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Talk With Your Mouth Full: The Hearty Boys Cookbook

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Chicago's Hearty Boys broke through as the first gay couple to have their own TV show,as well as win Food Network's "Next Food Network Star." They brought their catering skills to a national venue,showcasing their "retro with an edge" style. They have a sense of camp like the Puppini Sisters,and a sense of taste&class like Pink Martini.

"Talk with your mouth full" is hardly everyday food,let alone 30 minute meals. Dan Smith and his business- and life- partner Steve McDonagh bring fancy meals to the table. They have sophisticated appetizers like chilled beets and asparagus with nasturtiums, caviar deviled eggs, and truffled mashed potatoes. Forget quiche. They have goat cheese and red pepper torte. One of their simpler recipes is pearl barley tabbouleh,they give Chef Boyardee a run for his money with their leek and cremini ravioli with red and yellow tomato concasse. They have a fancy shellfish polenta,along with salmon Wellington and seared ahi on wonton crisps. There's a sense of class and delicacy with the presentation; everything looks too good to eat. They give wine&cocktail pairings,as well as timelines. This is cooking for crowds,not everyday. It's cooking to impress. If these two men are "unduly feminine",they're doing a good job at it and should stick with it!

One Catholic priest claimed that homosexuality leads to art collecting&eating sweets. He should've stopped with his condemnation if he saw the creative desserts the Hearty Boys cook up. They have Almond Punch (for marzipan fans). There are chocolate cream cheese cupcakes,pretty normal,along with more avant garde desserts like chocolate risotto with orange ganache and rosewater cupcakes with grenadine frosting and sugared rose petals.

The entire cookbook is artistic. Delicious! The Hearty Boys have a delightful rainbow of dishes. Bon appetit!

This cookbook is filled with great recipes. The authors' personal comments also make it an interesting and fun read with their anecdotes about family members and catering experiences. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes to cook and entertain.

This is a fun cookbook, it's colorful, easy to read and uncomplicated. This would make a great gift for new (and old) brides.

I had the pleasure of meeting Steve and Dan at their new Studio. I participated in "Karaoke Cooking" as a guest of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau. Guests were able to do a three minute cooking show which they filmed. The parting gift was their cookbook. I haven't been able to put it down since! I tried one recipe, the Fingerling Hash, and it turned out great. I love the stories and the suggestions for entertaining. I'm buying two to give as presents because I liked it so much!

This is a terrific cookbook. I have made several of the authors' recipes after seeing them on Food TV and all had been very successful so I was happy to find that the team had published a book. The book is clear and concise with excellent color photos of some but not nearly all of the recipes. Recipes include prep and cook time and hints on what can be done ahead of time. There are lots of sidebars about setting up a coffee bar, theme parties, etc. My husband and I hosted a dinner party that incorporated 2 of the recipes. Briased leeks with sel de mer was moderately successful. The taste was very good but the leeks were tough and hard to cut. The rustic apple tart was a huge hit- especially when paired with Haagen Daz cinnamon dulce de leche ice cream. I would recommend this book. I do wish the authors had not included a veal recipe.

I loved everything about this book. The recipes, the pictures, the stories, the menu ideas...I could go on and on. It's my new favorite cookbook.

I met Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival. After attending one of their culinary sessions, I decided to order this cookbook. It really contains some unique recipes like Bacon and Blue Cheese Matt loaf. This meatloaf is really delicious. If you like to entertain this is the cookbook for you. It is filled with party planning ideas and helpful hints.

I've always enjoyed watching these 2 on foodnetwork and was hoping they'd come out with a cookbook, I grabbed it once they did!

This is a great cookbook, love the explanations. Great recipes from appetizers to main to cocktails!

A must have!

I've only seen these guys twice on the food network. After their second show, I knew I had to ge their cookbook.

You know how sometimes you order a cookbook from a cooking show host and one or two of the recipes are worth making once or maybe twice? Not this book! TALK WITH YOUR MOUTHFUL is a terrific guide to recipes, entertaining, and presenting. It is a very, USEFUL, usable book. The recipes are tasty and the tips and stories aren't just fluff... they truly add to making me a better cook and entertainer.

This cookbook written by Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh, "The Harvey Boys",
is a fun, entertaining, well written book with recipes given with a twist, creative ideas and stories to share that will make you smile, laugh and concur. I highly recommend the book.