Cookbooks and Books About Food: Books and Bites Podcast, Episode 46

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them. On this episode, we're closing out the Books & Bites 2020 Reading Challenge with cookbooks and books about food.

Show Notes

Book Notes

Adam and Michael recommend:

• Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan

Michael also recommends:

• Matty Matheson: Home Style Cookery by Matty Matheson
• Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, With Recipes by Ronni Lundy
• The World Atlas of Coffee by James Hoffmann

Adam also recommends:

• The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill
• The Drunken Botanistby Amy Stewart
• With the Fire on Highby Elizabeth Acevedo

Carrie recommends:

• Eat Joy, edited by Natalie Eve Garrett
• An Everlasting Mealby Tamar Adler
• Be My Guest : Reflections on Food, Community, and the Meaning of Generosityby Priya Basil
• Jacques Pépin Quick + Simple : Simply Wonderful Meals with Surprisingly Little Effortby Jacques Pépin
• As Always, Julia : The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto : Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece
• Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Childby Bob Spitz

Bite Notes

• Jim Gaffigan would approve of The Famous Original Genuinely Not Ray’s Sandwich Extravaganza, which is also the perfect sandwich to eat while driving.
• Another pairing for Jim Gaffigan’s Food is the L. A. Dirty Dog. The recipe can be found in Roy Choi’s L. A. Son. 
• According to Claire Messud, one of the writers contributing to Eat Joy, Mrs. Hemmings's Chocolate Brownies have helped her "through exams, loneliness, even despair." They are just the thing for a cold pandemic night.

What is Books and Bites?

Books and Bites

JCPL librarians bring you book recommendations and discuss the bites and beverages to pair with them.