Alfred Portale's 12 Seasons Cookbook

Alfred Portale's 12 Seasons Cookbook from Chef Alfred Portale of the Gotham Bar and Grill in New York inspires its readers throughout the different seasons of the year. The book is 436 pages in length, a very comprehensive and recipe rich cookbook.  ----  Format: Hardcover and dust jacket, 436 pages. First edition  Copyright: 2000  Publisher: Broadway Books  Author: Alfred Portale with Andrew Friedman  Description: Alfred Portale's 12 Seasons Cookbook takes the home cook on a deeply personal journey through the year in food. Many chapters are ingredient-driven, such as May, which Portale dubs "The Big Bang of the Culinary Year," because of the proliferation of vegetables such as fava beans, asparagus, and morel mushrooms. August, entitled "Seize the Day," presents recipes that lend themselves to late-summer entertaining. "November -- Giving Thanks" is devoted entirely to Portale's interpretations of Thanksgiving standards while "December Celebrations" shares elegant holiday dishes as