Craving hush puppies but you live in Boston? Need a peanut butter fix that Skippy won't satisfy? Search no further than "Food Finds," the celebrated guide to America's diverse and delicious bounty of regional foods and specialty products. Fully updated and exhaustively researched by authors Allison Engel and Margaret Engel, this comprehensive resource contains up-to-date mail and online ordering information for more than 400 of America's best local and specialty food producers, from the Santa Barbara Olive Company to DiCamillo's Bakery to the candy-making nuns at Mount St. Mary's abbey. Also included are colorful anecdotes, photos, and visitor information. Engagingly written and cleary organized, "Food Finds" is the essential tool-time for favorite, or eaters interested in America's rich and varied culinary traditions.
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"A warm slice of Americana as well as a welcome source of culinary information." -- --Chicago Sun-Times
"The range of foods is staggering." -- --Christian Science Monitor
"The range of foods is staggering." -- --Christian Science Monitor
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Allison Engel, the original "source" columnist for Saveur magazine, writes for many national magazines. A former political speechwriter, she lives in Grimes Iowa
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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A catalogue of food finds,
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This review is from: Food Finds: America's Best Local Foods and the People Who Produce Them (Paperback)
As someone who likes cooking and everything related to it - cookbooks, specialty food stores, kitchenwares - I was happily surprised to find this book. I live in a small town in mid-America, but frequent travels have introduced me to many of the items showcased in the book. They may be unknown outside of their local area, but they are well worth trying. The choices are wide ranging and excellent- I found at least six products that I am familiar with and would recommend. It was great to find all the sources, including toll-free numbers and websites, listed in one place - I will be using this book not just for myself, but for gift ideas.
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Okay, each Christmas you try to think of what to buy people who don't need more stuff. But what can everyone always use? Food! I first bought this book for this reason and am buying the update again to find food finds for gifts. I have looked for lost childhood foods often as Christmas gifts from the perfect popcorn ball that is most like my great aunt LeGreta's to Lefse. In this book you can find old favorites and new taste tempters. I know I'm getting real old fashioned ribbon candy as one gift but what else is out there to try? I always end up getting food for myself too, after all, it's my childhood too. This is a great resource for the hard to buy for.
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Home town food with style! And you can get it so easily...,
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...that's the real charm of FOOD FINDS, which is a compendium of hokey, terrific, one-of-kind regional goodies. And they aren't budget-breakers, either, most of them. Information about ordering is right there, so why resist? So far, I've ordered the Trappestine Creamy Caramels and the Cherry Hut Sundae Sauce. Both were scrumptious. Next I'm going to order some of the cheeses mentioned in the book. Or maybe...date crystals? Even if you never order a thing, FOOD FINDS is a grand read. Allison and Margaret Engel write like they are sitting across the kitchen table telling stories about people you'd love to know. I have given this book to five friends and family members, male and female, and keep it on hand as an "emergency", one-size-fits-all present. Everyone I've given it to has just raved about it. Salley Shannon
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