Justine's review
Best Food Writing 2005 (Best Food Writing)
by Holly Hughes
Justine's review
Best Food Writing 2005 (Best Food Writing) by Holly Hughes
Justine's review
rating:
I'm a big sucker for food writing-- "food porn" if you will. Whenever I get my Gourmet, I read it, cover to cover, and get really excited about what I want to make and how to describe it. I also sometimes read cookbooks becuase I'm a nerd.
There is something universal and visceral about food writing-- everyone can relate. For what is there more common than what we eat and how we feel about it?
This compilation consists of excepts from food magazines, newspapers, and books, complete with nerdy, nerdy food details, accounts of artisan _______ makers; gluttonous odes to fatty things, and of course, recipes.
Favorite stories include a Jordanian woman's eulogic memoir of a family outing; an Indian woman's description of how she learned to cook; a woman's account of how she steeped her own liquor; and the author's introduction: how one summer she made each of her three children prepare one dinner a week.
Foodies, eaters, and cooks unite. A great read.
There is something universal and visceral about food writing-- everyone can relate. For what is there more common than what we eat and how we feel about it?
This compilation consists of excepts from food magazines, newspapers, and books, complete with nerdy, nerdy food details, accounts of artisan _______ makers; gluttonous odes to fatty things, and of course, recipes.
Favorite stories include a Jordanian woman's eulogic memoir of a family outing; an Indian woman's description of how she learned to cook; a woman's account of how she steeped her own liquor; and the author's introduction: how one summer she made each of her three children prepare one dinner a week.
Foodies, eaters, and cooks unite. A great read.
