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Best Food Writing 2008

Best Food Writing 2008
From Da Capo Lifelong Books

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Best Food Writing 2008 once more authoritatively and appealingly assembles the finest culinary prose from the past year’s books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and Web sites. This anthology features both established food writers and rising stars addressing everything from celebrated chefs to the travails of the home cook, and from erudite culinary history to food-inspired memoirs. By turns opinionated, evocative, nostalgic, sensuous, and just plain funny, it’s a tasty sampler to dip into time and again, whether you’re in the mood for foie gras or fruitcake.

Like previous collections, Best Food Writing 2008 will include writers such as Colman Andrews, Anthony Bourdain, Frank Bruni, Bill Buford, Barbara Kingsolver, Madhur Jaffrey, Ruth Reichl, Raymond Sokolov, Jeffrey Steingarten, and many others.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #68588 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-10-20
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 400 pages

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. A culinary cross-section of the latest news and trends in food, the latest collection from series editor Hughes covers all corners of the kitchen. Jason Sheehan masterfully recounts the painful trials and tribulations of molecular gastronomy; John Kessler's all-too-relatable essay on the moral dilemma of cheap grocery store tenderloin will have foodies nodding along; and rhapsodic accounts of the quest for the perfect fried clams, biscuit, and patty melt will get readers salivating. Not all is sweetbreads and light, as contributors pull back the curtain on cloned meat, detail a lauded salumeria's lengthy and expensive battles with the health department, and respectfully convey the kaleidoscope of emotions a restaurateur feels when closing a restaurant. The most important essay in the book, which deserves reading by any American who eats out, is "Guess Who's Making Your Dinner," from veteran food writer Robb Walsh (Legends of Texas Barbecue), an exploration of the Mexican-American contribution to dining in America. An exceptional collection worth revisiting, this will be a surefire hit with epicureans and cooks.
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Review

Tampa Tribune, 11/9/08
“If you’re looking to find new authors and voices about food, there’s an abundance to chew on here.”


Publishers Weekly, 11/24/08“An exceptional collection worth revisiting, this will be a surefire hit with epicureans and cooks.”
 


Los Angeles Times, 12/3/08
“Some of these stories can make you burn with a need to taste what they're writing about.”


PopMatters.com, 12/19/08
"Fascinating to read now, this book will also be interesting to pick up a year from now, or 10 ears from now."

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 in New York City.

Customer Reviews

Stick-to-your-ribs Writing5
The Best Food Writing series is wonderful not only for the great writing, but also as a snapshot of the food-writing zeitgeist, and this year's collection is no exception. Five stars may be a little generous -- this collection doesn't particularly stand out from the others -- but I read it end-to-end nonstop and then was sorry it was over, and that always counts for something. Best Food Writing 2008 also does a good job of balancing online writing with longer print-based pieces. The last section, "Personal Tastes," was my favorite, particularly "Roadtrip to Chinatown" by Eve M. Tai and Dorothy Allison's "Panacea."

A feast of culinary prose from the past year's books, newspapers, newsletters and web sites5
The annual editions of BEST FOOD WRITING are real winners featuring a feast of culinary prose from the past year's books, newspapers, newsletters and web sites. Chapters range from The Restaurant biz to home Cooking and Dining Around, making for a powerful collection of essays and vignettes perfect for both culinary and literary libraries.