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Friday, February 04, 2005

Of General Interest

Over at the "mother blog", Happy Catholic:
  • Book Review: Sunshine by Robin McKinley
  • iPods Rock ... and Microsoft Employees Know It
  • Movie Review: Hero
  • Book Review: The Life of the World to Come by Kage Baker
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Julie's bookshelf: food-books

Katish: Our Russian Cook
3 of 5 stars
Katish: Our Russian Cook
by Wanda Frolov
Picked up this Modern Library edition using a Half Price Books gift certificate I received for my birthday. Just began it as I hadn't read anything food related in so long and after a while I've gotta have a fix. So far it is a charming, ge...
tagged: 2010, classic, currently-reading, food-books, memoir, and nonfiction
The Beer Trials
4 of 5 stars
The Beer Trials
by Robin Goldstein
#46 - 2010.

As with The Wine Trials, the authors give many different kinds of beer the paper-bag review treatment. This allows them to find the best tasting beer without prejudicing results by seeing labels or brands.

...
tagged: 2010, food-books, nonfiction, and review-copy
How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well
4 of 5 stars
How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well
by Eric Felten
#45 - 2010.

I always enjoyed reading Eric Felten's weekly cocktail column in the Wall Street Journal and was very sorry when it recently ended. Luckily, this book conveys the interesting combination of history and drink that Felt...
tagged: 2010, food-books, and history
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
4 of 5 stars
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
by Elizabeth Bard
#13 - 2010.

Took a flyer on this when I was given a Barnes and Noble gift card and they didn't have a single one of the six current books I was seeking. It carries the reader into the heart of living in Paris with young American ...
tagged: 2010, biography, food-books, and nonfiction
Confections of a Closet Master Baker
4 of 5 stars
Confections of a Closet Master Baker
by Gesine Bullock-Prado
#11 - 2010

Sandra Bullock's sister finally couldn't take Hollywood any more after running her famous sister's production company for years. She turned to her true passion, baking, and has a wonderful voice in this book about her ...
tagged: 2010, biography, food-books, and nonfiction

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