Princess Orchid Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I love food. I love reading about food. Am I the only one?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazeltree Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Must admit - it doesn't do much for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblomov Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 How do you mean "you like reading about food?" Are you a gourmet cook interested in ideas for new gastronomic creations? Or simply read about hearty meals and pretend you're the one eating them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nici Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I do enjoy flicking through receipe books to get new ideas - does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Orchid Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 I was thinking more along the lines of Joanne Harris, or Nina Killham's "How to cook a tart: a novel". Not recipe books. Although I do have a fair few of them, as well. Deviating from the "fiction" theme, I really enjoyed Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and "A Cook's Tour". And also the writings of Ruth Reichl, MFK Fisher, Elizabeth David etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I love, love, love reading about food. I really utterly recommend Jeffrey Steingarten's collections of essays from Vogue magazine, particularly the first book The Man Who Ate Everything; although It must have been something I ate is also very good. My favourite foody novel is The Debt To Pleasure by John Lanchester, which is fantastic, funny, black, and written as a cookbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblomov Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I was thinking more along the lines of Nina Killham's "How to cook a tart: a novel". Er...this is not on the same lines as "having a friend for lunch" is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Orchid Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 I love, love, love reading about food. I really utterly recommend Jeffrey Steingarten's collections of essays from Vogue magazine, particularly the first book The Man Who Ate Everything; although It must have been something I ate is also very good. My favourite foody novel is The Debt To Pleasure by John Lanchester, which is fantastic, funny, black, and written as a cookbook. I've read both the Jeffrey Steingartens, which I thoroughly enjoyed! Will have a look for the John Lancaster at some point soon. There are a couple more I've just remembered - "Vanilla beans and Brodo" (by Isabella Dusi), and the Rue Tatin books by Susan Loomis. Neither are fiction. And a fantastic murder-mysery that I cann't for the life of me remember the title of, but involved a pastry chef killed off by being locked into an industrial freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteffieB Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 What about Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Know what you mean - I've enjoyed books like 'The Food of Love' by Anthony Capella, 'On Rue Tatin' by Susan Loomis and 'Chocolat' by Joanne Harris. I also love reading Nigel Slater - I enjoyed 'Toast' and I like dipping into his 'Kitchen Diaries':) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicx27 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Yes, I like these sorts of books too. I really enjoyed Like Water for Chocolate, and I absolutely loved Toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratna Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I love reading about food! I really enjoyed Blackberry Wine & Five Quarters of an Orange by Joanne Harris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbwun_Lily Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 If you like novels with a food flavour then I'd recommend the mysteries written by Diane Mott Davidson featuring crime-solving caterer Goldy Schulz. There's even recipes included in the books. There's recipes in Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" too, if you haven't already read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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