http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com collaborative book reviews about all things food and wine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12072_new-release-drinkology-beer http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12072_new-release-drinkology-beer#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:35:40 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=12072 James Waller’s new book is written especially for beer lovers who have no idea what “sparge” or “IBU” might mean. After covering the basics of brewing, Waller provides an informative, witty, and accessible compendium of the globe’s beer styles, ranging from Abbey Ale to Zwickel.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12072_new-release-drinkology-beer/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/9225_the-entire-beast-chris-badenoch-2010-au http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/9225_the-entire-beast-chris-badenoch-2010-au#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:19:39 +0000 Daniel Chan http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=9225 Chris Badenoch’s cookbook “The Entire Beast” is built around his passion for nose-to-tail eating and beer. Most of his recipes are European, but there are a couple of excursions into Chinese and Mexican food. While there is plenty to keep fans of nose to tail eating happy, there are enough other recipes to keep non-offal fans interested. His passion for beer is reflected in both his preference for using beer instead of wine in his recipes, and his beer recommendations for each dish. For those who don’t know very much about beer, he provides a glossary at the end. Badenoch's passion, whilst sometimes going over the top, encourages readers to follow his cooking and drinking philosophy. Even without this enthusiasm, the recipes are still very tempting. For a first book, this is a very good effort.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/9225_the-entire-beast-chris-badenoch-2010-au/feed 4 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8976_food-pairing http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8976_food-pairing#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:50:36 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8976 In a period of enormous culinary innovation, often involving clever, insightful or entertaining combinations of ingredients, we bring you a feature about many of the books (and a few websites) that focus on pairing foods and flavours. Where many people have been familiar with the pairing of wine and food, these books instead look at flavour combinations in the kitchen.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8976_food-pairing/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7588_new-release-great-beers http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7588_new-release-great-beers#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:13:30 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7588 Great Beers features more than 700 beers from 350 breweries worldwide, hand-picked by a team of local experts. Brewery details, histories, recommendations, and tasting notes make this an essential book for beer lovers everywhere.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7588_new-release-great-beers/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5663_new-release-japanese-cocktails http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5663_new-release-japanese-cocktails#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:05:59 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=5663 Cocktail expert Yuri Kato collects more than 60 recipes for cocktail classics (such as the Hinomaru, the Yuzu Bath, and the Echo Julep) as well as original creations that infuse such non-Japanese spirits as vodka, rum, and tequila.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5663_new-release-japanese-cocktails/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/1630_16-07-0911009 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/1630_16-07-0911009#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:06:19 +0000 Jane Pickett http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=1630 This beautiful book reveals the history and distinctive characteristics of the wines of Bordeaux’s Graves region. With individual chapters on each of the châteaux, the book describes in detail the history of the estate and its wine production.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/1630_16-07-0911009/feed 0