Chef Rautureau is probably the nicest guy in the world. My wife met him at a food event that I couldn’t attend and that’s what she told me…..”he’s so nice!”.  Chef Rautureau’s restaurant, Rover’s, is a Seattle staple.  I intend to make my way over there with the book and have him autograph it for me…..he offered (told you he was nice)!

(Diver Sea Scallop with Foie Gras on top!!)

If you live in Seattle or come visit then you can also hear Chef Rautureau with Tom Douglas on their weekly radio show.  It’s cool to hear two Chefs at the top of their game talking about food, events, and just laugh at random things that pop up.  The other day they were talking about rap music and neither of them had any idea what they were talking about….it was hilarious.  If you haven’t seen Chef Rautureau then you will soon……the rumor around town is that he is going to be on the next season of Top Chef Masters. I’m so excited to see it and I can’t wait for him to kick some butt and show everyone that Seattle has the best restaurants out there.

The reason I like this book is because there are tons of local ingredients that Chef Rautureau uses and his listing of purveyors on the back has lots of places that I shop at, which is awesome (WORLD SPICE!!!).  The recipes in the book….amazing!

Eric