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Foodie Reading List, Fall 2009

Written by Team Project Foodie

Thursday, 22 October 2009

Are you looking for some great food reading now that the chilly weather of fall has arrived? Read on for our picks of Fall Foodie Reading ranging from memoirs to city farming to being a foodie to the most entertaining, yet educational, book on cheese we've ever laid our hands on…

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Cheese Chronicles by Liz Thorpe - If you browsed even one cheese book then you probably know that they either tend to be rather dry, although highly educational, or fluffy and lacking of information. Not the Cheese Chronicles. Liz Thorpe has filled this book not only with wonderful details on the making, marketing and eating of cheese but also with her outgoing, entertaining and down-right honest personality. Liz will have you drooling for cheese while laughing out loud. The Cheese Chronicles tells the story of cheese through Liz's adventures with the cheese makers and chef's she interacts with as part of her job at New York's Murray's Cheese. Incidentally, she also presents, without any preaching whatsoever, one of the best motivational descriptions I've read for local, non-mass produced food. - picked by Foodie Pam

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Confections of a Closet Master Baker by Gesine Bullock-Prado - In this memoir Gesine Bullock-Prado shares her story of escaping the grip of a fast-paced, and totally unappealing to her, life as a Hollywood executive to the highly demanding life of a small-town Bakery owner. As you would anticipate, she does mention her famous sister, but that's not why you should read this book. This is truly Gesine's story and she is the well-deserving star who depicts the good, bad and hysterical aspects of going from one who likes to bake to one who bakes professionally (albeit with no professional training). Mixed within, Gesine shares some of her recipes, although sadly (and justifiably) not that of her famous Macaroons. - picked by Foodie Pam

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Farm City by Novella Carpenter - As a child of Hippie parents growing up in rural Idaho, Novella Carpenter really shouldn't be surprised that she ended up with a farm herself and it isn't that she now has a farm but more where that farm is. Novella has taken the term Urban Homesteading to a whole new level with her Ghost Town Farm in O-Town (that would be Oakland, California for those unfamiliar with the lingo). Come along as she retells her journey that landed her in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country where against all odds she has created her own little piece of paradise. You will laugh and you shake your head in wonder, but in the end you will believe. - picked by Heather Jones

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Au Revoir to all that: Food, Wine, and the end of France by Michael Steinberger - Long before Julia Child, the French were known for having the best food in the world. After Ms. Child introduced us to the art of French Cooking, Americans couldn't wait to hop a plane and experience the food for themselves, in addition to recreating it in their own kitchens. But in the last 30 years the food in France has suffered a serious decline. "Le Big Mac" has become the dinner of choice as opposed to Boeuf Bourguignon. In this book, Michael Steinberger sets out to find out exactly why the dining habits of the world's most cosmopolitan eaters has changed. Although not a light read, it is engaging and will have you longing for the France of years past when fresh bread and good butter were part of the daily breakfast table instead of Coco Puffs. - picked by Heather Jones

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The Foodie Handbook: The almost Definitive Guide to Gastronomy by Pim Techamuanvivit - People have different ideas about what it means to be a Foodie. For one, you either love the word or you hate it and whether you are a home cook or a professional chef the word Foodie should mean one thing, that you have a true passion for great food. Blogger and Food Writer Pim Techamuanvivit understands this and does a good job of helping you seek out and learn to enjoy the best food possible. Pim, with her fun light hearted prose, tells you how to cook, eat, drink, and be a fabulous foodie in general. She shares some of her favorite fool proof recipes, like her now infamous Pad Thai, and offers up a top 50 list of foodie experiences not to be missed. Although this book is not the final word where Foodie eating habits are concerned, her message is clear and her passion for food is infectious. - picked by Heather Jones

Disclosure: Review copies of books discussed in this post may have been provided to Project Foodie by publicists and/or publishers.

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 October 2009 )