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A review by catyuske
Big Macs & Burgundy: Wine Pairings for the Real World by Vanessa Price
4.0
This is a beautifully written book.
Perhaps my only gripe, and the reason for which I deduct one star from my rating, is its focus on North American cuisine - often as narrow as a particular brand. The 'candy' section was especially guilty of this, and I often resorted to skipping entire pages because of the lack of familiarity and hopelessness of understanding something I'd never be able to find in any other country in the world.
That being said, it also expanded my knowledge of North American wine, which I'm appreciative of - and which I'll perhaps now not pass up so easily when the opportunity does arise.
I particularly enjoyed the autobiographical elements of the book, which is often missing from other books of this kind. Overall, an enjoyable and educational read, that I'm happy to say I have already (just a few days after finishing) referred back to. It's therefore perfect in its aim - imparting knowledge that one can use on one's own, whilst creating 'gold standards' to look back to for that perfect dinner party.
Perhaps my only gripe, and the reason for which I deduct one star from my rating, is its focus on North American cuisine - often as narrow as a particular brand. The 'candy' section was especially guilty of this, and I often resorted to skipping entire pages because of the lack of familiarity and hopelessness of understanding something I'd never be able to find in any other country in the world.
That being said, it also expanded my knowledge of North American wine, which I'm appreciative of - and which I'll perhaps now not pass up so easily when the opportunity does arise.
I particularly enjoyed the autobiographical elements of the book, which is often missing from other books of this kind. Overall, an enjoyable and educational read, that I'm happy to say I have already (just a few days after finishing) referred back to. It's therefore perfect in its aim - imparting knowledge that one can use on one's own, whilst creating 'gold standards' to look back to for that perfect dinner party.