To a foreign, non wine buff, the American wine industry is generally thought to be just “California”, but just like in other countries the U.S. is host to a wide, diverse and changing range of wine regions. This book focuses on California’s “Central Coast” region and presents 120 wine-friendly and wine-inclusive recipes. After an interesting, possibly …
People often stress when it is time to host a party and receive guests. Some are hung up on perceived archaic rules. Others are just uncertain as what they should expect while many just go with the flow. Here is a book that promises to explain everything you need to know to host a party effortlessly and …
Food from the American South with a bit of a twist is what this book promised, which hopefully won’t scare ultra-conservative traditionalists away. The author has adopted Southern food as his own style, but elements of his Korean roots and classical French culinary training seep through. Through this book it is hoped that the reader will …
Firstly a disclaimer of sorts: this reviewer does not have cancer and cannot pretend to understand the feelings that those suffering from cancer experience. Yet looking at this book has given a little insight into this world that one hopes never to visit personally. At first this reviewer did wonder why it was necessary to have …
Here is a book that might not appeal to the typical reader or be considered a little too theoretical and esoteric, yet it still is an interesting, thought provoking read that sadly might not cross the reader’s radar due to its price and expected limited bookstore circulation. Or, in other words, this is a book you …
Raw foods are an often misunderstood thing. Ignorance, uncertainty and plain unfamiliarity stand in the way for most people it seems, yet the self-same people will often eat salad without a second thought… This book aims to correct things and possibly introduce the purported benefits and delights of raw cookery to a wider public. The authors …
This little pocket-sized book reads like a Who’s Who of the culinary world, a series of curated, referenced mini portraits of over 75 world-renowned and respected chefs, mixed together and effectively hidden away behind a low-key exterior. To the casual browser, this might seem like just a collection of tightly-printed pages of text. There are no …
If you like meat you probably LOVE bacon. What a versatile cut of meat it is from perhaps the most noblest of animals. The authors sum up bacon perfectly with the following phrase: “one of those flavour-packed, umami-rich, secret-weapon ingredients”. A book like this will help even the most dedicated bacon-addict find something new and the …
The title of this book had this reviewer daydreaming for a while, remembering long, hot summer lunches in a traditional English pub, consuming a fair amount of English ale and eating crusty sandwiches, overflowing with cheese and onion! Lovely. So what better way to kill a few hours, dream a bit about good food and possibly …
