"With southwestern and country-style cooking sweeping the nation, master chef James McNair focuses on an all-American classic--corn. He explores all aspects of corn: cooking, growing, buying, and storing fresh and dried corn. Even the old favorite popcorn gets a fresh new approach!" -- Amazon.com.

The author of Chronicle Books' bestselling Cold Pasta fires up pots of boiling water and pans of simmering sauces in this second volume of mouth-watering pasta recipes that reflect McNair's internationally acclaimed style. COlor photos.

Fans of James McNair's bestselling Cold Pasta will especially enjoy his latest volume that offers a brand new array of exciting recipes for delicious, hearty salads. Once again, the emphasis is on salads that can serve as either main dishes or single courses. Each recipe is accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions and a full-color photograph of the presentation. Full-color throughout.

The diva of dips and champion of chips creates more than 50 recipes for everyone's dipping and dunking party enjoyment. 24 color photos.

"A collection of winners' and judges' recipes from the annual Sutter Home Vineyards Build a Better Burger contest, including more than 50 unique burgers"--Provided by publisher.

James McNair, acknowledged master of the single-subject cookbook, explores the exciting upscale approach to grilling, the world's oldest cooking method. Features smoking as well as grilling techniques.

In this debut collection of 65 signature dessert recipes, star pastry chef Falkner, owner of Citizen Cake, Citizen Cupcake, and Orson in San Francisco, breaks down classic desserts and reconstructs them flavor by flavor, with stunning results. Full color.

If you're a true bar-b-q aficionado, you love Stubb's Legendary Kitchen sauces and rubs. If you're really lucky, you've chowed down at Stubb's Bar-B-Q Restaurant in Austin. Now you can recreate Stubb's famous Texas-style favorites in your own backyard with over 50 recipes, including signature barbecue dishes and great starters, sides, and desserts that are hearty Texas traditions. This is a must-have for any dedicated grillmaster.

Whether served piping hot to warm up a frosty midwinter day or chilled to offset the hot summer doldrums, soup is one of our most comforting and satisfying foods. In this delectable new McNair collection, the bestselling cookbook author presents his favorite recipes, ranging from hearty, chunky meals in a bowl to creamy smooth soups best savored in small starter portions. Special emphasis is placed on soups that are quick and easy to prepare, as well as those that can be made in quantity and frozen for later use. Since flavorful stocks are the basis for many soups, recipes for creating the perfect stock from a variety of poultry, meat, fish, shellfish, and vegetables are highlighted. A host of delicious and exotic recipes follow, including spicy New Orleans Green Gumbo, Minted Lettuce and Snow Pea Soup, Oyster and Artichoke Bisque, Four Onion Soup with Blue Cheese Croutons Caribbean Frozen Ginger Banana Soup, Crab Vichyssoise, Red and Gold Beet Soup, and Autumn Chestnut Porridge. For their fifteenth book together, eminent food photographer Patricia Brabant teams up with McNair's masterful presentations to display each dish in glorious color. Check out all of James McNair's Chronicle cookbooks!

Tells how to catch and clean or buy salmon and provides recipes for poached, steamed, simmered, grilled, barbecued, baked, roasted, smoked, and pickled salmon, as well as chowder, salad, mousse, and sauces.