Friday, February 25, 2011

Review: "Writing the Meal: Dinner in the Fiction of Early Twentieth-Century Women Writers" (2002)

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In Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding,' the bride herself is described as a piece of cake: she wears 'a white dress trimmed with s...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Review: "How to Cook a Tart" (2003)

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Of all the herbs, Jasmine thought, basil was her soul mate. She rubbed her fingers over a leaf and sniffed deeply at the pungent, almost lic...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

In progress: "How to Cook a Tart" ( 2003)

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Look, I understand that the reviews of this book were less than positive but seriously: What a disastrous start to the day, Jasmine March th...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Blood Bones and Butter:

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This book looks intriguing, mainly because I am cheerfully ignoring the Anthony Bourdain quote and trying to figure out what the book's...
Sunday, February 6, 2011

Review: Cooking Dirty: Life, Sex, Love and Death in the Kitchen, by Jason Sheehan (2010)

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The problem with hiring mercenaries is this: As management, what you're looking for are guys who can do a tough, ugly job under bad con...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Dear Gastronomica,

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Your online cart is insecure and your "Contact Us" link is broken. You are thwarting my attempts to purchase a subscription! Don...
Sunday, January 30, 2011

Review: Garden Spells, by Sarah Addison Allen (2008)

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Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen: The tree was situated toward the back of the lot. It wasn't very tall, but it grew long and sidew...