by Brian | Feb 20, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Chef Ignacio Mattos grew up in Uruguay, a nation of just three million people, but with many immigrants from Spain, Portugal, and Italy. He was part of a large family that found life centered around the table. It was natural for him to go to culinary...
by Brian | Feb 19, 2019 | Recipes
Today’s Cookbook Review is for Rustic Mexican from Williams Sonoma. I’ve included this picture for a Mixed Green salad. The photo is glorious. More importantly, if this was put on the table before you, could you bear to eat it? It’s a work of art. Well, maybe I...
by Brian | Feb 19, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The collaboration between cooking store Williams Sonoma and publisher Weldon Owen is bountiful. There is a constant stream of cookbooks devoted to all types of topics: cooking techniques [like Sous Vide] and regional specialties [like Rustic Mexican]....
by Brian | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Well, this isn’t exactly a cookbook review. But it’s about what makes many of the books and products you use immediately recognizable. It’s the font. In particular, it’s the Futura font. Created in Germany by Paul Renner in 1927, Futura went through...
by Brian | Feb 18, 2019 | Recipes
Here are the two most important things about Cornish Game Hens: [1] They do NOT taste like chicken. The flavor is more intense, far less boring. [2] They can be prepared with total ease [3] Yes, this is the third of two things: that easy preparation will...
