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The pleasure of reading is enhanced by tasting food of the land where a story unfolds or toasting a hero with the beverage of his choice. Who, when reading Tolstoy or Chekov, might not imagine a cherry-preserve sweetened tea? A novel by Kiran Desai or Jhumpa Lahiri leads to saffron-infused basmati. Kathryn Stockett fans will add to their experience by nibbling pralines. Let sophisticates hail Ian Fleming or Jay McInerney with a martini, stirred or shaken. A Reader's Cookbook divides the world into 17 literary/culinary regions, the last covering fictional utopias and dystopias. A reader delving into a world gone awry needs luscious food! Choices allow the word-inspired chef to cook dinner, host a book-club tea or prepare an easily-transported treat. The literary palate is also explored in a smorgasbord of writer quotes on food favorites and other soulful nourishments.
Choate, co-author of New American Classics and the French Culinary Institute's Fundamental Techniques of Classic Cuisine and Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts (a James Beard award-winner), dumbs it down – way down – in this rote collection of regional recipes. Geared toward book clubs, Choate organizes her recipes by region, allowing clubs to create menus based on a book's setting or author's homeland. Recipes are scaled to accommodate large groups, enabling book-lovers to make enough Stuffed Mushrooms or Boston Baked Beans to feed an army, and enough of the Southern sweet Bourbon Balls to stock a store. Most of her American fare is as predictable as it is pedestrian (Buffalo Chicken Wings are par for the course), though the occasional international recipe surprises: Feijoada, a meaty Brazilian stew, perfect Turkish coffee, and the Russian drink Kvas lend an air of authenticity to clubs working their way through Anna Karenina. But not even a bottomless glass of Southwest Margaritas (serves 12) can save the book; its cheap layout, seemingly random quotes from famous authors, and the inclusion of dishes as basic as Deviled Eggs make this an easy one to skip. (Oct.)
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