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/12630_new-release-deliciously-g-free http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12630_new-release-deliciously-g-free#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:57:23 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=12630 Deliciously G-Free combines Hasselbeck’s knowledge for healthy living and passion for tasty food to bring you 100 delectable, easy-to-make, and family-friendly gluten-free recipes.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12630_new-release-deliciously-g-free/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12054_worth-a-look-wild-flavors http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12054_worth-a-look-wild-flavors#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:46:55 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=12054 Boston chef, Didi Emmons, famed for her use of herbs and wild foods, provides a start to finish guide that includes foraging, growing, storing and cooking with a wide range of spectacular and uncommon ingredients.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12054_worth-a-look-wild-flavors/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/11520_new-release-river-cottage-veg-every-day http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/11520_new-release-river-cottage-veg-every-day#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:15:34 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=11520 Vegetables are healthy, cost-effective and, above all, delicious. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall presents an abundance of fantastic recipes in this brilliant new book from the popular River Cottage series.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/11520_new-release-river-cottage-veg-every-day/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8759_hestons-fantastical-feasts-heston-blumenthal-2010-uk http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8759_hestons-fantastical-feasts-heston-blumenthal-2010-uk#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:22:59 +0000 Daniel Chan http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8759 Heston Blumenthal’s “Fantastical Feats” is the companion book to the television series of the same name. In the book and series, Blumenthal creates six feasts, each based on a theme. His aim is to capture the spirit of each theme in the dishes he creates. As with his previous books, one of the principle joys of this book is reading about Blumenthal’s thought process as he turns abstract concepts into the form of food. He writes not only about the ideas that work, but the ones that don’t. The book is immensely entertaining. He writes with great humour, and he has a gift of finding experiences that allows him to connect with the reader and help them to see the food world as he does.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8759_hestons-fantastical-feasts-heston-blumenthal-2010-uk/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8575_new-release-heart-of-the-artichoke http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8575_new-release-heart-of-the-artichoke#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:20:19 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8575 Nobody better embodies the present-day mantra "Eat real food in season" than David Tanis, one of the most original voices in American cooking. In his newest book he explores the joy of cooking in a small kitchen, from private food rituals to cooking for the whole tribe.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8575_new-release-heart-of-the-artichoke/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8503_the-country-cookbook-belinda-jeffery-2010-au http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8503_the-country-cookbook-belinda-jeffery-2010-au#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:41:44 +0000 Alison Vincent http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8503 Belinda Jeffery is an Australian author who has published other collections of her recipes and contributes regularly to delicious magazine. She has had a long history working in various media and as a chef and teacher. The Country Cookbook chronicles her move to the country, the hinterland behind Byron Bay in northern New South Wales and, in her words, is both a celebration of and a thank you for the kinder and simpler life she and her husband have found away from the city. This book demonstrates what is best about cooking in Australia – access to an amazing range of fresh produce and flavour influences from all over the world.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8503_the-country-cookbook-belinda-jeffery-2010-au/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8177_the-lost-art-of-real-cooking-ken-albala-2010-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8177_the-lost-art-of-real-cooking-ken-albala-2010-us#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:58:42 +0000 Zora ONeill http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8177 As I'm typing this, a crock of briny cucumbers is sitting in my basement. In a couple of weeks, in theory, the cukes will (in theory) be big, crunchy dill pickles. I'd been meaning to try this for a couple of years. I knew vaguely that it's not a complicated process, just pickles in salty water, with a splash of vinegar for safety. But The Lost Art of Real Cooking, a book that's both accessible and bursting with personality, was the book that finally inspired me to stand up and do it. So I give it full credit. ]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8177_the-lost-art-of-real-cooking-ken-albala-2010-us/feed 2 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8096_foods-of-the-americas-fernando-and-marlene-divina-2010-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8096_foods-of-the-americas-fernando-and-marlene-divina-2010-us#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:11:10 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8096 Recently released in paperback version, Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions, brings renewed life to this James Beard Foundation book award winner of 2005 (originally published in 2004). Numerous books have been written about native or indigenous cooking in the Americas, but most focus on a small subset of people, and are rarely written by accomplished chefs. Fernando and Marlene Divina, in partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, have created a book that documents important cultural history, and thankfully convert it into a useful culinary tool.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8096_foods-of-the-americas-fernando-and-marlene-divina-2010-us/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7415_the-new-students-veggie-cook-book-carolyn-humphries-2009-uk http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7415_the-new-students-veggie-cook-book-carolyn-humphries-2009-uk#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:35:02 +0000 Lucy http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7415 Aimed squarely at the teenage market, The New Students’ Veggie Cookbook addresses not just what a young vegetarian should eat, but also how to keep fit and healthy while doing so. The book covers the basics of setting up a kitchen, stocking a pantry, offering helpful and very clear instructions on how best to chop an onion, boil an egg and, interestingly, how to store food. ]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7415_the-new-students-veggie-cook-book-carolyn-humphries-2009-uk/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7141_new-release-the-minnesota-table http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7141_new-release-the-minnesota-table#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 18:13:51 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7141 The Minnesota Table: Recipes for Savoring Local Food Throughout the Year is a collection of travel stories, recipes, and menu ideas that follow Minnesota's growing seasons. Travel along the seasons to hunt morels, pick blueberries, and winnow wild rice.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7141_new-release-the-minnesota-table/feed 0