Bay Wolf Restaurant Cookbook

When Michael Wild and Larry Goldman opened BayWolf in 1975, they created one of the most elegant, inviting, and lasting culinary traditions in the Bay Area. Along with Chez Panisse and Citron, their restaurant has been instrumental in the development of California cuisine, known for its straightforward preparations, fresh seasonal ingredients, and bright flavors. Situated in a cozy, vintage Victorian in Oakland, BayWolf proves that comfortable, friendly ambiance and delicious world-class dining can—and should—go hand in hand. In this highly personal commemorative cookbook, Wild reflects on 25 years of fine food and wine, good company, and celebration. While chronicling the restaurant's history, THE BAYWOLF RESTAURANT COOKBOOK brings together over 100 recipes that showcase its robust, down-to-earth sensibilities—a unique blend of California and Mediterranean cuisines, with shades of Tuscany, Provence, and the Basque country. With recipes organized by month, this beautiful cookbook follows BayWolf through the seasons, making its striking brand of West Coast culinary sophistication and rustic simplicity accessible to any home cook.• Lavish, full-color food photography by Saveur photographer Laurie Smith. • A definitive cookbook from one of the pioneers of California cuisine.

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The Bay Wolf is an Oakland, CA, restaurant that is in Alice Waters's territory, both literally and figuratively. Wild, Goldman, and two other partners opened their "neighborhood place" in 1975, and it has thrived and grown in sophistication ever since. Their cookbook presents 100 recipes for their California/Mediterranean-style food, organized seasonally and thematically by month (e.g., "February: Venice and Mardi Gras," "June: The Gift of Wine"). Wild, the executive chef, is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about food and wine, and the recipes sound delicious, but they are chef's recipes and sometimes include hard-to-find ingredients. For area libraries and other large collections of restaurant cookbooks. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

MICHAEL WILD was born in Paris, raised in Hollywood, and founded BayWolf 25 years ago with partner Larry Goldman. He is single-handedly responsible for introducing the San Francisco Bay Area to duck prepared to the standard that it is in France. These days Michael spends his days entertaining the community of loyal patrons who frequent BayWolf.