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The Best Cookbooks and Food Literature of 2013
Evan discusses the holiday season cookbook avalanche, including some of the best books of the year.
By Evan Kleiman • • 58m ListenEvan discusses the holiday season cookbook avalanche including some of the best books of the year, from Michael Paterniti's gripping novel The Telling Room to chef Daniel Patterson's coffee table cookbook Coi.
In this episode
7 storiesCelia Sack on the Best Cookbooks of 2013
Celia Sack is the owner of Omnivore Books in San Francisco. She joins Evan for the second year in a row to talk about the best cookbooks of 2013. Sack's favorites for bakers are Seriously Bitter Sweet by Alice Medrich and Sweet by Valerie Gordon. Chad Robertson's Tartine Book No.
Read the story7 minEinat Admony: Balaboosta
Einat Admony owns two restaurants in New York, Taim and Balaboosta . Her new cookbook, Balaboosta , features recipes from her Yemenite and Persian upbringing.
Read the story7 minLorena Jones and the Healthy State of Cookbook Publishing
Lorena Jones is the publishing director for food books at Chronicle Books in San Francisco.
Read the story8 minMichael Paterniti Recounts the Tale behind 'The Telling Room'
Michael Paterniti is the author of The Telling Room : A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese. He recounts the true story of his trip to Guzman, Spain where he met a cheesemaker named Ambrosio who told him a story about a cheese from a family recipe, which he claimed was among the best cheese in the world.
Read the story12 minDaniel Patterson and His Chef-driven Cookbook
Daniel Patterson runs five restaurants in California. His new cookbook, Coi : Stories and Recipes, is part of an emerging category of chef-driven cookbooks.
Read the story9 minMarket Report
Farmer Troy Regier of Regier Family Farms talks about the recent freeze that's affected some of his crops and how he's protected his popular Satsumas. Chef Susan Feniger of Border Grill and Ciudad discusses her brand new restaurant, Mud Hen Tavern in Hollywood, that features cocktails that use ingredients from the farmers' market.
Read the story7 minJonathan Gold Reviews Colonia Taco Lounge
Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Colonia Taco Lounge in La Puente. He recommends the cauliflower taco, deep fried doraditos, queso fresco "campión" taco, barbacoa taco and the nachostada. Get there early for the duck confit and guacamole tacos which sell out quickly.
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