'Book Reviews'




French Lessons by Peter Mayle

Last weekend I drove from Tucson to La Quinta (near Palm Springs). I hate driving. I really do. A zillion years ago I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license, these days I wish I could afford…

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While I don’t read these authors on a regular basis, I think they are essential to anyone who loves to write, read or eat food.

MFK Fisher is the doyenne of modern food writing. She lead an incredible life and had a…

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Book Review:  My Life in France, Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme, (2006) Alfred A. Knopf, New York

I’m not a chef, just a guy who likes good food and can cook the basics.  I grew up in the television era when…

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Every writing teacher I ever had told me, “In order to be a good writer, you have to read, read, read”.
So it follows then that in order to be a good food writer I should “read, read, read” about food.

And…

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KitchenAid Coffee GrinderDeciding to buy a new KitchenAid coffee grinder was one of the easiest decisions my husband and I ever made together.  This is quite remarkable given that in our marriage we work as a team with equal voting power, and as…

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