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A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries
by Jake Tilson
Available from Amazon
$15.61
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Features
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Artisan (October 29, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1579653200
ISBN-13: 978-1579653200
Product Dimensions:
9.8 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds ()
Review
“Fascinating and the recipes are delicious. Tilson has created an exhilarating work of art around his love of food.”—Claudia Roden “A joy to read and to look at, heart-warming, inspirational and delightfully nostalgic.”—Nigel Slater “A romantic celebration of people and places . . . and the thrill of discovering something you hadn't known.”—Nancy Harmon Jenkins
Book Description
Reading this remarkable cookbook-cum-scrapbook by Jake Tilson is like encountering a wonderful friend you haven't seen in years, and setting off together on a culinary journey through four countries to cook and have myriad happy experiences, and meet scores of fascinating people along the way.
It might be a monk singing an awe-inspiring rendition of "Ave Maria" in a family-run restaurant in Cortona, Italy, or a master pancake flipper at a breakfast haven in New York City. Or a recipe for the divine gnocchi-like spinach dumplings served in Tuscany.
With eighty recipes that are far-ranging and delicious, you'll learn to make black beans the Dominican way, couscous in the Tunisian fashion, and burritos flavored with Mexican beer and a chipotle chile.
And as you cook your way through his book, you'll fall in love with Jake's artistic family and their obsession with cooking and eating. Great characters all and, like many of us, as likely to spend their vacations wandering food markets as museums, then returning home with overweight luggage crammed full of local foods.
Anyone who thinks twice about tossing out a food can with a great label, who treasures stubs and receipts from travel for the experiences they evoke, or who feels nostalgic for kitchens of the past, will find a kindred soul in these pages.
And if you're someone without an urge to collect, or who'd just as soon stay and cook closer to home, you will be every bit as delighted with this dazzling collection of recipes.
Tilson presents his recipes in a remarkably original way. Subtly embedded in his wonderful descriptions, in tales told in his very engaging prose, is the reminder that cooking, sharing and eating meals with family and friends is of utmost importance in our lives.
Reader Reviews
When I purchased this book (online) I thought it would be a kind of Peter Mayle food-essay book. Warning: This book is Peter Mayle on steroids. And it is fabulous. What intriguing recipes! But this book is so much more than recipes. The writing is evocative and the stories transcend cultures. The art, of course, adds an interesting element. But my favorite images are the photos of real family kitchens, cluttered with real life and objects used to nourish a family.
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A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries
by Jake Tilson
Available from Amazon
$15.61
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