http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com collaborative book reviews about all things food and wine Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10947_pre-holiday-feature-2011 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10947_pre-holiday-feature-2011#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:29:27 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=10947 Another year is coming to an end, and as the holidays approach us, once again it’s the time for cookbook publishers to bring out their big guns, ripe for gift-giving, feast-preparing, and, as always, pure, simple, selfish enjoyment. While 2011 marked the collapse of a major book retailer, it hasn’t slowed the onslaught of cookbooks. In this feature we present to you a short list of some of the more interesting and popular books coming out on the tail end of 2011 to give you a taste of what to expect on the shelves (or conveniently, on your doorstep or your portable electronic reading device). Best wishes to all our readers for the holiday season and 2012! Don’t forget to add some of your favorites from the past year in the comments!]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10947_pre-holiday-feature-2011/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10441_penguins-great-food-series-4-more-reviews http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10441_penguins-great-food-series-4-more-reviews#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:38:42 +0000 Duncan - admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=10441 This is the second feature article about the Great Food series from Penguin Books. This article reviews books by Claudia Roden, Dr A.W. Chase, Alexis Soyer and Colonel Wyvern. Slim paperbacks with pretty covers, the GREAT FOOD series is a hit with many food lovers. We asked our reviewers to have a look at a number of them and give their thoughts.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10441_penguins-great-food-series-4-more-reviews/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10410_penguins-great-food-series-4-reviews http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10410_penguins-great-food-series-4-reviews#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:25:02 +0000 Duncan - admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=10410 Penguin Books has released a set of 20 books of writings by authors who penned their food wisdom anywhere between 400 and 20 years ago. Slim paperbacks with pretty covers, the GREAT FOOD series is a hit with many food lovers. We asked our reviewers to have a look at a number of them and give their thoughts. Part 1 features reviews of books by Alexandre Dumas, Samuel Pepys, Pellegrino Artusi and Alice B. Toklas.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/10410_penguins-great-food-series-4-reviews/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/8823_year-end-feature-2010-books-for-gifts-or-just-for-you http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8823_year-end-feature-2010-books-for-gifts-or-just-for-you#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:57:14 +0000 Duncan - admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8823 Christmas and 2011 are rushing towards us and as it's a time of gift giving for many people (regardless of faith), we've prepared a list of interesting books as gift ideas for you. It's been a busy year for co-editor Mark and me, so our apologies for bringing this feature to you a little later than intended. We present a range of interesting, popular, excellent and/or quirky books, in no particular order, in order to stimulate your appetite and imagination. Best wishes to all our readers for the holiday season and 2011! Now click through to see our list of books...]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8823_year-end-feature-2010-books-for-gifts-or-just-for-you/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5428_where-are-the-good-meat-books http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5428_where-are-the-good-meat-books#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:33:35 +0000 Duncan Markham http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=5428 Finding a good meat book is a challenge in the feedlot of cookbooks. If you just want recipes, there's a lot to choose from, but if you want more than that -- information, tips, wisdom -- satisfaction is lean. What on earth is the problem with producing a book that actually explains meat to home cooks? This feature surveys some of the recent and/or better meat books out there. (Not a feature for vegetarians, naturally.)]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/5428_where-are-the-good-meat-books/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4880_editors-message-and-more-books-of-interest http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4880_editors-message-and-more-books-of-interest#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:56:53 +0000 Duncan - admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=4880 Approximately one year ago, co-editor Mark and I launched The Gastronomer's Bookshelf to help foodloving bookloving gastronomes navigate the sea of food-related books out there. Neither of us remembers exactly when we pressed the decloaking button, so what better than a combined one-year anniversary announcement and Christmas/end-of-year greeting for 2009? This final Year-end Countdown feature also contains some personal perspectives on books good and bad.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4880_editors-message-and-more-books-of-interest/feed 2 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4609_year-end-countdown-food-writing-food-guides-and-famous-names http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4609_year-end-countdown-food-writing-food-guides-and-famous-names#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:47:23 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=4609 In the last installment of our feature on year-end releases, we're taking a look at cookbooks from famous chefs and restaurants, as well as the un-cookbooks: books with essays on food, food issues, and guidebooks on specific subjects. ]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4609_year-end-countdown-food-writing-food-guides-and-famous-names/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4437_year-end-countdown-cuisines-from-around-the-world http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4437_year-end-countdown-cuisines-from-around-the-world#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:16:24 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=4437 We're continuing our year-end countdown this week with cuisine-focused cookbooks. This journey will take you from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, to Southeast Asia, East Asia, and India, France, Italy, Ireland, Ukraine, Greece, and northern and southern Africa. Hopefully you'll find something of interest in the great variety of books for yourself, or to give as gifts.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/4437_year-end-countdown-cuisines-from-around-the-world/feed 1 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