Reviews of Quality Cookbooks and Books about Food and Wine

new cookbook reviews

things cooks love by Sur La Table with Marie Simmons

hungry for paris - by Alexander Lobrano

the great chiles rellenos book- by Janos Wilder

bbq bash - by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig

festive picnics - by Pamela Sheldon Johns & Jennifer Barry

the new vegetarian grill - by Andrea Chesman

mezze modern - by Maria Khalifé

arthur schwartz's Jewish home cooking: Yiddish recipes revisited - by Arthur Schwartz

cheese hors d'oeuvres - by Hallie Harron

baking with agave nectar: over 100 recipes using nature's ultimate sweetener - by Ania Catalano

pickles to relish - by Beverly Ellen Schoonmaker Alfeld

The North African Kitchen: Regional Recipes and Stories  by Fiona Dunlop

Gelato: Italian Ice Creams, Sorbetti & Granite by Pamela Sheldon Johns

massimo's italian kitchen: authentic one-dish meals from a seasoned chef  -by Massimo Capra

gluten free and easy - by Robyn Russell

a fistful of lentils: syrian-jewish recipes from grandma Fritzie's kitchen  - cookbook by Jennifer Felicia Abadi

you've got it made - deliciously easy meals to make now and bake later - by Diane Phillips

asian flavors of jean-georges -cookbook by jean-georges vongerichten

catalan cuisine - classic cookbook by Coleman Andrews

1080 recipes Spanish cookbook by Simone Ortega and Inés Ortega

cook with Jamie by Jamie Oliver

women who light the dark - by Paola Gianturco

the cape cod table - cookbook by Lora Brody

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Cookbook - cookbook from the Ghirardelli Company

Cooking - a James Peterson cookbook

chocolate and zucchini by Clotilde Dusoulier

My Italian Garden by Viana La Place

 

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American (primarily regional) Cookbook Reviews

Baking & Dessert Cookbook Reviews

• secrets of a Jewish baker: recipes for 125 breads from around the world - by George Greenstein
• Damon Lee Fowler's New Southern Baking   a cookbook from the deep south by Damon Lee Fowler
• The Bread Baker's Apprentice - a prize winning baking cookbook by Peter Reinhart
• The Art of Cookies: Fast & Fun Cookie Decoration a cookbook for those who love to decorate by Noga Hitron & Natasha Haimovich
• the pastry queen - a cookbook from the famous Texas store - by Rebecca Rather with Alison Oresman
• 500 Pies and Tarts:the only pie and tart compendium you'll ever need  - cookbook by Rebecca Baugniet
• Popovers Peaches & Four-Poster Beds - another cookbook from a Texan, by Patsy Swendson
  
  

Barbecue & Outdoors Cookbook Reviews

• Fired Up ! More Adventures & Recipes from Hudson's on the Bend a chef's cookbook, by Jeff Blank with Sara Courington
• mastering barbecue by Michael H. Stines
• smokestack lightning by Lolis Eric Elie
• build a better burger - by James McNair
• the moosewood kitchen restaurant garden: creative gardening for the adventurous cook gardening with a cookbook by David Hirsch
• the big book of barbecue sides - by Rick Browne
• jerk from jamaica: barbecue caribbean style by Helen Willinsky
• the great american camping cookbook - by Scott Cookman

Chef Cookbook Reviews

• the river cottage meat book by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
• the pastry Queen christmas: big-hearted holiday entertaining, Texas style- Rebecca Rather's holiday cookbook - baking and more
• Molto Italiano cookbook by Mario Batali
• Lidia's Family Table cookbook by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
• Quick and easy recipes from the NY Times (350 recipes) by Mark Bittman
• big small plates - cookbook by Cindy Pawlcyn with Pablo Jacinto & Erasto Jacinto
• Cooking with Cafe Pasqual's: Recipes from Santa Fe's Renowned Corner Cafe cookbook by Katharine Kagel
• Doña Tomás: Discovering Authentic Mexican Cooking cookbook by Thomas Schnetz and Dona Savitsky with Mile Wille
• fonda San Miguel: Thirty Years of Food and Art by Tom Gilliland and Miguel Ravago, test by Virginia B. Wood
• Peter Gordon's World Kitchen cookbook by Peter Gordon
• A chef for all seasons - cookbook by Gordon Ramsay
• Soups, Stews, and One-Pot Meals cookbook by Tom Valenti and Andrew Friedman
• the stinking rose restaurant cookbook cookbook by Andrea Froncillo with Jennifer Jeffrey
• zarela's veracruz - cookbook by Zarela Martinez with Anne Mendelson

• Salad People - cookbook by Mollie Katzen
• gadgetology - by Pam Abrams

• Very Blueberry - cookbook by Jennifer Trainer Thompson
• Pomegranates - cookbook by Ann Kleinberg

Single Ingredient Cookbook Reviews

• mocha  by Michael Turback
• fondue - by Lenny Rice and Brigid Callinan
• hot chocolate - cookbook by Michael Turback
• more than a month of sundaes cookbook by Michael Turback
• The mushroom lover's mushroom cookbook and primer - cookbook by Amy Farges
• the perfect scoop:ice creams, sorbets, granitas, and sweet accompaniments by David Lebovitz
• The Hog Island Oyster Lover's Cookbook: A Guide to Choosing & Savoring Oysters, with 40 Recipes  by Jairemarie Pomo

• one-dish vegetarian meals - cookbook by Robin Robertson
• 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life, by David Grotto, RD,LDN
• the healthy hedonist holidays many holidays cookbook by Myra Kornfeld
• bodyfoods for busy people cookbook by Jane Clarke
• the ethical gourmet information and cookbook by Jay Weinstein
• The Real Food Daily Cookbook: Really Fresh, Really Good, Really Vegetarian - cookbook by Ann Gentry - recipes from the popular Los Angeles restaurant
• the healthy hedonist: more than 200 delectable flexitarian recipes for relaxed daily feasts - by Myra Kornfeld
• the angelica home kitchen: recipes and rabble rousings from an organic vegan restaurant by Leslie McEachern
• French Women Don't Get Fat - a guide to diet though not a cookbook, by Mireille Guiliano
• Good Fat a ccokbook and a nutritional guide, by Fran McCullough
• The Diabetic Chef a cookbook for diabetics by Franklin Becker
• George Stella's Livin' Low Carb - the first of Stella's cookbooks, by George Stella
• eating stella style: low-carb recipes for healthy living by George Stella
• 12 Best Foods Cookbook - by Dana Jacobi - a sensual way to healthy eating
• Super natural cooking by Heidi Swanson

International Cuisine Cookbook Reviews

• the basque table: passionate home cooking from Spain's most celebrated cuisines - cookbook by Teresa Barrenechea
• The Best Recipes in the World More than 1,000 Recipes to Cook at Home - by Mark Bittman
• the ethnic food lover's companion travel guide and cookbook by Eve Zibart
• New greek cooking - by Jim Botsacos
•  The Eastern & Central European Kitchen: Contemporary & Classic Recipes by Silvena Row

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• Feast from the Mideast - by Faye Levy - general Middle Eastern cookbook
• Afghan Food and Cookery cookbook and cooking guide -by Helen Saberi - Afghanistan
• The middle eastern cookbook - by Maria Khalifé
• La Cocina De Mamá by Penelope Casas - Spanish food cookbook
• Prosciutto Pancetta Salame a cookbook for these classic ingredients, by Pamela Sheldon Johns- Italy
• Pomp and Sustenance Twenty-five Centuries of Sicilian Food by Mary Taylor Simeti (Sicily - a history with authentic recipes better than most cookbooks)
• A Culinary Journey in gascony: recipes and stories from my french canal boat by Kate Hill (France -personal anecdotes with regional recipes)
• my mexico a cookbook and a reminisence, by Diana Kennedy
• the silver spoon from Phaidon press, the translation of one of Italy's favorite cookbooks
• tamales 101: A Beginner's Guide to Making Traditional Tamales - by Alice Guadalupe Tapp
• classic vegetarian cooking from the middle east & north africa  by Habeeb Salloum
• The calcutta kitchen by Simon Parkes & Udit Sarkhel
• The Lebanese Kitchen - Quick & Healthy Recipes by Monique Bassila Zaarour

Family Style Cookbooks (see also nostalgia below)

• the texas cowboy cookbook by Robb Walsh
• Fan Fare: A playbook of great recipes for tailgating or watching the game at home  - cookbook by Debbie Moose
• Talk with your mouth full: the hearty boys cookbook - by 'The Hearty Boys' -Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh
• not your mother's slow cooker: recipes for entertaining by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann
• culinary confessions of the pta divas by Anne-Marie Hodges with Pam Brandon
• the gourmet potluck: show-stopping recipes for the buffet table - by Beth Hensperger
• from warehouse to your house by Sally Sampson
• around my mother's table compiled by Lisa Burton
• kosher by design short on time by Susie Fishbein
• The Potluck Cookbook: Classic Recipes for any Occasion by Dolores Kostelni
• the gourmet slow cooker, volume II: Regional Comfort-Food Classics, by Lynn Alley
• the gourmet toaster oven by Lynn Alley

Food Nostalgia Book Reviews

• retro ranch: a roundup of classic cowboy cookin' - by C.W. Welch
• retro fiesta: a gringo's guide to Mexican party planning - by Geraldine Duncann
• retro diner: Comfort food from the american roadside - by Linda Everett
• more retro diner: a second helping of roadside recipes - by Randy Garbin & Teri Dunn
• Chocolate: The Sweet History - by Beth Kimmerle
• america's great delis - a nostalgic tour, and a cookbook as well by Sheryll Bellman
• around my mother's table compiled by Lisa Burton

Jam and Preserve Cookbook Reviews

• the jamlady cookbook - cookbook by Beverly Ellen Schoonmaker Alfeld

Seafood Cookbook Reviews

• pike place public market seafood cookbook - cookbook by Braiden Rex-Johnson
• Roy's Fish & Seafood: Recipes from the Pacific Rim - cookbook by Roy Yamaguchi

Soup Cookbooks Reviews

• The Soup Peddler's Slow & Difficult Soups - cookbook by David Ansel (see also Culinary Memoir)
• Mollie Katzen's Recipes: Soups by Mollie Katzen
• 500 soups: the only soup compendium you'll ever need - cookbook by Susannah Blake

• hungry planet: what the world eats - by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio
• the story of tea - by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
• hot drinks: cider, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, spiced punch, spirits - by Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
• wine across america - by Charles O'Rear and Daphne Larkin
• the food snob's dictionary - by David Kamp and Marion Rosenfeld
• good spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist, by A. J. Rathbun
• On Food and Cooking: The Science And Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee ****
• the chile pepper encyclopedia - by Dave DeWitt
• Spice: The history of a temptation by Jack Turner
• The Wilder Shores of Gastronomy edited by Alan Davidson with Helen Saberi
• Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Light and Dark by Mort Rosenblum
• the history of food by Reay Tannahill
• the united states of arugula by David Kamp

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Miscellaneous Reviews- Too Good to Miss

• A year in the world: journeys of a passionate traveller travel and cookbook combined by Frances Mayes
• the art & character of nutcrackers - by Arlene Wagner - not a cookbook, but so full of surprises and enchantment that we must include it
• Celebrating Women by Paola Gianturco
• Good Luck Life by Rosemary Gong
• the itty bitty kitchen handbook - Justin Spring
• cowboy up - photographs by Arthur Frank
• Keeping Hearth & Home in Old Texas - compiled & Edited by Carol Padgett, Ph.D
• ¡viva colores! by Paola Gianturco and David Hill.
• A Traveller’s Wine Guide to France by Christopher Fielden, and Jim Budd

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