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The Most Personal of Cookbooks

While the title might strike some as proprietary, Diana Kennedy has indeed made Mexico her own, embracing the people and the culture through her exhaustive study of Mexican cuisine over the past fifty years.

11:55AM Thu. Oct. 24, 2013, Virginia B. Wood Read More | Comment »

How Do You Define Soul Food?

"What’s the difference between Southern food and soul food?” That is a question I hear a lot. My answer is always the same: Depends on whom you ask.

1:48PM Fri. Sep. 20, 2013, Toni Tipton-Martin Read More | Comment »

Cookbook Review: 'Bacon Nation'

It is difficult to resist drooling while leafing through the pages of Bacon Nation by Peter Kaminsky and Marie Rama (Workman Publishing, $14.95). The book includes 125 pictures and recipes; complete with appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, sides, desserts, and breakfast items.

9:30AM Wed. Sep. 18, 2013, Derek Van Wagner Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

KUTX & Mueller Rock the Park w/ Geto Gala, Lucas Miller

Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater

Selena Birthday Week Celebration at French Legation Museum

Keira Nova, She23, Ayo Tamz, Maurvice, Envy N, Caleb Lemons at Flamingo Cantina

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Cookbook Review: 'Treme - Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans'

Fans of the New Orleans-based HBO series Treme are in for a treat. Not only is the companion cookbook to the series just out in print, but Treme story editor and cookbook author Lolis Eric Elie will be teaching a class at the Central Market Cooking School on Saturday, Aug. 24, based on recipes from the book.

9:30AM Thu. Aug. 22, 2013, Virginia B. Wood Read More | Comment »

The Casserole Queens Make a Meal

The Casserole Queens, otherwise known as Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock, think beyond the casserole dish with their second cookbook, The Casserole Queens Make-A-Meal-Cookbook (Clarkson Potter, $17.99). Within it are 100 recipes for busy home cooks to assemble meals for any given weeknight or for a special occasion.

10:00AM Wed. Aug. 21, 2013, Melanie Haupt Read More | Comment »

'What the Fuck Should I Drink?'

Have a friend that simply must throw the word "fuck" onto every single sentence? We’ve found the ideal cocktail book just for them!

10:00AM Mon. Jul. 29, 2013, Wes Marshall Read More | Comment »

Fermentation Party in Your Mouth

Fermentation is a Neolithic metabolic process employing bacteria and patience to create food and drinks for flavor and health. From ancient ales to modern twists on kimchi, the culture of bacterial cultures has evolved into a fun and increasingly popular art form.

3:45PM Mon. Jul. 22, 2013, Jessi Cape Read More | Comment »

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: 'The Drunken Botanist' Reviewed

“This book came out of a conversation with a fellow plant researcher, when he told me he didn’t care for gin,” Amy Stewart told me during her recent visit to Austin to promote her latest best seller, The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks (Ten Speed Press, $19.95).

9:18AM Wed. Jul. 3, 2013, Claudia Alarcón Read More | Comment »

Cookbook Review: 'Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese'

It is not often that a cookbook comes around and instantly engages me to the degree that I stop what I’m doing to read it.

9:00AM Thu. Jun. 27, 2013, Jessi Cape Read More | Comment »

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