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Author ~ International Speaker ~ Epicurean

Go on an adventure with best-selling author J Stephen Sadler as he travels the world, discovering unique dishes and the cultures that created them.

J Stephen Sadler, author, international speaker, epicurean



  • Quest for the Best by J Stephen Sadler

    Quest For The Best

    The story of an unlikely chef who built an improbable empire from a lost family recipe
     
    Take a journey as Chef J Stephen searches the world in his quest for the source of the ingredients used in his family's heirloom 400-year old crumb cake recipe. From the story of the lost recipe, to the challenges he faced in his worldwide effort to be faithful to the original family recipe, readers will taken on a trip of hope, despair and finally personal discovery that is a wonderful awakening of what is really important in life.
     





  • J Stephens Garden Childrens Books

    Quest For The Best 


    Bringing Fine Dining To Small Town America

     
    For the entrepreneur looking to start their own small business in small town America, this book is a must read. Restauranteur J Stephen Sadler takes not only restauranteurs but also any entrepreneurs through the challenges of opening a business in America. How to overcome the roadblocks placed by small town bureaucrats, the best ways of finding the right builder, and architect, the process of branding and positioning your company are all covered in this all-inclusive book. J Stephen documents each one of the challenges he faced and the often creative ideas he used to assure the success of his big city business in small town America.

  • Quest for the Best by J Stephen Sadler

    Quest For The Best

     
    The World on My Plate

    Chef J Stephen's much anticipated recipe book takes readers on a great epicurean tour of dishes he procured during his travels around the world. With over 200 recipes this coffee table book is jam packed with recipes he has offered in his Cafes in New York, his Bistro in the suburbs of Dallas and most importantly his gold standard, never before offered 400-year old heirloom family recipe crumb cakes. Beautifully illustrated with pictures of most every dish, chef tips and tricks and sourcing links for those special ingredients that truly make a difference, this book is a keeper for any home cook who wants to make that special dish that will have family and friends talking for years. From breakfast to appetizers, soups and salads to sandwiches, full main courses, to sauces, gravies, fillings and frostings and of course desserts, there's a world of truly unique choices for everyone.
     



  • J Stephens Garden Childrens Books


    Happy Veggies Series of Children's Books







    A special place where life lessons, healthy eating and creative discovery abound
     

    J Stephen's Garden features story books and coloring books that are not only fun to read and color but also teach a valuable learning lesson. Each storybook features a Veggie character who faces many of the challenges children face as they grow up. From being too short, the wrong color, different looking or simply too sad, each story teaches the reader that everyone is special in their own way.

    Each book also features a Chef J Stephen crafted, child-friendly, recipe for the veggie character of that book.