Copyright 2012 James O. Fraioli
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Food photography by Jessica Nicosia-Nadler; see page 191 for complete photo credits
Text design: Libby Kingsbury
Layout artist: Nancy Freeborn
Project editor: Julie Marsh
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fraioli, James O., 1968
Santa Barbara chefs table : extraordinary recipes from the American Riviera / James O. Fraioli ; food photography by Jessica Nicosia-Nadler.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7627-7358-9 (alk. paper)
1. Cooking, AmericanCalifornia style. 2. International cooking. 3. CookingCaliforniaSanta Barbara. 4. RestaurantsCaliforniaSanta BarbaraGuidebooks. I. Title.
TX715.2.C34.F725 2012
641.59794dc23
2012008438
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Restaurants and chefs often come and go, and menus are ever-changing. We recommend you call ahead to obtain current information before visiting any of the establishments in this book.
About the Author
James O. Fraioli (pronounced FRAY-o-lee) is an award-winning cookbook author. He has written seventeen titles, with additional cookbooks currently in production. Fraiolis cookbooks have garnered numerous literary awards and have been featured on the Food Network and The Ellen DeGeneres Show and given as gifts to members of the White House staff. The author is famed for teaming up with celebrity chefs and world-renowned restaurants to showcase the best the culinary world has to offer. Participating chefs over the years include James Beard awardwinners John Ash, Tom Douglas, Bradley Ogden, Jacques Ppin, and Holly Smith, as well as Emeril Lagasse and Roy Yamaguchi. Fraiolis cookbooks have also been featured on dozens of national radio shows, including Martha Stewart Living Radio and Dining Around with Gene Burns. The authors beautiful and well-crafted books, continually noted for their exceptional prose, high production values, exquisite photography, and savory subject matter, have received further praise from such periodicals as Forbes Traveler, Readers Digest, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times. Visit him on the web at www.culinarybookcreations.com.
Photo Credits
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page iv: Dima_Rogozhin / Shutterstock.com
Page ix: Courtesy Olio e Limone
Ristorante / Kevin Steele Photography
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Page xii: top left, Christian Delbert / Shutterstock; top right, Matteo Volpone / Shutterstock.com; bottom, James O. Fraioli
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Ristorante / Kevin Steele Photography
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Ristorante / Kevin Steele Photography
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