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 enlarge | Authors: Carlyn Berghoff, Nancy Ross Ryan
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 23721
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8.3 x 1
ISBN: 0740763628
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.50977311
EAN: 9780740763625
ASIN: 0740763628
Publication Date: August 15, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Berghoffs family cookbook January 14, 2008
Gave this book to my mother for Christmas, she loved it. Was one her favorite places to eat in Chicago and was thrilled to have the recipes.
 Well, one recipe wasn't quite the same... December 31, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The book rates 3 stars because it's a decent, but not spectacular, cookbook. If you're a fan of the restaurant, you'll buy it anyway; in addition to 20 pages of history, there are old photos and restaurant anecdotes sprinkled throughout. But if you're one of those people who won't shop at Marshall Field's anymore, then maybe you'll prefer NOT to enrich the 4th-generation author, who closed the restaurant! (Chances are, you only really want one or two of the recipes, right? So go to the library.) Of 140 recipes, 79 are from the restaurant; the remainder are from Jan's personal collection and Carlyn's catering menu. (And it's stretching a bit to call a Root Beer Float a recipe.) Speaking of the restaurant recipes, rahm schnitzel & creamed spinach both turned out exactly as expected. But I think the red cabbage is off: If you follow it (shred 1 head cabbage, cook low uncovered 1hr with 1.5cup sugar, 1.5cup vinegar, 1stick butter) you get an EXTREMELY sweet side dish -- after an hour, you have candied cabbage! Fun, but not what The Berghoff actually served. (Maybe... Covered? Two heads? Water? Anybody know if there is an errata sheet published?)
 Old Chicago Tradition December 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Berghoff was the restaurant of choice for generations of my family in Chicago. It was the place my father always took me when we went shopping downtown. This cook book is not only filled with menus and recipes, it contains lots of Chicago history and memories. If you are a Chicago native, it's a must have for your collection. If you are looking for a gift, send The Berghoff Family Cookbook: From Our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of Entertaining - it will please anyone who appreciates good food and wants to know more about our great city.
Berghoff's December 11, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It was delighful to read the story of a man who came from Westphalia, as did my grandmother. 4 generations of our family have dined in this restaurant and having the old family recipes is something to cherish. I can't wait to start cooking!g
disappointed November 16, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for the nostalgic factor and German heritage of the recipes and photos of the old Berghoff which has now closed. There were photos and recipes of the old Berghoff. However, the majority of recipes are the ones featured in the family's catering business rather than the old world recipes I had hoped for.
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