The Zuni Cafe Cookbook

Published on Tuesday, December 5, 2006, by The CHOW Editorial Team / Edit Post

Saturated with information and useful techniques. This book has simple, elegant recipes with a creative twist, like mock porchetta.

The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco’s Beloved Restaurant
By Judy Rodgers (W. W. Norton, 2002; $23.10 at Amazon.com)

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  • Make the roast chicken EXACTLY as instructed. It's fantastic. Unbelievable, it will change your life.

  • what do you think of cooking a Porchetta on a Showtime Rotiserie...I know it's a schlocky gadget, but for those of us w/out a roti, it's the best we have.

  • This is the best cookbook I have purchased in some time. I think it is my current favorite and everything I have made out of it has been wonderful. Highly recommended despite its general lack of photos.

  • Gougeres is a good choice.

    Make the roast chicken. Do it exactly as she says. That pre-salting technique is great and the bread salad thing is lovely with it.

    This will change your way of roasting a chicken forever.

  • it's mock porchetta because porchetta would involve a whole pig . . .
    she scales it down to a roast, and it's fab.u.lous.

  • jwlucas -- last night i made the gougeres! really easy and perfect for cocktail party snacks.

  • I just received this book tonight as a Hanukkah gift. Any suggestions on what to make first?

  • The cover is beautiful. I wish I knew what Compendium means, but I'm sure I'll get it if I buy the book.
    I'm not sure about the idea of mock porchetta. Why not just have porchetta or something else all together?
    I'm just jealous I think because I have just written a cookbook.
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