Book Review

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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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Book Review: Waverley Root’s The Food of Italy

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri September 21, 2009

“Before getting to the book I just ask you to say out loud: WAVERLEY ROOT. What a great name! It sounds like a posh tearoom in Notting Hill or an heirloom turnip grown in Jamie Oliver’s garden.”

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Book Review: Arthur Schwartz’s New York City Food

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri August 28, 2009

“A self-proclaimed “opinionated history,” it contains food origin myths, lost recipes from New York landmarks, and a breathtaking survey of New York’s immigrant communities and their culinary contributions.”

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Book Review: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti

Danielle Oteriby Danielle Oteri August 6, 2009

“The real essence of this book is the desire to share love and affection through food. Food becomes a vehicle for both her best and worst inclinations. Meals like Spaghettini in a White Truffle Oil Peignoir are sensuous love letters.”

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