The New American Chef by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg has wonderful insights on ten international cuisines and recipes to match. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $27.91 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $23.75 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $11.98 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $29.95
Month: March 2011
The Physiology of Taste
The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin All credible foodies have read this bible written in 1825, and translated by M.F.K. Fisher in 1949. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $24.47 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $16.68 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $16.80 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $27.95
The Tummy Trilogy
The Tummy Trilogy by Calvin Trillin A New Yorker writer with a wonderfully dry wit. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $16.96 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $14.40 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $10.40 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $16.00
The Cocktail Chef
The Cocktail Chef Dinah Koo, Janice Poon, and John Szabo This is an excellent resource for entertaining recipes. John Szabo, Canada’s first Master Sommelier, earned the title from the internationally recognized Court of Master Sommeliers in 2004. Buy it from Amazon Canada: CDN $22.05 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $21.95 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $22.76 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $23.96
The Greek for Love
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 $15.96 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: CDN $19.95 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: US $23.95 Buy it from Barnes & Noble: US $21.51
The Man Who Ate Everything
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
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 & Noble: US $17.56
Lucy’s Kitchen : Signature Recipes and Culinary Secrets
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 & Noble:
Orgasmic Appetizers
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 think of taking another bite or sip without her advice. Her book won’t just add zest to your table, it’ll also spice up your sensual life! Buy it from Amazon Canada: $18.87 Buy it from Chapters/Indigo Canada: $18.77 Buy it from Amazon U.S.: $22.76 Buy […]
Shut Up and Eat: Tales of Chicken, Children and Chardonnay
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) Buy it from Amazon U.S.: (US $11.66) Buy it from Barnes & Noble: (CDN $10.76)
