Best of the Best from New York Cookbook: Selected Recipes from New York's Favorite Cookbooks;

New York cooking is nothing less than fantastic! In this remarkable cookbook, over 400 recipes have been selected to bring you the essence of New York cooking all wrapped up in the tastiest of dishes. Imagine . . . handpicked recipes from prominent chefs, TV hosts, junior league members, and bed and breakfast innkeepers . . . all in one book! Sixty-seven popular cookbooks from all over the Empire State have contributed their favorite recipes to this outstanding collection. There's everything from cool and refreshing Cappuccino Parfaits to bold and sassy Bronx Duck, and practically a whole chapter on cheesecakes! Ah, the delicious diversity!In addition to the superb recipes, this culinary travelogue includes photographs, illustrations and interesting quips about the history, folklore, and food of New York state. The Catalog of Contributing Cookbooks section gives valuable information about New York's favorite cookbooks. Enjoy tasting your way through the Catskills, over Niagara Falls, throughout the Finger Lakes region, down in the Hudson Valley, into New York City and its boroughs, and all the way through the Hamptons -- it's all fantastic!