Great American Food Author:Charlie Palmer, Judith Choate Charlie Palmer knows what we love to eat. First at his Manhattan classic, Aureole, and now after also cooking for us in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and the California wine country, Chef Palmer has come to personify the new American cuisine. Now back in print, GREAT AMERICAN FOOD is Charlie Palmers collection of seminal recipes along with more ... more »than 100 photographs. These are some of the most universally popular, irresistibly American dishes Chef Palmer has ever made: Dungeness Crab and New Potato Salad, Mushroom-Crusted Lamb Chops with Balsamic Jus, and Warm Apple Pudding. For all of us who love the generous spirit of American cooking and the regional flavors it champions, Charlie Palmers first book, GREAT AMERICAN FOOD, is a timeless addition to the nations culinary repertoire.« less