by Brian | Oct 23, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
I’ve seen “matcha” on store signs and the supermarket aisles. But until I got this slim but powerful book, I really didn’t understand. Kind of a tea? The word itself is Japanese and translates as “powdered tea.” It’s the leaves converted into powder form. You steep...
by Brian | Oct 18, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Paula Wolfert has written nine cookbooks over a span of 30 years. She fell in love with French and Mediterranean cuisine and translated those recipes to print with unsurpassed success. I believe this book is #4 in order of publication dates: 1988 or a mere 30 years...
by Brian | Oct 17, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Author of the award-winning blog Food Fashion Party, Asha Shivakumar was born in India and now lives in San Francisco. She says this book is not fusion food. It is her effort to “introduce Indian cooking to those who love spices but want to have it in a way that’s...
by Brian | Oct 16, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Wine guides come in two basic styles. There are the “big” volumes with hundreds and hundreds of pages for you to read. And there are the new “infographics” books that use graphics and diagrams to make understanding, buying and enjoying wine much more easy. This...
by Brian | Oct 15, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Richard Croasdale grew up in an English town where the local pubs served rounds and rounds of commercial beer: Carlsberg, Heineken, and Stella. When he moved to Scotland, he discovered a new world of local beers. Craft beers. He was hooked and travels the world...
by Brian | Oct 11, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
It was 80 degrees yesterday and I was walking in Central Park. Thirsty, I stopped at pushcart vendor for a soda. “Hot day,” I said. “Last of them,” the vendor replied. Turns out, he monitors the weather like mad, to figure out what mix of...
