To Yvonne Duivenvoorden, an extraordinary food photographer, who orchestrated the sumptuous photos that grace these pages, along with prop stylist Catherine Doherty and food stylist Lucie Richard.
To everyone at Chronicle who devoted their creativity and intelligence to build this book: production coordinator, Ben Kasman; book designer, Anne Donnard; for marketing, Peter Perez; and Amy Portello for publicity. And special thanks to my editor and friend, Bill LeBlond, a gentleman whose impeccable taste and steady judgment can make even an author like me look good, and to Amy Treadwell, who coordinates everything for everyone.