The Chefs' Guide to America's Best Restaurants, Second Revised Edition - Softcover

Dale, Charles; Dale, Aimee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965764710 ISBN 13: 9780965764711

Publisher: Chefs Guide Inc, 1999

Synopsis

Ever wonder where America's top chefs eat when they're not in the kitchen?

The Chefs' Guide will tell you! The sequel to the popular and successful Chefs' Guide to America's Best Restaurants will be available in book stores in the first quarter of 1999. Featuring many new restaurants and lesser-known haunts, this is the inside track to dining in America!

Charles Dale, chef and owner of Renaissance Restaurant in Aspen, Colorado (Recent James Beard Award Nominee, 1998), and his wife Aimee have contacted top chefs in America like Daniel Boulud, Charlie Trotter, Thomas Keller, and Nobu Matsuhisa, among others, to find out their favorite places to dine.

Every restaurant in the guide has been selected by a prominent chef in the U.S. as being one of his or her favorites. Each listing in The Chefs' Guide includes quotes from the chefs who selected the restaurant, and a description of the dcor and food specialties, as well as the names of the Chefs, the Maitre d' or the Manager. Fax numbers and addresses are also included, and, new this year, e-mail addresses and web sites.

Compiled by adding up the number of times each restaurant was mentioned by individual contributing chefs, The Ten Most Mentioned Restaurants in America is a list of places you won't want to miss!

The Chefs' Guide has been expanded to include several new states, from Ohio to Alaska, in which you'll find restaurants that measure up to the most lofty standard! Organized around America's most popular cities and vacation destinations, this revised guide features many new restaurants that our chefs think are hot and they should know! From the most decadently sublime establishment, to the most humble eatery, you can rest assured that if it's in The Chefs' Guide, it's worth a visit!

The Chefs' Guide is a handy reference for anyone who travels and for those who love food and enjoy discovering new places to dine, it is indispensable! As an added attraction this year, the Second Revised Edition contains amusing anecdotes from featured restaurants, as well as useful cooking tips from America's leading chefs!

Chefs' Guides are also available in custom editions, imprinted with individualized corporate logos and colors. These make unique, useful and affordable gifts, and are guaranteed to please!

About this title

About the Author

James Beard Award Nominee in 1998 for Best American Chef, Southwest, and one of Food and Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs in America for 1995, Charles Dale has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, and many other national and international publications. His Aspen, Colorado restaurant, Renaissance, is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest in America for its cuisine, extensive wine list, and high standard of service. Charles counts as his culinary mentors such brilliant chefs as Daniel Boulud, Alain Sailhac, and Barry Wine. He has also created a line of all-natural marinades under the St. Dalfour label, manufactured in and imported from France.

Aimee Dale, an actress and model, has lived in Malibu, California, and Southern Florida. She is a champion horsewoman and is currently pursuing a career in fine art. Aimee is the driving force behind The Chefs' Guide, and has spent countless hours gathering and entering the information contained in this book.

Charles and Aimee live in Aspen, Colorado.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chefs Guide Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0965764710
• ISBN 13: 9780965764711
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336