“If you can’t make it to the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market, America’s best, Amelia Saltsman’s enticing book will magically transport you there. Her guiding principle is great ingredients with just enough technique to turn your seasonal produce into a delicious meal.”
— Nancy Silverton, founder of La Brea Bakery and co-owner of Mozza
“Farmers’ markets are one of our nation’s greatest resources, and knowing how to cook from them can unlock their deep treasures. Amelia Saltsman gives us the key.”
— Evan Kleiman, host of Good Food, KCRW-FM
“Amelia Saltsman’s magnificent tome is an act of love, a perfect primer to the Santa Monica or any farmers’ market. I can’t wait to pick up some fresh vegetables and fruit to work my way through the enticing recipes.”
— Joan Nathan, author of Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France
“When a masterful cook with a strong scholarly bent sets out to create a portrait of her farmers’ market, this is what you get—a book far beyond the usual. This is the book to keep in the kitchen and then stash on the back seat of the car on Saturday mornings.”
— Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table ®, American Public Media
“The book contains a wealth of universal information about thinking seasonally, the etiquette of market shopping, selecting what attracts you and then deciding what to do with it (like the best chefs do), and plenty of uncomplicated cooking techniques and seasoning ideas.”
— From MM Pack’s book review in the Austin Chronicle, October 26, 2007
“[Amelia’s book] is as much an homage to the farmers, their histories and their commitment to excellence as it is a collection of fuss-less, original and artful recipes inspired by the amazing varieties they produce.”
— From “Cooking at the farmers’ market” by Judy Kancigor, The Orange County Register, October 4, 2007
“What a WONDERFUL cookbook! Having been in Santa Monica makes it even better. Am passing it around at all our winter classes – Barnes & Noble is nearby. If not in stock, they will order. THANK YOU for bringing much enjoyment to my bitter cold winter nights!”
— Charlotte Ann Albertson, Albertson Cooking School, February 20, 2012
“I lived on the mashed zucchini recipe from your cookbook this summer! On toast, on pasta, by the big plain spoonful!”
— Michelle Huneven
“I have so much admiration for you and what you have achieved with the SMFM Cookbook. It’s an inspiration.”
— Elise Bauer, founder, Simply Recipes
“There’s no one better qualified than Amelia Saltsman to present our farmers and our foods to the world.”
— Laura Avery, Market Supervisor, Santa Monica Certified Farmers’ Markets
“It’s only fitting that a great farmers’ market has its cookbook. Thanks to Amelia Saltsman for her harvest of stories.”
— Mas Masumoto, organic farmer and author of Epitaph for a Peach