Food Writing, Literary Cookbooks
Cookbooks We Love presents reviews of "Food Writing & Literary Cookbooks", a selection of outstanding food, cooking, cookery and culinary-related books, literature and food writing. Included are cooking fiction, food stories and recipes by food writers.
September 18, 2008
by Barbara Kingsolver
Much is being written these days about the state of our food economy, plight of farmers and the many benefits of eating local, sustainable food. Good thing too as awareness is the key to change. Honestly though, the whole discussion can be a bit daunting, more than a little wearying and dare I say too much like homework. For a more uplifting and enlightening take on the topic turn to Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Popular novelist Barbara Kinsolver tells the true story…
March 31, 2008
by Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan begins his book with a seemingly simple question, “What should we have for dinner?”. We soon discover the path towards an answer to be more indirect and complex than would first appear. Pollan delves into the simple premise of ‘you are what you eat’, and unearths some illuminating and at times chilling truths…..
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February 01, 2008
by Alisa Smith, J.B. Mackinnon
First published in Canada under the title 100 Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating, Plenty is the first hand tale of two city dwellers who attempt (and ultimately succeed) to eat only food produced within a 100 mile radius of their home in Vancouver, British Columbia. Although blessed with a cornucopia…
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November 12, 2007
by Anthony Bourdain
“If I have a single virtue it’s curiosity. It’s a big world. Far bigger than I’d ever imagined - even as a boy reading adventure stories about pirates and castaways. I don’t know where I’m going or when I’ll stop. But I know what I’ve seen. I saw this...”
September 14, 2007
by Julie Powell
Fast approaching 30 (and therefore official adulthood) and disenchanted with both her lousy job and stale personal life, New York wanna-be writer Julie Powell embarks on a mission to kick-start her life by cooking (or at least attempting to cook) every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French…..
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August 05, 2007
by Bill Buford
After a late night soiree with celebrated chef and bad boy Mario Batali, journalists Bill Buford offers himself up as kitchen slave in the kitchen of Batali’s New York City 3-star eatery Babbo. What begins as a back of the house expose of a famed restaurant, and how-to manual for wannabe chefs…..
April 17, 2007
by Maya Angelou
Wonderfully poetic writing and food reminiscences come together seamlessly in this collection of recipes and meal memories from poet Maya Angelou. Renowned in her wide and generous circle of friends (some of them famous… Oprah, Jessica Mitford, Rosa Guy) as a marvelous chef…..
August 02, 2006
by Mark Kurlansky
The subtitle of Mark Kurlansky’s Cod, “A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World” offers a clue to the scope of the story readers have in store for them. Opening on the headlands of Newfoundland, Cod spans a thousand years and four continents. From the Vikings to…..
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May 28, 2006
by Daniel Boulud
In Letters to a Young Chef, master chef Daniel Boulud gives new and aspiring chefs insight into a life’s worth of experience in the kitchen in the form of personal letters. From the beginning, he writes to us on Where to Start, What You Need to Learn based on how he did it…..
May 03, 2006
by Mireille Guiliano
French women love chocolate, especially the dark, slightly bitter, silky stuff with its nutty aroma
French women balance their food, drink, and movement on a week-by-week basis
French women eat more vegetables
French women eat smaller portions of things
French women eat for pleasure
French women don’t diet
French women don’t get fat
These are just a few of the many observations that author Mireille Guiliano makes in her guide to eating and living well…..
January 20, 2006
by Anthony Bourdain
In Kitchen Confidential, author and professional chef Anthony Bourdain gives a no-holes-barred account of life behind the stoves. Filled with wry observations, fragrant characters, self-depreciating humor and peppered in spicy language, Bourdain takes readers from his culinary awakening in France…..
January 04, 2006
by Eric Schlosser
This well researched, lively bestseller by award-winning journalist, Eric Schlosser takes readers to the underbelly of the fast food giants and examines how America’s obsession with fast food has shaped both bodies and culture. Fast Food Nation is an informative and thoughtful investigation that exposes the high price…..
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June 29, 2005
by Anthony Bourdain
From New York City where he left us in Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain’s lunacy continues as he takes readers (and viewers for a companion television program) around the world in search of the perfect meal. Bourdain stumbles through a diverse culinary world as a Cook’s Tour recounts…..
March 04, 2005
by Tim Richardson
“My grandfather worked for a toffee company. My father was a dentist. So I have always had strong feelings about sweets. But I have never been confused. I like sweets. I like them a lot. And that is why I set about writing this book, the first ever world history of sweets.” So begins Tim Richardson on his magical confectionary tour…..
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October 11, 2004
by Susan Herrmann Loomis
An American in rural France (portraits of amusing locals, delicious meals, annoying contractors…) may not be the most original premise for a book, but cookbook author Susan Loomis Herman does a good job of bringing the tempting smells and flavors of Normandy…..
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April 02, 2004
by Frances Mayes
Frances Mayes has done for Tuscany what Peter Mayles did for Provence with his own bestselling tale of buying a home in rural Europe. Reading these books at least allows many of us to live vicariously the enviable life of renovating a run down country home between sips of homegrown wine and…..
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February 04, 2004
by Richard Olney
This part cookbook, part biography from food writer Richard Onley is a glimpse into his longtime friend Lulu’s French kitchen, where in the author’s own words, “the cuisine is at the same time traditional and intuitive”. The rhythm of the exchanges between writer and cook make the reader feel like a welcome visitor in this Provencal kitchen…..
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