The Lake Chelan Cookbook is a unique culinary journey through the Chelan Valley in Washington State. Nineteen Chelan restaurants contributed over 30 recipes, and Chelan community members submitted dozens more. In addition to its wide array of recipes, The Lake Chelan Cookbook offers a deep look at the restaurant industry in the Chelan Valley by showcasing over 20 different interviews with restaurant owners and chefs.

The Lake Chelan Cookbook is a cookbook unlike any other. It offers the broadest and most fascinating look at the culinary world of the Lake Chelan Valley.

The Lake Chelan Cookbook was created by the seventh and eighth graders of the Roots Community School in Lake Chelan. These 12 students interviewed restaurant owners, requested recipes, took thousands of photographs, and marketed the book to the broader community.