Stuff about books or articles I’ve read, shows or movies I’ve watched – usually food or wine related, but not always.
This “project” is only going to have three entries this year, since the season of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy only has six episodes and I’m covering two in each post. Episodes 3 & 4, our man Stan travels to Emilia-Romagna and Lombardia, spending much of his time in the major cities of, respectively, Bologna… Read More Two Tuccis #2
If you’re in the food world, particularly the Italian food world, it’s unlikely you’ve missed the much hyped new show, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. The actor, writer, director promises to take us on a tour, region by region, of the country, exploring the best ingredients and recipes each has to offer. Let me just… Read More Two Tuccis #1
It’s been awhile, but thought I’d throw in some of what I’ve been reading recently in the food world. This is, by no means, either everything I’ve been reading, nor even all of the food related stuff, but a Quintet for Quarantine that I think are worth exploring for those of you who enjoy cooking… Read More Qooking the Books #9
Those of you who know me know I love Korean (and other Asian) food series. Not series in the sense of something like Chef’s Table that are looking at actual chefs or restaurants or ingredients, but drama series that revolve around kitchens. There’s invariably a romance involved, often gangsters of some sort. There’s a whole… Read More Spicy Qorean Chicken Stew
It’s been almost six months since my last set of book reviews, and scattered between all the mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, and history books I’ve read in that time, I’ve managed another ten related to food and cooking. Nikkei Cuisine by Luiz Hara Upfront, I’d note that I read the Spanish version of this, Cocina Nikkei, so… Read More Cooking the Books #8
Recently off the reading stack! Pasión a fuego lento. Erotismo en la cocina mexicana by José N. Iturriaga A fascinating look at sex, mores, and eroticism in Mexican culture against the backdrop of the evolution of the country’s cuisine. The author approaches the subject from a combination of historical, anthropological, archaeological, and philosophical viewpoints. He… Read More Cooking the Books #7
What’s been on the culinary reading stack recently? The Culinary Imagination: From Myth to Modernity by Sandra M. Gilbert (2014) Started off with a bang, looking at the contemporary food scene, foodies, farm to table, and at the same time, the contrast of fast food and rising obesity rates. And then, unless you’re into the… Read More Cooking the Books #6
Picking up from where we last left off…. De tapas con Quique Dacosta by Quique Dacosta, March 2016 (in Spanish) As a purely visual and recipe book, this one would deserve five stars. It’s beautifully presented, the recipes are tantalizing, the instructions are clear. Like many modernist cookbooks, there’s much in here that the… Read More Cooking the Books #5