Foodies Read 2019
This year I’m listing another eight food-related books I’m planning to read. All choices may be changed on a whim, obviously:
- Asian Pickles by Karen Solomon
- How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food by Nigella Lawson
- Blood, Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
- The Gastronomical Me by M.F.K. Fisher
- Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands by Don Genova
- Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi
- Secrets of the Best Chefs by Adam D. Roberts
I’ve said this before, but I’d like to start reviewing cookbooks at some point, so I’ve listed a couple here to get the ball rolling. There’s also a few here that I never got to from last year’s list.
I picked up Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands last year with the intention of doing a few road trips over the summer to find a few of these places, but that didn’t really happen. This year, however, I’ll be looking for new places to visit on the motorcycle, so this will be the perfect excuse. It’s now four years old, so many of the places may be gone or not what they once were, but I think it will still be a fun reason to explore.
As always, I’ll be following along with what other’s read in the challenge, so some of their choices may find their way over here throughout the year.
4 Comments
nikki @bookpunks
Awesome challenge. I am considering joining up. I read my cookbooks like they are books, straight through, when I first get them, and they are certainly my most-often-leafed-through bookshelf section. I would be curious to hear what you think of Plenty. While I found it interesting to read through, it is very, very far from my cooking style, and it is not the kind of book I like to cook from. What is your current favorite cookbook then?
Rob
Dooo iiiit!
I read my cookbooks the same way, and then sometimes I forget to cook anything from them, hah. I haven’t actually cooked anything from Plenty yet, but I’m thinking I’ll do the Eggplant with Buttermilk Sauce this week and see how that goes.
Bit of a weird choice, but my most recent favourite is that Asian Pickles book I listed. It sounds very generic, but it’s actually great. Planning to try a few more of those recipes and use that as my first review, I think.
Jane
What a good idea, the only one I know is How To Eat which I love, but is interesting to follow a recipe when it’s broken up with memories of her great aunt Mira! And I’d love to hear about Plenty. . .
Rob
How To Eat has been on my shelf for a while now, and I need to get to it. I have a feeling I’ll really enjoy it. Love it when recipes are told alongside the memories and stories of where they come from.