A review by justjoshinreads
Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine by Edward Lee
4.0
Buttermilk Graffiti by Edward Lee. This was an unexpected journey through immigrant culture via food. The author explored restaurants large and small all over the country, meeting chefs, cooks, fishermen, distillers and consumers of food and drink. Some were friendly and open, some notsomuch. I admire his tenacity in every situation. He is curious and intrepid in the pursuit of the culture of food. He travels all over, making conversation, probing for recipes and insight, hoping to be invited into the circle of trust in many kitchens.
I am not a foodie by any stretch, though I do like food. Also, I don’t enjoy cooking or experimenting in the kitchen, I can barely manage to feed my family the required number of times each week, and it’s essentially the same 6-7 things on repeat, so it’s unlikely I’d ever make any of the included recipes. Many of them sounded unique and delicious.
This was an interesting read, I feel like I learned about immigrant culture in the US from an enthusiastic and unique point of view. I wasn’t familiar with Edward Lee’s previous book (or restaurant or TV notoriety) before this, but he seems like an interesting person with an insatiable appetite for food, both philosophically and literally. 4/5 stars ⭐️
I am not a foodie by any stretch, though I do like food. Also, I don’t enjoy cooking or experimenting in the kitchen, I can barely manage to feed my family the required number of times each week, and it’s essentially the same 6-7 things on repeat, so it’s unlikely I’d ever make any of the included recipes. Many of them sounded unique and delicious.
This was an interesting read, I feel like I learned about immigrant culture in the US from an enthusiastic and unique point of view. I wasn’t familiar with Edward Lee’s previous book (or restaurant or TV notoriety) before this, but he seems like an interesting person with an insatiable appetite for food, both philosophically and literally. 4/5 stars ⭐️