by Brian | Feb 12, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Diane Kochilas has a schedule that is preposterous: restaurant consultant, chef at times, always an author, running her Glorious Greek cooking school on her native island of Ikaria, and now releasing Season 2 of My Greek Table on PBS. You do want to...
by Brian | Feb 11, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Darina Allen is a famed Irish, no world, culinary figure. Author, media personality, and founder of the glorious Ballymaloe Cookery School. She also founded the first farmers market in modern Ireland, an action in today’s environment that actually gives...
by Brian | Feb 9, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
In a word, The Italian Regional Cookbook is monumental. Simply and perfectly monumental. The most popular cuisine in America, if not the world? Italian, of course. And that’s before you count in the pizza places that you can find everywhere. We all love...
by Brian | Feb 7, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Today’s TBT Cookbook Review is just a month or so ahead of time. Soon the sap will be rising and this year’s vintage of maple syrup will be fresh and delightful. Here’s an entire book on how to enjoy maple syrup year round. It’s NOT just...
by Brian | Feb 6, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Crust is a mighty book. Both physically and intellectually. With almost 800 pages, Crust weighs in at over four pounds. When you pick it up, you know that something substantial is in your hand, or hands. Open the book, and the substance becomes totally...
by Brian | Feb 5, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Americans waste food. Perhaps 130 billion pounds of it. Maybe 40% of what we grow. I know, that doesn’t seem possible. But the Department of Agriculture has made these grim estimates for us. Embarrassing estimates. Much of the waste is not intentional. Some food in...
