by Brian | Oct 15, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
Lager. That’s beer. But what kind of beer? I’m not a beer expert and, while I have heard the terms, my embarrassment rises now. I should know this. I don’t. Enter Mark Dredge: prominent beer expert and beer author. Mark offers simple clarification and lots of...
by Brian | Oct 10, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Twenty-two years ago, Diana Dalsass wrote her most famous cookbook: The New Good Cake Book. There are over 125 recipes here, tagged for being able to be prepared in 30 minutes or less. While those recipes may be fast, they are hardly simple. The intensity level...
by Brian | Oct 8, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
It takes great effort to write a cookbook. A very good cookbook? Oh, that’s a mountain of effort. And that rarity, a great cookbook? That is not an effort; it is an odyssey. So when I interviewed authors Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich and asked how long it...
by Brian | Sep 26, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews, TBT
Today in the Catskills there is no doubt that fall has arrived. The leaves on the trees are turning golden by the hour. My hostas have yellowing edges. And my walkways are lightly dotted with fallen leaves. The lightly dotted will soon be totally covered. Summer...
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by Brian | Sep 25, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
You may never have heard of Alex Hitz, but the Wall Street Journal has called him “the very best host in the world.” Alex is an award-winning chef, speaker, columnist, event designer, and master host. Born in Atlanta, when he was three his mother...
by Brian | Sep 24, 2019 | Cookbook Review, Cookbook Reviews
What is a classic? A classic car? Oh, a Mustang for sure or an early Thunderbird, before the recent modern abominations. [Yes, I have my prejudices!] And if cars are complex enough, consider cocktails. Ask twenty people for their 100 classic beverages,...
