4 Bay Area cookbooks to gift this season
I love giving cookbooks as gifts for birthdays and holidays, and several strong Bay Area titles have come out this year! I'm working on a larger holiday gift guide for the column, but here's a sneak peek of the cookbooks that will be recommended in it — hit the links for more info on each, and consider joining my free Food Book Club for author interviews and in-person cookbook swaps in San Francisco:
Good Taste: Legendary House of Nanking releases first cookbook - 48 hills
Kathy and Peter Fang share the secrets of their family’s celebrated, 37-year-old Chinatown restaurant.
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Interview + Recipe! Ying Chang Compestine on Her Graphic Cookbook, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes
Author of 27 books shares secrets!
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Q+A: Tony Ramirez on Backyard BBQ With Fire and Spice
TFTI star makes his cookbook debut!
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Q+A: Betsy Andrews on Writing ‘Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip’ with Scott Clark
Cookbook celebrates the bounty of the Pacific Coast!
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ICYMI: I wrote about savory pastries in this week's column, a riff off of last weekend's newsletter about the new Parachute Bakery in the Ferry Building. You had the first taste!
Good Taste: Savory pastries that hit like a meal - 48 hills
Bakeries and cafés are turning out meaty croissants, eggy danishes, and more treats that aren’t for dessert.
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See you the weekend after next!
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