Reviews for Food and Booze: Essays and Recipes

The average rating for Food and Booze: Essays and Recipes based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-09-17 00:00:00 Michele Braun This was good. I normally find food writing kind of earnest and irritating, full of forced meaning, but most of the essays here were funny, information-packed, and oddly page-turning. I learned about squirrel pie! I learned about Iranian cuisine! I learned about absinthe! I also re-learned why I do not care for Lan Samantha Chang (file under "earnest and irritating, full of forced meaning"). But seriously. Mostly? Extremely good. Like, almost-miss-your-subway-stop good.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-02-15 00:00:00 Amy Thigpen Lively little anthology of stories on the subject of (as you'd expect) food and booze. Some stories possibly not for the non drinkers. One story I loved was "Ode to a Martini" by Elissa Schappell. Haven't had one of these for decades but it made me want one desperately. Other good ones "My Soul Upon the Grill" by Steve Almond, "Eating Fish Alone" by Lydia Davis, which includes a hilsarious recipe for a Sardine Sandwich, "Becherovka" by Francine Prose, "The Apple of Their Eyes" by Sara Perry, and "Ode to an Egg" by Michelle Wildgen (my favourite). Most stories include recipes (of food or drinks).