Affairs of Steak by Julie Hyzy This is a pretty good cozy mystery, though not quite as good as Buffalo West Wing. It’s got the familiar trope of the protagonist finding a couple of bodies in an unlikely place during an early scene. The rest of the book has her revealing clues one by one, …
Tag: chef
Nov 08
Book Review: Buffalo West Wing
Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy This is a solidly crafted cozy mystery with a unique niche–the amateur sleuth is the chief White House chef. I hadn’t heard of this before, but I found a couple of copies and I like a cozy mystery as much as the next person so I picked it up …
May 01
Book Review: Blood, Bones, and Butter
“Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton Memoirs I’ve read fall into one of four categories. There’s the “My childhood is worse than your childhood” memoir, the “I am or hang out with famous people” memoir, the chef/restaurateur” memoir, and the “traveled the world and met quaint people” …
Feb 01
Book Review: Medium Raw
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain This is a review of the audiobook, so bear that in mind when I say that you can summarize this easily: Anthony Bourdain rants about the food industry for 9 hours. Not that that’s a bad thing. …