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News June 12, 2006
Extended
Hours
We have extended our hours during the week
so you can visit us in the evenings without rushing.
- Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday: 9:30 am to 7 pm
- Thursday and Friday: 9:30 am to 8 pm
- Saturday: 10 to 6 pm
- Sunday: 12 noon to 5 pm
New Books
Heat
Bill Buford
If you have now finished My Life in France and are
looking for another food book to read then pick up this latest arrival.
It couldn't be
more different, but no less passionate, or well written.
A highly
readable book from this engaging former New Yorker writer.
When Mario Batali invites amateur home cook Buford to work at Babbo,
well, you can imagine what ensues when you have a dysfunctional group
of people in a cramped area with sharp objects, hot equipment, who
really don't like each other, yes, welcome to the Babbo kitchen!
Buford combines humour, kitchen soap opera drama, the common goal
of perfection on every plate and a highly volatile Batali to keep
the rollicking pace. When Buford heads off to Italy however, the
pace lags somewhat as he sets to work with the Dante quoting butcher.
In spite of this his layman's curiosity as to the origins of Italian
food, ingredients & techniques both at Babbo and in Italy keeps
the reader engaged. And you will never again order pasta after 10
pm in a restaurant! Nasty Bits
Anthony Bourdain
Bourdain is back with his candid and over the top
passion for food. A writer/chef who is never afraid to take on
the establishment and
the activists, individually or at the same time, in the quest for
taste.
Chew on This
Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson
From the author of Fast Food Nation comes more
disturbing behind the scenes information on fast food that will
make you think twice.
One hopes that those who consume fast food will read this and hopefully
change habits.
Chocolate Fusion
Frederic Bau
For those who have enjoyed Au Coeur de Saveurs by
the same chef/author, this one will send you into chocolate ecstasy.
Wonderful research
into taste & flavour. Savoury and sweet recipes and of course
stunning presentation. Forwards by Pierre Gagnaire and Pierre Herme.
We also have back in stock Sous-Vide, Patisserie
of Pierre Herme, Au Coeur de Saveurs and
Tony Botella's Cocktail Cuisine. All of these books
are imported from Europe.
Food
News
For the gardeners in our midst you might want to search
out the relatively new rose named Julia Child. Chosen
by Julia herself to bear her name
this floribunda rose has a buttery, golden colour. A hardy, medium
- low bush with glossy foliage and a unique & distinctive licorice
fragrance. Available in the Toronto area at Fiesta Gardens 200 Christie,
north of Bloor 416.537.1244, Humber Nurseries, 8386 Highway 50,
Brampton, 905.794.0555.
Bayview Avenue between Millwood and Fleming
has become quite the destination for foodies. Cumbrae's have
opened up their newest store,
with meat and prepared food displays that will seduce you and don't
pass on the sausages, excellent on the BBQ. Farther down on the same
west side of the street you have one of our favourite bookstores
in Toronto, Sleuth of Baker Street with their wonderful
selection of mysteries, our latest region for authors Scandinavia
- Henning
Mankell, Karin Fossum......
Bakeries abound, Rahier, Epi, Cobs.
You might want to try a taste test, as the family and I did, of
baquettes
from each. Whitehouse
Meats, just north of Millwood on the east side is always
my choice for chicken. As an aside the stationary/gift shop called Write
Impressions on the corner is a wonderful shop
for cards. Moving on one cannot be without cheese so stop in at Alex's
Farm for the latest from Quebec
and around the world. One of my favourites is the triple cream Riopelle
from Quebec.
There is also a lovely little flower, fruit & vegetable
store on the east side that has a great selection of flowers, as
well as
fingerling and purple potatoes, fresh herbs... There, your trip is
now complete, well except for the wine, that alas you will have to
go for elsewhere.
May
Best Sellers
1. Jamie's Italy by Jamie Oliver
2. Best of HeartSmart Cooking by Bonnie Stern
3. Rhubarb: More than just pies by Sandi Vitt & Michael Hickman
4. Luscious by Michele Cranston
5. Weekend Cooking by Ricardo
6. Giada's Family Dinners by Giada de Laurentiis
7. Cheapeats Toronto, 2006
8. My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme
9. Real Simiple Meals Made Easy from Real
Simple magazine
10. Grilled to Perfection: Recipes from Licence to Grill by Chris
Knight & Tyler J. Smith
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