Spain...A Culinary Road Trip

by Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow
Spain...A Culinary Road Trip
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5 ratings, 3.20 average rating, 4 reviews (more data...)
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published
November 1st 2008 by Ecco

binding
Hardcover, 384 pages

isbn
0061560936   (isbn13: 9780061560934)

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From Mario Batali, superstar chef and author of Molto Italiano and Italian Grill, comes an eating tour throughout ...more







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Dorie
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11/19/08

Read in November, 2008
I can't afford the plane tickets, so I decided that this book would have to serve as my virtual trip to Spain.

Overall, the book was entertaining, though I think it works better as a coffee table book to browse through gradually than as a cover-to-cover read.

As another reader mentioned, the focus is not completely on food, despite the fact that Mario Batali is the author. The recipes and restaurant descriptions are mixed in with snippets on architecture, wine, and Spanish history. There...more
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Stuart
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11/17/08

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Read in November, 2008
Promotes Spanish tourism as much as cooking... cross reference to Jose Andres show/ book: Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen. Cut from similar cloth. Part travelog, part boondoggle, part excuse to hang in Spain, small part food. Both book and PBS series tease you visually... wish they'd spent more time exploring and less time chatting.
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Naki
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09/20/08

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A vegetarian in Spain! Que guai! Was it the man from the New York Times who is on the TV series wrote this book?
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Terri
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09/16/08

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anxious to watch the companion show on pbs and then... taste the real thing soon:)
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12/02/08

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