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JenlovesJT47
Confessions of a Wine Lover | Jancis Robinson
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She‘s not drunk — she‘s had
only four half bottles of
wine — wine helps her drink! 🍷

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #bobsburgers #lindabelcher #tvhaiku #itswineoclocksomewhere

lil1inblue 🤣🤣🤣 Love it. 🥰 1d
JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue 😬😬😬 1d
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kspenmoll This made me laugh out loud, really!!! Live it! 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 1d
JenlovesJT47 @kspenmoll Linda is the best! 🍷 Glad I made you laugh 🤗🩷 1d
TheBookHippie Omg 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 1d
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🍷🍾🐝💝. 1d
dabbe That last line wittily says it all! 💛💜🧡 1d
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BarbaraBB
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Pickpick

@Billypar ‘s review made me pick this one up and I wasn‘t disappointed. Short stories about food are totally my thing! It‘s short and delicious and it‘s not about caviar 😉

quietlycuriouskate That cover image is all kinds of horrible! 🤢 3mo
BarbaraBB @quietlycuriouskate Yes and it doesn‘t fit the book at all. 3mo
Billypar Glad you liked the collection! The stories are so wild and varied, and yes @quietlycuriouskate not at all like the cover. In fact, the combo of the cover and blurb suggests this is a much different kind of story collection: I wonder how many people picked it up expecting food-related erotica and were disappointed? 3mo
Flaneurette I got this cheap on kindle recently because I really liked Being Dead by this author. Glad to see you enjoyed this one! 3mo
BarbaraBB @Flaneurette I‘ve had Arcadia on my shelves for years but still haven‘t read it. I now feel encouraged to do so! I liked Being Dead too! (edited) 3mo
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Billypar
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Pickpick

This collection of 64 very short stories centered around food may be my favorite of the year. The longest story (and inspiration for the outrageous cover 👄😂) is 10 pages, but most are 1-3, with a few flash fiction appetizers of a paragraph, and one that is 2 words. The stories are all somewhat dark but run the gamut in other ways: funny, gross, magical, disturbing. Crace's humor and gifts for elevating his spare prose is the main course 🍳🍇🍎🍴

Billypar And one other strange thing: this is the only story collection I've read where the stories are numbered rather than named. No idea why 🤷‍♂️ 4mo
BarbaraBB This sounds right up my alley! Stacking! 4mo
Tamra I‘m intrigued! 4mo
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sarahbarnes Woah, that cover. Sounds very interesting though! 4mo
Billypar @BarbaraBB Yes, I definitely think you'll enjoy this one! 4mo
Billypar @Tamra It sat on my shelf for at least two years somehow - I wish I picked it up sooner. 4mo
Billypar @sarahbarnes On the train to work, I noticed myself angling it away from other passengers 😳 4mo
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Abe
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Great read about cookbooks from yesteryear, it‘s up to early 19th century!

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cant_i'm_booked
The Man Who Ate Everything | Jeffrey Steingarten
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Mehso-so

I wanted to start into something culinary, when I get the free time over the coming summer, and figured reading an anthology of food essays by Vogue food writer and critic Jeffrey Steingarten would be the best start. The panoply of food he discusses (paired with his tried and true recipes) is mind-boggling and drool-inducing: from sourdough starter and Sicilian granita, to Tunisian bkaila and a good apple pie (hint: never use cinnamon).

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BookmarkTavern
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Usually, I am not a huge fan of crab. But wow this turned out beautifully! #DinnerBytheBook

julesG I read "carb" and was "who doesn't like crabs?" and read it again ??‍♀️ 7mo
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Tamra
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#Mtcookbook These kabobs were just okay - I did not star the recipe on my challenge list as something to make again. They need more pep!

mabell They sound good - too bad about the missing pep! 8mo
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Tamra
The Art of Eating | M. F. K. Fisher, Joan Reardon
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Since it‘s 12/1 (how how how?) I‘ve decided for the new year to make this my in-kitchen reread. As a collection of Fisher‘s books ranging from 1937-1949, it‘s perfect for dipping in & out. Her writing style is personable, wise, and all around delightful. I especially love the ingenuity forced by wartime shortages in How to Cook a Wolf, 1942. 🐺🍴

Chittavrtti I love MFK Fisher‘s writing ✍️ 9mo
Tamra @Chittavrtti 👏🏾 it‘s so conversational & engaging. 9mo
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Tamra
The Art of Eating | M. F. K. Fisher, Joan Reardon
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I agree with Fisher‘s sentiments here.

The preceding page has a simple rice pudding recipe (ala wartime wolf at the door) and I just had a fun conversation with husband and daughter about it. Husband and I love it, daughter is off-put by the texture. 😏 Now I‘m in the mood for some creamy, cold rice pudding. What a terrific breakfast it would make! Fisher suggests you can make it “classical” Riz fancy with a dollop of good jelly or jam.

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JulietteReadsALot
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3/5
In this book, Peter Maybe travels around France for culinary events. He observes, and learns from locals about the food, sometimes how to eat it, how to cook it or prepare it...
It's a well-written light read.
⚠️ This book can make you hungry!!!

Picture: cheese at restaurant in Auvergne.