Once upon a time, I lived on a sailboat in California. One of the highlights of that life was meeting John and Linda Andreotti. Different, charming, generous, funny. She a stellar cook and he a perceptive and hugely knowledgeable oenophile. After many wonderful meals aboard their 70ft powerboat Poseidon, I suggested we put together a cooking show based on the boat and the unique Channel Islands of Southern California. The ups and downs of that project I have described elsewhere but this book was one of the first endeavors.
It describes ten of Linda Andreotti’s favorite menus – some 40 recipes in all. Each menu is associated with a different island, anchorage or harbor as MV Poseidon carries out its mission – voyaging to cook! 10 Favourite Menus follows in the great tradition of story-telling cooks like Elizabeth David, Jacques Pepin and Anthony Bourdain.
Amazon reviews
Packed with delicious recipes. What an incredible value! This little book is packed with delicious recipes and cook/writer Linda Andreotti's instructions are clear and easy to follow. I love her gentle insistence on organic and local foods wherever possible… For me personally, the bonus was the local color, the stories about the islands and harbors that Linda's boat visits. "Ten Favorite Menus..." may persuade me to make the journey across the Santa Barbara Channel. It's certainly persuaded me to make every one of these wonderful meals.
So fun to read. 10 Favourite Menus is such a great cookbook!!! I can absolutely smell the olive oil and fresh garlic, not to mention the sea!... Delightfully fresh and easy recipes and so fun to read! It'll make you want to hop the first plane to CA, then...the nearest yacht and grill, and grill and grill. Oh...and maybe sip down a few, glasses of delicious California Vino too!
Full of excitement and love. Any recipe that comes from Linda Andreotti is already a favorite in my opinion. The book is full of fun, excitement, and love..... love for food, friendship, and the art of sharing good times… This journal of recipes, stories, and pictures is a perfect introduction to what I hope will be more books of recipes to come from Linda and John Andreotti.
Fun and not too difficult to make. This isn't a huge book but, unlike some, most of the recipes in it sound (a) as if they'll be fun and not too difficult to make and (b) as if the end result will be worth the effort. Majoring on light, fresh dishes - Mexican-Cali, lots of sea food… Recommended.
I would highly recommend this book. Linda's recipes are stellar and would certainly delight any chef. She is also great at explaining the process so that someone like me (not a chef) would be able to duplicate her results. I appreciated being able to travel to the different anchorages along the way.