Taste & Technique - Naomi Pomeroy
Naomi Pomeroy's debut cookbook, Taste & Technique, has been well worth the long wait. I have been waiting for this award-winning chef to release a cookbook since her Top Chef Masters' appearance in 2011. Taste &…
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The Essence of French Cooking by Michel Roux
Michel Roux shares his seventy years of experience in The Essence of French Cooking, a picturesque culinary journey through France highlighting its glorious food. Roux unabashedly taunts his great love of France,…
Palestine on a Plate
Palestine on a Plate is a beautiful cookbook written by Joudie Kalla, an accomplished Palestinian chef. In this vibrant book, she showcases food from her mother's kitchen with ingredients that were used by generations…
Review of Heart and Soul in the Kitchen by Jacques Pépin
A realization occurred to me recently - if there is one chef that could compare to Julia Child, it would be Jacques Pépin. There are many celebrity chefs in today's reality saturated cooking media but very few names…
Review of Nadiya's Kitchen by Nadiya Hussain
Nadiya Hussain, the latest winner to depart the Great British Bake Off train, has released her first cookbook aptly entitled Nadiya's Kitchen - Over 100 Simple and Delicious Family Recipes. Being the great cookbook…
Review of Alla Fratelli by Barry McDonald and Terry Durack
One might be puzzled why an Australian, by way of New Zealand, named Barry McDonald could be qualified to write a cookbook on how to eat Italian. The answer to that query is simple: McDonald identifies as Italian and is…
Review of Tarts by Frédéric Anton and Christelle Brua
From the moment I released Tarts from its humble brown shipping envelope, I was smitten by its pure artistic beauty. I immediately judged this book by the cover - truly the best word to describe it is stunning. Stunning…
Review of The Elements of Pizza by Ken Forkish
Ken Forkish's new book, The Elements of Pizza, is the new definitive book on the art of pizza. Following the wild success of his first book, Flour Water Salt Yeast, the owner of three Portland, Oregon eating…
Review of Korean Food Made Simple by Judy Joo
Judy Joo, host of the Cooking Channel's Korean Food Made Simple, has written a cookbook by the same name (recipe index here). In her cooking show, Joo travels Korea to sample its dishes and then transforms them into…
Review of Summer Berries & Autumn Fruits by Annie Rigg
Annie Rigg is a freelance food stylist and a prolific cookbook author. Her latest endeavor, Summer Berries & Autumn Fruits: 120 Sensational, Sweet & Savory Recipes appears to be the most beautiful of her collection, in…
Review of Flavorwalla by Floyd Cardoz
I fell in culinary love with Floyd Cardoz while watching Season 3 of Top Chef Masters. How had this New York chef who cooks with bold flavors not been on my radar? As is my modus operandi, I went directly to Amazon and…
Review of The Middle Eastern Vegetarian Cookbook by Salma Hage
Salma Hage is a professional English cook with 30 years of experience under her belt. At home, however, she has cooked her native Lebanese dishes for the past fifty plus years. Her debut cookbook, The Lebanese Kitchen,…