Best of the Best from New York Cookbook: Selected Recipes from New York's Favorite Cookbooks

by Gwen McKee, Barbara Moseley, Tupper England (Illustrator)

Overview

New York cooking is nothing less than fabulous! More than 400 recipes have been selected in Best of the Best from New York Cookbook to bring you the essence of New York cuisine, one tasty dish at a time. Sixty-seven popular cookbooks from all over the Empire State have contributed their favorite recipes to this outstanding collection. Enjoy tasting your way through the Catskills, over Niagara Falls, throughout the Finger Lakes region, down in the Hudson Valley, into New York City and its boroughs, and all the way through the Hamptons. There's everything from Cappuccino Parfaits to Bronx Duck, and practically a whole chapter on cheesecakes.

Best of the Best from New York also includes photographs, illustrations, and interesting quips about the history, folklore, and food of the state. A catalog of contributing cookbooks provides ordering information—a treasure for cookbook collectors. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781893062276
Publisher:	Southwestern Publishing House
Publication date:	08/28/2001
Series:	Best of the Best State Cookbook Series
Edition description:	SPIRAL
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Gwen McKee's interest in preserving "real" American food came naturally. Like most native Southerners, she was influenced by a family immersed in the traditions of Southern cooking and entertaining. Over a period of many years, Gwen collected recipes that were handed down through her family for traditional holidays and reunions.

She has dedicated decades to preserving America's food heritage. Through Quail Ridge Press, one of the most successful publishers of regional cookbooks, Gwen has accomplished much of this task by creating the 50-volume Best of the Best State Cookbook Series that includes over 20,000 classic recipes. This series has sold over 5 million copies and been featured on QVC.

Gwen McKee took another important step in reaching her goal by creating the Recipe Hall of Fame Collection. The Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook, featuring 450 winning recipes from all the Best of the Best state books, was an instant hit, selling 65,000 copies within the first few months of publication. With over 700,000 copies in print, the collection now includes Recipe Hall of Fame Dessert Cookbook, Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook, and Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook II in addition to the original Recipe Hall of Fame Cookbook.

 

A native Mississippian, Barbara Moseley grew up on a farm in Florence, Mississippi, so her appreciation for good food has roots in her fertile upbringing. She enjoys working in the family vegetable garden and sharing the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables it yields—both in fresh form and prepared in the fantastic recipes she loves to cook.

Barbara is co-editor of the Best of the Best State Cookbook Series as well as the distinguished Recipe Hall of Fame Collection. Barbara along with her co-editor, Gwen McKee, have published nearly 100 books.