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I might like the contributors more than the recipes! It's a fun and intriguing insight into so many wonderful artists' most intimate side, their food!
A beautiful collection of stories (and a great range of them) along with recipes. Some of the recipes just add ambiance to the stories themselves, others will be ones you'll want to tuck away for certain moods or holidays or moments when you want to bring a little more to the food you prepare and eat. Reading it had me pondering my eggs in the morning with a bit more reverence and romance and appreciation; I have a plan for what I'll cook on New Years Day to inspire good fortune in the New Year....
My husband gave this to me for Christmas last year. I've been reading it off & on between books. Some of my favorite authors contributions are in this cookbook that is so much more than a cookbook: Neil Gaiman, Alice Hoffman, and Nikki Giovanni. I warned my husband that I want to try Nelson Demille's recipe G.I. Spam & Beans with A.1. Steak Sauce! Some of the stories are so intimate, about growing up, falling in love, surviving wars, and how food and cooking is such a huge part of life's story.
I never thought I'd be into reading a cookbook, but it was so much fun!
Really enjoyed this collection of short stories, poems, writing passages that lead into fun little recipes. Very personal to the writer/artist, and I enjoy the combination of short story and recipe book - I think it would not be as effective if it was just one or the other.
Kinda boring. And I’m a food blogger so you’d think I’d be interested- but nup. Boring. Maybe if i was American and knew who the heck any of these people were ...
I loved this book! The range of essays is wide; there's something for everyone. And while I wouldn't necessarily want to cook the foods described, the authors' passion, grace, good humor and sensitivity were evident in every essay. My particular favorite, and one the I wish everyone would read and take to heart, is the essay by Joyce Carol Oates. It's rather short, but it's one of the most affecting and breath-taking writing I've come across in a long time. Ms. Oates describes a recipe that revo...
Don't think 3 stars is such a bad thing. My boss loved this book so much she tracked down enough copies to give to our entire team one Christmas so she would definitely give this book 5 stars. And, I did read through the entire book, in fact parts of it twice. I started it after receiving it, but it's not exactly like reading a novel. I didn't get it finished but I wanted it to count on 52 Books Read in 52 Weeks so I started it again on Jan. 1 of this year, and finished it yesterday on Sept. 20
I read the whole book cover to cover. But it is also perfect for just flipping thru and reading a few of the stories. Recipes range from detailed and complex to ludicrous and take 15 or even 35 years (seriously you have to read to understand why)A book that will complicate how you shelve your books. It has recipes so perhaps it belongs in the kitchen with your collection of cookbooks (my kitchen has to have access to a very large bookcase to just barely hold the well over 100+ cookbooks my wife
A beautiful, entertaining and instructive book.
Be aware, this is not so much of a cookbook as an excellent compilation of personal essays, fiction and poetry. The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook includes works by well-known (at least to me) authors like Anthony Doerr, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Alice Hoffman, James Franco, Jane Smiley, Ruth Reichl, Nikki Giovanni, and T. C. Boyle. It presented many more authors that I would like to be familiar with. I found myself googling a lot of the artists to see their works after reading the short b...
When my family is out for the night, I cook 'eggs in camicia', toast an English muffin, pour a glass of red wine and tuck into a cookbook. Tonight's selection was less cookbook, more amusing anecdotes on food and memory. It also confirms my observation that people involved in highly creative endeavors generally don't have much interest in cooking. The only recipe that tempted me was contributed by the editor.
This is fun--what on earth is more autobiographical than food? (Maybe smell, but then I bet you can loop smells back to food in most cases.) it's pleasant to read some writers' stories about certain recipes. Some are haunting, like Alice Hoffman's, and some are cheeky. I would probably make a few of these recipes, but mostly I savored the stories.
What a quirky and unusual cookbook! Some recipes are conceptual, some are actual, most come with an engaging essay, and all are thought-provoking and intriguing. So many experiences and perspectives. Loved it!
Fun stories ok recipes
A collection of 74 short pieces by successful writers and artists. All were enjoyable, whether due to the interesting recipe included, the story behind it, a brief glimpse into the personal life of the contributor, or all of the above.As for the recipes themselves, some are humorously simple, some require elusive metaphorical ingredients, and others are just not appealing enough to justify the procurement of key ingredients. But there are about a dozen that I’m eager to try, including a couple s...
Cute book containing essays and recipes from notable authors and artists
Adored it. The perfect gift for a writer who also loves to cook.
