Library Journal Review

Russell (Women of Design, LJ 1/93) profiles 32 female chefs from the United States and Canada, along with 175 of their favorite recipes. Pioneers in the hotel industry such as Susan Weaver and Carrie Nahabedian, famous restaurateurs like Susanna Foo and Josefina Howard, and culinary impresarios such as Nancy Oakes and Patricia Williams are welcome choices. There is also a snappy interview with Julia Child. Each chef interview is preceded by commentary from the author about the chefs and their restaurants. But color pictures of the dishes accompany the interviews instead of the recipes, which are separated from their respective chefs by other chef commentaries and interviews. In addition, the recipes require preparations of professional complexity that would be difficult for the uninitiated to execute. Despite these drawbacks, Russell's respect for these women in a male-dominated profession is sensitively reflected here. Recommended for cookery collections. [See also Ann Cooper's A Woman's Place Is in the Kitchen, reviewed above.‘Ed.]‘Andrew Acker, New York (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.