Harvest to Heat

"One of the fall's most beautiful cookbooks." Julia Reed, Newsweek.com

"At all of my restaurants, we strive to shorten the time and distance any ingredient spends from the soil, water, or air to the plate. This notion is exactly what Harvest to Heat celebrates--eating local, artisanal products made from farmers who have been doing what they do--perfectly--their whole lives." --Mario Batali, Chef/Author

"Harvest to Heat attests to the often-forgotten fact that no matter our styles of cooking, be it rustic Italian or modern French, we are nothing without the producers, artisans, and craftspeople that provide our ingredients through their labors of love." -- David Chang, Momofuku

"Harvest to Heat is a sumptuous and sensually beautiful book; from soil to stove, it features the very best our great land has to offer. With earthy and delicious recipes, Harvest to Heat is an instant classic for any kitchen library and a book you will grow to love more and more as the years wear on and the meals pile up." -- Padma Lakshmi, Emmy-nominated host of Top Chef, author, actress, and designer

"Every serious chef understands that great ingredients from dedicated farmers and artisans are the key to great dining. This book celebrates that fact, capping it off with 100 recipes from some of America's leading chefs." -- Tim Zagat

"Harvest to Heat brings together the artisans of the fields and the kitchen to share the results of their skills and talents, furthering the "farm to table" experience we enjoy when we eat a meal by highlighting the important connection between farmer, chef, and artisan. The stories in Harvest to Heat are a delicious example of how memories are made through food." -- Cat Cora, celebrity chef, author, and philanthropist

"Anyone who reads Harvest to Heat will be as compelled to cook from it as I am. I will cook from this book knowing that those who contributed are making a delicious, sustainable, and thoughtful community-based food future a tangible reality. I will not talk. I will cook. And then I will shout with joy: we have arrived!" -- Michel Nischan, Chef/Owner of Dressing Room and President and CEO of the Wholesome Wave Foundation

"Harvest to Heat highlights the collaboration between farmers, chefs, and artisans, making this cookbook unique. It is a fabulous mix of soulful stories, gorgeous photos, and inspiring recipes that bring together all aspects of creating a truly fine meal. Harvest to Heat honors the many aspects of enjoying great food while not ignoring the planet, the animals, or the people that bring us these gifts." -- Nell Newman, President of Newman's Own Organics

"Harvest to Heat represents a new generation of cookbook, one that celebrates the crucial relationship between chefs, farmers, and artisans, documenting this connection with rich, candid photography and stories from the field and kitchen alike." -- Alice Waters, Chez Panisse