Food and Fiction Meme
February 21, 2009
When I saw this food and fiction meme on Kate’s Book Blog I knew I had to do it. Food! And books! The perfect combo. What I quickly realized though is that most of the food I remember from books is from non-fiction food-lit. Somehow, rather weirdly, while I can remember reading and enjoying fiction that centers around a foodie theme, or just mentions great food, I don’t remember the food.
It’s very weird. And disappointing.
Went I went into the library yesterday I took a quick peek into the cookbook section, as I often do. And sitting there innocently on the shelf staring back at me was The Book Lover’s Cookbook. I obviously couldn’t just leave it there. I was flipping through it in bed last night and while I haven’t found any recipes that I must stop everything and try it’s fun to read the selections from book and see the recipes they pair up with it. There are also some great quotes about reading scattered throughout the pages.
Has anyone done Kate’s meme yet? I want to go steal borrow read your answers.
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:37 am
I did the meme last night. Kept coming up with the same two books: Comfort Food, by Kate Jacobs, and The School of Essential Ingredients by Eva Bauermeister.
They’re both favorite books period as well as favorite foodie books.
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February 22nd, 2009 at 9:21 am
I’m going to do it but I just need to let it marinate a bit more.
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February 24th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I rec’d BookLover’s Cook Book as a gift a few years ago. Don’t you love it???
And I’m with you, I read so much nonfiction food writing, that I’m having a hard time thinking of any food related titles, LOL, when I know I’ve read a zillion. As Elizabeth said, Comfort Food should definitely go on the list. I love that book. And although I haven’t read them, I just thought of the Diana Mott Davidson mystery series as well.
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