Williams-Sonoma Foods of the World: San Francisco: Authentic Recipes Celebrating the Foods of the World

A respect for premium ingredients, culinary tradition, and never-ending innovation have come together to create San Francisco's unique food scene. Here, in the legendary city by the Golden Gate, it is not unusual to feast on organic heirloom tomatoes, locally raised grass-fed beef, and a superb artisan cheese all at the same meal. Freshness, seasonality, and simplicity are hallmarks of this ever-evolving cuisine, characteristics that cooks around the world strive to duplicate. Add to this enviable portrait a healthy restaurant landscape and the various seductive flavors of an international pantry stocked by residents from every corner of the globe, and it is easy to see why San Francisco continues to leave its distinctive imprint on tables across the country.Janet Fletcher is the author of 'Williams-Sonoma Foods of the World: San Francisco: Authentic Recipes Celebrating the Foods of the World', published 2004 under ISBN 9780848728526 and ISBN 0848728521.