San Francisco is everyone's favorite American city, and with good reason. Along with incomparable vistas, the little cable cars that go halfway to the stars, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and North Beach, there are scores of ethnic neighborhoods and literally hundreds of ethnic restaurants representing the very best of the world's cuisines. This is the ultimate melting pot, and yet each element of San Francisco's unique character contributes to a mixed salad of lifestyles and experiences, making a trip to the City by the Golden Gate a treasure trove of memories.Now, you can relive those memories -- or even get a foretaste of what those memories will be like -- without leaving your kitchen.Name your favorite type of food: French, Italian, Mexican, Indian, Japanese, Vegetarian, South America, Thai, Chinese, Greek, American -- San Francisco has it all. The essence of this book is exquisite food. Closely-guarded recipe secrets of San Francisco's most popular -- and celebrated -- chefs form its basis. With one eye on the clock and the other insuring a deliberately delicious presentation, multi-award-winning author Kathleen DeVanna Fish has simplified the chefs' recipes for the home cook in a simple, extremely user-friendly format that is the hallmark of the Cooking Secrets TM series.To help you get into the spirit of romance and adventure, San Francisco's Cooking Secrets TM is sprinkled with highlights of the history, legend and lore of this most romantic city.Tastes and trends change. New chefs emerge. But quality and romance are universal constants. Now in a larger, fresh format, the new San Francisco's Cooking Secrets TM adds sixteen pages of full-color plates, tovisually enhance the glorious array of foods pictured in your mind's eye.Discover the secrets. Then you will discover the heart of San Francisco.