Best Sellers
October 2006
 1. Cook with Jamie
Jamie Oliver
This latest offering from Jamie Oliver has shot to number one on
the bestseller list since being released this month in the UK. School
lunch reform completed, Jamie is set to improve home cooking. Solid
information and simply sensational recipes, perfectly synthesizing Oliver's
English heritage and River Café Italianate
training, will help any cook build confidence in the kitchen. The
Ultimate Gingerbread recipe is to die for! Colour photos. Hardcover,
447 pp. $64.95.
 2. Jamie's Italy
Jamie Oliver
One of the great delights of this business has been watching the maturation of
Jamie Oliver. In this culinary tour of Italy he celebrates the food which played
a major part in his early career with Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers at the River
Café, with Gennaro Contaldo, with Antonio Carlucci. There are some less
familiar versions of well-known dishes including some particularly seductive
risottos, one with artichoke, another with cauliflower. Not just content to pass
along recipes, Oliver also creates a sense of the place and of the personalities
which have shaped them and perhaps himself. Wonderful photograph of landscapes,
food, and people. Hardcover, 319 pp, $49.95.
  3. Vij's Indian Cuisine
Vikram Vij
Vikram Vij and Meeru Dhalwala
Indian by birth, European by culinary training, Vikram Vij fuses
the two cultures into addictively unique dishes. Seared striped bass
with sour cream curry, sautéed Brussels sprouts with red bell pepper,
paneer and cashews and beef short ribs in cinnamon and red-wine curry
are typical creations. Colour photos. Softcover, 205 pp. $40.00.
 4. Feast: Food that Celebrates Life
Nigella Lawson
The Yummy Mummy’s fifth book is the best since her first. As in How
to Eat ($63.00,$37.50) this book appeals to both the cook and the reader.
Nigella’s feasts range from a funeral reception to a Passover seder always
using tempting yet simple dishes. Colour photos. Softcover, 471 pp, $39.95. Hardcover,
471 pp, $50.00.
 5. Barefoot Contessa Cooks at Home
Ina Garten
When we say more of the same we mean this in good in a good way. Contessa fans
will not be disappointed. Garten has also included four pages of food places
to visit when touring the Hamptons. Hardcover, 256 pp, $45.00.
 6. Molecular Gastronomy
Herve This
Here is a must-read for aspiring Blumenthals and Adrias. A collaborator of Pierre
Gagnaire and a pioneer of molecular gastronomy, This explains the scientific
processes behind everyday culinary reactions. A few hydrocarbon chain diagrams
would be welcome but this is still an entertaining read. Hardcover, 377 pp, $35.95.
 7. For
the Love of Soup
Jeanelle Mitchell
Whether a traditional favourite like turkey barley or a less familiar
soup such as African peanut chicken soup, the methods in this self-published
book usually feature only two steps.Mitchell offers tips for preparing,
serving and making the recipes more healthy.Most of the recipes make
4-6 servings. Line and colour illustrations. Softcover, 210pp. $20.00.
Recipe: Roasted
Tomato Garlic Soup / PDF.
 8. Definitive Guide to Canadian Artisanal and Fine Cheeses
Gurth Pretty
At The Cookbook Store Saturday December 2nd, 2 to 4.pm.
Finally, a book celebrating Canada's cheese makers. Details on the producers
and their cheeses from coast to coast, as well as storage and serving information,
cheese and wine pairings, purchasing the cheeses and thirty recipes developed
with the cheese makers. Softcover 320 pp, $29.95.
9. All New Purity Cookbook
 10. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2007
30th edition
Hugh Johnson
Now that almost every wine expert publishes an annual pocket guide,
it is difficult to remember the impact Hugh Johnson's pocket encyclopedia
had on wine buying enthusiasts three decades ago. Suddenly one could
shop for wine with reliable advice at hand.That the pocket wine guide
is still published every year and is still reliable is a remarkable
achievement. Hardcover, 288 pp. $19.99.
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