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Transforming the Mundane to the Magical

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

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While I was not a Bourdain mega-fan prior to his death, I did always appreciate and respect him as someone striving to live an authentic life. He seemed to take a lot of joy out of wandering, and to have little patience for artifice. I like that. Another of his goals seems to have been to get people to veer off of their normally trodden paths and to try something new, just to see what was out there. Even though we’re very different kinds of men, I like to think we had those things in common. I picked up this […]

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12/13/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:68 |

Cute cooking manga

Kitchen Princess: Vol. 1 by Natsumi Ando (manga), Miyuki Kobayashi (story)

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My elementary school daughters have recently discovered the manga section at the library and due to their interest in cooking shows they brought home Kitchen Princess: Volume 1.  It is a classic shoujo manga.  Shoujo stories are aimed primarily at young females and are heavily focused on personal and romantic relationships this is no exception. The heart of the story is Najika Kazami an orphan (because of course she is) with the ability to remember everything she has ever tasted and can recreate a dish perfectly from just tasting it.  She loves food and cooking, preparing dishes for the joy of […]

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12/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:51 |

I was pleasantly surprised to be so absorbed in this book – cbr10bingo Delicious!

Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi

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A friend game me Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi as a birthday present.  She acknowledged that non-fiction isn’t really my thing but she thought I might find it interesting.  She hadn’t read the book herself but had heard good things about it.  I don’t recall ever having read an autobiography, or biography for that matter.  And my friend was completely correct about me not being into non-fiction.  This is only my second non-fiction book this year out of my current 47 reviews. Before starting this book I knew two things about Padma Lakshmi, that she modeled […]

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11/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:47 |

Putting the Howl in Howl-day

Ethan Long Presents Fangsgiving by Ethan Long

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Ethan Long Presents Fangsgiving is another Ethan Long gem with our favorite monsters. This time the monsters of the Fright Club are having Thanking at Vlad’s placed. However, when Vlad’s family comes to join them, he is excited to see them, but boy do things get out of hand! However, the Fright Club and Vlad’s family learn what it means to be a family, about cooperation, having a good time and leaving Spike, the dog, outside during dinner time.   Add this to your Fright Club collection. Or start a new tradition with celebrating holidays with the Fright Club. Valentines […]

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11/8/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:417 |

Did someone order another budding chef story?

Brave Chef Brianna by Sam Sykes, Selina Espiritu, Sarah Stern

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Here’s the basic premise of Brave Chef Brianna: a famous chef has become seriously ill, and he summons his 16 children, and tells them that whoever can start and run the most successful restaurant within a year will inherit his cooking empire (restaurants, tv, etc). His youngest child and only daughter is Brianna. She worries that she has less of a chance because her older brothers have all been working in the industry for years, while she’s fresh out of culinary school. The only place she can afford to start is Monster City, which happens to be, yes that’s right, […]

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7/27/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:45 |

We were just at the point of approaching and negotiating a gentle curve.

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

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Well, this was a lovely discovery! Kitchen was in a stack of books given to me very randomly by a friend who moved away a couple of years ago and did a big purge. She has great taste, but also loves to buy books, so I’m finding it all a little hit and miss. I wish I had picked this up the day my friend gave it to me. It is incredibly, beautifully written, so also I must give due credit to the translator, because it is translated from Japanese. The style is pretty stunning. I had just finished reading […]

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12/30/2017 's CBR9 Review No:51 |

Die Ross!

Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke

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Things have improved in my mind just a little since the disaster that was introducing Ross 2 books ago. There are still irritating moments when Hannah “struggles” to adjust to being married (What if Ross doesn’t like this?, I think I might want kids, but does he?), but at least the mystery solving is back to what it usually is, and there’s more Hannah and friends-family to bring back the banter. The twist this time is that Hannah actually does not discover any bodies. This time, it’s Delores’ turn. The change works out well enough, but the opening sequence of […]

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3/19/2017 's CBR9 Review No:22 |

Tea Porn for Tea Lovers.

The Tea Book: All Things Tea by Louise Cheadle and Nick Kilby

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Louise Cheadle and Nick Kilby run a company called Teapigs, which they sneakily remind you about several times. They discuss tea from its anatomy and variations to the history of tea, to places to get tea around the world. It is a charming, informative book that taught me a LOT about the variations of tea and the way the leaves need to be treated in order to get the kind of tea you want. But this is not a five-star book. I air my nitpicks (and share pictures of the best tea I experienced on my honeymoon) on my personal […]

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1/30/2016 's CBR8 Review No:9 |


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