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Michael Chiarello's NapaStyle

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California Style with an Italian Influence

NapaStyle, founded by acclaimed chef and author, Michael Chiarello, expresses a unique way of living based on the beauty and style of California's Napa Valley. The company offers a wide selection of specialty products for the kitchen, home, and garden, with an emphasis on creating meaningful traditions with family and friends.

NapaStyle is influenced by Michael's Southern Italian heritage, as well as his love of the Napa Valley, where he makes his home and operates a small family winery.

Michael shares his secrets to stress-free entertaining on Food Network's Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello. He has also authored a number of popular cookbooks, including At Home with Michael Chiarello: Easy Entertaining, Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking: Wine Country Recipes for Family and Friends, The Tra Vigne Cookbook: Seasons in the California Wine Country, and Michael Chiarello's Flavored Oils and Vinegars: 100 Recipes for Cooking with Infused Oils and Vinegars.

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Contents at a Glance

A Taste of Italy in California's Napa Va...
Michael Chiarello
Michael Chiarello at Home in St. Helena
At Home with Michael Chiarello
NapaStyle Cast Iron Grill Pan
Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking
NapaStyle Cookware in Mustard
NapaStyle Cookware in Mustard
Michael Chiarello's Easy Entertaining De...

A Taste of Italy in California's Napa Valley

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Michael Chiarello

A Few Facts Courtesy of Wikipedia

Michael Chiarello (born January 26, 1962 in Red Bluff, California, United States) is an American celebrity chef specializing in Italian-influenced California cuisine. He hosts the cooking show, Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello, on the Food Network and hosts NapaStyle on the Fine Living Network. Chiraello owns a winery, Chiarello Family Vineyards, and NapaStyle, a purveyor of food, cookware, and furniture. Born to an Italian-American family, Chiarello rose to prominence at a young age. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1982, he studied hospitality management at Florida International University, receiving his bachelors degree in 1984. The next year, he opened The Grand Bay Hotel in Coconut Grove, Florida, and Toby's Bar and Grill. He was honored as 1985's Chef of the Year by Food & Wine Magazine.

Michael Chiarello at Home in St. Helena

At Home with Michael Chiarello

Easy Entertaining

At Home with Michael Chiarello: Easy Entertaining

by: Michael Chiarello

Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 02/17/2012)

This collection of more than 135 recipes includes Grilled Salmon and Spinach Salad with Corn Juice Zablione, Turkey Osso Buco, Short Stacks with Shredded Chicken and Balsamic BBQ Sauce, and Grilled Avocado and Tomato Salad. The chapter on pasta and rice dishes features Lasagna of Roasted Butternut Squash, an easy-to-make Fontina Risotto, and Bordetto of Shrimp-Stuffed Pasta Shells. Tempting desserts include Molten Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes and Freeform Cheesecake Poured Over Fresh Fruit. Helpful notes on accompanying wines and presentation suggestions are included for each dish.

NapaStyle Cast Iron Grill Pan

Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking

Wine Country Recipes for Family and Friends

Michael Chiarello's Casual Cooking

by: Michael Chiarello

Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 02/17/2012)

In this illustrated collection of California wine country Italian dishes, Michael Chiarello stresses the importance of fresh, quality ingredients and a well-stocked pantry. The pantry recipes include cooking staples like Basil Chive Butter, Salsa Rosa (roasted pepper and tomato), Toasted Spice Rub and Herb Oil, and Bagna Cauda Butter (anchovies, parsley, and garlic). Other delicious recipes include Salsa di Parmigiano, Marinated Salmon with Fennel Salad, Summer Corn Soup, Autumn Panzanella, Walnut and Ricotta Pesto, Tuscan Shrimp with White Beans, Baby Back Ribs with Espresso BBQ Sauce, Quail with Bacon and Honey, Skillet-Fried Corn and Tomatoes, and Baked Cauliflower Alla Parmagiana. Dessert recipes include Caramel Panna Cotta and an easy Tiramisu.

NapaStyle Cookware in Mustard

Michael Chiarello's NapaStyle

Michael Chiarello's Easy Entertaining Deck

50 Irresistibly Simple Recipes

Michael Chiarello's Easy Entertaining Deck: 50 Irresistibly Simple Recipes

by: Michael Chiarello

Amazon Price: $7.28 (as of 02/17/2012)

This deck of 50 recipe cards makes a wonderful stocking stuffer or hostess gift. Recipes include Sausage-Stuffed Olives and scrumptious Chocolate Panini.

NapaStyle Cookware in Terra Cotta

Michael Chiarello's NapaStyle

The Tra Vigne Cookbook

Seasons in the California Wine Country

The Tra Vigne Cookbook: Seasons in the California Wine Country

by: Michael Chiarello, Penelope Wisner

Amazon Price: $8.98 (as of 02/17/2012)

More than 80 rustic recipes from Napa Valley's famed Tra Vigne restaurant are enhanced by Michael Chiarello's recollections of a youth spent beside his mother at the stove. The book includes tips for choosing seasonal ingredients, from asparagus, garlic, peas, and potatoes in the spring to corn, tomatoes, and bell peppers in the summer. Recipes include Chicken with Roasted Lemon and Rosemary Sauce, Fusilli Michelangelo, Lemon-baked Sea Bass, and Pumpkin Polenta with Lamb Stew.

NapaStyle Stainless Steel Pans

NapaStyle Kitchen Essentials

Michael Chiarello's NapaStyle

Michael Chiarello

The experience of cooking is as important as the meal itself. The right tool for the job gives you twice the experience.

NapaStyle Steak Knife Set

NapaStyle Knives & Shears

Michael Chiarello's NapaStyle

Michael Chiarello on Twitter

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Olive Oil & Vinegar: NapaStyle

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Michael Chiarello's Flavored Oils and Vinegars

100 Recipes for Cooking with Infused Oils and Vinegars

Michael Chiarello's Flavored Oils and Vinegars: 100 Recipes for Cooking with Infused Oils and Vinegars

by: Michael Chiarello

Amazon Price: $8.23 (as of 02/17/2012)

These recipes were originally produced in two separate volumes (see below). Anyone who enjoys cooking with infused oils and vinegars will find this guide extremely user friendly.

Oil & Vinegar Accessories

Michael Chiarello's NapaStyle

NapaStyle Olive Oil & Vinegar Containers

Flavored Oils & Vinegars

Recipes for Cooking with Infused Oils & Vinegars

Michael Chiarello

My number one rule of entertaining: take something that everyone understands and present it in a way they would never imagine.

Napa Stories Wine Journal

Napa Stories

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'Top Chef's' Tom Colicchio brings musings on food to Modesto's Gallo Center: As for the show's spinoffs, Sonora native Morgan Wilson came in second in the first season of "Top Chef: Just Desserts," and Turlock-bred celebrity chef Michael Chiarello was runner-up on the first season of "Top Chef Masters." Chiarello has turned up ...
They've got a lust for knife - celebrity chefs' kitchen crushes: We asked José Andrés, Michel Nischan, Gail Simmons, Michael Chiarello, Sang Yoon, John Besh, Richard Blais and Andrew Zimmern to deliver some serious sweet talk to their favorite ingredients and kitchen tools in the video above. "So here's the deal, ...
And now, Michael Chiarello on The Price Is Right [Video]: While a few Bay Area chefs have made appearances on Martha Stewart lately, recent Iron Chef competitor Michael Chiarello of Yountville's Bottega appeared on the best and longest-running guessing show on television, The Price Is Right.
How Chefs Entertain at Home: To find out, we asked a number of daring chefs to invite us into their kitchens, the places that inspire and literally feed them when they're not working. Take, for example, California chef Michael Chiarello, whose massive Italian-inspired fireplace ...