by Brian | Jan 24, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Roots run deep. Chef Josef Centeno grew up in San Antonio, a capital city of Tex-Mex cuisine. He wanted to be a chef, migrated to New York and worked in Michelin three-star restaurants in New York, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz. And ultimately, Tex-Mex drew him back....
![TBT Cookbook Review: The Italian Country Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper [1999]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wc-Book-Cover-3-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Jan 23, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Cooking Events
Lynne Rossetto Kasper is noted for many things: her grace and style, her decades of The Splendid Table on Public Radio, her marvelous writing capabilities. But I suggest she is notable for one thing: her authenticity. Her book The Splendid Table deservedly won many...
by Brian | Jan 20, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
It often turns out that the political capital of a nation is not its culinary capital. Nobody really goes to Washington, D.C. to dine. In France, you go to Lyon for the very best food. In Italy, it’s Bologna. And it Mexico, it’s Oaxaca. Which is both a city and a...
![TBT Cookbook Review: Gordon Ramsay’s Maze [2008]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wc-Better-Book-Cover-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Jan 16, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
A few years ago, Suzi and I were on our first trip to London – yeah, we’d already been to Paris a dozen times – and we were humbled. London is huge, gorgeous and delicious. We had lunch at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant, a buzzing culinary hotspot. It was a meal you don’t...
by Brian | Jan 13, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Anytime a book comes out from Yvette van Boven, there is just a trio of things to do: buy, read, and cook. Oh, yes, enjoy. Really, really enjoy. Her previous books include Home Made Christmas, Home Made Winter, Home Made Summer, Home Baked and that original Home Made....
by Brian | Jan 9, 2020 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes, TBT
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Jacqueline Higuera McMahan graced us with several cookbooks featuring the cuisine of the Southwest: California Rancho Cooking Rancho Cooking: Mexican and Californian Recipes Red and Green Chile Cookbook Salsa Chipotle Chile Cook Book...
