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Best Food Writing 2008 Paperback – October 21, 2008

by Holly Hughes (Editor)

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Best Food Writing 2008 once more authoritatively and appealingly assembles the finest culinary prose from the past year’s books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and Web sites. This anthology features both established food writers and rising stars addressing everything from celebrated chefs to the travails of the home cook, and from erudite culinary history to food-inspired memoirs. By turns opinionated, evocative, nostalgic, sensuous, and just plain funny, it’s a tasty sampler to dip into time and again, whether you’re in the mood for foie gras or fruitcake.

Like previous collections, Best Food Writing 2008 will include writers such as Colman Andrews, Anthony Bourdain, Frank Bruni, Bill Buford, Barbara Kingsolver, Madhur Jaffrey, Ruth Reichl, Raymond Sokolov, Jeffrey Steingarten, and many others.

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400 pages
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English
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Da Capo Lifelong Books
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October 21, 2008
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5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches
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0738212512
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978-0738212517
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Starred Review. A culinary cross-section of the latest news and trends in food, the latest collection from series editor Hughes covers all corners of the kitchen. Jason Sheehan masterfully recounts the painful trials and tribulations of molecular gastronomy; John Kessler's all-too-relatable essay on the moral dilemma of cheap grocery store tenderloin will have foodies nodding along; and rhapsodic accounts of the quest for the perfect fried clams, biscuit, and patty melt will get readers salivating. Not all is sweetbreads and light, as contributors pull back the curtain on cloned meat, detail a lauded salumeria's lengthy and expensive battles with the health department, and respectfully convey the kaleidoscope of emotions a restaurateur feels when closing a restaurant. The most important essay in the book, which deserves reading by any American who eats out, is "Guess Who's Making Your Dinner," from veteran food writer Robb Walsh (Legends of Texas Barbecue), an exploration of the Mexican-American contribution to dining in America. An exceptional collection worth revisiting, this will be a surefire hit with epicureans and cooks.
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Tampa Tribune , 11/9/08
“If you’re looking to find new authors and voices about food, there’s an abundance to chew on here.”

Publishers Weekly , 11/24/08“An exceptional collection worth revisiting, this will be a surefire hit with epicureans and cooks.”

Los Angeles Times , 12/3/08
“Some of these stories can make you burn with a need to taste what they're writing about.”

PopMatters.com, 12/19/08
"Fascinating to read now, this book will also be interesting to pick up a year from now, or 10 ears from now."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Lifelong Books; Revised edition (October 21, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0738212512
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0738212517
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches

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K. G. Schneider

Stick-to-your-ribs Writing

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2009

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The Best Food Writing series is wonderful not only for the great writing, but also as a snapshot of the food-writing zeitgeist, and this year's collection is no exception. Five stars may be a little generous -- this collection doesn't particularly stand out from the others -- but I read it end-to-end nonstop and then was sorry it was over, and that always counts for something. Best Food Writing 2008 also does a good job of balancing online writing with longer print-based pieces. The last section, "Personal Tastes," was my favorite, particularly "Roadtrip to Chinatown" by Eve M. Tai and Dorothy Allison's "Panacea."

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S. Johnson

Food Writing Anthology

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2014

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I buy this book every year because of my interest in culinary. It is an anthology, some articles more interesting than others. it is about what you would expect from the title.

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2010

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I bought the book for a class but never used it because I changed the class immediately. This was meant for those who were in nutrition class and taking english

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M1

Best Food Writing 2008

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2010

A wonderful series that I look forward to every year. The articles, some good, some less so, make you hungry for something good to eat.

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A. de Shazo

Meh. Hit-or-Miss. Mostly miss.