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/12661_short-and-sweet-dan-lepard-2011-uk http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12661_short-and-sweet-dan-lepard-2011-uk#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:08:42 +0000 Mark Manguerra http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=12661 Packed with more than 250 imaginative recipes, Short and Sweet encourages bakers of every skill level to explore new ways of approaching baking without spending a lot of time, effort, or special equipment. The instructions are simple but never lacking in necessary detail, and Lepard leaves just enough room in the instructions for your own innovations and variations.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/12661_short-and-sweet-dan-lepard-2011-uk/feed 3 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8900_tartine-bread-chad-robertson-2010-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8900_tartine-bread-chad-robertson-2010-us#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:40:47 +0000 Mark Manguerra http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8900 Tartine Bread is both a tribute and a guidebook to the process of creating naturally leavened bread (no added yeast). Those with patience, dedication, and a knack for reorganizing a tremendous amount of information will be able to benefit the most from this book. The number of actual bread recipes is small but the book focuses more on the method and does not aim to give variety in terms of bread formulas. Fans of Tartine will also appreciate the various recipes in the final chapter that make use of day-old bread.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8900_tartine-bread-chad-robertson-2010-us/feed 1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8413_new-edition-english-bread-and-yeast-cookery http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8413_new-edition-english-bread-and-yeast-cookery#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:03:46 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8413 First published in 1977, this universally acclaimed book is regarded by many as simply the best book ever written about the making of bread. It covers all aspects of flour, yeast, ovens, plus an exhaustive collection of recipes; all described with David's typical elegance and unrivalled knowledge.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8413_new-edition-english-bread-and-yeast-cookery/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/6855_new-release-52-loaves http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/6855_new-release-52-loaves#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 12:30:57 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=6855 William Alexander is determined to bake the perfect loaf of bread. He tasted it long ago, in a restaurant, and has been trying to reproduce it ever since. Without success. But now he’s going to try again—every week for one year—until he gets it right.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/6855_new-release-52-loaves/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5335_artisan-breads-at-home-peter-reinhart-2009-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5335_artisan-breads-at-home-peter-reinhart-2009-us#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:27:58 +0000 Gfron1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=5335 Peter Reinhart has produced another knockout bread book… but do we need it? Whereas the advanced baker may find this material redundant, those who are still rising to the occasion will find the consolidation of up-to-the-minute techniques in Artisan Breads Every Day easy to digest and incorporate. ]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5335_artisan-breads-at-home-peter-reinhart-2009-us/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5287_new-release-artisan-breads-at-home http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5287_new-release-artisan-breads-at-home#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:27:09 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=5287 This book is perfect for home bakers who want to go beyond the basics to create delicious artisan breads. Backed by the CIA's expertise, Eric Kastel leads readers through simple and challenging recipes from Baguettes, Peasant Bread, and Ciabatta to Coffee Cake, and even Sourdough.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5287_new-release-artisan-breads-at-home/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4997_warm-bread-and-honey-cake-gaitri-pagrach-chandra-2010-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4997_warm-bread-and-honey-cake-gaitri-pagrach-chandra-2010-us#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:05:49 +0000 Mark Manguerra http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=4997 Food historian Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra takes us on a gastronomic journey to more than twenty countries with the recipes she's collected from her friends and artisan bakers around the world during her colorful life. For many of the recipes, she provides the history and shares the experience of tasting the authentic article. With plenty of beautiful photographs, the book will transport you out of the rut of your usual French and American breads and pastries and take you to less familiar locales.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4997_warm-bread-and-honey-cake-gaitri-pagrach-chandra-2010-us/feed 2 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4165_year-end-countdown-baking-and-christmas-cookbooks http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4165_year-end-countdown-baking-and-christmas-cookbooks#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:20:25 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=4165 As the year draws to and end, cookbook publishers around the world bring out their big guns to take advantage of the gift-giving season. Here at The Gastronomer's Bookshelf we've compiled bucketloads of new books to help you fill out that gift-list (and maybe find a few titles you'd want to keep for yourself!). Many of these are novel or noteworthy, while some are just titles we know will be popular gifts. We'll be featuring these books over the next month. This week we start with pastry, baking, and Christmas-related titles for you to get a head start on all the seasonal treats you might want to make.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4165_year-end-countdown-baking-and-christmas-cookbooks/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/3151_the-big-sur-bakery-cookbook-michelle-wojtowicz-2009-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/3151_the-big-sur-bakery-cookbook-michelle-wojtowicz-2009-us#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:25:43 +0000 Mark Manguerra http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=3151 The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook takes you on the journey of a restaurant one month at a time with ambitious menus that capture the flavors of the season. Though some recipes might sometimes be long and involve too many steps, they are not usually out of reach of the home cook and patience will be rewarded with an impressive feast. Each month also features the profile of a person close to the restaurant and a story about the area, giving the reader a vivid portrait of a hidden culinary gem.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/3151_the-big-sur-bakery-cookbook-michelle-wojtowicz-2009-us/feed 2 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/190_coming-the-jewish-bakers-pastry-secrets http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/190_coming-the-jewish-bakers-pastry-secrets#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:35:02 +0000 Mark - admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=190 A book of American bakery classics in the Eastern European tradition and the follow-up to the author’s James Beard Award-winning Secrets of a Jewish Baker. George Greenstein has a gift for teaching home bakers to think, work, and bake like pros. In The Jewish Baker’s Pastry Secrets, he spins master dough recipes for bundt, babka, strudel, [...]]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/190_coming-the-jewish-bakers-pastry-secrets/feed 0