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TheFuzzy
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:18 pm |
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Darcie,
Not so far. I'm only about 1/3 through the book, though.
Amusingly, the national cross-competition champion of the IFOCE is a 100lbs woman named Sonya Thomas. Apparently Sonya has some kind of freakish metabolism which allows/requires her to eat 10lbs of food a meal.
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javafiend
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:30 pm |
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Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:19 am Posts: 215 Location: Just outside of Philadelphia PA
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Ugh...the last time I saw video of the hot dog eating contest I nearly hurled on my couch
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 4:34 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:54 pm Posts: 1165 Location: New York
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Just started "Tomatoland - How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit" by Barry Estabrook. "Disturbing" is much too mild an adjective. So far my take from this is, stay far, far away from any tomatoes grown in Florida, especially by Ag-Mart and specifically in Immokalee. Nancy
Just finished. The last 1/3 was very inspiring, sharing the successful advocacy that has emerged in the last 10 years for the migrant workers in Fl. It was a well written book so, if you like this subject I recommend it!
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marygott
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:53 am |
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I heard an interview with that author. It was quite sobering.
I just read "Yes, Chef" by Marcus Samuelsson. It was an interesting read. He is Ethiopian born but was adopted by a Swedish family when he was small. He is kind of an anti-Bordain. Hard worker, head down, eye on the ball. just returning from Sweden myself made it even more interesting.
Mary
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:00 pm |
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I really enjoyed "An Embarrassment of Mangoes" by Ann Vanderhoof. She and her husband sail the Caribbean for two years but a lot of it is about cooking in their small sailboat kitchen and eating on the islands. Great storytelling, some good recipes.
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Lindsay
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:10 am |
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Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:18 pm Posts: 562 Location: Winchester, MA
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I just read "52 Loaves' by the same author who wrote the "$64 Tomato," William Alexander. The previous one was about his efforts to create a not-so-modest garden, this one was about a year-long effort to create the perfect artisan loaf at home (it includes a stint in a monastery in France). I thoroughly enjoyed it, as I did the previous book. He's obsessive, compulsive, driven, but also reflective, thoughtful, and intelligent.I certainly wouldn't want to marry him, but I'll read anything he writes.
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TheFuzzy
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:18 pm |
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So at a library book sale recently we picked up Vladimir Estragon's Waiting For Dessert. This book is a "best of" collection of his food columns from the Village Voice in the 70's and 80's. Estragon reads a lot like Calvin Trillin; his columns are more about him, his family, and life than they are about food, and they are very, very funny.
The book is long out of print, but if you can find a copy at a used bookstore, it's worth picking up.
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auntcy1
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:08 pm |
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Just finished "Heirloom, Notes from An Accidental Tomato Farmer" by Tim Stark. He has an organic farm in PA and sells at the Union Square Farmers Market in NYC. Mildly entertaining and informative but I really wouldn't recommend it. Summer reading is getting sparse...as are summer days. Nance
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 6:59 pm |
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TheFuzzy wrote: So at a library book sale recently we picked up Vladimir Estragon's Waiting For Dessert. This book is a "best of" collection of his food columns from the Village Voice in the 70's and 80's. Estragon reads a lot like Calvin Trillin; his columns are more about him, his family, and life than they are about food, and they are very, very funny.
The book is long out of print, but if you can find a copy at a used bookstore, it's worth picking up. Sounds interesting. I like a guy who can wordplay his own name.
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TheFuzzy
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:31 pm |
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Consider The Fork is a breezy, very readable history of cooking equipment and utensils. I've only read the first chapter, but it's an enjoyable read, if not particularly deep or well-researched (by my rather well-read standards, anyway). Recommended, especially as a summer read. Quote: ... I needed a table at Maxim's, a hundred bucks and a leggy blonde; what I had was a leg of lamb and no clues. I took hold of the joint. It felt cold and damp, like a coroner's handshake. Ever wonder how Raymond Chandler would write a recipe for leg of lamb? How John Steinbeck would make Mushroom Risotto, or how Homer would eulogize a pot of fenkata? Wonder no more -- go out and borrow or buy a copy of Kafka Soup right now. Absolutely hilarious. Makes a perfect gift for any foodie English major you know.
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