Writer, EaterTwo months of book reviews on The Gastronomer's Bookshelf you might like, including The Clatter of Forks and Spoons, Anjum's New Indian, Indulge: 100 Perfect Desserts, and The Complete Robuchon!
Michel Cluizel's Chocolatrium
I've never been to a chocolate factory. I've long dreamt of bathing in couverture, taking illicit bites of bonbons on the production line, and other interesting fantasy activities. Even in a chocoland like France it's almost impossible to come close to such an opportunity. The Chocolatrium at Michel Cluizel is a lukewarm towel to the cold shower of chocoholic frustrations.
More reviews on The Gastronomer's Bookshelf
The latest reviews on The Gastronomer's Bookshelf include Mark Robinson's Izakaya, Michael Ruhlman's Ratio, Pierre Hermé's Macaron, and more.
Latest reviews on The Gastronomer's Bookshelf
We've added six more reviews on The Gastronomer's Bookshelf in recent weeks. Venezia, Under Pressure, and more.
Reviews: A Day at elBulli and Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics
A heads-up that The Gastronomer's Bookshelf has two new reviews by Mark and me. A Day at elBulli and, as quite a contrast, Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics. We hope you enjoy them!
TASTY PRESERVES
Some disappointments don't need naming
Allegedly popular and probably good -- a recent tip-off about a new fancy-cake-place in Melbourne. It was the sort of tip you might embrace with exuberant expectation, but which history has taught you to approach circumspectly for fear of desperate disappointment. The place will not be named. I'm not convinced it deserves publicity. [...]
Read more Tue 11 Sep, 2007
Eating my way to midnight 2008 — duck, pistachios and stollen
The last week of the year was delicious. I hope the same goes for all my readers and correspondents! Here are the highlights of the Christmas week and some reminders of many fun articles from 2008, with a few pretty photos thrown in. If...
Read more Wed 31 Dec, 2008London 2007
It's three years since I was last in Britain and I was curious to see what might have changed in the food scene. It wasn't hard to miss the popularity of gastropubs, the growth of decent...
Read more Fri 24 Aug, 2007Review: Eating Between the Lines, by Rebecca Huntley
Eating Between the Lines has received a bit of media attention since its publication recently. I heard a radio interview with the author and found the discussion interesting. I've now worked my way through the book and as you'll read, I wasn't impressed. This is a work which ranges too broadly and has difficulty bringing together the threads. The author specialises in well...
Read more Sun 23 Nov, 2008
