A very well thought out collection of recipes from local businesses and vendors in Cooperstown NY and surrounding areas. They make wonderful gifts for people and I have been complimented on every recipe I got from this book! Great cook book. A +Product Description
Home Plate is an original and fascinating combination of both travel guide and cookbook, offeringpriceless travel information and a local's insights on where to stay, where to eat and shop, and what to do in Cooperstown and the surrounding communities. Packed with local history, anecdotes, literary quotes and food lore, Home Plate is a delightful read, designed to make the traveler feel at home before they arrive and providing them wonderful reminiscing when they are back home. The recipes showcase New York State's immense agriculture and are delightfully usable. As a "guidebook for the discerning visitor," Home Plate is impressively researched and filled with thoughtful, valuable information for anyone headed to this charming and beautiful region of Upstate New York.
About the Author
Cooperstown resident Brenda Berstler applies the vast knowledge that made her a Jeopardy! champion to her second book about her adopted Upstate home. Incorporating a lifelong passion for food (that she continues to hone at her Village bed and breakfast,) with her extensive travel experience and knowledge of history, literature and baseball, she creates athoroughly interesting guide to the Cooperstown area, using food as the constant and comforting background.A Missouri native, look for her occasional homages to fellow Missourians Mark Twain and T.S. Eliot.
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