by Brian | Oct 30, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Dedicated Drinker's Diary
Who doesn’t like sparkling wine? Champagne, of course. Cava, from Spain — the most sparkling production of any country. And prosecco from Northern Italy. Prosecco is relatively new, first created in1868 in the far, far northeast corner of Italy. There, the...
by Brian | Oct 24, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Ken Haedrich is America’s pie master. I’ve mentioned this book before and now I want to offer it to you again. It’s fall. It’s baking season and the holidays approach. No pie is more American than apple and in this book you’ll find...
by Brian | Oct 23, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Heirloom Kitchen author Anna Francese Gass is herself an immigrant to this country. Born in Italy, she has fashioned a strong culinary career here, including graduating from the French Culinary Institute. This book really began when she realized that she did...
by Brian | Oct 16, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Now, I hate to begin a book review with a criticism but the title here is wrong. There is absolutely nothing “everyday” about the year’s bounty of recipes in Meike Peters’ important new book. Her first book, Eat in My Kitchen, was a sensation. This volume is...
by Brian | Oct 15, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Lager. That’s beer. But what kind of beer? I’m not a beer expert and, while I have heard the terms, my embarrassment rises now. I should know this. I don’t. Enter Mark Dredge: prominent beer expert and beer author. Mark offers simple clarification and lots of...
by Brian | Oct 10, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Twenty-two years ago, Diana Dalsass wrote her most famous cookbook: The New Good Cake Book. There are over 125 recipes here, tagged for being able to be prepared in 30 minutes or less. While those recipes may be fast, they are hardly simple. The intensity level...
