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I seem to be reading a lot of books on food these days, and good ones. I really enjoyed Apricots on the Nile and I discovered it in the best bookstore in all of London (as far as I'm concerned) called Books for Cooks. Books for Cooks actually has a kitchen and a few tables in back and runs a cafe/restaurant. I could just move in! Apricots on the Nile is "a memoir with recipes", the story of a Egyptian Jewish Parisian girl and her memories of growing up in her grandparents house in Cairo. Her family is food-obsessed and there are wonderful accounts of shopping and cooking and of course eating.
I am also just starting to read Fast Food Nation. It's as much about economics and marketing and sociology as it is about food. It's a fascinating read and I can't wait to finish it and get a chance to chat about it at my book club.
On the reading list is Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table by Ruth Reichl. I got her latest book, Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table, but I want to read her first book first. I am waiting for it to come in at the library. She has had a couple of specials on the Food Network and they have been very personal and moving so I am eager to read her books which have been recommended by my mom and my sister-in-law (Lori actually got me Comfort Me with Apples for my birthday--thanks Lori!)
- Summer Reading
Did you read Kitchen Confidential? Did it make you wish you could be a fly on the wall in a restaurant kitchen? If so, you've gotta read Heat. First off, Bill Buford is just a terrific writer. He was the founding editor of the literary magazine Granta...
- Ruth Reichl Speaks!
Last year I had the pleasure of hearing Ruth Reichl speak as part of the City Arts and Lectures series. Her third memoir in the series, Garlic and Sapphires had just been published and in addition to reading selections from the book, Reichl shared her...
- Zingerman's Guide To Good Eating
When I was growing up I hated sports. I especially hated any sport where a ball could hit me in the head because usually it did. When I was in the outfield during softball and someone yelled "go farther back" I made it as far back as the library where...
- You Know You Want To
Read comics in public, that is. Tomorrow is The First Annual International Read Comics in Public Day, created by the folks at The Daily Cross Hatch. Pretty simple concept. Reading comics is not something to (only) do huddled in a corner of your house...
- Tag-you're It!
Found over at Spiceblog, another book meme. But this one is free of cookbooks! 1) Total number of books I've owned: Combined? Thousands. I'm not kidding. Since my 'merger' with Matt, books over-run the place. 2) The last book I bought:...
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Food Book Report
I seem to be reading a lot of books on food these days, and good ones. I really enjoyed Apricots on the Nile and I discovered it in the best bookstore in all of London (as far as I'm concerned) called Books for Cooks. Books for Cooks actually has a kitchen and a few tables in back and runs a cafe/restaurant. I could just move in! Apricots on the Nile is "a memoir with recipes", the story of a Egyptian Jewish Parisian girl and her memories of growing up in her grandparents house in Cairo. Her family is food-obsessed and there are wonderful accounts of shopping and cooking and of course eating.
I am also just starting to read Fast Food Nation. It's as much about economics and marketing and sociology as it is about food. It's a fascinating read and I can't wait to finish it and get a chance to chat about it at my book club.
On the reading list is Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table by Ruth Reichl. I got her latest book, Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table, but I want to read her first book first. I am waiting for it to come in at the library. She has had a couple of specials on the Food Network and they have been very personal and moving so I am eager to read her books which have been recommended by my mom and my sister-in-law (Lori actually got me Comfort Me with Apples for my birthday--thanks Lori!)
- Summer Reading
Did you read Kitchen Confidential? Did it make you wish you could be a fly on the wall in a restaurant kitchen? If so, you've gotta read Heat. First off, Bill Buford is just a terrific writer. He was the founding editor of the literary magazine Granta...
- Ruth Reichl Speaks!
Last year I had the pleasure of hearing Ruth Reichl speak as part of the City Arts and Lectures series. Her third memoir in the series, Garlic and Sapphires had just been published and in addition to reading selections from the book, Reichl shared her...
- Zingerman's Guide To Good Eating
When I was growing up I hated sports. I especially hated any sport where a ball could hit me in the head because usually it did. When I was in the outfield during softball and someone yelled "go farther back" I made it as far back as the library where...
- You Know You Want To
Read comics in public, that is. Tomorrow is The First Annual International Read Comics in Public Day, created by the folks at The Daily Cross Hatch. Pretty simple concept. Reading comics is not something to (only) do huddled in a corner of your house...
- Tag-you're It!
Found over at Spiceblog, another book meme. But this one is free of cookbooks! 1) Total number of books I've owned: Combined? Thousands. I'm not kidding. Since my 'merger' with Matt, books over-run the place. 2) The last book I bought:...