BEST LOCAL COOKBOOK AUTHOR Giuliano Hazan, Marcella Hazan, Jaden HairHonestly, instead of picking the best, we’re just going to celebrate that this could actually be a category in the Best Of. Local chef and cooking instructor Giuliano Hazan has an impressive four books under his belt — including the recent Thirty Minute Pasta. His mother Marcella Hazan– retired out on Longboat Key — is considered the godmother of Italian cooking in America, with some seminal cookbooks in her catalog. And then t
Andrea and I have been friends for a few years now. She writes inspiring articles about people and their deep connections with food. And she writes books that dive head-first into the topic at hand, while remaining wonderfully accessible. Truth be told, when I first met her I was a bit intimidated. But that feeling didn't last long. She's light, with an easy smile, and a sense of humor that had me at go. On the culinary front, she up for anything. We got together for drinks at a friend's house r
When I first started buying cookbooks, I was attracted to books that seemed vast and comprehensive, with tiles like 1,000 Indian Recipes , The Soup Bible , How to Cook Everything , and The Cake Bible . I wanted big and heavy hard covers with lots of pictures. I was an excited culinary student who wanted to learn how to cook every dish known to man. I still want to learn every dish, but years later, I now realize it will take 4 lifetimes, possibly more. What makes it even harder is that there
April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 UPDATE April 8, 2009: I failed badly on completing this challenge - although I have tons of cookbooks and enjoy cooking, I found myself sticking to my old favorites this year due to a busy work schedule and a new puppy. I am still determined to cook from some of the new books I’ve accumulated in the last few years - but it won’t be for this challenge! ***************** Sharon at Ex Libris is hosting this one - and although I tried to resist, I
