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1.The Silver Spoon by: Various October 14, 2005
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My step father was an Italian restauranteur and had a copy of this same book in Italian throughout his career. He even had it rebound a few years back. During his life he ran a hotel in Rome and cooked for cardinals that came there from the vatican using recipes from the Silver spoon. I was therefore thrilled when this came out in English and so far have bought 3 copies so that both my daughters have them for their homes. They use them daily. Not only is this the authentic cookery book for Italian food lovers it is amazingly economical, utilising seasonal fresh foods and not that many ingredients unlike so many newer recipes. Risotto with carrots for example is fantastically creamy as the carrot is pureed. Highly ... Read More:

2.The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine by: Benjamin Wallace August 29, 2008
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Mr. Wallace has produced a great read that is interesting from a historical prospective while it harpoons the very wealthy whose pursuit of money is no longer satisfying. Nope, these folks have to pursue a type of collectable that they cannot have any provenance for, which experts in the field can only hope to guess at what the bottle contains. Wine that is a century younger than the bottle on the book cover might at best be "recognizable as wine", unless of course it has become an ingredient for salad dressing. The central charlatan in this tale is a master at exploiting the wishes of collectors and even the experts that should know better. Or perhaps that do know better and just let their own egos persuade them that in spite of zero evidence the ... Read More:

3.The American Diner Cookbook: More Than 450 Recipes and Nostalgia Galore by: Linda Everett, Elizabeth McKeon 2003-02
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This is probably the best cookbook in my collection. I love food, especially American food, and everything that I've wanted to sample and never got the chance to, is in this book waiting for me to cook. I can't wait.

4.Eating For Victory: Healthy Home Front Cooking on War Rations (Official Wwii Info Reproductns) by: Foreword by Jill Norman September 06, 2007
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The introduction to this book sets the scene of the wartime kitchen and beyond during rationing, and continues with reproductions of wartime leaflets. For content I would have given this book five stars but marked it down by one since I found some of the reproductions rather difficult to read due to poor quality - even with my super new reading glasses. This book is not just a nostalgic look at the past but contains valuable nutritional advice which is as applicable today with the range of foods available to us as it was then. Given the current economic climate and the need for us all to reduce food and energy waste, there are many useful tips to pick up from this book. Filling, wholesome food and a balanced diet is possible with good ... Read More:

5.Honey from a Weed: Fasting and Feasting in Tuscany, Catalonia, the Cyclades and Apulia by: Patience Gray December 20, 2001
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This edition is the updated version with foreword from John Thorne and is interspersed with charming black and white illustrations, from Corinna Sargood. And since Rick Stein mentioned it on his latest TV series, `Mediterranean Escapes', the few copies that were still available have flown out of Amazon and off the shelves of the second-hand bookshops! Now it is getting rather hard to find! `Patience Gray, known for her 1950's classic, `Plats du Jour', has written a passionate autobiographical cookery book, Mediterranean through and through, and as compelling as a first-class novel. Sharing her life with a sculptor it was his appetite for marble and sedimentary rocks which took them to Tuscany, Catalonia, Naxos and Apulia. ... Read More:

6.Wartime Recipes (Cookery) (Cookery) by: David Notley October 26, 1998
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A great recipe book if you are looking for recipes from a bygone age then i would recommend this book.When you make the recipes it gives you a true idea of what they really had to endure. Buy the book and make some of the recipes and I believe you wont be disappointed.

7.Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Food (Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History) by: Herve This November 01, 2007
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A great recipe book if you are looking for recipes from a bygone age then i would recommend this book.When you make the recipes it gives you a true idea of what they really had to endure. Buy the book and make some of the recipes and I believe you wont be disappointed.

8.Six Thousand Years of Bread: Its Holy and Unholy History by: H.E. Jacob October 01, 2007
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This book highlights the connections between religion, science, and the most basic of foods in ways I never realized. The rich history of bread detailed here gives me new insights into my career as a baker. Great reading for professionals and food history lovers!

9.Beeton's Book of Household Management (Southover Historic Cookery & Housekeeping Series) by: Mrs. Beeton January 01, 1996
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This is an absolute gem of a book whether you are studying social history or just have an interest in lifestyles and cookery from the 19th century. It covers everything from running a household, etiquette to cookery and home medicines. (I do not recommend trying the latter as times have moved on - but make an interesting read) The pictures are superb and the recipies are a challenge but good fun to try. The household management section is a real eyeopener for historians and interested people alike. This book would make a fabulous christmas present for any 'lady/gentleman of the house' or aspiring cooks.

10.The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by: Michael Pollan April 24, 2007
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An elegantly and thoughtfully written book on the modern food industry that feeds us. Pollan demonstrates a refreshing openness, sharing how his journey through mass produced, organic, and hunter-gatherer food systems affects him without ever sinking into sentimentality - even when shooting a wild pig his insight into what it means to be a hunter is superb. Without doubt one of the best books on food that I have ever read and one that will withstand the test of time, if for no other reason than the issues he covers of where our food comes from, how it is produced and what that might mean are as relevant today as they ever have been.

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