MAGIC OF FIRE DINNER
 We have an unusual dinner coming up that we thought you may be interested in.
On Friday, October 4th-one-night-only-Paul Bertolli and Oliveto Restaurant will present a menu celebrating the publication of The Magic of Fire (Ten Speed Press), with author William Rubel.
About a dozen dishes will be offered from The Magic of Fire, representing the complete range of hearth cooking techniques, including ash baking, ember roasting, hearthside grilling, string- and spit-roasting, and hearthside Dutch oven baking.
Call Oliveto for reservations: 510-547-5356
Here are some back-of-book blurbs:
"Definitive book on hearth cooking."
-Paula Wolfert, author of Mediterranean
Grains and Greens, The Cooking of Southwest France
"The Magic of Fire is the most thoughtful and thorough study of hearth
cooking I know of. His book is full of practical information (the section All
about the Fireplace is a masterpiece), unconventional recipes, and fascinating
historical references that link his modern perspective to this primitive art. It will
inspire professionals as well as serious home cooks to recover the taste that
only hearth cooking can deliver."
-Paul Bertolli, chef and owner, Oliveto
Cafe & Restaurant, author of Chez Panisse Cooking
"The Magic of Fire is a fabulous book! It's about flames and ashes; tripods and spider pots; campfires, hearths, and fireplaces. It's about ember-roasted vegetables, flat breads, stews, steamed puddings, salt cod-deeply fundamental foods that will make you see the possibilities of your fireplace in a new light. Passion, experience, and good writing have met in a book that's good reading, with instructions that are clear as a bell."
-Deborah Madison
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