"It is wonderful to see how easy and delicious food can be when prepared with fresh produce purchased from organic farmers, right in the market--seasonal, local, ripe and pure. These are essential ingredients of cuisine."--Alice Waters, chef and owner of Chez Panisse Café & Restaurant



"Richard Ruben has triumphed with a timely cookbook chock-full of great recipes, personal stories, and excellent information. Reading through the delicious recipes, I am most impressed with the focus on seasonality, something so near and dear to my own heart. This wonderful book just makes me want to pick up a basket and head straight to the farmer's market." --Joanne Weir, author, teacher, and host of PBS's Weir Cooking in the Wine Country