{"product_id":"toms-big-dinners-tom-douglas-9780060515027","title":"Tom's Big Dinners: Big-Time Home Cooking for Family and Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouglas grew up in a big family where his mother and grandmother served big dinners every night of the week. Today, he's one of the country's hottest chefs, known not only for making Pacific Northwest cuisine and wine a centerpiece of American dining but also for hosting sensational big dinner parties at home. With his wife, Jackie Cross, Douglas takes an equally innovative approach to cookbooks, sharing menus and memories in an out-of-this-world collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from special meals with family members, friends, vintners, and fellow restaurant owners, \u003cem\u003eTom's Big Dinners\u003c\/em\u003e brings together thirteen of his favorite feasts, with no-nonsense recipes that make it easy to cook like a restaurant chef without ever leaving home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe menus range in style from the refined Wine Cellar Dinner, with recipes for Goat Cheese Fondue, Vine-Roasted Squab with Syrah Jam, and Chocolate Cr pes, to the relaxing Screen Door Barbecue, featuring Pit-Roasted Pork Spareribs, Down-Home Collard Greens, and Hard Watermelon Lemonade, and the festive Pop Pop's Winter Solstice, starting with Pop Pop's Perfect Martini and Caramelized Fennel Tart, followed by Creamy Seafood Chowder and Parsley Scones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pike Place Market Menu and Puget Sound Crab Feed showcase classic Seattle-style dishes, while Tom's extravagant Chinese Feast incorporates the Asian influence prevalent in Pacific Rim cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their energetic and warmly inviting book, Tom and Jackie take the hassle out of first-rate entertaining. Suggestions for do-ahead preparation appear in each chapter, along with wine pairings for each course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebration in itself, \u003cem\u003eTom's Big Dinners\u003c\/em\u003e brings big-time fun, flavor, and flair to your own dinners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Douglas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060515023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060515027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.26h x 8.24w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/29\/2003 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2003 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2003 pg. 53","brand":"Tom Douglas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44227501523199,"sku":"9780060515027","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d53a36d-1182-4ed5-be99-7fb660afea11.jpg?v=1692809033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toms-big-dinners-tom-douglas-9780060515027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}