by Brian | Dec 9, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Sometimes, not often, but sometimes there comes a book that will truly transform how you eat. Or drink. How to Drink With Drinking by Fiona Beckett is just that book. And a timely one for this holiday season. The book’s subtitle explains it all: celebratory...
by Brian | Dec 5, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Four over four decades Betty Rosbottom has been an exceptional culinary figure. Known equally her teaching, food writing and cookbook authoring, she has offered us fresh and vibrant recipe ideas that offer the ultimate in pleasure. And, yes, excitement. This book,...
by Brian | Dec 3, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Aging. Now, there’s a word that can stir your emotions. Aging is inevitable. Is it always a downhill journey? Of course not. We age our wine, for months or years or decades and the wine is all the better if we do it carefully. Even a wine guide can be better with age....
by Brian | Nov 22, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
This is the 12th book by Diana Henry. It might not seem possible for each of her excellent books to be even better than the last one, but it surely appears that way. Wandering through the pages of From the Oven to the Table and you might be inspired with a New Year’s...
by Brian | Nov 21, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT, Thanksgiving
Ordinarily, the TBT Cookbook Review features one book. Today, it is three. Three cookbooks devoted to Thanksgiving. Suzi and I use these extensively, as you will see, and I urge you to add one or all to your kitchen library. Here’s something I just don’t understand....
by Brian | Nov 20, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Some books begin with quite a journey. Sara Kiyo Popowa was born in Sweden to a Bulgarian mother and Japanese father. The family moved to Japan, mother and dad separated, and Sara grew up in Sweden with her mom. Eventually, she visited Japan, reunited with her...