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jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
I used to read the serious eats blog every day. Then I had my son and got insanely busy. This book combines many different features you'll find on seriouseats.com: recipes, lists of different types of food and what defines them (ex. New York style pizza vs Sicilian pizza vs deep dish pizza), and my favorite part... (since I love love love lists and checking things off from them!) lists such as top 25 breakfast joints in the states. Good, fun, and informative read for food-lovers!
perednia's review
3.0
SERIOUS EATS: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO MAKING AND EATING DELICIOUS FOOD
Ed Levine
Coookbook/Food Guide
November 2011
Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 978-0307720870
Part cookbook, part traveling guide, Serious Eats is all food love. Created by the people behind the popular website, this self-style comprehensive guide does a quick decent job of rounding up where to go to find the best good grub and how to go about making it yourself.
The introduction by Ed Levine is a quirky celebration of all things food, but not "foodie", in appreciating great meals, good ingredients and no stuffiness.
Featuring real-world descriptions and gorgeous photography by Robyn Lee, the guide has a defense of oatmeal in the breakfast chapter, pages upon pages of pizza oven investigations, and a burger section that includes discussion of regional variation and bun choice -- as well as acknowledging that American cheese is important to a good burger.
Although more an addition to a well-stocked home culinary library than one of the essential cookbooks, Serious Eats does provide opportunities for fun browsing sessions.
Ed Levine
Coookbook/Food Guide
November 2011
Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 978-0307720870
Part cookbook, part traveling guide, Serious Eats is all food love. Created by the people behind the popular website, this self-style comprehensive guide does a quick decent job of rounding up where to go to find the best good grub and how to go about making it yourself.
The introduction by Ed Levine is a quirky celebration of all things food, but not "foodie", in appreciating great meals, good ingredients and no stuffiness.
Featuring real-world descriptions and gorgeous photography by Robyn Lee, the guide has a defense of oatmeal in the breakfast chapter, pages upon pages of pizza oven investigations, and a burger section that includes discussion of regional variation and bun choice -- as well as acknowledging that American cheese is important to a good burger.
Although more an addition to a well-stocked home culinary library than one of the essential cookbooks, Serious Eats does provide opportunities for fun browsing sessions.
etoiline's review
5.0
Serious Eats is a fantastic combination: part cookbook, part travel guide. Though I've only sporadically visited the website this book started from, I'll gladly visit in the future. It was hard to read this (and you have to read it--it's not just a collection of random food musings) without getting hungry!
The recipes included are specially made for the book, and I want to try nearly all of them. Some of the descriptions of the food gave me ideas to try on my own, which is the best part. I'm a little disappointed in the emphasis of foods/restaurants in bigger cites than my own (so it's not *quite* wherever you are), but at least St. Louis had a couple of mentions. I could add a few, of course: what about Pi Pizzeria, with its unique cornmeal crust, or Amighetti's often imitated, never duplicated Special sandwich?
This is definitely a book to take with you when you travel. You can use it as your guide to plan your stops, or just look up your favorite food and try making something yourself.
The recipes included are specially made for the book, and I want to try nearly all of them. Some of the descriptions of the food gave me ideas to try on my own, which is the best part. I'm a little disappointed in the emphasis of foods/restaurants in bigger cites than my own (so it's not *quite* wherever you are), but at least St. Louis had a couple of mentions. I could add a few, of course: what about Pi Pizzeria, with its unique cornmeal crust, or Amighetti's often imitated, never duplicated Special sandwich?
This is definitely a book to take with you when you travel. You can use it as your guide to plan your stops, or just look up your favorite food and try making something yourself.
count_zero's review
3.0
The recipes in this book are certainly interesting, and it definitely provided some useful dishes to add to my culinary arsenal. However, that isn't the focus of this book. The focus of this book is to discuss various eateries and restaurants throughout the US and particular dishes of note. This is great if you can afford to travel. I can't.
Though, fortunately, Portland (OR) did come up on the list a few times, so I'll make a note of the places they suggested in the book for future reference if I'm hungry in Portland with some cash to spare.
Though, fortunately, Portland (OR) did come up on the list a few times, so I'll make a note of the places they suggested in the book for future reference if I'm hungry in Portland with some cash to spare.
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