BOOK REVIEW: Chef in the Vineyard: Fresh and Simple Recipes from Great Wine...
Recently, I had the good fortune not only to acquire a copy of John Sarich's latest book, Chef in the Vineyard, but to experience a guided tasting by the wizard of wine-food pairings himself. The post...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: The Complete Guide to Bed & Breakfast Inns and Guesthouses —...
Pamela Lanier's Twenty-Eighth Edition of The Complete Guide To Bed & Breakfast Inns and Guesthouses International arrived on my porch early one afternoon. Its soft-hued cover showcasing a fluffy...
View ArticleBook Review: The Wine Seekers’ Guide to the Livermore Valley
The Wine Seekers' Guide to the Livermore Valley, by Tom Wilmer was not written for the wine snob. The book is aimed at those of us who don't understand the intricacies of the grape. He says the wine...
View ArticleBook Review: In the Land of Misfits, Pirates and Cooks
Chef Bennett's book starts out with a long title: In the Land of Misfits, Pirates and Cooks, Orchestrating Florida's Caribbean Pantry into a Modern Metropolitan Cuisine. The rest is intriguing, well...
View ArticlePowerful Places: Ireland, by Elyn Aviva and Gary White
This is a candid and useful book, with everything included from a discussion of how visitation is changing the character and impact of a site to GPS headers that help the visitor find remote places....
View ArticleBook Reviews: “Spectacular Alaska” and “This Is Munich”
Terrific Travel Tomes: “Spectacular Alaska” and “This Is Munich” All kinds of books keep coming down the chute to beguile, amuse, inform and entertain readers. A delightful duo from Universe Publishers...
View ArticleRizzoli – -The Travel Book Hits Keep on Coming
A new collection of stunning titles for the spring from Rizzoli publishers is there for the taking, the reading the keeping. From Alain Ducasse, to a Walk in Paris, to Seasons of New York, to Fiat in...
View ArticleBook Review –– Two Rizzoli Charmers for the Spring -“Paul R. Williams Classic...
Paul R. Williams Classic Hollywood Style The book is pricey but it truly is a collectible from Rizzoli by Karen E. Hudson ($65.00, 240 pages) “Paul R. Williams Classic Hollywood Style.” For more than...
View ArticleBook Review — Travel Reading for All Tastes –“Blue Water, Green Skipper”
There are books focused on travel, all pretty and heavily illustrated and those are what most people seem to opt for – nifty coffee table decorations. That effort and choice has its place. And then...
View ArticleFeast of the Gods–Classic Greek Cooking by Theodore Alexander Fouros
Theodore Alexander (Alexis) Fouros grew up on a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea and began cooking at age five with his mother, aunts and grandmother. His love for cooking led to the opening of his...
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