http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com collaborative book reviews about all things food and wine Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:46:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7977_new-release-the-complete-mushroom-hunter http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7977_new-release-the-complete-mushroom-hunter#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:46:32 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7977 The Complete Mushroom Hunter is the only mushrooming book that will introduce you safely and with confidence to the hobby of mushroom hunting and gathering. Gary Lincoff escorts you from getting equipped for mushroom forays to preparing and serving the fruits of the foray.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7977_new-release-the-complete-mushroom-hunter/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8069_new-release-salades http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8069_new-release-salades#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:45:48 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8069 Acclaimed chef Damien Pignolet shows us the endless possibilities of the salad. Here are entrée salads to stimulate the appetite, side salads to refresh the palate, and warm salads that serve as a meal in their own right.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8069_new-release-salades/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8038_medium-raw-anthony-bourdain-2010-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8038_medium-raw-anthony-bourdain-2010-us#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:05:32 +0000 Daniel Chan http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=8038 In the introductory chapter of his new book, “Medium Raw”, Anthony Bourdain asks “What the fuck am I doing here?” While that statement is made in the context of a dinner with chefs that he admits are countless levels above his own abilities, he also intends as a question about how he has ended up as a fulltime writer and television presenter. While he puts it down to a series of lucky breaks, the other factors he doesn’t mention are a combination of keen observation and very good writing skills. “Medium Raw” is promoted as a sequel to “Kitchen Confidential”, and in one sense it fulfils that with chapters that update us on the lives of the people in that breakthrough book. But the book also offers writing about his own life, the food world as he sees it and, to his credit, saying how some of his views have changed over time. The usual Bourdain elements are there: the gonzo style of writing, his refusal to sugar coat his opinion, and a healthy splash of swearing. But with marriage and parenthood, a gentler and more sentimental Bourdain emerges too.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/8038_medium-raw-anthony-bourdain-2010-us/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7891_new-release-street-food-of-india http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7891_new-release-street-food-of-india#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:26:38 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7891 The acclaimed photographer Sephi Bergerson has been tracking down the very best street food in India. The resulting book is a visual celebration of this splendid everyday cuisine and a virtual feast in itself, with nearly 50 authentic and detailed recipes.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7891_new-release-street-food-of-india/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7873_new-edition-food-substitutions-bible http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7873_new-edition-food-substitutions-bible#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:25:19 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7873 This new edition of The Food Substitutions Bible has the best instructions for the home cook or professional chef who needs to find a great substitution when a vital ingredient is missing at a critical time in the preparation of a recipe.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7873_new-edition-food-substitutions-bible/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7927_roast-chicken-and-other-stories-simon-hopkinson-2006-us http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7927_roast-chicken-and-other-stories-simon-hopkinson-2006-us#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:22:55 +0000 Alison http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7927 In Roast Chicken and Other Stories Simon Hopkinson presents a collection of some of his favourite recipes for a diverse and very personal selection of his favourite ingredients. Much lauded when it first appeared in print in 1995 Roast Chicken was subsequently labelled 'the most useful cookbook of all time'. Whilst this is a hard claim to justify the book is informative and interesting, with straightforward recipes for timeless dishes, its usefulness limited only by its narrow range.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7927_roast-chicken-and-other-stories-simon-hopkinson-2006-us/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7777_ablas-lebanese-kitchen-abla-amad-2010-au http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7777_ablas-lebanese-kitchen-abla-amad-2010-au#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:01:41 +0000 Duncan Markham http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7777 Lebanese Australian chef Abla Amad, renowned in Melbourne for her delicious homestyle cooking, this year updated her 2001 book The Lebanese Kitchen. The new edition, renamed to Abla's Lebanese Kitchen comes on top of the peak of interest in Eastern Mediterranean cuisines. Unlike the first edition, the 2010 version is an attractive hardcover book with numerous photographs to entice the reader, but beyond that there's barely anything new. The lack of new content is not necessarily a drawback, however, as Abla's Lebanese Kitchen retains the original simple, personal focus on some delicious food.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7777_ablas-lebanese-kitchen-abla-amad-2010-au/feed 2 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7606_new-edition-will-write-for-food http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7606_new-edition-will-write-for-food#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:01:30 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7606 Noted journalist and food-writing instructor Dianne Jacob has revised her award-winning book to include a chapter covering all the how-to's of food blogging as well as updated resources and new information on working in other popular genres, namely cookbooks and food memoirs.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7606_new-edition-will-write-for-food/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7552_new-release-the-yogurt-cookbook http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7552_new-release-the-yogurt-cookbook#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:01:14 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7552 By acclaimed author Arto der Haroutunian, The Yogurt Cookbook offers over 200 recipes ranging from hearty peasant fare to elegant, light dishes. He expands yogurt beyond the narrow limitations of breakfasts and desserts, incorporating it into an impressive array of recipes.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7552_new-release-the-yogurt-cookbook/feed 0 http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7570_new-release-the-lost-art-of-real-cooking http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7570_new-release-the-lost-art-of-real-cooking#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:57:28 +0000 admin http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/?p=7570 The Lost Art of Real Cooking heralds a new old-fashioned approach to food-laborious and inconvenient, yet extraordinarily rewarding and worth bragging about. From jam to smoked meat, the authors arm you with the skills that let you connect on a deeper level with your food.]]> http://www.thegastronomersbookshelf.com/7570_new-release-the-lost-art-of-real-cooking/feed 0