by Brian | Nov 6, 2018 | Cocktails, Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Globalization is an interesting and important. For twenty years or more, we’ve been told about its benefits and the dangers. Culinary globalization, like the spread of cocktails around the world, is intense. There is no globalization danger in this book. There are...
by Brian | Nov 5, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Elegance. Perfection. Sophistication. If you stay at the Ritz Hotel in London, those are the qualities you will experience. If you dine in the Ritz restaurant, those are the qualities you will revel over. And, if you embrace The Ritz London Cookbook, those are the...
by Brian | Nov 2, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
If you see the branding “National Geographic” what charges into your mind? Photos, graphics, adventure and, of course, unsurpassed quality. If you see “America’s Test Kitchen” you expect wonderful recipes that have been tested and perfected. If you see “Italy” then...
by Brian | Nov 1, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Anna Teresa Callen was someone you wanted to meet. Larger than life, intense, widely smiling or perhaps scowling when this matriarch of the kitchen was displeased. Anna was born in Naples and grew up there during World War II experiencing food shortages and German...
by Brian | Oct 25, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
In 1999, Christopher B. O’Hara wrote a tidy, slim book The Bloody Mary that I love. I have a copy, somewhere, and I’m going to hunt for it this weekend. The very next year came Ribs: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Barbecuing and Grilling. It’s a carefully written book. And...
by Brian | Oct 24, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Katrin Björk is a food photographer of distinguished talent. This first cookbook from her displays that talent one page, one recipe, after another. Katrin grew up in Iceland, moved to Denmark where she married, and now lives in the Hudson Valley. I think the Hudson...
