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Book Review: “A Very Good Year” by Mike Weiss
An expose on the relationships between the people behind a winery? We’re in. In “A Very Good Year: The Journey of a California Wine from Vine to Table”, San Francisco Chronicle journalist Mike Weiss spends one year of his life following winery Ferrari Carano as owners Don and Rhonda Carano, vineyard manager Steve Domenchelli, winemaker … Continue reading
Book review: Jacques Pepin’s “The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen”
Even I get tired of cooking (I never tire of eating, but at times, of cooking). During these slumps I need something new: a new recipe, a new ingredient… something to inspire me. During the latest of my culinary “slumps”, I picked up an old favorite: Jacques Pepin’s “The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen.” … Continue reading
Book Review: Patricia Wells’ “Trattoria”
“No culture better understands simplicity and the magic of culinary understatement: only the Italians can manage to slice a few tomatoes, drizzle them with olive oil, sprinkle them with sea salt and basil, and convince you to make a meal of it.” -Patricia Wells, “Trattoria” Patricia Wells could not have better summarized my love and … Continue reading