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Complete Entertaining Cookbook

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A collection of beautiful cookbooks packed with more than 200 scrumptious recipes. Each volume includes hundreds of glorious full-color photographs, inspiring menus, helpful tips and hints for preparation, and an extensive glossary of ingredients and cooking terms.

304 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

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Chuck Williams

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Charles Edward Williams (October 2, 1915 – December 5, 2015) was the American founder of Williams Sonoma and author and editor of more than 100 books on the subject of cooking. Williams is credited for playing a major role in introducing French cookware into American kitchens through his retail and mail-order business. He became a centenarian in October 2015 and died two months later on December 5, 2015, in San Francisco, California.

In 1947, Chuck Williams settled in Sonoma, California, and opened his first shop as a hardware store. In 1953, Williams took his first trip to France, where he quickly fell in love with French kitchenware such as copper cookware, and is quoted as saying, "I knew this was something that wasn't found in America, but thought people would want." Shortly after returning home, he formulated a plan to import French cooking and serving equipment into America and eventually converted his store into a cookware shop in 1956. Thus, Williams Sonoma was founded, selling professional and restaurant-quality kitchenware for home use, leading to founder Chuck Williams being recognized as one of the titans of the American food revolution.

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Stellar with excellent photo.raphs. I am a cookbook junkie and this did not dissapoint,
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