It’s pretty tough to beat The Joy of Cooking as a basic reference when it comes to American cooking. My mother gave me my first copy as a 28th birthday present. I was mortified at the time; she gave it to all of my other siblings as a wedding present. Yet, that edition still … [Read more...] about The Joy of Cooking
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Visual Food Encyclopedia
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
American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half Its Food
In these tough economic times, who isn’t interested in slashing their food bill? The easiest way, it turns out, is to avoid wasting food. In American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It) by Jonathan Bloom looks inside the … [Read more...] about American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half Its Food
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
25 Important Food Books – 2010
For the rest of this month, I’ll be showcasing 25 books that had an impact on me in the past year. They’re not necessarily new books or classics or the ones you’d expect, but rather 25 books that I think everyone should know about for one reason or another, presented in no … [Read more...] about 25 Important Food Books – 2010
