Author Archives for J. Winslow
Lonely Planet World Food Series
Lonely Planet is an Australia-based publisher of travel guides. A Lonely Planet series that may interest food-lovers is the World Food series. This series covers countries (as well as a few cities) across the world. The series carves out its own niche by combining the genres of travel guide, cookbook and language […]
Review: Hot Sour Salty Sweet by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, published by Artisan, New York, in 2000. Hardcover, $45.00.
At first glance, cooking and travel might seem to have little in common. Cooking is part of the domestic sphere, a “nesting” activity devoted to enhancing a happy home […]
Tilapia with Sauteed Mushrooms
Test Recipe: Tilapia with Sautéed Mushrooms (Ca Sao Nem) from Ha Roda’s A Vietnamese Kitchen.
Ingredients list: 2 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 tilapia fillet (1 to 2 pounds), 4 ounces fresh sliced mushrooms, 1 onion sliced into 12 wedges, 1 tomato sliced into 12 wedges, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper, 1 […]
Review: A Vietnamese Kitchen by Ha Roda
A Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Family Recipes by Ha Roda, published by Hippocrene Books, New York, in 2005. Hardcover, $24.95.
Once a truly exotic culinary tradition to most Americans, Vietnamese food has become a part of the American scene. Banh mi, or spicy sandwiches on baguettes, are so close to the northeast’s tradition of subs (or […]
J. Winslow - Bio
One of my earliest photos shows me intently scrutinizing an issue of Publisher’s Weekly. Both my parents loved books and worked in publishing, so books were a major part of my life from day one. Before long, I was reading everything I could get my hands on and indulging in the popular fantasies of bookish […]
