false 3688511 1 <blockquote> <p>From Mario Batali, superstar chef and author of <i>Molto Italiano</i> and <i>Italian Grill</i>, comes an eating tour throughout Spain with his friend Gwyneth Paltrow.</p> </blockquote> <p><i>Spain...A Culinary Road Trip</i> is the companion book to the prime-time public television series <i>Spain...On The Road Again</i>. The premise is simple: Mario Batali and Mark Bittman are single-minded, food-obsessed friends who are constantly on the lookout for the food, wine, and cooking that is unique to Spain&#8212;and in this series they will find it. Gwyneth Paltrow and the Spanish actress Claudia Bassols are eager to enjoy all the pleasures the country has to offer, and each pair will be lured into the worlds of the other. </p> <p>The foursome take the ultimate road trip adventure, showcasing the pleasures of Spain, the country's regional cuisine, art, history, and culture, as they've never been seen before. Hundreds of gorgeous and candid photos, anecdotes, and more than seventy recipes from Mario appear in this scrapbook of the dream vacation through Spain.</p> 3731947 1 11 2008 Spain...A Culinary Road Trip total:63|5:10|4:23|3:27|2:0|1:3| 63 226 111 21 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 21:26:14 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 21:43:48 -0700 2009
I'm a big fan of both Batali and Paltrow (even though she's become a bit pretentious in recent years) and enjoyed their anec...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 29 21:18:57 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 08:29:33 -0800 2008
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.

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I thought it would offer some behind-the-scenes bits not seen in the PBS show "Spain... On the Road Again" however, pretty much everything in the book is in the television show. ]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 16:17:10 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 16:19:25 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 18 10:40:10 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 10:40:20 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 18:54:11 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 18:57:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 07:23:18 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 07:24:22 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 17 13:22:20 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 13:24:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 06 20:25:15 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:26:22 -0700 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 15:15:02 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 18:18:32 -0800 2008 is very well laid out and easy to read. ]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 09:24:09 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 09:24:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jan 30 07:49:30 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 07:49:43 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 19:02:05 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 18:20:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 06:36:55 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 06:40:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 18 09:45:37 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 07 09:28:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 11 04:18:46 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 02:56:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 20 14:01:14 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 14:05:58 -0700 2008