Beekman 1802: A Seat At The Table: Recipes to Nourish Your Family, Friends, and Community

by Brent Ridge, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Rose Marie Trapani

Overview

From the beloved founders of Beekman 1802, more than 115 seasonal recipes for enjoying and sharing with those you love

Beekman 1802: A Seat at the Table is Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s most personal cookbook yet, built on food that became a part of the authors’ move from New York City to Sharon Springs, New York—population 500. Based on the tradition of food at the center of community, more than 115 recipes embody the traditional story of stone soup, in which everyone brings together their small piece to the pot to create something much greater than its parts. 
With recipes organized by season and interwoven with menus, bios of the creative individuals who are part of the authors’ small-town community, and tips and tricks for making the varied dishes, readers will turn to the book again and again to nourish their own communities. Whether roasting a turkey for a November Friendsgiving, pulling out some frozen-in-season Zucchini Blossom Squares for last-minute holiday guests, enjoying fresh pea pesto and crostini for a springtime supper, or quick-pickling a summer garden surplus, there will always be a seat at the table.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544850217
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/05/2017
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	354,402
Product dimensions:	7.94(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

BRENT RIDGE and JOSH KILMER-PURCELL are the founders of Beekman 1802, the lifestyle company centered around their farm in Sharon Springs, NY, with a focus on seasonal living. They were the stars for two seasons of The Fabulous Beekman Boys (Planet Green, Cooking Channel) and have been featured on The Martha Stewart Show,Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, NPR, ABC World News with David Muir, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and Vanity Fair, among others. Together they are the authors of three previous cookooks (The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook, The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook, and The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Vegetable Cookbook) and publish Beekman 1802 Almanac, a quarterly magazine. Their Beekman 1802 products are featured in stores such as Target; Bed, Bath and Beyond; and Bloomingdales. Learn more about their life on the farm at beekman1802.com.

BRENT RIDGE and JOSH KILMER-PURCELL are the founders of Beekman 1802, the lifestyle company centered around their farm in Sharon Springs, NY, and focused on seasonal living. They were the stars for two seasons of The Fabulous Beekman Boys (Planet Green, Cooking Channel) and have been featured on The Martha Stewart Show,Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, NPR, ABC World News with David Muir, theNew York Times, theWall Street Journal, Vogue, and Vanity Fair, among others. Together they are the authors of three previous cookooks (The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Cookbook, The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook, and The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Vegetable Cookbook) and publish Beekman 1802 Almanac, a quarterly magazine. Their Beekman 1802 products are featured in stores such as Target; Bed, Bath and Beyond; and Bloomingdales.

Editorial Reviews

05/15/2017
The amateurish quality that pervades the fourth cookbook from Ridge and Kilmer-Purcell—city slickers–cum–rural-lifestyle gurus under the Beekman 1802 imprimatur—is both its strength and its weakness. As the authors note in the introduction to a recipe for seared swordfish, they don’t traffic in difficult recipes. Easy dishes such as broccoli soup made with vegetables charred under the broiler or a recipe for sausages and potatoes cooked over hot coals appeal. But sometimes the book’s simplicity goes too far: a recipe for chicken soup with pasta has four ingredients if you count the ice cubes used to cool the soup before serving. Recipes are arranged seasonally and interspersed with profiles of some of the author’s neighbors in upstate New York, including Sicilian-born coauthor Trapani (who contributes some of the book’s better dishes in the form of homey Italian recipes such as chicken cacciatore) and Rabbit Goody, an expert in historical textiles who creates historically accurate fabrics for Steven Spielberg movies. Fans of the Beekman 1802 brand will turn out for this new offering, but it likely won’t provide enough novelty to attract new admirers. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly