Barbara Bryant - The Bryant Family Vineyard Cookbook: Recipes from Great Chefs and Friends

The vocation of chef is a noble one. It involves providing for others the fuel essential to life in a way that celebrates the senses and enlivens the spirit. All of the chefs who have contributed to this book are artisans of their vocation. Their culinary delights are best appreciated, however, when teamed with the art of a winemaker.

Park B. Smith, Veritas restaurant

B ryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, first produced in 1992, is internationally recognized, well loved by wine connoisseurs, and served with distinction by well-known chefs. In The Bryant Family Vineyard Cookbook, Barbara Bryant tells the story of the vineyard as award-winning travel photographer Robert Holmes captures the beauty of Pritchard Hill and the labors of winemaking in springtime and in the harvest season.

More than eighty favorite recipes from culinary masters from across the country, who have a passion for Bryant Family Cabernet, are showcased in this beautiful cookbook. Great chefs such as Lidia Bastianich, Daniel Boulud, Terrance Brennan, Thomas Keller, Eric Ripert, Charlie Trotter, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and Patricia Wells share recipes in tribute to the Bryant grape. Youll find recipes such as Artichoke and Radicchio Clafouti, Pan-Roasted Cipollini Onions with Bacon and Fresh Daikon Radish, Wild Mushroom Lasagna, and Chocolate Decadence. Along with each delicious recipe is helpful information on pairing the dish with a complementary wine. Restaurateur and wine connoisseur Park B. Smith shares his thoughts in the foreword, and distinguished chef Charlie Trotter celebrates the Bryant Family wine in the introduction.

This unique collection of recipes, together with the exclusive, seasonal photography of the Bryant Family Vineyard, will sensually transport chefs and wine aficionados alike to the glorious, grape-covered Napa region.

The Bryant Family Vineyard Cookbook copyright 2009 by BF Publications, LLC. Bryant Family Vineyard is a registered trademark of Bryant Family Vineyards, Ltd., and is used by BF Publications, LLC, under license. All rights reserved. Printed in China. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of reprints in the context of reviews. For information, write Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, 1130 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bryant, Barbara.
The Bryant Family Vineyard cookbook: recipes from great chefs and friends / Barbara Bryant with Betsy Fentress; photography by Robert Holmes.1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
E-ISBN: 978-0-7407-9071-3
1. Cookery. 2. Wine and wine making. 3. Bryant family. 4. Bryant Family Vineyard. I. Fentress, Betsy. II. Bryant Family Vineyard. III. Title.

TX714.B796 2008
641.5dc22

2008002365

Design by Holly Camerlinck
Letterpress recipe titles printed by The Craftboy Workshop in Kansas City, Missouri

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Recipes printed with the permission of: Michael Anthony, Daphne Araujo, Dan Barber, Lidia Bastianich, Christopher Bennett, Vince P. Bommarito, Daniel Boulud, Bertrand Bouquin, Terrance Brennan, Scott Bryan, Barbara Bryant, Bill Cardwell, Bryan Carr, Narsai David, Bernard Dervieux, James Fiala, Larry Forgione, Josh Galliano, Gale Gand, Alexandra Guarnaschelli, Thomas Keller, Sirio Maccioni, Christopher Manning, Matthew McGuire, Kevin Nashan, Cindy Pawlcyn, Richard Perry, Nora Pouillon, Richard Reddington, Julie Ridlon, Eric Ripert, Lou Rook III, Michael Rozzi, Pilar Sanchez, Celina Tio, Rick Tramonto, Charlie Trotter, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, David Waltuck, Patricia Wells, Aaron Wright

The Artichoke and Radicchio Clafouti recipe on page 2, the Mediterranean Tomato-Lemon Tart recipe on page 16, the Roasted Turkey Breast recipe on page 104, and the Chocolate Mousse recipe on page 136 were adapted with permission from Daniels Dish: Entertaining at Home with a Four-Star Chef by Daniel Boulud, Filipacchi Publishing, 2003.

The Braised Cardamom Beef Stew recipe on page 90 was adapted with permission from Charlie Trotter Cooks at Home by Charlie Trotter, Ten Speed Press, 2000.

Photos by Barbara M. Bryant: pages x, xiv, xix, xxii, xxiii
Author photos by Robert George and Sam Fentress
Jacket design by Tim Lynch and Jacket photography by Robert Holmes

I n thanksgiving for our parents, around whose tables we first
broke bread, and who always had room for one more.

There are so many people to thank for their encouragement and help with this project. From the very start Ed Morgan and Emily Solway and their team at the Bowery Mission in New York gave their time to talk about how we could use this book to help others. The Mission serves those who, though caught in cycles of poverty, hopelessness, and dependencies, have made the first step in turning their lives around by showing up at its doorstep. Through its programs, the Bowery Mission supports those who want to reclaim their lives and begin afresh; that is the vision that inspired us to write this book. A portion of the proceeds from the sales will go to the Mission.

To our chef friends from all over the country who so eagerly contributed recipes and supported the project, we express our heartfelt gratitude. Most had deadlines and pressures of their own, but they always responded with cheer and professionalismthere would be no book without them.

To all those who love Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet, who appreciate its uniqueness, who want to share it, and who are curious about the place from which it comesyou have helped make this wine beloved throughout the world.

To Bob Holmesyour extraordinary photographs are a gift to all. You have truly captured the little piece of heaven on earth that is Bryant Family Vineyard.

To our publisher, Kirsty Melville, editors Jean Lucas and Lane Butler, and the entire team at Andrews McMeel, thank you for your enthusiasm and belief in this project. Harriet Bell, to our great delight, provided invaluable editorial direction and encouragement at crucial times.

To Betsy Fentress, my business partner and friend extraordinaire, for her energy, organization, and gifts of laughter and time, and to her beautiful family who have included me in the most wonderful dinner partiesthe best kind of gatheringsfull of warmth, laughter, conversation, and people of all ages enjoying each other, fabulous food, and the wines we all brought to share.

To Charlie Trotter, Park Smith, Jimmy Fiala, Janice Fuhrman, Anna Monticelli, and Patricia Wamhoff, for sharing their expertise in making and enjoying wine and food, pairing the two, and giving their time to write about it.