Posted on October 25, 2019
by curlygeek04
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This is my first time reading Reichl, and I found this book fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable. Reichl describes her background and what led her into cooking and then restaurant critiquing, but most of the book is spent describing her years as the editor of… Continue Reading “Memoir Review: Ruth Reichl’s Save Me the Plums”
Posted on March 12, 2019
by curlygeek04
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The first half of this book was really interesting. Andres writes a lot about the history of Puerto Rico and what happened with Hurricane Maria. Also really interesting are his early impressions about the state of the island contrasted with other relief efforts (in… Continue Reading “Review: We Fed an Island by Jose Andres and Richard Wolffe”
Posted on May 31, 2018
by curlygeek04
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I expected a book about Padma Lakshmi to be fascinating, and it was. She’s interesting to me for a few reasons. She hosts one of my favorite series, Top Chef, a show that somehow avoids the dumb theatrics and contrived plots of most reality… Continue Reading “Review: Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi”
Posted on October 2, 2013
by curlygeek04
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I don’t remember what made me pick up this book. For whatever reason, I requested a free copy on NetGalley and once I had one, I felt obligated to read it. And I’m glad I did. If you don’t know this about me, I… Continue Reading “Tomorrow there will be Apricots by Jessica Soffer”