Highwood Cookbook Launch Party - May 16, 4 - 6 pm

Highwood Cookbook II Launch Party



Sunday, May 16 from 4 pm to 6 pm

Highwood Public Library,
102 Highwood Ave.
Highwood, IL


Samples of appetizers and desserts from the cookbook will served. There will be flamenco guitarist serenading.

Advance sales available at the library now along with hot off the press reprints of Volume 1. Celebrate the launch of the new cookbook at the launch party on Sunday May 16th from 4-6 P.M.and sample food prepared from recipies in the cookbook.

US Bank has underwritten the publication of the books so that 100% of the profits will go directly to the purchase of new library materials for public use.

The Trustees of the Highwood Library are pleased to dedicate our cookbook to the Navy families in Fort Sheridan and to the Army Reserve units who train at Fort Sheridan. Your service to us and our country is very much appreciated and we hope that through this book dedication, we all will keep in mind the sacrifices that you make for us every day in order to make this world a better place.

If you wish to purchase a one or both volumes of the series:

Volume I – about 300 recipes $20
Volume II – 500 recipes $25
Vol I and II as a set - $42.50

Cookbooks will be for sale at the Highwood Public Library (102 Highwood Ave.) and Pastificio (down the block from library) while supplies last.

Library hours are: Monday through Thursday: Noon to 7 pm;
Friday and Saturday: Noon to 5 pm;
Sunday: 1 pm to 5 pm.

Cathy,

I'm wondering what kind of recipes are in these cook books? Are they recipes by the chefs from the local restaurants, or are they home cooks' recipes, similar to a Junior League cookbook?

Hi,

Many of the recipes come from the families who trained the chefs and owners of Highwood's restaurants. Many of these recipes are used in the local restaurants.

In Highwood, there has long been a cottage industry of making ravioli, tortellini , tortellacci for the restaurants. Many of these people submitted their recipes, too.

While the recipes may have a community cookbook feel about them. Many are the root recipes used in local restaurants. This is according to my friend who is deep in the Highwood community.

First book has 250 recipes and the second has 500. I haven't seen either. I did make a few phone calls to respond as faithfully as I could to your query.

If I make it to their event on Sunday, I hope to read through and advise better.

Regards,