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The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove
By Cathy Erway
Gotham - 2010
An interesting look at foodie trends in and around Manhattan and Brooklyn, primarily those of interest to twenty-somethings. Recipes are included although I found that only one or two of them -- in writing -- gave me a desire to cook or serve them.
The best thing about Erway is her utter fearlessness in the kitchen -- she will wrestle with any ingredient and attempt any and all techniques. The worst thing about the book is her syntax. A good editor could have helped with that -- making it easier to let the author's spirit of culinary adventure shine through.