The Pacific Northwest is known as a foodie paradise and Darrin Nordahl keeps that reputation alive with his book, Eating the Pacific Northwest. Nordahl begins his belief with a brief history of the area and how food indigenous to the area [...]
The premise of The Missing Ingredient is how time plays a role in food, but, this book explores so much more than just time. The book has sections based on Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years. Linford weaves her own personal [...]
The Paleo diet has become popular over the past few years but it can be overwhelming to sift through information found online and books. This book, Paleo for Unicorns: Eat the Patriarchy, helps the Paleo novice sort through the ins and outs of [...]
The small brown and pink whimsical cover immediately makes the potential reader curious about what Chocolatology potentially offers. Who doesn’t love chocolate and this quirky book reminds us of all the reasons why chocolate intrigues us. The [...]
Field Roast is an artisan vegan meat recipe cookbook that is filled with 101 different and delicious recipes to make and savor. A lot of these recipes use grain meat which is a simple wheat flour that is molded into sausage or roast shapes. It [...]
What’s old is new again and food trends are no exception. Due to an increase in autoimmune, gut health, and general health concerns, incorporating fermented foods into one’s diet is becoming popular. The Cultured Cook, by Michelle Schoffro Cook, [...]
Cioletti passion for booze is evident in The Drinkable Globe. It appears that Cioletti left no stone unturned in his detailed anthology of global alcohol. History lessons, fun facts, and personal favorites are littered throughout the book. [...]
Frazier is the founder of No Meat Athlete, a blog focused on a plant-based diet for athletes. Frazier is passionate about how plant-based diets can fuel world class athletes and with this book, he has taken it up a notch by excluding oils, too. [...]
This finely curated book drew me in with promise of two of my favorite things: whiskey and pie, of which I found along with some talented writing. The authors’ styles are varied from poetry, essays and short stories, although I think [...]
Any wine enthusiast, especially one interested in the Willamette Valley, will pour over Willamette Valley Wineries by Barbara Smith Randall. Painstaking research clearly went into this book. Each page is littered with photos coupled with [...]
There is an extensive range of beverages from non-alcoholic to alcoholic of which one can enjoy and become a connoisseur. Perhaps the one expert and authority most have a vague familiarity with is the sommelier, who is knowledgeable about the [...]
Looking for some food inspiration? Relaxation by coloring? Something to spur your creativity? Something to make you hungry? Behold Cinnamon Bun Dreams by Squishable, a designer of plush toys. Adult coloring books are all the rage and this book [...]
Nicole Hunn and her Gluten-Free Small Bites give the reader 100 gluten-free recipes in her fifth book on gluten-free cooking. The focus of this book is hand held treats for entertaining, as well as on-the-go eating. Eight chapters range from [...]
I really enjoy ‘food lit’ or books about food, chefs, and stories with food woven in. This book falls right into that category. Igor Klekh’s poignant, humorous, and authentic (at least to this reader) voice is translated by [...]
The first edition of Best Food Writing came out in 2000 and the goal remains the same, “to provide a robust mix of what’s up in the world of food writing.” And so the 2016 edition does just that by providing a wide range of food writing on a [...]
In The Taste of Egypt Dyna Eldaief strives to make the familiar home cooking of her Egyptian childhood accessible to American homes as well. This cookbook contains the basic elements of the Egyptian meal, broken down into snacks and starters, [...]
Successful cookbook author Sheri Brooks Vinton returns with Eat it Up, a cookbook that helps cooks make creative uses of food items they might otherwise throw away. Like Vinton’s other book, this book offers clear, no-nonsense advice, and [...]
Betty LaDuke is a prolific artist with a long career and an intriguing story. Born to Jewish parents in New York, she traveled to Mexico as a young artist and got to know the people who worked on the land. Then later, living in Oregon, she spent [...]
Forked is the exploration into restaurants and the people that work inside them. Saru Jayaraman has made it her mission to expose the plight of the American restaurant worker with thorough research and storytelling from actual employees. Each [...]
Although Life Without a Recipe is not as captivating as previous books by Diana Abu-Jaber, it does offer interesting insights into family life. Abu-Jaber shares stories of her grandmother, Grace (who loved sweets), and her father, Bud, with his [...]
