These two books may seem to have nothing in common, but in the end, they're both by guys who truly appreciate great food. I've finally started the Great Food series from Penguin (my publisher). I'm not sure why I've put them off since they're all short reads with gorgeous cover … [Read more...] about Friday Reads: Old School to Street Food
Meryl as Julia, Nora Ephron up close
Note from Kat: This was originally posted June 10th, 2008. I've reposted it in memory of late Nora Ephron. So yesterday morning, I went down to get a baguette and I ran into Meryl Streep dressed up as Julia Child. Oh, all right, it wasn’t that straight forward. Actually, … [Read more...] about Meryl as Julia, Nora Ephron up close
Friday Reads: Women & Cookbooks
This week, I'm continuing to barrel through research on gin and dining habits of the 1700s. But my research on foods of this era led me to an interesting book that I started a couple of days ago, Eat My Words: Reading Women's Lives through the Cookbooks they Wrote by Janet … [Read more...] about Friday Reads: Women & Cookbooks
How to Cut an Onion [video lesson]
My book club read The Sharper Your Knife and we all loved it. So I got a copy of The Kitchen Counter Cooking School and I was so inspired, I went ahead and got the chef's knife from block set we received as a wedding gift 11 years ago sharpened for the first time! I've read … [Read more...] about How to Cut an Onion [video lesson]
Friday Reads: Birthday Edition
June 1 is my birthday. Today, I’m in Florida watching it rain in buckets outside our little house on Anna Maria Island, and for that I’m grateful. While the West Coast has been pummeled with all kinds of rainfall, somehow it keeps missing the island and I’ve sat watching my plant … [Read more...] about Friday Reads: Birthday Edition
