San Francisco a la Carte

Along with San Francisco Encore you will cook some of the most wonderful California style food. These recipes have stood the test of time. Many of them will become your family favorites.

I own over a thousand cookbooks (great reading, good ideas, good stories) and this book is on my TOP TEN list. I have been using it over 25 years to great raves from dinner party guests.

If ever there is a "must have" cookbook, this one wins hands-down! I am usually pleased with a cookbook if there are 5 recipes that are savers---I have made over 50 from SF a la Carte and not been disappointed. Every page has scrumptious recipes whether a main course, hors d'oeuvre, or dessert. I own cookbooks from around the world, but this is my favorite and I am thrilled to see it once more in publication! Now I can treat my best friends to this treasure and they will no longer have to ask me for recipes.

I've had this cookbook and SF Encore ever since they were first published and have made many recipes from both cookbooks. Not one has failed to meet expectations. One caveat, however. This cookbook is meant for people who know their way around a kitchen, not for beginniners. Since I've been cooking for a very long time, this was no problem. These two cookbooks are well worn and often-used. I recommend both very highly.

I began cooking from this cookbook in college and am still using it 8 years later! Every recipe I ever attempted was a success not only in the preperation on my part, but the taste! From appetizers to desserts, this book has helped me stage scrumptuous feasts. I've been recommending this book to my friends for the past 8 years and all of them rave about it too! I figured it was about time to let the rest of the world in on this culinary masterpiece.

As an avid collector of cookbooks (other people collect trinkets from their travels -- I collect cookbooks), I will say that this cookbook and it's companion, San Francisco Encore, are two that I would not want to be without. They are the first cookbooks I reach for when planning dinners, parties, etc. and I'm never disappointed. The recipes, while tasting like true gourmet fare, use common ingredients and have easy to understand directions. The fact that many of my friends have bought these books after sampling the results, also gives glowing testimony to the Junior League's success.