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| Cook, Eat, Cha Cha Cha: Festive New World Recipes | 
 enlarge | Author: Philip Bellber
Creator: Ian Reeves
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 244528
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 7.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0811811468
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.50979461
EAN: 9780811811460
ASIN: 0811811468
Publication Date: February 1, 1997
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Condition: Very Good - Free shipping confirmation & tracking. 100% of your purchase helps Goodwill create jobs and change lives. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition (including dust cover, if applicable). All pages are intact with very limited markings or highlighting. Some copies may include "From the library of" labels. The spine remains undamaged. Limited usage wear with some reading creases and/or bent corners. If CD/DVD- A well-cared-for CD/DVD that has been listened/watched to, but remains in great condition. The item, box or jewel case may show limited signs of wear or markings, as may the liner notes.
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Product Description
New World cooking is hot, hot, hot -- and very cool. At San Francisco's famous Cha Cha Cha restaurant, located in the heart of Haight-Ashbury, the big flavors of Cuba and Puerto Rico come together and dance in vibrant dishes served against a backdrop of laughter, a loud Latin beat, and fabulous altars to the voodoo saint-gods of Santeria. As colorful as the restaurant itself, this unique, festive cookbook offers sixty terrific recipes for Cha Cha Cha's signature tapas and entrees (perfect for entertaining!), all accompanied by the stories, icons, and relics of Santeria, as well as full-color photographs of the dishes themselves. Savvy cooks are discovering that the spices and ingredients of the Caribbean are as fun to cook with as they are to eat. Cook! Eat! Cha cha cha!
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Great recipes but need experience September 28, 2000
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book contains the recipes for some of your favorite dishes fron CHA CHA CHA on Haight street in San Francisco. It would make a great basis for a tapas party! While nothing can beat the real thing, this book does a great job of giving you a headstart on creating your own home version of CHA CHA CHA. However, while these recipes are awesome, most are not for the novice cook. They work best for individual who have experience with the unique caribbean ingredients and experience with the cooking technigues (quick sauteeing with cream!)Overall...I would say that 1/3 of the recipes can be made by anyone...1/3 with a little experience and 1/3 by the dedicated gourment.
 My Favorite Cookbook! August 4, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I moved away from SF last year and am quite happy to get a taste of Cha Cha Cha through this cookbook! No, it's not a perfect substitute for the restaurant, but with a little practice the recipes aren't difficult. And the sangria recipe is the best I've ever tasted!
 Recipes are too hard to prepare May 10, 2000
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I previously lived in San Francisco and one of my favorite things to do was eat at CHA CHA CHA's. So, when I moved back to Southern California I missed this fantastic restaurant. I was very excited to find this book and I immediately tried to create some of my favorite dishes. BUT, I found it very difficult to replicate the dishes as most of the ingredients were not in my kitchen and when I went to the store to purchase them, some of them were very hard to find. Also, the lists of ingredients are very long! And finally, the dishes are not that easy to prepare. I realize that I am not an expert in the kitchen, but I do know how to follow directions and I did struggle quite a bit. So, now when I miss that wonderful food I either look at the pictures in the book and try and remember how it tastes OR I get on a United Shuttle flight and go for the real thing. Nothing can compare to having glass after glass of sangria while I sit back and have the food served to me by someone who really knows how the food should be made!
 Not quite the same as the restaurant. February 10, 1999
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I, too, live a few blocks away from Cha Cha Cha but can no longer stomach the crowds waiting for a table (not to mention the couple of pitchers of Sangria you'll go through on empty said stomach as you wait the average 45 minute wait. Even on Sundays). Given that lengthy diatribe, all can now understand why getting the book as a gift was a blessing. The pictures are beautiful and some of the dishes turn out quite nice. But I will no longer try to make my favorite dish at the restaurant: Cajun Shrimp. I don't know what was lost in the translation but if you follow the recipe in the book (and yes, I used SWEET paprika, not hot), you turn out Shrimp O' Fire. It's almost inedible. It's not even good spicy hot, it's just kind of gnarly. So I'm somewhat disappointed in this book. And it makes me leery of trying to make everything. Also, the cookbook is inconsistent on informing you how long certain things will take to cook down or reduce, and a dish that looks to take about 20 minutes to make can take over an hour. Basically, this is one cookbook that's worth it for the pictures and memories of actually eating at the restaurant. If you want anything more from this tome, I wish you luck.
Delicious, Impressive Food Made Easy April 8, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cha Cha Cha is one of my favorite San Francisco restaurants, so I was excited to find this cookbook and even more pleased to find that the recipes are very well written and easy to prepare. The results are fabulous - just like the food from the restaurant! Very interesting history of the food and everything you need to know to recreate the Cha Cha Cha experience at home.
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