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Mar

28

2018

How to Taste

How to Taste by Becky Selengut

A different book about the art and science of flavor might be called “How We Taste,” but Becky Selengut, local chef and (you can tell) beloved cooking instructor, emphasizes the “to” in her title. Taste may be individual (and she’s fully aware there are many kinds of palates), but she wants to show you, in …

Jul

3

2017

Upstream

Upstream: Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to Table by Langdon Cook

We live in salmon country, right? That’s what we tell ourselves, and in many ways it’s still true, but it’s a complicated, conflicted business now, with hatcheries, dams, $56 Copper River entrees, and, yes, millions of wild salmon still wriggling their way up Northwest streams and rivers to spawn. Cook is a superb guide to …

Sep

21

2016

Pancakes in Paris

Pancakes in Paris by Craig Carlson

If you are a foodie and Francophile, or if you like a rags-to-riches story, you should arm yourself with a strong cup of coffee and a croissant, curl up in an armchair, and tuck into Craig Carlson’s memoir, Pancakes in Paris. A bit like Gabrielle Hamilton of Blood, Bones and Butter, Carlson starts life treading the …

Aug

3

2016

Mediterranean

Mediterranean Summer by David Shalleck with Erol Munuz

“The ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ of Mediterranean yachting, told from the chef’s point of view.” –Carol Spurling, BookPeople of Moscow, Moscow, ID Upper crust Italian locavores, gorgeous ports-of-call, elegance, and deliciousness all in one true story? Plus a forward by Mario Batali? How had we not read this before? Let’s all get our copies at BookPeople or another independent …

Feb

17

2016

Voracious

Book Larder Reboots Book Discussion

If you love food writing and great discussion, take note: Seattle’s cookbook store, Book Larder, is starting up its popular book discussion series again. To keep the group to an ideal size, they’re requesting participants sign up ahead of time. If you purchase the book through the store, attendance is free, but otherwise it’s $10 …

Oct

7

2015

Stir by Jessica Fechtor

Stir: My Broken Brain
and the Meals that Brought Me Home
by Jessica Fechtor

While running at the gym one day, Jessica suffers a burst brain aneurysm and her life takes an extremely unexpected turn. This book chronicles her health ups and downs as she faces multiple surgeries and physical set backs. As she begins to mentally, emotionally and physically recover she uses food as a way to connect …

Oct

16

2014

A Moose Boosh

A Moose Boosh by Eric-Shabazz Larkin

Is A Moose Boosh a kids’ book? A food book? An art book? A poetry book? I’m not sure where in the store to put it, so for a while I’ll keep it on our front counter, because it’s just the sort of exuberant, one-of-a-kind book you can’t help but pick up. Eric-Shabazz Larkin took …

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