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November 25, 1996

New cookbook reveals great chefs' secrets, benefits Friends of the UCSC Farm and Garden

[Front cover of new cookbook]From Bittersweet Bistro to The Shadowbrook, recipes from some of the finest restaurants in Santa Cruz County are featured in a new cookbook, Recipes from the Great Chefs of Santa Cruz County. Whatever local specialties make your mouth water--whether it's appetizers like poached trout and wild mushrooms with watercress and radishes, or desserts like chocolate raspberry revelation--you'll find them in this unique cookbook.

Chefs from eighteen of the county's premiere restaurants and catering companies have generously contributed to the book, which benefits the Friends of the UCSC Farm and Garden. Each chef has provided a full menu of recipes, from appetizers and salads to entrées and desserts, with an emphasis on seasonal produce.

Chefs at the following restaurants and caterers have contributed: 

        Bittersweet Bistro                   India Joze
        Blacks Beach Café                    O'Mei Restaurant
        Café Emmanuelle                      Oswald
        Carniglia's on the Wharf             Papa's Church
        Carried Away Catering                Ristorante Avanti
        Casablanca                           Sanderlings Restaurant
        Feel Good Foods                      The Shadowbrook
        Gabriella Café                       Shepherd's Garden Seeds
        Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria         Theo's French Restaurant
This 125-page cookbook is spiral bound and lies flat for easy use. More than 30 original drawings by local artist Margaret Bonaccorso grace its pages, and color photographs taken at the Alan Chadwick Garden at UCSC are on the covers. The books sell for $19.95 and may be purchased at the ID Building at 1515 Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz.

Two receptions, featuring sample creations made by some of the chefs who contributed to the cookbook, will also be held at the ID Building. The events are scheduled for Monday, December 2, from 5 to 7 p.m., and one week later, Monday, December 9, from 5 to 7 p.m.

The cookbook may also be ordered by mail by sending a check made payable to UC Regents to Friends of the Farm and Garden, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077, Attn: Cookbook. For mail orders, please include $2.50 per book for tax and shipping. Proceeds from book sales benefit the work of the Friends of the Farm and Garden, including community education in organic farming and gardening.

--Jennifer McNulty