Two things should be kept in mind when approaching the latest book from Sherri Brooks Vinton (The Real Food Revival, Put ’Em Up). Thing one: reports indicate that, at present, up to a third of the food produced in the United States each year is wasted: as much as 35 million tons. Thing two: as a culture, we now know that the food we process ourselves is better than the stuff that is processed for […]
There are times when you pick up a cookbook with a strong connection to a certain restaurant and you know it’s all about promoting that venue. Other times? It’s all about the food. Gjelina: Cooking from Venice, California (Chronicle Books) is in the second category: it’s a book that enhances our food knowledge and abilities. It is also beautiful; richly illustrated, generously produced. It is a joy to leaf through, to read and — yes! […]
Tell people in the know that you’re thinking of going vegan and you’ll mostly get one of two responses. Sometimes both at the same time. One: It’s too expensive. Two: It’s too hard. And, for the most part, they’re right (although the “too” is relative and even subjective.) Almost every vegan recipe ever drafted calls for a cup of this difficult-to-get ingredient and a half cup of that expensive-type-of-something. And clearly, if you could find […]
Could a less likely pairing be imagined than cookies and … (wait for it) beer? “Bake, Pair, Enjoy,” advises the subtitle of Cookies & Beer (Andrews McMeel). And while your first thought might be “wait a minute …” once you start skating with the idea, it’s really not bad at all. “This is fun,” writes author Jonathan Bender in the introduction. “Real, good fun in the kitchen. And at the dining room table. And with […]
If one were going to cast about for the perfect author of a book about essential French cookery, Michel Roux is one of a handful of chefs whose name would come to mind. He is one of the acknowledged masters of French cuisine. He is the achiever of multiple Michelin stars (via his well known restaurant, The Waterside Inn at Bray.) He founded London’s fabulous Le Gavroche in 1967 and his books have sold in […]
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