An American Feast : A Celebration of Cooking on Public Television

Imagine a meal created by your favorite public televsion chefs. Savory appetizers by Martin Yan. An elegant entree by Jacques Pepin. A scrumptious dessert by Nathalie Dupre. And your hostess? Julia Child.

Such a feast does exist. AN AMERICAN FEAST is the compnion cookbook to the three-hour live public television special in which five of the country's most popular chefs create one of the greatest progressive dinners of all time with 100 recipes from over 35 public television chefs.

This lavishly illustrated celebration of cooking on public television includes recipes for all of the dishes prepared on the show, as well as dozens of others. AN AMERICAN FEAST is organized by course, with dishes including Lidia Matticchio Bastianich's "Risotto with Wild Mushrooms and Truffles," Paul Prudhomme's "Sesame Crusted Fish," Rick Stein's "Mussels with Tomato, Celery and Saffron Butter," the Two Fat Ladies' "Lobster with Latkas," and Graham Kerr's "Curried Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, and Bananas Wakaya."

AN AMERICAN FEAST is a historic meeting of chefs, a delight for the taste buds, and a must-have for the kitchen.