Book Review

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Book Review: Blood, Bones & Butter

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri April 29, 2011

“Here’s the thing about this book: Hamilton can write. Like really, really write, not just chronicle her life, or be self-aware enough to bring poignancy to her experiences. It’s almost maddening that she can be both a talented chef and such a phenomenal writer.”

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Book Review: Entertaining with the Sopranos

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri January 21, 2011

“If you have ever attended an Italian wedding and wondered about that tray of rainbow cookies called Venetians, they’re in this book. Or if you remember your Italian roommate from college talking about Christmas Eve dinner, his mother’s recipe for Spaghetti with Red Clam Sauce is also here.”

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Book Review: Marcus of Umbria

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri July 2, 2010

“I suppose I’m a little biased about this book since I too took off for Italy in my mid-twenties, love food, dogs, and oh….happen to know Justine and think she’s pretty darned great. That said, Marcus of Umbria is a smart, funny well-told story that is guaranteed to please.”

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Book Review: The United States of Arugula

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri April 14, 2010

“Although it came out in 2006, The United States of Arugula: The Sun Dried, Cold Pressed, Dark Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution by David Kamp is an absolute must read for anyone interested in contemporary food culture and food politics. It spans nearly a century and highlights the pivotal figures and movements that brought French cooking to America, goat cheese and mesclun salad to your table, and sushi to your grocery store.”

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Book Review: A Homemade Life

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri April 2, 2010

“Reading A Homemade Life is like sorting through a chest filled with antique lace handkerchiefs. It’s a box of fancy chocolate where you smile and frown as you discover what’s inside each one.”

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Book Review: The Talisman Italian Cook Book

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri November 13, 2009

“The 1965 translation augmented, changed, and often eliminated Boni’s original recipes in order to tailor them to American tastes and the availability of ingredients. Today, it seems funny that mozzarella and ricottahad to be explained when one can buy a microwaveable paniniat gas stations across the country. (Hell, spellcheck doesn’t even highlight them!)”

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