This rare and exciting cookbook offers thehome chef exactly same recipes as those used in some of the world's most famousrestaurants, recipes upon which the fame of those establishments has beenbuilt.In this unique volume, James Stroman has assembled notable recipes useddaily in more than one hundred of the finest restaurants in the western UnitedStates, western Canada, and Mexico. Through the cooperation of these greatdining establishments, good cooks and would-be good cooks can now have at theirfingertips the secrets of some of the world's most noted chefs.Enticing entr es, delectable vegetable dishes, savory sauces, andmouth-watering desserts are included-constituting, in many cases, completedinner menus. Many of the recipes in Prize Recipes From Great Restaurantsare published here for the first time.James Stroman is an inveterate traveler who dines regularly in the world'smost outstanding restaurants. He has served as administrative assistant toexecutives such as the governor of Oklahoma, the president of PepperdineUniversity, and the owner of the Dallas Cowboys professional football team.This regional cookbook includes recipes from restaurants in Arizona,California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington,Texas, South Dakota, Wyoming, and even Mexico and western Canada.Anyone who has visited such restaurants as La Scala in Beverly Hills,California, The Farmhouse in Port Townsend, Washington, and Jenny Lake Lodge inGrand Teton, Wyoming, will especially appreciate the expertise with which thisunique cookbook has been prepared.