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Events
Unless indicated the in store events are free and yes, there are always samples from the books, as well as time to chat to your favourite authors and have your book signed.
 Ted Reader
Napoleon's Everyday Gourmet Burgers
Thursday May 20th, 12 noon
Join us as Ted brings brings his rig to the store and dishes up the latest in gourmet burgers!
The newest addition to the Napoleon Grilling family of cookbooks is on game with Ted Reader's mouthwatering buger recipes. A compendium of everything burger, Ted walks you through - from choosing your proteins, binders and seasonings, to grilling. Traditional beef, poultry and pork burgers are of course included, but also more adventurous recipes for duck, seafood burgers (lobster and avocado, yum!), multiple veggie burger recipes and even dessert burgers (cupcake burger?). Softcover, 317 pp. $27.95.
 Michele Genest
The Boreal Gourmet
Tuesday June 8th, 5:30 pm.
Bison Braised in Espresso Stout, Smoked Salmon on Potato-Apple Latkes with Wasabi Creme Fraiche, Sourdough Scones with Wild Lowbush Cranberries, Spruce Tip Shortbread. These are the samples you'll be tasting from an incredible new book on northern cooking. A rare opportunity to chat about and eat delicious indigenous treats from Canada's Yukon. 224 pp. $26.95.
Market Day (in the afternoon!)
Saturday June 19th
Circle the calendar and watch for more details as we celebrate the farmer and your edible gardens!
Following Events Recommended by The Cookbook Store
The following events we recommend to our customers but we have no involvement with them. When we did an historical apron window display a couple of years ago we couldn't believe the stories this elicited from customers and passersby. Yes, there people who collect aprons and it is well worth attending this event to take a trip back in time with fellow apron lovers. Also we love good films about food, and of course Michael Stadtlander.
Kings of Pastry film at Hot Docs inToronto
This documentry from acclaimed documentary makers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (The War Room) is already generating lots of buzz and who can resist real life, nail biting culinary competitions. It's hitting the festival circuit before its North American release in September 2010. So don't miss this chance to see it in advance.
May 5th 6:30 pm (Bloor Cinema) and May 7th at 11am (ROM Theatre). See more info and tickets at http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/kings_of_pastry.
Apron Mania! The Culinary Historians of Ontario and Campbell House are putting on the aprons!
When: Saturday May 8th 2pm
Where: Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen Street West, Toronto at Osgoode Subway Station
Campbell House will be festooned with aprons on May 8th from glamorous 1950s hostess aprons to utilitarian kitchen covers. If you have a passion for aprons or are curious about their history, join the Culinary Historians of Ontario for Apron-mania! Costume experts will share the stories of their apron collections. You are also encouraged to bring your favourite apron, old or new. The afternoon concludes with refreshments and conversation.
www.campbellhousemuseum.ca 416 597-0227; $10 members; $12 non-members. Includes refreshments. Registration recommended
Stadtlander in the City!
Chef Michael Stadtlander will serve a 6 course masterpiece at the closing dinner of the Salut Wine + Food Festival
When: Saturday, May 15 - 6pm Wychwood Art Barns
$325 per person - all inclusive (all food, wine, tax & gratuity)
Proceeds to support The STOP Community
Tickets: 1-888-711-9399 http://www.salutwinefestival.com
New Books
(this is just the tip of the iceberg there are lots of new books!)
 Breaking Bread
Lynne Christy Anderson
A rich heritage of immigrant stories and recipes from kitchens around the world. After chicken and apple pie, bread's popularity is securely embedded in our psyche. Hardcover, 282 pp. $26.95.
 Burger Parties
James McNair and Jeffrey Starr
Burgers are all the rage and rightly so, with so many different meats to chose from and toppings only limited by your imagination. This books gives themes to those thoughts with menu ideas as well as sides and desserts. Softcover, 170 pp. $24.99.
 Cheese Slices
Will Studd
Master of Cheese Will Studd covers if not all the bases, then most with his passion for cheese reaching the far corners of the globe. Whilst he does cover his native Australia rigorously he does not forget the rest of the world. Hardcover, 352 pp. $75.00.
 The Complete Root Cellar Book
Steve Maxwell & Jennifer MacKenzie
Having just built a root cellar outside last year I can personally attest to the wonders of eating carrots, parsnips, potatoes etc in the middle of winter that you put away in the root cellar in the fall. The joys of an almost lost tradition of cellaring food for the winter is making a comeback. This book includes over 30 plans, storage options as well as 100 recipes. A great project for Dad! Softcover, 264 pp. $27.95.
 Dulce
Joseluis Flores
Trying to find cookbooks from Latin America can prove difficult once you leave Mexico so to have a whole book dedicated to dessert is a wonderful addition to the pastry chef's shelf. Flores's talents as an executive pastry chef shine here but recipes are doable. Hardcover, 266 pp. $37.00.
 Food Styling: the art of preparing food for camera
Delores Custer
A seriously big book on the techniques of styling food from beginning to a mouth watering ending image. This will be a bible for those currently in the business or thinking about it. Hardcover, 398 pp. $90.00.
 For the Love of Soup
Jeanelle Mitchell
Finally, the accompaniment to the best selling For the Love of Soup ($19.95). Salads for all occasions loaded with flavour, nutrition and creativity.
Softcover, 168 pp. $19.95.
 Fresh from the Farm: Great Local Foods from New York State
Susan Meisel & Nathalie Sann
With the dollar almost at par a road trip through New York state would make a great family trip this summer. All within 100 miles of Union Square Market in New York city, you can visit pastry shops, dairies in the Hudson River Valley, bread makers, game farms, hatcheries in the Catskills. Remember to pack a cooler and away you go! Recipes are also included. Hardcover, 272 pp. $49.00.
 In the Green Kitchen
Alice Waters
This book harkens to Chez Panisse's simplicity and what Waters does here is capture the fundamentals of cooking whilst asking some of her famous chef friends to contribute their favourite basic kitchen techniques. Hardcover, 152 pp. $34.00.
New Poster Design - Butcher Tools
Yes, we now have in a third design in our very popular poster series. Butcher Tools can now hang on the wall next to Pork and Beef. Comes in two colours, black and brown. Each poster $35.00.
 Pastry in Europe 2010
Featuring the latest in European patisseries, and profiles of those who create them. The latest techniques, terroir and pastry, Vienna, Berlin, Firenze, and of course Paris. Need we say more? From the editors of Culinaire Saisonnier and Patisserie & Desserts magazines. Hardcover, 256 pp, $74.95.
 Pig: King of the Southern Table
James Villas
Villas writes predominantly on Southern food and we're glad he does! He turns his attention to the pig and all its attributes from a southern perspective and the recipes cover the gamut. Hardcover, 424 pp. $41.95.
 Plenty
Yottam Ottolenghi
Another eagerly anticipated second book this spring. Their first book Ottolenghi ($64.95) cookbook captured our customers imagination and then some. Although we had to hand sell the book in that time honoured tradition of independent bookselling, once introduced to customers they couldn't get enough. Now the sequel has landed, full of creative vegetarian dishes, no you don't have to be vegetarian to appreciate these dishes. And yes, it may be even better than the first book! Hardcover, 288 pp. $64.95.
 Seasonal Fruit Desserts
Deborah Madison
Author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone ($50), Madison brings her seasonal mantra to desserts with delicious results. What better way to follow local seasons than through the orchard, farm and market. Hardcover, 278 pp. $39.95.
 Steak
Mark Schatzker
Globe and Mail journalist Schatzker has hit upon the idea of writing about his global quest for the perfect steak, not original you may say, but in the hands of Schatzker this book not only informs, educates but also has you smiling. All the while the reader does not feel preached at or politicized in any way by the author. You are left to make up your own mind about the perfect steak, as everyone has an opinion on their favourite steak. An arresting cover jacket. Hardcover, 292 pp. $32.50.
 Whoopie Pies
Sarah Billingsley & Amy Treadwell
First there were cupcake books, which continue to sell unabated, lately macarons, and now whoopie pies. Creamy filling between soft cake like cushions make these lovable desserts a popular item these days. Hardcover, 120 pp. $19.95.
James Beard Book Award Winners
- Cookbook of the Year: The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews
- American Cooking: Real Cajun by Donald Link and Paula Disbrowe
- Baking and Dessert: Baking by James Patterson
- Beverage: Been Doon So Long by Randall Grahm
- Cooking from a Professional Point of View: The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts by the French Culinary Institute and Judith Choate
- General Cooking: Ad Hoc at Home by Thomas Keller
- Healthy Focus: Love Soup by Anna Thomas
- International: The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews
- Reference and Scholarship: Encyclopedia of Pasta by Oretta Zanini de Vita
- Single Subject: Pasta Sfoglia by Ron Suhanosky
- Writing and Literature: Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen by David Sax
- Photography: Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way by Francis Mallmann and Peter Kaminsky
- Cookbook Hall of Fame: A Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden
April Best Sellers
- For the Love of Salad by Jeanelle Mitchell (Canadian)
- Quinoa 365 by Greenway & Hemming (Canadian)
- Great Food Fast from Everyday Food magazine
- Lighthearted at Home by Anne Lindsay (Canadian)
- Rose Reisman's Family Favourites (Canadian)
- A Year in Lucy's Kitchen by Lucy Waverman (Canadian)
- For the Love of Soup by Jeanelle Mitchell (Canadian)
- Fresh Flavor Fast from Everyday Food magazine
- What's New, Cupcake? by Tack & Richardson
- Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking by Mario Batali
- In the Green Kitchen by Alice Waters
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Child, Beck, Bertholle & Child
Recipe: Asparagus Mimosa
from Plenty by Yottam Ottolenghi
This traditional way with asparagus is probably my favourite. It is simple and therefore relies on the quality of the asparagus itself more then anything else. See if you can get the spears from a farmers' market or the shop at a farm where they have been freshly picked. Roughly chopped tarragon sprinkled on top will make a good addition.
Serves 4 as a starter
2 free range eggs
2 bunches of medium asparagus
2 tbsp best-quality olive oil
2 tsp small capers, drained
1 tsp Maldon sea salt
black pepper
Gently place your eggs in a saucepan of boiling water and simmer for 9 minutes. Remove the eggs from the pan and immerse them in a large bowl of cold water. After a few minutes, take them out of the water and leave to cool down completely. Peel the eggs and grate them on a coarse cheese grater.
Bend the asparagus until the tough bottom ends snap off; discard the ends. Place the spears in a large pot of boiling water and cook for 3 minutes, or until tender. It may take slightly longer if they are thick.
Drain and, while still warm but not hot, divide among four serving plates. Drizzles the oil over the asparagus and sprinkle with the capers, salt and some pepper. Top with the grated egg, staying close to the centre of the stalks so that the tips and bases remain visible.
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