http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com collaborative book reviews about all things food and wine Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:32:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/6197_apples-sara-paston-williams-2009-uk http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/6197_apples-sara-paston-williams-2009-uk#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:59:13 +0000 Duncan Markham http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=6197 The National Trust's (UK) book on apples is probably everything a good British gardener would need to develop an orchard of delicious lesser-known apple varieties. One of a series of useful little books, this volume covers some history of the apple, culinary and cultural, the supposed health benefits, origins of various cultivars old and new, and horticultural tips for growing trees in various settings. This is a valuable and charming book for British readers and for curious fruit growers and apple lovers in other places.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/6197_apples-sara-paston-williams-2009-uk/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/2279_new-release-the-world-cheese-book http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/2279_new-release-the-world-cheese-book#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:03:41 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=2279 This in-depth guidebook provides detailed profiles of over 800 cheeses from France to Australia detailing each one's provenance, producers, science, smells, and how to savour each taste.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/2279_new-release-the-world-cheese-book/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/2206_guide-to-fish-hilary-mcnevin-2008-au http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/2206_guide-to-fish-hilary-mcnevin-2008-au#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:42:43 +0000 JudithM http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=2206 Hilary McNevin's Guide to Fish is a handy, modern reference for Australian consumers. Not only does it provide helpful information about sustainable species, buying and cooking tips, but also a great range of interesting, tasty recipes for each of the fish presented. Although you could always wish for more detail, this book achieves what it needs to within its clean, compact format.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/2206_guide-to-fish-hilary-mcnevin-2008-au/feed 1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/727_chocolate-louis-e-grivetti-2009-us-review http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/727_chocolate-louis-e-grivetti-2009-us-review#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:20:42 +0000 Duncan Markham http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=727 Chocolate is a mammoth work from the Chocolate History Group at the University of California, Davis. The culmination of ten years of anthropological and archival research, this is a book for a narrow range of readers with interests in food research, anthropology and history, or for those whose curiosity will be sated by an enormous range of fascinating tidbits about chocolate. As a volume representing the final output from the group, it is a collection of 56 academic essays covering anything from the religious significance of chocolate in pre-Colombian and post-colonisation societies to advertising cards in 19th century Europe and North America. As might be expected, this is no light reading and generalist readers may find it hard going. Despite the title, the remit of the research group was strongly oriented towards the Americas, leaving European chocolate history rather neglected in the final product. ]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/727_chocolate-louis-e-grivetti-2009-us-review/feed 0