Susan Plunkett's Jazzberry's Cookbook, Plus the Guide to Ethnic Cooking in Rochester

217, [45] pp. "Susan generated great excitement with her restaurant, Jazzberry's. Her cookbook will do the same Like Susan, the recipes are full of wonderful surprises. A true original." - Kathy Lindsley, Food Editor Gannett Rochester Newspapers. From the preface: "In 1965 , I was a housewife living in the southeast part of the city (Rochester, NY). My mother was a business woman and never interested in cooking. I walked into a marriage with very little knowledge myself. So, I started reading cookbooks and experimenting. Soon, the Plunkett house became a beehive of activity and I loved entertaining my friends with exotic creations I would cook up. In a sense, that was my first restaurant but I guess I never realized it at the time. After my divorce, I had a skill that I could use to get a job and support my two young boys, Aaron and Jeremey. My first cooking job was at Hoosier Bill's on Monroe Avenue. It was a homey place where you dished up your own food and always s truck up a n interesting conversation. Everything was fresh and certainly homemade. It had a great reputation and I had a great time in my new found profession."