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Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection

By:Jessica Prentice

In today's foodie community, it's becoming more and more difficult to ignore the calls for food which is not processed and packaged.  It's a movement ...

A Cook's Tour

By:Anthony Bourdain

Having read a review in the London Times of Anthony Bourdains - A Cooks Tour in search of the perfect meal, I was inspired to ...

Jacques Pepin's Simple and Healthy Cooking

By:Jacques Pepin

There are several writers that produce excellent cookbooks. There are, conversely, several cooks that are fantastic writers. Among the great cooks that produce books, few ...

Kitchen Confidential

By:Anthony Bourdain

In my many years as a chef and food lover I have read hundreds of cookbooks, food essays, biographies, and memoirs by many chefs. No ...

Larousse Gastronomique

By:Prosper Montagne, Jenifer Harvey Lang (Editor)

First penned by Prosoper Montagne (the famous rival to Escoffier), Larousse Gastronomique has become the definitive culinary encyclopedia. The original Larousse Gastronomique was first published ...

Perfect Vinaigrettes : Appetizers to Desserts

By:Linda Dannenberg, Zeva Oelbaum (Photographer)

"If you know how to prepare a vinaigrette, then you know how to cook" Stephanie Sedgwick quoted from "Perfect Vinaigrettes Appetizers to Desserts" Although great ...

Pot on the Fire: Further Exploits of a Renegade Cook

By:John Thorne and Matt Lewis Thorne

As a former editor in a bustling New York City accounting firm, Ive come to tackle the task of reviewing cookbooks as I always did ...

Salt : Grain of Life

By:Pierre Laszlo, Mary Beth Mader (Translator)

Pierre Laszlo's book, Salt/Grain of Life, is an interesting and well-written book. At once the reader is able to detect the author's own personal interest ...

The Farmer's Market Cookbook: Seasonal Dishes Made from Nature's Freshest Ingredients

By:Richard Ruben

"Well, isn't he clever?", I thought as I initially paged through this compact cookbook dedicated to the bounty available at the local farmer's market. As ...

The Hors D'oeuvres Handbook

By:Martha Stewart

Cookbook collections seem to migrate into three categories: HONEYMOON: When these cookbooks are first purchased, one or two recipes are prepared, and then the book ...

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