The great Sam Choy’s Island Cuisine Recipes are so wonderful, featuring some fantastic BBQ sauces and marinades! His mom Claire inscribed our copy of The Choy of Cooking, with photography by Douglas Peebles. We offer many books about the different Hawaiian cooking styles and traditions. Come visit and browse our selection of regional American cookbooks! Call to make an appointment, (831) 251-9218.
We salute the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944!
the Cook’s Bookcase offers many books on the subject: highlighting of course the importance of all the men and women who prepare the food for the Armed Forces.
Paul Dickson’s well-written 1978 book “Chow, A Cook’s Tour of Military Food” is a classic, and is illustrated with many interesting photos and recipes. Call (831) 251-9218 to order!
I just recently acquired a spectacular book of 66 photogravures of 1920 Peking by Donald Mennie, Pageant of Peking, showing its beautiful architecture, bridges, temples, monks, shopfronts, camels and long, wide roads. Dreamy and Very Special! Limited edition, #620 of 1,000 copies. Please call for more information (831) 251-9218...
The Joy of Cooking remains a standard reference on the kitchen counter and a special place at the Cook’s Bookcase. My mom’s copy (the 1943 edition) has all her notes and suggestions of “goes well with” in the margins. Her reminders continue to help with timing a dinner too: for instance, in the recipe for Yorkshire Pudding (a favorite) she has underlined the part where Irma says to allow the batter to “stand for 1 hour.” Covers rubbed, pages grease-stained, and... Much-Loved!
“Is it genuine? Is it valuable?”
Let us be your resource for books on Identifying & Collecting Antiques: learn the many different styles and periods, the influential designers & craftsmen, and all the historical significances.
“Antiquing” can be a lifelong hobby – let our reference books help you make it a Lucrative Investment!
Reference Books on Silver, China & Porcelain, Ceramics, Textiles, Rugs, Glass, The Export Trade, Furniture, Lacquerware, Decorative Art and Design. In addition, we offer books on how to care for your fine pieces.
Call us (831) 251-9218 or email info@cooksbookcase.com
We are constantly acquiring new material - well, actually Rare and Out-of-Print, but “new” to our store! Posted for just a short time, and then redirected to appropriate shelves and collections. Keep checking back and discover What’s New on the shelves of the Cook’s Bookcase… Call us (831) 251-9218 or email info@cooksbookcase.com
The Central Park destination Tavern On The Green is slated to reopen on April 24, 2014!
Opening day brunch is sold out (naturally) but the Cook's Bookcase offers a vintage Summer Dinner
Menu from the early 1980's! Lots of memories!
Spring Break is the time for pulling on garden gloves, grabbing rakes and collecting fresh ideas!
The book “Making a Garden of Small Fruits” by F. F. Rockwell, published in 1914, includes much information about planting raspberries, currants, gooseberries and pear trees.
Let our selection of rare and unique books help with your garden plans!
the Cook’s Bookcase has lots of books about the history of seeds, greenhouses, conditioning the soil and planning for the growing season… Plan a visit soon to lovely Santa Cruz!
Pictured is a still life from an Irish kitchen, showing a round of wheaten bread, soda farls (divided into fourths), scones, boxty pancakes (potato pancakes) as well as an old iron griddle and harnen stand (oatcake toaster) alongside the modern frying pan. From our copy of “Talking About Cakes with an Irish and Scottish Accent,” by Margaret Bates. A well-written cookbook with recipes for a variety of scones, caraway seed cake etc., with interesting background information and provenance. Come browse our bookcases here in beautiful Santa Cruz! (831) 251-9218
Saint Joseph’s Day (March 19) is celebrated as a form of devotion and is well known as a first-class annual feast brought to America by Sicilian immigrants. the Cook’s Bookcase has found an interesting book that describes the ritual in detail.
Old Ties, New Attachments, Italian-American Folklife in the West. Edited by David A. Taylor. (1992.) The book contains many photographs of traditional Saint Joseph’s Tables “laden-with-food."
