Our Next Chapter

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By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

  • About

Since The Silver Palate Cookbook and The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook were published, we’ve had a great time traveling around the U.S. and have been fortunate to meet and become friends with so many of you. It’s been a real joy for us to share our passion for and curiosity about food, as well as our love for gracious entertaining.

We’re often asked how we work together. Very, very well is our answer. In fact we have a creative relationship that just seems to keep getting better with age. Ideas for recipes sometimes come from an ingredient, a texture, a need to update a classic, or a dish we’ve tasted. But often a good idea arrives free-form—in the shower or during a walk. We talk it over and improve the concept, cook it, taste and critique it together, and decide which flavors, if any, need emphasizing; then we make the adjustments and taste it again. If we come up with something we can say we really love, we gamble that you will too.