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Raising a glass (I mean, a mug) of tea and a cardamom bun to @JoeMo as I kick off #AuldLangSpine2025 with this pick from his list.

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"Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, an affront to all I stand for, the pure enjoyment of food."

First book of #wintergames finished for the #holidaybookdragons! I‘m obsessed with this series of romance Shakespeare retellings set among Indian-American families. So funny and cute and I love all the characters

Happy #wintergames ❄️❄️❄️ it‘s midnight in Prague, and I‘m getting a slightly slow start to this year‘s games as I‘ve got one more day left of a trip here with my friend before I head home and get festive in earnest. The plan is to finish this amazing Indian-American wedding infused retelling of much ado about nothing tomorrow - it‘s so deliciously written

If you want to cook classic French dishes, this is a good cookbook. However, it requires access to a good butcher and ordered specialty supplies for many recipes. It‘s not one I‘ll be referring to often, but I enjoyed Tony‘s asides and advice. I think Appetites, his later home cookbook with recipes from his travels, is the more visually interesting, easier to cook from book…except when he recommends buying $200 cans of tuna…

“Growing up, Roy loved his mom's food made the Korean way- by hand.“

The illustrations feel like they are tying together different cultures/ art styles/ ideas etc. It reminds me of graffiti almost and then adding in the speech bubbles and headings makes you excited to flip the page and see whats coming next.

A junior Library guild Selection Winner, Written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee illustrated by Man One is about a man born in South Korea who moves to LA and brings Korean food and different flavors to the area. He is a chef and everyone loves it. the story has speech bubbles sharing different vocabulary words of Korean dishes/words and describes them

This book follows Roy Choi as he tries to incorporate his South Korean cooking skills and styles with the streets of L.A. The underlying message is the importance of learning and incorporating all cultures because there can be something new to learn and admire. The pictures have a graffiti-like feel to them to feel like your in the streets of L.A. It has simple wording so it is easy to follow. Favorite quote, “...we can all cook with love.“