"Presents more than 130 recipes that make Charlie Trotter's food accessible to home cooks, with new photography and an updated design accompanying approachable recipes for Trotter's award-winning cuisine."--Provided by publisher.

Discusses basic methods of preparing food; offers more than 150 recipes for appetizers, entrees, and desserts; and includes advice for preparing multicourse meals and choosing appropriate wines.

Chef and restaurateur Charlie Trotter shares seventy-two of his favorite recipes; including salmon roulade, scallop ceviche, spicy tuna tartare, rabbit rillette, squab salad, and crispy quinoa pudding. Includes photographs.

Provides recipes for vegetable dishes such as baby carrot terrine with shiitake mushroom salad, and arugula noodles with smoked yellow tomato sauce

A collection of recipes drawn from the chef's television show features lobster, scallops, salmon, catfish, pasta, poultry, pork, and beef

In the third book in the Lessons from Charlie Trotter series teaches wine directors and servers how to develop and maintain impeccable service by giving an in-depth look at one of the world’s top wine programs. At Charlie Trotter's eponymous restaurant in Chicago, the innovative and award-winning wine program is an essential part of an extraordinary dining experience. LESSONS IN WINE SERVICE outlines and analyzes the intricate challenges inherent in developing and executing consistently outstanding wine pairings and service. Aspiring sommeliers, restaurant owners, and wine servers will learn how to hire and train the right staff, provide precise and intuitive service, and craft and maintain a compelling wine list. "Anyone who wants to understand American cuisine as it enters the 21st century must eat at Charlie Trotter's No restaurant in America comes closer to delivering a flawless total dining experience." --Wine Spectator

If tuna casserole is the most exciting meal you?ve made lately, let this friendly guide come to your culinary rescue! In a matter of minutes, you can create mouth-watering dishes ? from soups and sauces to zesty vegetarian delights and seafood masterpieces ? that are guaranteed to impress your family and friends.