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.Larousse Gastronomique: Meat, Poultry and Game (Larousse)
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from: Hamlyn

October 15, 2006

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.Gordon Ramsay: The Biography
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by: Neil Simpson

March 31, 2006
Having watched Ramsay in his 'Kitchen Nightmares' series and various other stuff, I thought I'd give this autobiography a go. It's pretty pedestrian and doesn't really offer a great degree of insight into his private life and career. Overall, it's bland and inoffensive, somehow you get the idea that the author is scared of upsetting the volcanic chef.
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.Incest and Morris Dancing: A Gastronomic Revolution
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by: Jonathan Meades

April 15, 2002
This collection of restaurant reviews makes some of the best reading I have encountered in some years. Meades is perhaps best known for his acerbic column in the Times newspaper in which he delights readers in explaining the virtues (or otherwise) of some of the places in which he has eaten. His sheer depth of knowledge of food and cooking alone deserves merit, but this collection is full of many treasures ranging from buildings to counties, hotels to booze. Meades is often a witty commentator, but some of the best pieces in this book are simply riotously funny. The piece in which he describes his visit to a 'Harvester' is worth the cover price alone and is one of the funniest pieces I have ever read. I defy anyone who cares about food and ... Read More:
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.Ducasse: Flavors of France
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by: Alain Ducasse, Linda Dannenberg

October 16, 2006
This collection of restaurant reviews makes some of the best reading I have encountered in some years. Meades is perhaps best known for his acerbic column in the Times newspaper in which he delights readers in explaining the virtues (or otherwise) of some of the places in which he has eaten. His sheer depth of knowledge of food and cooking alone deserves merit, but this collection is full of many treasures ranging from buildings to counties, hotels to booze. Meades is often a witty commentator, but some of the best pieces in this book are simply riotously funny. The piece in which he describes his visit to a 'Harvester' is worth the cover price alone and is one of the funniest pieces I have ever read. I defy anyone who cares about food and ... Read More:
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.Paris on a Plate: A Gastronomic Diary
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by: Stephen Downes

November 01, 2006
I moved to Paris in January 2007 from Cobham, just south of London. English food has undergone a revolution as far as I'm concerned. When I first lived in England for a year 20 years ago, (in the meantime lived in Holland and Germany) all you could get in a restaurant was instant coffee. Now I find that almost anywhere you drop into a resataurant or gastro pub, you can get a good meal and freshly brewed coffee - in some cases over priced, but for the most part a good meal. No so in the museaum city of Paris! Lots of mediocre and over-priced food, catered to tourists.

I bought this book out of boredom - my French is not very good... so I was loking for anything in English.

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.Best Food Writing
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from: Marlowe & Co

November 23, 2007
This is my favorite volume of the Best of Food Writing series so far (early 2004). It introduced me to Ruth Reichl and Anthony Bourdain, whose books I might not have discovered if I had not read their excerpts here first.

By collecting material from a variety of sources (books, magazines, webzines, newspapers), Hughes has given us access to more, and better, food writing than we would have hunted down ourselves. The result is fabulous.

I was so impressed with Laura Fraser's piece on why she stopped being a vegetarian, reprinted from Salon.com. The topic is unexpected, the writing seems effortless, and she really made me think about the subject in a different way. Then I had to find what else she had written and was captivated by ... Read More:
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.Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
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by: Ruth Reichl

March 31, 1999
I first read Ruth Reichl's 'Garlic and Sapphires' and loved her writing style and passion for food so much that I bought her earlier books!

I wasn't disappointed. This is another beautiful memoir describing Reichl's early years and experiences with food. It will be a while before I forget Alice's apple dumplings, her mother's totally orange Halloween dinner or her travels through Tunisia. The book also includes a smattering of recipes.

Absolutely delicious, a must for foodies!
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.Food Fit for Pharaoh: An Ancient Egyptian Cookbook
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by: Michelle Berriedale-Johnson

November 03, 2008
I had been looking for a book for a while on ancient egyptian food, and I found this one. Its a lovely book, with fantastic images alongside. The recipes are simple, and easy to follow, and they even taste good. I can recommend this not only for cooks, but for followers of egyptology.
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.Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
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by: Jenni Ferrari-Adler

July 01, 2008
I had been looking for a book for a while on ancient egyptian food, and I found this one. Its a lovely book, with fantastic images alongside. The recipes are simple, and easy to follow, and they even taste good. I can recommend this not only for cooks, but for followers of egyptology.
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.Larousse Gastronomique Recipe Collection
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by: Librarie Larousse

March 28, 2006
I had been looking for a book for a while on ancient egyptian food, and I found this one. Its a lovely book, with fantastic images alongside. The recipes are simple, and easy to follow, and they even taste good. I can recommend this not only for cooks, but for followers of egyptology.
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