Thursday Cookbook Giveaway

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Long before I was asked to leave G.E.B. because the chef there didn’t like that I twice tweeted my displeasure at spending $500 on the greatest hits from 1994; well before all of that wine went missing and the sudden stoppage of the auction selling everything off from the restaurant; way before the foie controversy with Rick Tramonto and the booting of Mark Caro from the pre-auction walk around, there were the Kitchen Sessions – Charlie Trotter’s attempt to pay homage to the likes Miles Davis and John Coltrane and translate that feeling into a TV series and a few cookbooks. Almost a decade before he closed his restaurant, Trotter also created Workin’ More Kitchen Sessions With Charlie Trotter and this tome, dear reader , is what’s on deck today. Just tell me in 50 words or less why you’d like this hard cover book (retail price $39.95), with recipes like “Exotic Mushroom Ragout with Prosciutto and Pattypan Squash (p. 88) or better yet, rhyme it or do it in a haiku, and I’ll send you my copy. I’m sure you’ll have more fun with it than I’ve had. Just enter in the COMMENTS section below. Good luck.

 

6 responses to “Thursday Cookbook Giveaway
  1. The ideal meal, like the ideal music set, should take no longer than 45 minutes, or better yet, 20, to accomplish. Always leave them hungry for more. Charlie didn’t leave us hungry, but when he left Trotter’s, he also left us hungry for more.

  2. we dined at Trotter’s shortly before they closed. maybe they were not on their A game that night, but we didn’t get a menu after the meal (maybe not a big deal, but a nice foodie collectible). stupidly I left without asking for one. subsequent attempts to get one have been rejected by their office.

    i guess what i’m saying is, i feel like Trotter owes me one. i’d settle for the book.

    1. Congratulations Larry. In lieu of not receiving that coveted “souvenir menu,” you’re going to be receiving this book. We’ll contact you via email to get your address. Steve

  3. The food, the mood, the wine and good time!

    Who wouldn’t want to own a piece of this history? To me, that would be a mystery.

    Trotter is a legend; and by owning this cookbook, I’d be able to conduct my own Trotter-style cooking session.

    To get this piece of history for free, would make my cooking-soul glee.

    I’ve tried my best to rhyme and hopefully I haven’t wasted your time.

    I would love this book to have in my collection; won’t you please take me into consideration?

  4. About 15 years ago, when I was a poor foodie, I mentioned to my not much better off girlfriend that I had a dream about going to Trotters for dinner someday. As a birthday present, she made reservations for the two of us, letting me know a week ahead of time of her plans. I told her that I couldn’t in good conscience have her spend money that neither of us could really afford on a single dinner, and to cancel the reservation, with the promise that we’d someday go.

    Eventually our relationship ended, and I never got to Trotter’s before it closed.

    Though I still consider myself a foodie, I kind of lost my interest in going to Trotter’s, in particular after reading your review here about it resting on its laurels. There are so many great restaurants all over Chicago and the Midwest; I may not have gotten to Trotter’s, but I hardly feel cheated.

    In that spirit, a haiku:

    I never dined there
    Dreams sometimes best unfulfilled
    MasterChefs or ego?

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