DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE BOOK ABOUT.....

or by Tony Bourdain?recently prompted by seeing a documentary about him, i remembered that i enjoyed his first book, so maybe it was time to read more of his books.do you have opinions to guide me?
same question but this time about cookbooks, fav. Thai ones?
thx much, mindy

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ssnsj134 November 8, 2024
i love reading urdu novels from the writers like umera ahmed and areej shah
 
LeBec F. March 1, 2024
i forgot to ask about Spanish cookbooks.
thx, mindy
 
Nancy March 3, 2024
Mindy, here are three possible directions
1) any of Penelope Casas books, about a handful, about Spanish cooking. Published beginning the mid 1980s, not mentioned a lot these days but like Diana Kennedy to Mexican cooking and Julia Child to French - an American who traveled widely and lived some or long time in the country she wrote about.

2) "The Family Meal" by Ferran Adria, 2011. Home cooking from one of the most adventurous chefs of the 20th century. Adapted from the staff meals commonly eaten before dining service begins.

3) "The Food of Spain" by Claudia Roden, 2011. A combination of food history and good recipes from a woman who grew up in Cairo, a city of many food traditions, then moved to Britain and worked in many European countries.

Enjoy,
Nancy
 
LeBec F. March 3, 2024
wow, terrific, nancy! that'll be my project today!!thx,mindy
 
LeBec F. March 6, 2024
i just finished a used amazon spree through p.casas and jose andras, from $2-$6, so thx to you! i forgot mr.bulli. now....
 
Emmie March 1, 2024
I'll confess that I've only read Kitchen Confidential, but if that's not the one you read, would highly recommend it. Re: Thai books, I like the Rosa's Thai Cafe cookbook, but I've also heard good things about Hot Thai Kitchen. Night + Market is great for more street food-style Thai.
 
LeBec F. March 3, 2024
great, will follow; thx much, mindy
 
LeBec F. March 4, 2024
i was lucky enough to choose MEDIUM RAW from my library today. WOW, 'YA GOTTA READ THIS! i'm going to bed reeeally late tonight! best, mindy
 
LeBec F. March 6, 2024
just in case you do decide to read more about or by him, i would not recommend his director's book. it started really well but then i switched to Medium Raw.
 
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