What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking? I picked up from the library _A World Of
Curries_ by Dewitt and Pais and am enjoying it immensely. I also have read
about half of _The Art of Eating_ by MKF Fisher and am enjoying that as
well. Both have the obligatory recipes, but they're not exclusively recipe
books.

I've seen Alton Brown thumbing through _Of Food And Cooking_ (I think that's
the title) and would like to find a copy. Any opinions on this one?

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Darryl L. Pierce
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Darryl L. Pierce wrote:

What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking? I picked up from the library _A World Of
Curries_ by Dewitt and Pais and am enjoying it immensely. I also have read
about half of _The Art of Eating_ by MKF Fisher and am enjoying that as
well. Both have the obligatory recipes, but they're not exclusively recipe
books.

I've seen Alton Brown thumbing through _Of Food And Cooking_ (I think that's
the title) and would like to find a copy. Any opinions on this one?


My favorites in this vein are

Cookwise
How to Read a French Fry
Culinary Artistry
On Food and Cooking

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Cookwise
Of Food and Cooking

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Jeffrey Steingarten -- The Man Who Ate Everything and It Must Have
Been Something I Ate

The Art of Eating by M.F.K. Fisher

The Best Food Writing series -- 2001, 2002, and 2003. I love food
writing and I have received the Best of Food Writing books for the
past few Christmases. I really enjoy these books and they are a great
introduction to different authors.

Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin

Tara

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:02:42 GMT, "Darryl L. Pierce"
wrote:

What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking? I picked up from the library _A World Of
Curries_ by Dewitt and Pais and am enjoying it immensely. I also have read
about half of _The Art of Eating_ by MKF Fisher and am enjoying that as
well. Both have the obligatory recipes, but they're not exclusively recipe
books.

I've seen Alton Brown thumbing through _Of Food And Cooking_ (I think that's
the title) and would like to find a copy. Any opinions on this one?

Laurie Colwin's Home Cooking

Anything by John Thorne

Christine

I've been a professional chef in La Jolla, CA and have to tell you the best
books I've read have been older ones stating the basics. That said, I find
there is nothing like experience. To know how a certain dough feels when it
conforms to your fingers, to understand if you add this to that, it equals
either a mess or a maginificence. You get the feel of things, it's hard to
describe. You get there by alot of 'oh shit, who's going to eat this' to
'This is really good'. I've been cooking for over 20 years so it's all
second nature to me, but you have to start somewhere. So just start. It's
a little physics, a little hard work and a lot of fun. Make mistakes and
make fools of us all.

Susan


"Darryl L. Pierce" wrote in message
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What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking? I picked up from the library _A World
Of
Curries_ by Dewitt and Pais and am enjoying it immensely. I also have read
about half of _The Art of Eating_ by MKF Fisher and am enjoying that as
well. Both have the obligatory recipes, but they're not exclusively recipe
books.

I've seen Alton Brown thumbing through _Of Food And Cooking_ (I think
that's
the title) and would like to find a copy. Any opinions on this one?

--
Darryl L. Pierce
Visit the Infobahn Offramp - http://mypage.org/mcpierce
"What do you care what other people think, Mr. Feynman?"

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:02:42 GMT, "Darryl L. Pierce"
wrote:

What are you favorite books on cooking?

Anything written by Julia Child.

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:02:42 GMT, "Darryl L. Pierce"
wrote:

What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking? I picked up from the library _A World Of
Curries_ by Dewitt and Pais and am enjoying it immensely. I also have read
about half of _The Art of Eating_ by MKF Fisher and am enjoying that as
well. Both have the obligatory recipes, but they're not exclusively recipe
books.

I just got 'The Kitchen Detective' by Christopher Kimball (of 'Cook's
Illustrated') at the library. It pins down a lot of "why do this?" and
"which is best?" questions. Very useful.

Darryl L. Pierce wrote:
What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking? I picked up from the library _A World Of
Curries_ by Dewitt and Pais and am enjoying it immensely. I also have read
about half of _The Art of Eating_ by MKF Fisher and am enjoying that as
well. Both have the obligatory recipes, but they're not exclusively recipe
books.

I've seen Alton Brown thumbing through _Of Food And Cooking_ (I think that's
the title) and would like to find a copy. Any opinions on this one?


I was the fortunate recipient of two wonderful books within the last
year, both of them describing the travels of a gourmet/epicure (a
different one in each book), to all sorts of wonderful meals.

The books are

"A Pike In The Basement" by Simon Loftus, North Point Press 1989

"Blue Trout And Black Truffles" by Joseph Wechsberg, Academy Chicago
Publishers, 1985, first published by Knopf, 1954

There are no recipes in either of the books, just the most delightful
descriptions of memorable meals.

Michael Ruhlman has two books I thoroughly enjoy:

The Making of a Chef -- Ruhlman entered the Culinary Institute and
followed the program through from start to finish.

The Soul of a Chef -- the first third of the book covers the Certified
Master Chef exam at the Culinary Institute. The second third follows
a Cleveland chef. The last third covers Thomas Keller and his French
Laundry restaurant. The Certified Master Chef section is really
exciting.

Tara

Darryl L. Pierce wrote:

What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking? I picked up from the library _A World Of
Curries_ by Dewitt and Pais and am enjoying it immensely. I also have read
about half of _The Art of Eating_ by MKF Fisher and am enjoying that as
well. Both have the obligatory recipes, but they're not exclusively recipe
books.

I've seen Alton Brown thumbing through _Of Food And Cooking_ (I think that's
the title) and would like to find a copy. Any opinions on this one?


Most of my books on cooking (not cookbooks) are in Italian. One I like
is "A Mediterranean Feast" by Clifford Wright: a little too big to be
enjoyed though. I also bought "Near Thousand Tables" by felipe Armesto,
didn't start it yet but looks good. Cookbooks: I love all those by Nick
Malgieri, the best baker! Hey, nobody is voting for my book.... :-(

Ciao,
Anna Maria


www.annamariavolpi.com

"Darryl L. Pierce" wrote in message
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What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking? I picked up from the library _


The Way To Cook by Julia Child (gives good basics to build on)
How To Read a French Fry by Russ Parsons (food science made simple)

Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:02:42 GMT, "Darryl L. Pierce"
wrote:


What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but books
related to the subject of cooking?

I am tagging on here, as I remembered another good one for this. On
Rue Tatin, by Susan Hermann Louis. Good recipes in there too, but
this is about her life in France.

Another one I really like is Honey From A Weed, by Patience Gray.

And if you can find it, and I do think it is has been reprinted in the
past few years, a good one is James Beard's rememberances of growing
up: Delights and Prejudices. Has some wonderful recipes in there as
well, but it is much more than a cookbook.

Christine

Christine Dabney wrote in
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:02:42 GMT, "Darryl L. Pierce"
wrote:


What are you favorite books on cooking? Not cook books per se, but
books related to the subject of cooking?

I am tagging on here, as I remembered another good one for this. On
Rue Tatin, by Susan Hermann Louis. Good recipes in there too, but
this is about her life in France.

Another one I really like is Honey From A Weed, by Patience Gray.

And if you can find it, and I do think it is has been reprinted in the
past few years, a good one is James Beard's rememberances of growing
up: Delights and Prejudices. Has some wonderful recipes in there as
well, but it is much more than a cookbook.

Christine


Another interesting read, if you've never seen it before, is _The Alice
B. Toklas Cookbook_ first published in 1954. It's somewhat of a diary
chronicling her life with Gertrude Stein while living in Europe, along
with assorted recipes.

Wayne

On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 13:15:23 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
Another interesting read, if you've never seen it before, is _The Alice
B. Toklas Cookbook_ first published in 1954. It's somewhat of a diary
chronicling her life with Gertrude Stein while living in Europe, along
with assorted recipes.

Wayne

I had that book, but put it in storage when I packed up my house to
start travel nursing. It was good.

Christine