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Did you get Culinaria China? If so, what do you think of it? I
saw it at Borders in Boston yesterday and took a quick look. The first thing I noticed was that its recipe index sucked. The second thing I noticed was that this tome actually contains very few recipes. (Wasn't that your complaint re Thai Street Food?) And those recipe didn't look extra-special either. Thus, I probably would only buy this on a huge discount--like if Borders was selling at at $4.95 like it did some of the other Culinaria volumes. Heck, I might even go to $9.99, but I'm not sure about that. -- Jean B. |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:45:49 -0400, Jean B. wrote: > >> Did you get Culinaria China? > No, I didn't. I even had a B&N certificate for $25 bucks I needed to > use up and couldn't think of anything I wanted for almost free except > for that. I read a few more reviews, one a scathing review by > somebody familiar with the rest of the series and that convinced me to > give the coupon to somebody else. > >> If so, what do you think of it? I >> saw it at Borders in Boston yesterday and took a quick look. The >> first thing I noticed was that its recipe index sucked. The >> second thing I noticed was that this tome actually contains very >> few recipes. (Wasn't that your complaint re Thai Street Food?) > > Yes. I don't remember any text in that book. > >> And those recipe didn't look extra-special either. Thus, I >> probably would only buy this on a huge discount--like if Borders >> was selling at at $4.95 like it did some of the other Culinaria >> volumes. Heck, I might even go to $9.99, but I'm not sure about that > > $9.95 is lowest I've seen for certain countries that they've > reprinted. But your notes match the other reviewers. he says that it > was more a superficial culture book than a food book. There wasn't > even a mention of noodles and other staples you'd expect to see. > > The critical review was: > <http://www.amazon.com/review/R3NQUDDQP1TQR2/ref=cm_cr_dp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=3833149957&nodeID=2 83155&tag=&linkCode=> > (with a comment from me afterwards) > > -sw And here I was so excited about this after you mentioned it. Even when I saw it on the shelf when I went to get the new book by Sanjeev Kapoor. I am REALLY glad I looked at it. I am somewhat mystified, because other Culinaria volumes have been quite good. My now-defunct Borders (the one in the 'burbs, not the big one in Boston) had some of those volumes for $4.95! That was kind-of odd, because I was seeing them at higher prices elsewhere. I probably committed some strategic errors, because I couldn't remember which ones I had and which I needed. Many of my books have never been shelved, and I am now working on that. (What a pain, splicing the ones that had been shelved and those that have not been shelved, sorted, logged, etc.) |
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> On Sun, 01 May 2011 11:09:47 -0400, Jean B. wrote: > >> My now-defunct Borders (the one in the 'burbs, not the big one in >> Boston) had some of those volumes for $4.95! That was kind-of >> odd, because I was seeing them at higher prices elsewhere. I >> probably committed some strategic errors, because I couldn't >> remember which ones I had and which I needed. Many of my books >> have never been shelved, and I am now working on that. (What a >> pain, splicing the ones that had been shelved and those that have >> not been shelved, sorted, logged, etc.) > > Somehow I lost Italy. So I need that again, and I'd like the see the > ones from USA and Spain come back in print in paperback. I have > France, Greece, Russia, Germany, SE Asia, and European Specialities. > Plus I have a handful of Eurodelicies as well as Europes Master Chefs. > > I had all of Culinaria at one time but shit happened. and yes, I have > accidentally bought volumes that I already had. I was buying them > here and there, and quicker than I could read or remember them. > > -sw You have more than I do. I have SE Asian, of course. Russia. Tunisia (I think). Maybe Greece. Spain and Germany posed the most confusion for me, and I still don't have the answer. I have just started shelving cookbooks here at the new house and have just dented my antique books and Asian books (China and a bit of Japan thus far). -- Jean B. |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 01 May 2011 21:01:10 -0400, Jean B. wrote: > >> Sqwertz wrote: >>> On Sun, 01 May 2011 11:09:47 -0400, Jean B. wrote: >>> >>>> My now-defunct Borders (the one in the 'burbs, not the big one in >>>> Boston) had some of those volumes for $4.95! That was kind-of >>>> odd, because I was seeing them at higher prices elsewhere. I >>>> probably committed some strategic errors, because I couldn't >>>> remember which ones I had and which I needed. Many of my books >>>> have never been shelved, and I am now working on that. (What a >>>> pain, splicing the ones that had been shelved and those that have >>>> not been shelved, sorted, logged, etc.) >>> Somehow I lost Italy. So I need that again, and I'd like the see the >>> ones from USA and Spain come back in print in paperback. I have >>> France, Greece, Russia, Germany, SE Asia, and European Specialities. >>> Plus I have a handful of Eurodelicies as well as Europes Master Chefs. >>> >>> I had all of Culinaria at one time but shit happened. and yes, I have >>> accidentally bought volumes that I already had. I was buying them >>> here and there, and quicker than I could read or remember them. >>> >>> -sw >> You have more than I do. I have SE Asian, of course. Russia. >> Tunisia (I think). > > Never a Tunisia that I saw/had. I thought there was a Turkey, but I > guess not (other than a section in European Culinaria). Hungary is > one I haven't seen for a while. And the Carribean I only had briefly > before it went bye-bye. That was my least favorite anyway. > >> Maybe Greece. Spain and Germany posed the >> most confusion for me, and I still don't have the answer. I have >> just started shelving cookbooks here at the new house and have >> just dented my antique books and Asian books (China and a bit of >> Japan thus far). > > I put all my Culinaria together. Slightly different paperback > bindings, but the mostly go together. > > One thing that I like about the paperbacks is that physical quality. > They are monster books but the binding and paper is top notch. They > match better than the hard backs ever did. The hardbacks were various > sizes and depths. > > -sw Tunisia is a thin volume. My initial thought was that this and other thin volumes were pulled from some larger volume, but that seems not to be the case. I have not seen that that was the case though. I am in a quandary about how to shelve these books and other international series. I had my Time-Life books scattered into their various sections but didn't really like that and am still not sure whether I even found all of them. As I begin to shelve my books, I am holding these aside. I may very well do this with the Culinaria volumes too. The "... The Beautiful series" makes the decision easier, since I can't afford to space my shelves in such a way that these get houses within the various countries. -- Jean B. |
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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message ... > On Sun, 8 May 2011 00:53:41 -0500, Sqwertz wrote: > >> The big 5 (Italy, France, Germany, Italy, Russia) have >> been re-released yet again in yet another new binding > > Trade me a Greece for one Italy. > > There. That's better. lol -- -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message ... > On Sun, 8 May 2011 00:53:41 -0500, Sqwertz wrote: > >> The big 5 (Italy, France, Germany, Italy, Russia) have >> been re-released yet again in yet another new binding > > Trade me a Greece for one Italy. > > There. That's better. <g> -- -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 02 May 2011 08:59:37 -0400, Jean B. wrote: > >> Tunisia is a thin volume. My initial thought was that this and >> other thin volumes were pulled from some larger volume, but that >> seems not to be the case. I have not seen that that was the case >> though. > > I can't find any reference to English version of a Culinara: Tunisia. > Maybe in their original German? > > I picked up Culinaria: Italy a few days ago for $8 in the original > H.F. Ullman binding format (binding 1/8" larger than pages), which I > like the most. The big 5 (Italy, France, Germany, Italy, Russia) have > been re-released yet again in yet another new binding by a yet another > new imprint of Springer Verlag (The Simon and Schuster of Germany). > or is it Tandem verlag? <shrug>. I used to know who owned who in the > worldwide publishing industry at any given moment but those days are > long gone. > > Now I just Culinaria Spain replaced. And USA would be nice but not a > requirement. > > -sw Hmmm. I think I can find Tunisia today, in which case, I'll give you the details. Ah, in the meantime, I had an epiphany. It was published by Konemann but is not part of the Culinaria series. Sorry. -- Jean B. |
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> On Sun, 08 May 2011 12:13:38 -0400, Jean B. wrote: > >> Hmmm. I think I can find Tunisia today, in which case, I'll give >> you the details. Ah, in the meantime, I had an epiphany. It was >> published by Konemann but is not part of the Culinaria series. Sorry. > > Konemann had a whole slew of other ethic cookery books which I've > never seen. I did buy their Eurodelicies series when it was cheap, > and just picked up Europes Master Chefs for about $.50/lb (it's a > 12-pound book). > > -sw I found the Tunisia one in Boston while I was killing time waiting for my daughter. Looked at many cookbooks then. I think I also saw Morocco, maybe Turkey. Some are more meritorious than others. -- Jean B. |
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