Exactly how are you supposed to unlock the mystery of the mango or develop ability to acquire the perfect artichoke without being able to identify one in the market? How do you select first thatturnip, or roast an oyster? Adapted from Dictionnaire Encyclopedique Des Aliments by … [Read more...] about Visual Food Encyclopedia
Cookbooks & Food Lit
M.F.K. Fisher’s The Art of Eating
We start the list with The Art of Eating, a sampling of collected works by M.F.K. Fisher. The book includes Serve It Forth, Consider the Oyster, How to Cook a Wolf, The Gastronomical Me and An Alphabet for Gourmets. Generally considered one of the best food writers of all time, … [Read more...] about M.F.K. Fisher’s The Art of Eating
The 10 Best “Best of 2009” Food Book Lists
It's that wacky time of the year when everyone seems to out their "Top 10s" from the year. It's no different with lists about food books. So here's my own: The Top 10 "Best of 2009" food book lists. The most common entries on all the lists? Momofuko by David Chang, Ad Hoc at Home … [Read more...] about The 10 Best “Best of 2009” Food Book Lists
Sex, Drugs and Kung Pao Chicken
Posted by Lisa Simpson Jason Sheehan, he of the crise de foie that we sort of pushed on him back in April (he was, I promise, a willing and greedy duck), has written a memoir about working in kitchens in the 1990’s. He reels out the stories like a guy that’s been to war, come … [Read more...] about Sex, Drugs and Kung Pao Chicken
