A James Beard Foundation 2022 Cookbook Hall of Fame Inductee Named a 'Culinary Classic' by the International Association of Culinary Professionals One of the 25 Most Influential Cookbooks from the Last 100 Years (
New York Times
) One of the 35 Best Cookbooks of All Time, According to Chefs (
Food & Wine
) For twenty-four years, in an odd and intimate warren of rooms, San Franciscans of every variety have come to the Zuni Café with high expectations and have rarely left disappointed.
In
The Zuni Café Cookbook
, a book customers have been anticipating for years, chef and owner Judy Rodgers provides recipes for Zuni's most well-known dishes, ranging from the Zuni Roast Chicken to the Espresso Granita. But Zuni's appeal goes beyond recipes. Harold McGee concludes, "What makes
a real treasure is the voice of Zuni's Judy Rodgers," whose book "repeatedly sheds a fresh and revealing light on ingredients and dishes, and even on the nature of cooking itself." Deborah Madison (
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
) says the introduction alone "should be required reading for every person who might cook something someday."