by Brian | Sep 27, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
In 2004 Stuart Chang Berman wrote his only cookbook: Potsticker Chronicles. The subtitle here is: America’s Favorite Chinese Recipes. Berman would know about favorites. He spent decades running Chinese restaurants in Washington, D.C. and simultaneously teaching...
by Brian | Sep 26, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
The most frequently used letter in English? It’s “e.” That’s why so many adjectives begin with an “e:” elegant, excellent, extraordinary, … I was looking for an e-adjective that best describes John Whaite’s newest, and fourth, cookbook: Comfort, Food to Soothe the...
by Brian | Sep 25, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Many of the books you see reviewed here come from Kyle Books in Great Britain. Kyle is a distinguished publisher, something that will be obvious to you when you scan any of their books, ones like Root & Leaf by Rich Harris, Cooking South of the Clouds by Georgina...
by Brian | Sep 24, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Yes, “cacao” and not “cocoa.” There is a difference, a big difference. Cacao or cocoa are often described as the “food of the Gods.” A steaming cup of hot chocolate topped with marshmallows or whipped cream is ample proof for that claim. Cacao and cocoa both come from...
by Brian | Sep 21, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Uncategorized
This book was featured at this year’s Kneading Conference in Skowhegan, Maine. First, a plug for the conference. Suzi and I have gone every other year for decades for three days of classes and seminars by bakers and farmers devoted to the craft and the art of...
by Brian | Sep 20, 2018 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
I reviewed this 2012 cookbook a year after it came out and, from the review below, you can see that the book is packed with wonderful ideas. I was going to test several recipes and put the book to the side. And then I put books on top and more on top and … Damn...
