Rancho de Chimayo Cookbook

Authors of sixteen cookbook and travel guides, Cheryl and Bill Jamison write with passion and wit about the food and culture of the Southwest and American home cooking. They are among the nation's most-lauded culinary professionals, with honors that include four James Beard Awards, an IACP award, and numerous other awards. Bon Appetit has pronounced the Jamisons "the king and queen of grilling and smoking" They are the authors of many books, including the best-selling Smoke & Spice, which has sold over one million copies, and The Border Cookbook. When not busy researching, developing recipes, or writing, the Jamisons are frequent guest instructors at many prestigious cooking schools, including Les Gourmettes in Phoenix and Central Market's five Texas locations. Cheryl is a guest instructor at the Santa Fe School of Cooking, teaching traditional and contemporary Southwestern and Mexican cooking. She is also a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Slow Foods, and past president of Friends of the Santa Fe Area Farmers' Market and the Northern New Mexico chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier. For two decades they have lived in Tesuque, New Mexico, just outside of Santa Fe, in a converted adobe dairy barn shaded by fruit trees. Visit them at www.cookingwiththeJamisons.com

"The Rancho de Chimayó Cookbook offers a beautiful glimpse into the still-vibrant cuisine of New Mexico. With the blending of centuries-old Spanish culture with native and modern American, a unique and delicious cuisine has emerged—one that will inspire journeys to the source and delicious meals from your kitchen."—Rick Bayless, author and host of Public Television's Mexico: One Plate at a Time and chef-owner of Chicago's Frontera Grill, Topolobampo, and Xoco"Forty years ago when we pondered the feasibility of a guide to restaurants that serve great regional food around America, our first dinner at Rancho de Chimayó was strong persuasion to proceed. Here was—and continues to be—a fount of New Mexican fare at its finest. How wonderful it is that Cheryl and Bill Jamison's cookbook gives us all a chance to savor not just Rancho de Chimayó's magnificent food, but the spirit of a unique restaurant that is nothing less than a national treasure."—Michael Stern, Roadfood.com