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/12090_coming-the-square-cookbook http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12090_coming-the-square-cookbook#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:34:37 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=12090 Regarded amongst his peers as one of the world’s great culinary technicians, Phil Howard's lifetime of dedication and creativity have gone into writing this monumental work of creativity and expertise. The Square Cookbook gives precise instructions on how to create food of top Michelin standard.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12090_coming-the-square-cookbook/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10209_pastry-in-europe-2011-joost-van-roosmalen-2011-be http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10209_pastry-in-europe-2011-joost-van-roosmalen-2011-be#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:28:31 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=10209 A glaring pink book seeking the spotlight, giving us the whirlwind European tour from Michelin restaurants to back alley holiday fairs, Pastry in Europe 2011 provides a snapshot of the state of pastry across the diverse continent. You’ll be delighted with the cutting edge ingredients, old-school techniques, and the slew of chefs sharing what they’re doing right now. While the 2011 book has made greater strides than its two predecessors, it has yet to take center stage.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10209_pastry-in-europe-2011-joost-van-roosmalen-2011-be/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10140_reinventing-food-colman-andrews-2010-uk http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10140_reinventing-food-colman-andrews-2010-uk#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 10:59:37 +0000 Duncan Markham http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=10140 Colman Andrews paints a sympathetic and informative picture of Ferran Arià, a chef who, through passion, obsession and creative focus, almost accidentally made the culinary earth move. Reinventing Food is worth reading both for the interested and the unbelievers. Especially for the latter group, frequently sceptical of modernist cuisine because of the media depiction of it being laboratory food lacking soul but oozing "cleverness", Reinventing Food might shed more light on what really is significant and fascinating and (perhaps) delicious about so many aspects of Adrià's contribution to the culinary world.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10140_reinventing-food-colman-andrews-2010-uk/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/9300_ideas-in-food-aki-kamozawa-2010-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/9300_ideas-in-food-aki-kamozawa-2010-us#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:05:21 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=9300 If a book’s worth can be measured by the number of dog-eared pages, then Ideas in Food: Great Recipes and Why They Work could turn around the international financial crisis. In fact, my copy has so many turned page corners that I’m expecting a ‘Cease and Desist” order to arrive at my home any day now. Well over 75 pages are marked as requiring my re-reading and note taking. And lest you think I’m a chronic book destroyer, a quick scan of my most favorite and used books show less than ten dog-eared pages in any one book. This is one worthy book for anyone who cares about the inner workings of their food or for anyone who wants someone to do the homework for them so they can simply follow instructions and put out great dishes.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/9300_ideas-in-food-aki-kamozawa-2010-us/feed 0 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/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/8361_noma-rene-redzepi-2010-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8361_noma-rene-redzepi-2010-us#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:11:05 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8361 Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine by René Redzepi is the culinary equivalent of one of those books you find in a museum gift shop – impressive, beautiful, inspiring… but not likely to get opened much after its first reading. And yet, this book will fill you with hope in our culinary future, inspire you to expect more out of your local restaurants, and re-examine the food on your plate.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8361_noma-rene-redzepi-2010-us/feed 2 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8395_new-release-reinventing-food-ferran-adria http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8395_new-release-reinventing-food-ferran-adria#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:05:49 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8395 Reinventing Food charts Adrià’s transition from comparative obscurity to becoming the focus of massive media attention. Full of fresh insights, it will engage not just food-lovers of food, but anyone who enjoys the story of how one young chef changed the gastronomic world, and reinvented food.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8395_new-release-reinventing-food-ferran-adria/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8157_coming-noma http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8157_coming-noma#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:04:44 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8157 Noma is an unprecedented opportunity to learn about one of the best restaurants in the world. Accompanying this insight into chef René Redzepi’s world will be over 90 of Redzepi’s recipes, by far the most comprehensive collection ever published.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8157_coming-noma/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5794_paco-torreblanca-2-paco-torreblanca-2006-es http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5794_paco-torreblanca-2-paco-torreblanca-2006-es#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:54:01 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=5794 What if Mozart or Einstein handed you their notebook and said, “Here, go have fun.” Such a gift would be overwhelming in generosity as well as challenge. When Paco Torreblanca offers this gift in Paco Torreblanca 2, he adds, “Now let’s see what we can do together.” A serious, no-nonsense book for people who take pastry seriously, Paco Torreblanca 2 focuses on integrating natural ingredients into microcosmic eye candy.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5794_paco-torreblanca-2-paco-torreblanca-2006-es/feed 0