Paula Forbes

Food writer and cookbook author

I grew up in Wisconsin, and I'm always dismayed when people paint Midwestern food as casserole from cans and jello salad. Minnesotan Amy Thielen gets that this food can be so much more: seasonal and—dare I say—sexy.

Jenny Hartin

Cookbook critic

I've cooked almost every recipe from this book and they are all winners.

Ted Lee

Author, columnist and TV host