Real American Food

by Michael Stern and Jane Stern

Book Overview

"Real American Food" is the gastronomic portrait of America that only Jane and Michael Stern could give us. Here, in more that 300 delicious recipes, is American cuisine as eaten by real folks every... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394539532
• ISBN13: 9780394539539
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An Extra Cup of Coffee for the Sterns, Please!

I don't buy cookbooks, but I like food. This book turned me into a real Stern junkie. It's like travelling all over the country with them to the best diners and greasy spoons. Now you can duplicate what they say makes American food great. I love the New England recipes the most, but everything's interesting.

A Great Regional Cookbook!!

Do you like to explore the USA? Do you love regional restaurants? Do you like to cook? Then you'll probably love this cookbook! It's too bad it's so hard to find, because it is without a doubt my favorite cookbook, maybe even my favorite book ever. Jane and Michael Stern, long time food writers of note, have gone out of their way to find local restaurants which feature regional specialties and then replicate the recipes so we can cook "like the locals". From clams in New England and New York delis in the North, through real Buffalo Wings and Cincinnati chili, Pot Likker and Hoppin' John in the south, to Western steak and eggs, they take us around the USA through our stomachs. Where else can you find Basque inspired garlic-laden recipes from Shepherd's Hotels in Nevada? My favorite part are the recipes from the Navajo Indian reservation, with the Hopi lamb stew Nok Qui Vi being the best of the best! If you track this book down and like to cook, buy it immediately! Then have a blast adding new dishes to your resume and dreaming of your next road trip. Happy Eating!