the bit" for my own personal copy. I have secretly made copies of some of my favorite recipes, and let me tell you, they have turned out FABULOUS. When are you going to get this book?