Season: A year of wine country food, farming, family & friends
This turned out to be one of Steve’s favorite books to work on and to give to friends. It’s a collection of unusually good, remarkably simple recipes showcasing four seasons of fresh produce, created by chefs whose job is to start with a wine and then create a dish that makes that wine sing. Over the course of a year and a half, Steve got to spend time with this delicious group of people, hanging out, eating, cooking, tasting, interviewing, kibitzing at photo shoots and design reviews, truffle hunting, helping cater a banquet for a hundred sommeliers at a vineyard in Oregon, and most of all, learning. His own cooking changed forever, and for that, he’s forever grateful.
Client: Jackson Family Wines
Publisher: Cameron + Company
Role: Writing
IACP Cookbook of the Year
IACP Best Chef and Restaurant Cookbook
“This is more than a cookbook…It’s a carefully crafted reflection of today’s wine country farming, cooking, and entertaining—a guide to celebrating seasonal bounty with wimple, sophisticated recipes, paired with wonderful wines.”
— Thomas Keller, Chef-proprietor of The French Laundry and Per Se
“Why can't everyone write cookbooks like the folks at Jackson Family Wines do? This gorgeous volume is cleverly organized by season, making it easy to use for meal planning.”
— San Jose Mercury News
“An appealing advertisement for not just wines and food, but for the California wine country lifestyle.”
— Publishers Weekly
Credits
Text: Steve Siegelman
Authors: Justin Wangler, Tracey Shepos Cenami
Design: Iain R. Morriss & Suzi Hutsell
Photography: Alan Campbell