food

REVIEW: Rhapsody for Piano and Ghost by Z.A. Maxfield

REVIEW: Rhapsody for Piano and Ghost by Z.A. Maxfield

Dear Ms. Maxfield: This was a fascinating novel. I’m still not sure what to make of it, but I couldn’t put it down and enjoyed reading it. Fitz is a musical prodigy — a pianist since he was six. But he’s been utterly sheltered his whole life. His mother marries Husband #8 and goes to [...]

REVIEW: Can’t Stand the Heat by Louisa Edwards

REVIEW: Can’t Stand the Heat by Louisa Edwards

Dear Ms. Edwards: Thank you for sending me this book. I confess I tried to read this book many times, never making it out of the first few chapters. The heroine, Miranda Wake, a food critic, gets drunk at a restauraent premiere and makes some very loud and rude remarks. She then insults the chef, [...]

[Review] A Manga Guide to Japanese Cuisine: Oishinbo by Kariya Tetsu

[Review] A Manga Guide to Japanese Cuisine: Oishinbo by Kariya Tetsu

Dear Readers, I just have to tell you about this manga. This isn’t a typical manga for me to review because it’s not a romance manga, and it’s not really about the characters. It’s about food. I’m a serious foodie. I love exploring foods of all cultures, from low cuisine to high. And I love [...]

GUEST REVIEW:  Gastronomical Me by M.F.K. Fisher

GUEST REVIEW: Gastronomical Me by M.F.K. Fisher

Dear Ms. Fisher, You are one of the greatest food writers of the 20th century. But I didn’t know it when I first came across you work 2003, completely by chance, in a vacation condo in Corpus Christi. The bookshelf in the condo had a few magazines on coastal living and three books by you. [...]

REVIEW: Delicious by Sherry Thomas

REVIEW: Delicious by Sherry Thomas

Dear Ms. Thomas, When I read your historical romance debut, Private Arrangements, in February of this year, I was enchanted. The note I wrote in my book log reads as follows: “Excellent, excellent debut. Beautifully written and characterized, and quite different from the usual historical romance (especially in allowing a heroine to be less than [...]

REVIEW: Delicious by Sherry Thomas

REVIEW: Delicious by Sherry Thomas

Dear Ms. Thomas, Book two and all is still well between us. Keep this up and I’ll stay a happy woman and keep writing you nice reviews. I used to think I didn’t care for Victorian era historicals – something about the facial hair of the men and hairstyles of the women – but you’re [...]