Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes

"I grew up a few steps from a half-acre vegetable garden and it pretty much ruined me for fine dining forever after. When you've eaten sweet corn ten minutes removed from the stalk, you've experienced intense sensual pleasure at a young age and what can the great chefs of New York and Paris offer to compete with it?" --Garrison Keillor, from the Foreword Good food is locally grown food. Many of Minnesota's finest restaurants use locally grown produce and meats "to create their finest dishes. The Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook" celebrates the best of our state with 100 local recipes from 38 local chefs and restaurants, cafes, and bed & breakfasts using incredibly fresh ingredients from regional farmers, markets, and organic producers. Inspired by these growers and chefs, now you too can be spoiled forever!Keillor, Garrison is the author of 'Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook Local Food, Local Restaurants, Local Recipes', published 2008 under ISBN 9780760331422 and ISBN 0760331421.