Best Food Writing 2009 - Softcover

Hughes, Holly

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ISBN 10: 0738213691 ISBN 13: 9780738213699

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2010

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Look past the tinge of hyperbole, and Timothy Taylor makes a good point in the opening essay to this culinary collection when he asks, Who in the Western world isn’t a foodie now? He’s not complaining about crowded elbow room in the clubhouse of the elitely palated but, rather, pointing out that perhaps more than ever the simple act of consuming fuel has become a pervasive cultural obsession, bursting forth from glossy magazines, chic cookbooks, and more TV shows than an entire network devoted to food can carry. In this collection, just about every level of culinary curiosity gets a chance to shine, from Rachel Hutton’s ode to Spam to Mark Caro’s infiltration of underground foie gras cults. It’s patently ludicrous to state, as Eric LeMay does in his piece lamenting the FDA’s death grip on pasteurization, that when you eat cheese, you mainline the uncut elixir of life, but damn if it doesn’t make you want to rush to your nearest fromager, or at least make you wish you had one to begin with. --Ian Chipman

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Publishers Weekly, 10/26/09 "Editor Hughes skims the cream off a year's worth of culinary journalism in the latest annual. As with previous editions, Hughes captures the gastronomic zeitgeist in a broad range of essays...This is a sound reader for those looking to catch up on trends in the culinary world, but foodies already immersed in the culture are sure to find some overlooked gems." Booklist, 12/1/09 "In this collection, just about every level of culinary curiosity gets a chance to shine." Entertainment Weekly, 12/4/09 "With 50 delectable essays...the latest installation of the Best Food Writing series is less a literary meal than a stuff-your-face feast of gourmet journalism....all the pieces have a common ingredient: an insatiable, contagious curiosity about all things edible. And as if that weren't enough, their bite-size proportions even seem to anticipate your inevitable need for snack breaks." Sacremento Bee, 11/22/09 "This is a book worth devouring." The Hippo NH, 12/2/09 "Best Food Writing 2009 is that annual collection of food lust" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/2/09 "The cream of the crop of food writing compilations...The 2009 selections are the best yet." Publishers Weekly, 10/26/09 Editor Hughes skims the cream off a year s worth of culinary journalism in the latest annual. As with previous editions, Hughes captures the gastronomic zeitgeist in a broad range of essays This is a sound reader for those looking to catch up on trends in the culinary world, but foodies already immersed in the culture are sure to find some overlooked gems. Booklist, 12/1/09 In this collection, just about every level of culinary curiosity gets a chance to shine. Entertainment Weekly, 12/4/09 With 50 delectable essays the latest installation of the Best Food Writing series is less a literary meal than a stuff-your-face feast of gourmet journalism .all the pieces have a common ingredient: an insatiable, contagious curiosity about all things edible. And as if that weren't enough, their bite-size proportions even seem to anticipate your inevitable need for snack breaks. Sacremento Bee, 11/22/09 This is a book worth devouring. The Hippo NH, 12/2/09 Best Food Writing 2009 is that annual collection of food lust Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/2/09 The cream of the crop of food writing compilations The 2009 selections are the best yet. " "Publishers Weekly", 10/26/09 "Editor Hughes skims the cream off a year's worth of culinary journalism in the latest annual. As with previous editions, Hughes captures the gastronomic zeitgeist in a broad range of essays...This is a sound reader for those looking to catch up on trends in the culinary world, but foodies already immersed in the culture are sure to find some overlooked gems." "Booklist", 12/1/09 "In this collection, just about every level of culinary curiosity gets a chance to shine." "Entertainment Weekly", 12/4/09 "With 50 delectable essays...the latest installation of the "Best Food Writing" series is less a literary meal than a stuff-your-face feast of gourmet journalism....all the pieces have a common ingredient: an insatiable, contagious curiosity about all things edible. And as if that weren't enough, their bite-size proportions even seem to anticipate your inevitable need for snack breaks." "Sacremento Bee", 11/22/09 "This is a book worth devouring." "The Hippo" NH, 12/2/09 ""Best Food Writing 2009" is that annual collection of food lust" "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel", 12/2/09 "The cream of the crop of food writing compilations...The 2009 selections are the best yet." "San Francisco Magazine", 12/1/09 "This anthology is perfect for dipping into, whether you're craving something light...or something sweet." "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel", 12/2/09 "The cream of the crop of food writing compilations...The 2009 selections are the best yet." "San Francisco Magazine", 12/1/09 "This anthology is perfect for dipping into, whether you're craving something light...or something sweet." "San Jose Mercury News" "The book captures the gastronomic zeitgeist in a broad range of essays"

About the Author:

Holly Hughes, editor of the Best Food Writing series since its inception, is also the author of Frommer's 500 Places to Take the Kids Before They Grow Up. She lives with her family in New York City.

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