Reviews for Best Food Writing 2001

The average rating for Best Food Writing 2001 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-04-15 00:00:00 Jon West I came across an old copy of The Best Food Writing 2001 edited by Holly Huges in a discard pile at work and found a lot of compelling essays in the collection. There were a couple of pieces that I had come across in books earlier ("Today's Special" by David Sedaris and "The Trouble with Fries" by Malcolm Gladwell). Not to mention some articles by some well-known authors: Michael Lewis, Jeffrey Eugenides ("The Doner Party {umlauts over the "o"}, Calvin Trillin ("Desperately Seeking Ceviche"), and Paul Russell. But there were lots of entertaining new discoveries for me: "Toro, Toro, Toro" about tuna fishing in America by Jeffery Steingarten, "Who's in Christopher Walken's Kitchen?" by Andrew Goldman, "Lobsters at Five Paces, Knives and Egos Bared" by Rick Martin, "Food for the Crew" by Seattle author Greg Atkins of Canlis, "The Inkblot Test" by Robb Walsh, and "Rome Again" by Coleman Andrews. It seems that Alain Ducasse in particular haunted the year of 2001 with his prominence as "the" best chef in the world. All in all, a strong collection of writing-I skipped very few articles and enjoyed most.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-08-01 00:00:00 Mike Carnes Great collection from various global public and personal food themes