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Kathryn (she/her)'s avatar

I like the idea that maybe some of the books were gifts from people that "know you're a chef" so... cookbooks at Christmas... but never hit the mark in the actual book they pick

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Beth M.'s avatar

I was very surprised to see a well-thumbed copy of Tom Park Bowles' The year of Eating Dangerously in the stack

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Stained Page News's avatar

same!!

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Beth M.'s avatar

Parker Bowles: sorry

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Lynn's avatar

Haven't watched the show so don't know how this one fits in but he had "Kitchen of Light" by Andreas Viestad of New Scandinavian Cooking fame in there. I have this one too and it has some good recipes.

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Miranda Carbonneau's avatar

When we watched The Bear, it was really the Ed Levine memoir and David Chang/Priya Krishna’s Cooking at Home that really struck me as not at all Carmy’s style.

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Stained Page News's avatar

I could excuse the Chang I think just bc there are fanboys out there (apparently the Momofuku book is at the restaurant, like you see it in the show) but yeah.

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Mary Curry's avatar

I loved this! It's sad none of my IRL friends likes/loves cookbooks, but I'm happy I can comment here and people will understand!

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Stained Page News's avatar

Happy to talk cookbooks any time! :) Glad you liked it.

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Ginger Boden's avatar

I have that Ceil Dyer cookbook (Best Recipes from the Back of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Jars)! I'm pretty sure my mother gave it to me back in the mid-80's when I was in college. Hilarious to see here. I loved The Bear. But maybe because I really love Jeremy Allen White.

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Stained Page News's avatar

When I figured out what that book I was I literally snorted! Seems like a fun book but ahhhh not very Carmy, haha.

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Ginger Boden's avatar

Ha! Yeah it is such a surprise. I keep it around for posterity, but I don't think I've opened it in close to 30 years. So funny.

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