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Last time on My Summer Reading List, I reviewed Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Cheflebrity Anthony Bourdain. Beyond all of the hype, Kitchen Confidential is simply a book about a chef who becomes a writer. This time around I am reviewing Heat by Bill Buford. All awards and accolades aside, Heat is […]

Cheese as been around for over 5000 years, yet this delicious compilation of Wisconsin Cheese recipes has only been around since 2008. True, California may have happy cows and Vermont has its laid-back cattle, but Wisconsin leads the pack when it comes to delicious cheese and the wonderful recipes made from their milk.  Wisconsin has […]

Last time on My Summer Reading List, I reviewed Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table, the beautiful story of a little girl in love with food who grows up to be a renowned food writer.  Tender is a romantic telling of a life spent in food.  Kitchen Confidential is a […]

I love reading a good novel.  What I love even more is reading something that tugs at my emotions.  I thoroughly enjoy books that incorporate food into the story and are able to tie in food to the character’s emotions.
In The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister, she takes you into the back-story of […]

Recently I ventured over to amazon.com and purchased a box full of foodie books to read over the summer. As I complete each one, I will review them here for all to see. The list is an impressive one and I have chosen to lead it off with Ruth Reichl’s 1988 opus Tender at the Bone: Growing […]

Jeff Botsacos is by far one of the most talented chef’s I’ve read about and his Greek restaurant Molyvos certainly has a large list of accolades. I’ve not had the personal pleasure of dining at his establishment so it’s wonderful that I now have his cookbook on my shelf.  Many of his mainstay dishes are […]

My mother often told me that a measure of common sense was certainly worth its weight in gold, therefore this cookbook should be worth several thousand dollars in today’s gold market.  The beginning of the common sense instruction takes place right off the bat with the opening chapter relating to Kitchen Management, followed by Cookery Terms […]

There are some food bloggers who have a talent for writing about their life and recipes in such a way that you can’t wait for their next post.  Molly Wizenberg of Orangette is definitely one of those food bloggers.
Rather than put together a traditional cookbook of recipes with the occasional story to go along with […]

In 1991 a Mississippi lawyer enthralled America with his groundbreaking novel, The Firm. Since then John Grisham has rattled off an impressive list of best selling legal thrillers including The Chamber and The King of Torts. From time to time, the southern lawyer has ventured out of the courtroom and into the real world with […]

Attention anyone who enjoys poking around New York City looking for new food finds! Zagat has published the Zagatsurvey 2009 New York City Gourmet Shopping & Entertaining (Zagat New York City Gourmet Marketplace), which gives you the 4-1-1 on all the best places (just over 1800 of them!) to find those interesting ingredients or unique […]