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Inside the Pike Place Market: Exploring America's Favorite Farmer's Market

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Braiden Rex-Johnson has written a foodies delight. Sumptuously decorated with the photographs of Paul Soders, Rex-Johnson's exploration of Pike Place Market is candy for all the senses. This is NOT a cookbook. There are just 20 recipes (all very good). Rather, this is a delightful narrative of the history of the market, the people and products that inhabit it, and the terrific food that emerges from it. Braiden-Rex is deeply in love with her market, and it shows in her wonderful book. When you finish the book, you'll be hungry, but very, very satisfied.

I READ THIS BOOK BEFORE MY LAST TRIP TO SEATTLE AND DISCOVERED PLACES IN THE MARKET THAT I DID NOT KNOW EXISTED. MY GRANDSON AND I VISITED LOTS OF NOOKS AND CRANNIES IN THE LOWER LEVELS THAT I HAD NOT DISCOVERED ON PREVIOUS VISITS TO THE MARKET. THE MARKET IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES IN SEATTLE. FROM THE FLOWER STALLS TO THE HISTORY OF THIS SEATTLE ICON, THIS BOOK IS A GOLD MINE. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SEATTLE OR JUST TO LIKE TO READ ABOUT INTERESTING PLACES---YOU NEED THIS BOOK!

For anyone who has ever visited Seattle's famous Pike Place Market, the book is a joy. It captures the hustle, bustle and charm of the market. Braiden Rex-Johnson has culled stories that make the market come alive in words as well as the wonderful pictures of Paul Souders. The 20 recipes spice up the text and serve to bring home the variety and texture of the market. Congratulations to both Braiden and Paul!

I am a teacher always looking for materials to bring the world to my inner city classroom. The photographs in this book capture the incredibly individual atmosphere of the Pike Street Market in its entirety. The book is a favorite of my students for its interesting views of the produce as well as the market's unique vendors. Many students have chosen Washington for their 5th grade state report after browsing this book. Anything that can keep the interest level of a fifth grader, increase vocabulary and encourage reading at a higher level is a winner to me,and an INVALUABLE resource.

Even though I am a resident of Seattle, and I have been to "The Market" hundreds if not thousands of times, I LOVED this book. It's such an interesting and diverse look at all the people who make the Market tick. And, man, does it tick! I want to buy this book for my mother, who is a cooking and crafts enthusiast, and I want to buy it for my friend who is a sculptor and tatoo artist. The style of the text and the photographs is so vibrant and keenly tuned to the subject. I can't say enough good things about this rich and colorful book.

The book showed me quite a few of the things I missed on my visit to the Market. I will be making another trip to Seattle in March and have already highlighted the places in the market that I want to see. I have even found places that my six year old grandson will enjoy visiting also. I have fallen in love with Seattle and the Market. My thanks to the authors for allowing me to visit the Market right in my living room in Houston when ever the notion strikes me.

I rarely read a food-related book, skimming instead for any nuggets of wisdom, or a select recipe or two. But few such books are as well-written as Braiden Rex-Johnson's "Inside the Pike Place Market." I opened to the first paragraph and just couldn't put it down. Part history, part travelogue, part cookbook, and lavishly illustrated with Paul Souders' photographs, this is indeed a book to savor from beginning to end.

This is one heck of a book. The photos are terrific and it really takes the reader on a visual experience into Seattle. This book makes it easy to explain "fish tossing", where the market is, the smells, the noise, etc. I would recommend this book to everyone. I plan to pick up several copies to give as Xmas gifts. Thanks for a great "coffee table" book.

Inside the Pike Place Market lives up to its title. It delivers a "day in the life" of the Market village, plus color pushed photos from angles never before seen. And, 20 recipes as a bonus. I collect Market books, photos, and printed ephemera but nothing since Victor Steinbruecks Market Sketch Book brings the reader so close to the people and activity of the Market as Rex-Johnson's Inside.....

As a Seattle native I thought I knew everything about the Pike Place Market but not so-Inside the Pike Place Market is a wonderful exploration of Seattle's most famous landmark. The pictures are stunning and Braiden Rex Johnson's intimate knowledge of the market has deepened my appreciation of the farmers, craftsmen and performers that make each trip to the market better than the last. Can't wait to try the recipes they look yummy. What a great gift book for my friends, in and out of town!