What the experts say
Here’s what those in the cooking world say about the book…
“Come One, Come All is comfort between two covers for all who love the idea of bringing friends and family together around the table, but rarely have the time and energy to pull it off. Lee Svitak Dean clears the way with her usual smart shortcuts and dynamite recipes. The Cabbage Salad with Spicy Lime Vinaigrette alone is wroth the price of the book. This is a keeper.”
- Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table, the food show from American Public Radio
“Lee Svitak Dean’s Come One, Come All is the most useful guide to fuss-free entertaining we’ve read – even a novice can ace Lee’s seasonal menus, with their ample make-ahead ideas and short-cut tips, their practical cook’s notes and beverage pairings. But cooks of all skill levels will find so much in these pages to love: not only fabulous ‘new classics’ like Oyster and Watercress Soup and Pork Tenderloin with Salsa Verde, but especially Lee’s witty, sage voice, which resonates with the joy of gathering friends and family around the dinner table.”
- Matt and Ted Lee, authors of the The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook
“Lee knows how to throw a dinner party that keeps the cook sane: with imaginative menus, step-by-step instructions, and a practical game plan to make it work. I’m waiting for an invite.”
- Marcus Samuelsson, award-winning chef and author of The Soul of a New Cuisine, A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa, and Aquavit and the New Scandinavian Cuisine
“Lee Svitak Dean has delivered a delightful, insightful, executable, and downright delicious set of menus and recipes true to her journalistic style – I love her peppery sense of humor and wit alongside great step-by-step advice on attacking each menu. Do not just cook from this book, but read it as well.”
- Raghavan Iyer, author of 660 Curries, The Turmeric Trail, and Betty Crocker’s Indian Home Cooking
“… the most powerful woman in Minnesota food … As editor of the Star Tribune’s food coverage since 1994, Lee Svitak Dean has defined what it is we Minnesotans talk about when we talk about food.”
- Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Minnesota Monthly
"Americans are just beginning to regard food the way the French always have. Dinner is not what you do in the evening before something else. Dinner is the evening."
- Art Buchwald, humorist