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/7260_new-release-medium-raw http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7260_new-release-medium-raw#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:15:51 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7260 Medium Raw explores changes in the restaurant subculture since Kitchen Confidential. Bourdain takes no prisoners as he dissects what he's seen, pausing along the way for a series of confessions and investigations of some of the most controversial figures in food.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7260_new-release-medium-raw/feed 1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/584_how-to-be-a-better-foodie-sudi-pigott-2008-uk-full http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/584_how-to-be-a-better-foodie-sudi-pigott-2008-uk-full#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:28:41 +0000 Sarah http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=584 Sudi Pigott’s fun little book, How to be a Better Foodie, is a tongue-in-cheek look at high foodie-ism. Bulging with tips, advice and foodie facts, in an extreme level of detail, it’s entertaining and informative in parts, but laughably bad in others. Pigott’s boundless enthusiasm comes across as pretentious numerous times, which often makes for painful reading.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/584_how-to-be-a-better-foodie-sudi-pigott-2008-uk-full/feed 2