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Armchair Travel August 2020
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Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard What happened: Elizabeth, an American working in London, instantly connected with Gwendal, a Frenchman in England for a conference. Before long, they were having lunch together in Paris, falling in love, and getting married.
Why you might like it: Using food as a frame, Elizabeth charmingly documents their courtship, describing mouth-watering dishes (such as molten chocolate cake and summer ratatouille) as well as food shopping in a foreign language and choosing a wedding cake.
Want more? Pick up Picnic in Provence, which continues the story. | | From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke What it is: A poignant, heartfelt memoir by actress Tembi Locke, who fell in love with Saro, an Italian professional chef. Saro's Sicilian family wasn't sure about him marrying a Black American, but as he battled and then succumbed to cancer, Tembi grew closer to them and spent summers in Sicily with the couple's adopted daughter.
Media buzz: a Netflix series produced by Reese Witherspoon and Zoe Saldana, who'll also star, is planned. Also working on the production are Tembi and her sister, bestselling writer Attica Locke. | |
American pie : slices of life (and pie) from America's back roads
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Pascale LeDraoulec
An unusual travelogue by the restaurant critic for the Daily News takes readers on a cross-country quest in search of the nation's most scrumptious pies, from Montana Huckleberry to Pennsylvania Shoo-Fly, in an account that comes complete with twenty-five delectable pie recipes from around the country.
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Feasting on asphalt : the river run
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Alton Brown
Chronicles the motorcycle trip of the chef and his crew as they sample traditional and local foods from off-the-beaten-path restaurants and diners located along the Mississippi River, from Louisiana to Minnesota.
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American appetite : the coming of age of a cuisine
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Leslie Brenner
A cultural history of American cuisine traces the evolution of American food from Native American influences on early settlers' diet to the rise of celebrity chefs and their signature dishes, discussing a variety of culinary movements, the impact of immigration on American food, regional trends, and more.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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