The Greek for Love by James Chatto Not really a food book, though the passages about food are among the best there are in that genre. This travel memoir from from one of my favorite writers will entrance you with its lyricism and break your heart with its ending. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN [...]

The Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten The food columnist for Vogue magazine who has a boundless appetite, curiousity and expense account. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $31.50 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $7.95 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $21.00 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: 14.95

The Art of Eating by M.F.K. Fisher Collected essays from America’s best food writer ever – she writes with an angel’s pen. We’re just fortunate that food was her subject. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $25.46 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $17.15 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $13.97 Buy it from Barnes [...]

Lucy’s Kitchen : Signature Recipes and Culinary Secrets Lucy Waverman A compilation of good home cooking based on Lucy’s columns in the Globe & Mail newspaper and Food and Drink magazine. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $23.10 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $23.10 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: TBD Buy it from Barnes [...]

Orgasmic Appetizers Shari Darling I endorsed this book because I think Shari is doing an outstanding job with wine-friendly recipes. You absolutely need this book if you love food or wine or both. Here’s my blurb from the back cover: Shari Darling, Canada’s food-and-wine pairing diva, takes culinary bliss to a new level. Don’t even [...]

Shut Up and Eat: Tales of Chicken, Children and Chardonnay Kathy Buckworth I laughed, I cried, I drank more Chardonnay. By the end of this book, Kathy Buckworth is your best friend. How did she know what how you felt? Brilliant! Buy it from Amazon Canada: (CDN $14.40) Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: (CDN $15.16) [...]

Dinner For Eight: 40 Great Dinner Party Menus For Friends and Family Denise Landis Denise Landis knows her stuff: she’s tested both cookbooks and recipes for the New York Times. In this book, she offers us delicious menus for entertaining. Buy it from Amazon Canada: $37.95 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: $37.95 Buy it from [...]

DiscCookery Jurgen Goethe Features some inventive updates on the traditional drinks such as the hot toddy and others along with more than 120 terrific recipes by CBC radio host Jurgen Goethe and his listeners. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $16.75 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $16.57 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $15.56

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain A muscular behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in restaurant kitchens, with useful tips such as not to order the fish on Mondays. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $14.09 Book; $31.47 Cassette Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $17.60 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: [...]

Culinary Artistry by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg The book covers says it best: Through interviews with more than 30 of America’s leading chefs—including Rick Bayless, Daniel Boulud, Gray Kunz, Jean-Louis Palladin, Jeremiah Tower, and Alice Waters—the authors reveal what defines “culinary artists,” how and where they find their inspiration, and how they translate that [...]