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Nov 11 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1
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Book Review NEW AND OF INTEREST
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Spies of the Balkans
Furth novel in Greece Page 11
Food From Many Greek Kitchens
Greek recipes, stunning photos, great reading Page 22
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The Butterfly Cabinet
Sometimes, it’s better not to know Page 45
Orpheus in Manhattan
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A little bit of everything... and then some Page 52
Best Tuscan home cooking By Pamela Sheldon Johns Andrew McMeel Publishing, $21.99, 185 pages
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Italian regional cookbooks appear on bookshelves like mushrooms in the fall. There are many good ones, but Cucina Povera is simply awesome. This hard-covered volume is medium-sized and its production spared no expense — it is beautiful. Illustrations match the peasant theme with many photos showing village folks in their homes and surroundings, landscapes and, of course, food. Most photos are full color but some are black and white. They are all artistic and wonderful. Each chapter is preceded by a full-page black and white photo and its
own table of contents — very convenient. The first 41 pages include stories and memories of the villagers and accompanying photos. Recipes are excellent and range from very simple (sliced cured meat arranged on a board) to fairly complex, but few cooks would have a problem following them. Each recipe is illustrated, and head notes are informative and appropriate to the recipe. The layout was designed with a cook’s convenience in mind — rarely do you need to flip pages to work on a recipe. Ingredients in See CUCINA, page 3
The Golf Delusion Golf is hard, but reading is fun Page 55
Frank Lloyd Wright Designs The Wright holy grail Page 65
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