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CategoryReviewing Ruth Reichl
I love the way Ruth Reichl writes. I have pored over all of her books starting with “Garlic and Sapphires” – a humorous memoir of her time as a restaurant critic for The New York Times. Reichl is adamant she become the voice of everyday people and therefore goes to great lengths to make sure she is treated the same. No preferential treatment allowed. She enlists the help of Claudia Banks, a retired acting coach, to help her create ‘personas’ to disguise the fact that she is a restaurant critic. These ‘personas’ actually have names, outfits, wigs and makeup but … Continue Reading
“The Saucier’s Apprentice” by Bob Spitz
As many of you have become aware, I love to read. I have a pile of books on my bedside table and I read each night before I go to sleep. I tend to go through phases on which genre I might read at any given time. At the moment, I am going through the ‘Culinary Adventure’ genre. This genre is a bit like a novel in that it tells a story. It usually encompasses someone’s journey (maybe a chef or food critic) into the culinary world, notes are taken and then the whole experience put down into book form. They … Continue Reading
Pretty little herb known as Mache
The other morning I ventured in to my trusty fruit and vegetable man, George, and happened upon the prettiest little plant. Post investigation, I am duly informed that this perfect little specimen is called Mache or Valerianella locusta. It is a culinary herb otherwise known as ‘Lamb’s lettuce’. It’s delicate, petite leaves are sweet and tender with a mild nutty flavour. Mache has varied uses. It can be eaten raw as a salad vegetable, lightly blanched, used as a flavouring for stews or casseroles and finally as a decorative touch to a dish. It remains a popular herb in Europe where it is … Continue Reading
How Sweet It Is.
I had been anticipating my first taste. The greenish grey, cloudy, amber orb clung to the shiny plastic spoon like a petulant child unwilling to leave its mother. Would it taste sweet? Would it cling to the roof of my mouth? Would I like the taste? What would its taste remind me of? Today, I am writing about one thing – honey, a food item found in most pantries around the world. This delicious golden puddle can be used for a multitude of applications from sweetening a cup of tea to soothing a sore throat. It is the most loved … Continue Reading
Book Review
Never Order Chicken on a Monday by Matthew Evans. Random House ISBN 9781741666960 As I was browsing around the local library one chilly afternoon, I happened upon “Never Order Chicken on Monday” by Matthew Evans. Having just completed a food writing course with John Newton and being a complete devotee to anything even mentioning food in the title, I pounced on it. From there I found it very difficult to put this book down. I am not sure whether to call the book a novel or an autobiography – as it seems to be a mixture of both. The story traces … Continue Reading
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