Farm to Chef

Cooking Through the Seasons: A Cookbook

National Winner for Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2017 - Women Chef

Winner of the 2018 Taste Canada Awards - General Cookbooks

Bestselling author and acclaimed chef Lynn Crawford celebrates the bounty of the seasons with over 140 recipes featuring farm-fresh produce for every occasion


There's nothing more satisfying than going to a farmer's market, picking out the freshest produce and creating vibrant recipes to showcase those ingredients. Farm to Chef comes to life with Lynn Crawford's passion for seasonal cooking and takes readers on a year-long journey with 140 original recipes, organized by season. You'll discover how easy it is to prepare fresh market ingredients, with a range of the chef's favourite fruits and vegetables: peas and rhubarb in the spring, summer berries and corn, leeks and pears in the fall, and parsnips and squash in the winter months.    

Whether you're braising, roasting, baking or preserving an abundance of produce, these recipes will offer immediate inspiration. Lynn shares her go-to favourites, like Harvest Apple Pie, Primavera Pizza with Ramp Pesto and Zucchini Bread with Walnut-Honey Butter, and new takes on the classics, including Butter Chicken with Rutabaga, Morel Mushroom Panzanella Salad, and Fennel Gratin with Feta and Dill. In the autumn, curl up with a warm bowl of Carrot Lemongrass Soup with Ginger Pork Dumplings, but when the weather heats up, enjoy Grilled Flank Steak with Charred Beefsteak Tomatoes and Blue Cheese. With something for everyone and beautiful photography throughout, Farm to Chef celebrates the bounty of the seasons and will become a mainstay in your kitchen.
  • WINNER | 2018
    Gourmand World Cookbook Award – Woman Chef
  • WINNER | 2018
    Taste Canada Awards - General Cookbooks
Part of Toronto Star's Five New Favourite Cookbooks 2017

"Lynn Crawford's Farm to Chef harnesses the seasons and makes them into feasts of contemporary cuisine. She is a Canadian icon showing you the beauty of the land through the tastiest of lenses. It is a wonderful tome for all cooks."--Hugh Acheson, chef and author of The Broad Fork

"Lynn's lovely book is a total celebration of the seasons and using ingredients at their very best."--Jamie Oliver

"Big on flavour, easy on technique, this cookbook is so straightforward that it doesn't make me feel overwhelmed. Even if I made only one recipe a week I know I'd reach the end of the year a happier, healthier, better adjusted human being."--Amanda Cohen, chef and owner of Dirt Candy and author of Dirt Candy: A Cookbook

"Chef Lynn Crawford has created one of the most stunning and captivating cookbooks on seasonal ingredients. Her knowledge of food and original recipes is exciting and encouraging for the home cook."--Marcus Samuelsson, chef and author of The Red Rooster Cookbook

"Farm to Chef is a stand-out on a crowded cookbook shelf. Lynn Crawford continues her passion and pursuit for seasonal, farm fresh ingredients and then studies them through her flawless techniques all while storytelling with wit and love. Pure deliciousness. I'm hungry."--Elizabeth Falkner, chef, author and artist

“Crawford’s new book lets the food shine.” –The Toronto Star
 
“Whether you are braising, roasting or baking, celebrity chef Lynn Crawford will indulge your senses with these satisfying dishes.” –WEST of the City
 
“Chef, cookbook author and TV personality Lynn Crawford shows us how to turn produce from the local farmer’s market into a scrumptious, seasonal feast.” –Hello! Canada
 
“Lynn Crawford is back with her most beautiful book yet . . . sure to inspire you to don your chef’s apron.” –House & Home
LYNN CRAWFORD is an acclaimed Food Network celebrity chef and bestselling author of several cookbooks, including award-winner Farm to Chef, who has over twenty-five years of culinary experience, including many years as executive chef for the Four Seasons Hotels in Toronto and New York. Chef Lynn is one of the highest profile chefs in the country and a genuine household name. Currently starring on Food Network’s newest primetime cooking competition series Wall of Chefs and Junior Chef Showdown, she can also be seen as an Iron Chef on Iron Chef Canada, Iron Chef America, Top Chef Masters, Top Chef Canada, Chopped Canada, The Great Canadian Cookbook, Restaurant Makeover and Pitchin’ In. View titles by Lynn Crawford

About

National Winner for Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2017 - Women Chef

Winner of the 2018 Taste Canada Awards - General Cookbooks

Bestselling author and acclaimed chef Lynn Crawford celebrates the bounty of the seasons with over 140 recipes featuring farm-fresh produce for every occasion


There's nothing more satisfying than going to a farmer's market, picking out the freshest produce and creating vibrant recipes to showcase those ingredients. Farm to Chef comes to life with Lynn Crawford's passion for seasonal cooking and takes readers on a year-long journey with 140 original recipes, organized by season. You'll discover how easy it is to prepare fresh market ingredients, with a range of the chef's favourite fruits and vegetables: peas and rhubarb in the spring, summer berries and corn, leeks and pears in the fall, and parsnips and squash in the winter months.    

Whether you're braising, roasting, baking or preserving an abundance of produce, these recipes will offer immediate inspiration. Lynn shares her go-to favourites, like Harvest Apple Pie, Primavera Pizza with Ramp Pesto and Zucchini Bread with Walnut-Honey Butter, and new takes on the classics, including Butter Chicken with Rutabaga, Morel Mushroom Panzanella Salad, and Fennel Gratin with Feta and Dill. In the autumn, curl up with a warm bowl of Carrot Lemongrass Soup with Ginger Pork Dumplings, but when the weather heats up, enjoy Grilled Flank Steak with Charred Beefsteak Tomatoes and Blue Cheese. With something for everyone and beautiful photography throughout, Farm to Chef celebrates the bounty of the seasons and will become a mainstay in your kitchen.

Awards

  • WINNER | 2018
    Gourmand World Cookbook Award – Woman Chef
  • WINNER | 2018
    Taste Canada Awards - General Cookbooks

Reviews

Part of Toronto Star's Five New Favourite Cookbooks 2017

"Lynn Crawford's Farm to Chef harnesses the seasons and makes them into feasts of contemporary cuisine. She is a Canadian icon showing you the beauty of the land through the tastiest of lenses. It is a wonderful tome for all cooks."--Hugh Acheson, chef and author of The Broad Fork

"Lynn's lovely book is a total celebration of the seasons and using ingredients at their very best."--Jamie Oliver

"Big on flavour, easy on technique, this cookbook is so straightforward that it doesn't make me feel overwhelmed. Even if I made only one recipe a week I know I'd reach the end of the year a happier, healthier, better adjusted human being."--Amanda Cohen, chef and owner of Dirt Candy and author of Dirt Candy: A Cookbook

"Chef Lynn Crawford has created one of the most stunning and captivating cookbooks on seasonal ingredients. Her knowledge of food and original recipes is exciting and encouraging for the home cook."--Marcus Samuelsson, chef and author of The Red Rooster Cookbook

"Farm to Chef is a stand-out on a crowded cookbook shelf. Lynn Crawford continues her passion and pursuit for seasonal, farm fresh ingredients and then studies them through her flawless techniques all while storytelling with wit and love. Pure deliciousness. I'm hungry."--Elizabeth Falkner, chef, author and artist

“Crawford’s new book lets the food shine.” –The Toronto Star
 
“Whether you are braising, roasting or baking, celebrity chef Lynn Crawford will indulge your senses with these satisfying dishes.” –WEST of the City
 
“Chef, cookbook author and TV personality Lynn Crawford shows us how to turn produce from the local farmer’s market into a scrumptious, seasonal feast.” –Hello! Canada
 
“Lynn Crawford is back with her most beautiful book yet . . . sure to inspire you to don your chef’s apron.” –House & Home

Author

LYNN CRAWFORD is an acclaimed Food Network celebrity chef and bestselling author of several cookbooks, including award-winner Farm to Chef, who has over twenty-five years of culinary experience, including many years as executive chef for the Four Seasons Hotels in Toronto and New York. Chef Lynn is one of the highest profile chefs in the country and a genuine household name. Currently starring on Food Network’s newest primetime cooking competition series Wall of Chefs and Junior Chef Showdown, she can also be seen as an Iron Chef on Iron Chef Canada, Iron Chef America, Top Chef Masters, Top Chef Canada, Chopped Canada, The Great Canadian Cookbook, Restaurant Makeover and Pitchin’ In. View titles by Lynn Crawford