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His restaurant, <strong>John Ash &amp; Company<\/strong>, helped to define that regional aspect of what later became known as <em>California Cuisine<\/em> back in the 1980&#8217;s and 1990&#8217;s. He, along with chefs like Alice Waters, Jeremiah Tower, Joyce Goldstein, and Michael McCarty changed the way people cooked and ate across the entire country. Chef Ash has also written a number of award winning books, including the 1996 IACP Cookbook of the Year, <strong><em>From the Earth to the Table<\/em><\/strong>, and has just published a beautiful new book called, <em><strong>The Hog Island Book of Fish &amp; Seafood<\/strong>,<\/em> which I believe is destined for another major cookbook award. On a personal note, John was the first important chef to serve my bread in his famous restaurant, way back in 1988, which helped launch <em>Brother Juniper&#8217;s Bakery&#8217;s<\/em> successful run and paved the way for own writing career. 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