Author: William Warren
Publisher: Weldon Owen
ISBN: 9781616280192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For the first time, the personal life story of one of America’s greatest culinary icons: Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Lovers of food, history, and great entrepreneurial success stories alike will be amazed to meet one of the most highly influential—and yet virtually unknown—figures of the American food world: Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Growing up during the Great Depression and building airplanes and houses during WWII little prepared Chuck for his first trip to Paris in 1953. There, he fell in love with something most Americans had never seen before: professional-caliber French cookware. Within a few years, he acquired a hardware store in the California wine country and started selling a few sauté pans, soufflé dishes, and brioche tins. What followed is history, as Williams-Sonoma has grown to become the leading cookware retailer in America. Readers will be surprised and delighted to discover the inimitable personality behind it all, whose love of good food, passion for customer service, and legendary good taste helped transform the American kitchen.
Merchant of Sonoma
Author: William Warren
Publisher: Weldon Owen
ISBN: 9781616280192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For the first time, the personal life story of one of America’s greatest culinary icons: Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Lovers of food, history, and great entrepreneurial success stories alike will be amazed to meet one of the most highly influential—and yet virtually unknown—figures of the American food world: Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Growing up during the Great Depression and building airplanes and houses during WWII little prepared Chuck for his first trip to Paris in 1953. There, he fell in love with something most Americans had never seen before: professional-caliber French cookware. Within a few years, he acquired a hardware store in the California wine country and started selling a few sauté pans, soufflé dishes, and brioche tins. What followed is history, as Williams-Sonoma has grown to become the leading cookware retailer in America. Readers will be surprised and delighted to discover the inimitable personality behind it all, whose love of good food, passion for customer service, and legendary good taste helped transform the American kitchen.
Publisher: Weldon Owen
ISBN: 9781616280192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For the first time, the personal life story of one of America’s greatest culinary icons: Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Lovers of food, history, and great entrepreneurial success stories alike will be amazed to meet one of the most highly influential—and yet virtually unknown—figures of the American food world: Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma. Growing up during the Great Depression and building airplanes and houses during WWII little prepared Chuck for his first trip to Paris in 1953. There, he fell in love with something most Americans had never seen before: professional-caliber French cookware. Within a few years, he acquired a hardware store in the California wine country and started selling a few sauté pans, soufflé dishes, and brioche tins. What followed is history, as Williams-Sonoma has grown to become the leading cookware retailer in America. Readers will be surprised and delighted to discover the inimitable personality behind it all, whose love of good food, passion for customer service, and legendary good taste helped transform the American kitchen.
Merchant of Sonoma
Author: William Warren
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooking, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chronicles the life of the man who turned his love of professional-caliber French cookware into the business known as Williams-Sonoma.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooking, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chronicles the life of the man who turned his love of professional-caliber French cookware into the business known as Williams-Sonoma.
Parcels Post
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Post Roads
Publisher:
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Category : Parcel post
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Parcel post
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
History of the State of California and Biographical Record of Coast Counties, California
Author: James Miller Guinn
Publisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1558
Book Description
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 1558
Book Description
Land of Sunshine
Author:
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Category : Pacific States
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
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Category : Pacific States
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Colonial History
Author: John Whipple Dwinelle
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429045701
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429045701
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Avec Eric
Author: Eric Ripert
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470889357
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Based on his popular PBS TV program Avec Eric, this book follows culinary superstar Eric Ripert as he explores the culture and culinary traditions of regions around the world, then returns to his home kitchen to create dishes celebrating the bounty of each one. Mirroring the show's sense of adventure and deep appreciation for fresh, local, seasonal ingredients, this book is part travelogue, part cookbook, with 125 fresh, exciting recipes drawn from Ripert's journey through the culinary landscapes of regions from Tuscany to Sonoma to the Hudson River Valley. Food and travel photos throughout reflect Ripert's journey and highlight the inspirations behind each dish, while handwritten notes and hand-drawn illustrations give the book a uniquely personal feel.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470889357
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Based on his popular PBS TV program Avec Eric, this book follows culinary superstar Eric Ripert as he explores the culture and culinary traditions of regions around the world, then returns to his home kitchen to create dishes celebrating the bounty of each one. Mirroring the show's sense of adventure and deep appreciation for fresh, local, seasonal ingredients, this book is part travelogue, part cookbook, with 125 fresh, exciting recipes drawn from Ripert's journey through the culinary landscapes of regions from Tuscany to Sonoma to the Hudson River Valley. Food and travel photos throughout reflect Ripert's journey and highlight the inspirations behind each dish, while handwritten notes and hand-drawn illustrations give the book a uniquely personal feel.
United States Census of Business, 1954: Wholesale trade, area statistics
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
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Category : Retail trade
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
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Category : Retail trade
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Wine Business Case Studies
Author: Pierre Mora
Publisher: Board and Bench Publishing
ISBN: 1935879715
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Published in association with the Bordeaux College of Business, this groundbreaking book applies business pedagogy s powerful learning tool to the unique challenges of wine business management. Within are thirteen cases drawn from the examples of real business success and calamity by an international group of respected wine business scholars.
Publisher: Board and Bench Publishing
ISBN: 1935879715
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Published in association with the Bordeaux College of Business, this groundbreaking book applies business pedagogy s powerful learning tool to the unique challenges of wine business management. Within are thirteen cases drawn from the examples of real business success and calamity by an international group of respected wine business scholars.
InfoWorld
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
InfoWorld is targeted to Senior IT professionals. Content is segmented into Channels and Topic Centers. InfoWorld also celebrates people, companies, and projects.
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
InfoWorld is targeted to Senior IT professionals. Content is segmented into Channels and Topic Centers. InfoWorld also celebrates people, companies, and projects.