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Chuck Williams (1) (1915–2015)

Author of Williams-Sonoma Complete Grilling Cookbook

For other authors named Chuck Williams, see the disambiguation page.

65+ Works 2,048 Members 4 Reviews

About the Author

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Series

Works by Chuck Williams

Cooking at Home (2010) 122 copies
Williams-Sonoma Simple Classics Cookbook (1994) 113 copies, 1 review
Hors d'Oeuvres & Appetizers (1992) 109 copies
Chuck Williams' Thanksgiving & Christmas (1993) 106 copies, 1 review
Desserts (2005) 67 copies
Simple American Cooking (1999) 48 copies
Simple French Cooking (1996) 29 copies
Starters (2006) 9 copies
Main Dishes (2006) 6 copies
A Taste of Home, 1994 (1994) 2 copies
Risotto (1996) 1 copy

Associated Works

Beard on Bread (1973) — Introduction, some editions — 1,049 copies, 7 reviews
Williams-Sonoma Eat Well: New Ways to Enjoy Foods You Love (2009) — Introduction — 27 copies

Tagged

American cooking (12) appetizers (13) baking (11) BN (10) C (11) Christmas (13) cookbook (253) cookbooks (81) cookery (33) cooking (189) desserts (8) entertaining (17) food (47) Food & Cooking (14) General (10) grilling (21) holiday (14) holiday cooking (9) holidays (12) Italian (10) kitchen (10) non-fiction (27) recipes (40) reference (15) salads (10) soup (8) Thanksgiving (12) to-read (8) W-S kitchen library (16) Williams-Sonoma (69)

Common Knowledge

Legal name
Williams, Charles E.
Birthdate
1915-10-02
Date of death
2015-12-05
Gender
male
Organizations
Williams-Sonoma (founder)
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Place of death
San Francisco, California, USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

Members

Reviews

9 reviews
This is by far my favorite cookbook. Which is odd, because I loathe the William Sonoma store itself. Not the things inside, which tend to be quality items, but the whole fu-fu overpriced model of it (I do buy their overpriced martini glasses, some of them are beautiful).

Regular family favorites from this book are:
Chicken Curry, Baked Beets in Cream, roasted chili peppers in cream with shallots and basil, chicken with sage and calvados and a few others. I really need to keep trying new show more recipies in this because everyone I've tried is a winner. One note on the chicken curry -- I started with his recipe, but now I add onions, garlic, ginger and use more hot curry than he recommends. I tend to make an additional curry sauce that is very hot from a paste that I can add to mine. show less
This is an old version, but is excellent. Since reading this one, and using the salad recipes, I have discovered later publications by Willaims-Sonoma practically every year
Suggests six complete holiday menus, and includes recipes for breads, soups, salads, meat, poultry, vegetables, and desserts.

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Statistics

Works
65
Also by
3
Members
2,048
Popularity
#12,564
Rating
4.0
Reviews
4
ISBNs
149
Languages
6

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