Pike Place Market Cookbook: Recipes, Anecdotes, and Personalities from Seattle's Renowned Public Market

The Pike Place Market is one of Seattle's best and beloved fine dining restaurants. Braiden Rex-Johnson has assembled more than 130 recipes from that culinary landmark in this newly revised and expanded edition of the Pike Place Market Cookbook. From Beet Salad with Fresh Basil Dressing; Korean Beef Barbecue (Bulgogi); and Cornish Game Hens with Raspberry Gravy; to Roast King Salmon with Pinot Noir Mustard Sauce; Blackberry Mousse with Lemon Madeleines; and Ice Berry Spice Tea, the Pike Place Market Cookbook is a culinary showcase of fine dining suitable for any and all occasions!

(From Take 5 newsletter)Braiden Rex-Johnson's revised edition of the Pike Place Market Cookbook is a delightful read about the Market's colorful vendors and includes delicious recipes from shopkeepers, restauranteurs and local chefs. Rex-Johonson's first edition was published in 1992, and a decade-plus later nearly a third of the businesses featured in the original book have changed hands. She describes current vendors from the fishmongers to French bakery, smokehouse to spice shop, berry vendor to brewery. Among her 130 appetizer-to-dessert recipes are 60 new recipes and 70 of the best from her previous book. The Pike Place Market is a popular destination for locals and tourists alike - this book will guide readers to the many tucked-away shops and cafes, and its recipes will prompt a shopping list for the next trip.

(From Wine Press Northwest magazine)Braiden Rex-Johnson's newest offering is her second edition of the best-selling Pike Place Market Cookbook.Rex-Johnson, a Wine Press Northwest columnist, published the first Cookbook a decade ago, and it's been wildly popular with residents and tourists alike.Like the first edition, the completely revised version is loaded with recipes by and features on vendors and chefs, and it beautifully captures what a special and magical place the Pike Place Market is in the Pacific Northwest.If you own the original Cookbook, you'll thoroughly enjoy the revised edition, and if you never picked up the first version, this will become a treasured part of your cookbook collection.

For anyone who's ever visited Seattle's famous Pike Place Market, this book is a necessity. A short history of the market frames anecdotes about the people who spend their working life at the market: high stall vendors, farmers, restauranteers. The stories are delightful and the many recipes delicious - I've personally tried quite a few of them. The skill range needed is moderate and the ingredients available, some can be mailordered from the Market vendors and information is given at the back of the book. Ms. Rex-Johnson's affection for the people and place shines throughout, and most strikingly, almost all of the business profiled are still in existence, 6 years later. A must for Market fans.