slow food – Cannonball Read 17

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Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook by Alice Waters

January 23, 2020 by Halbs 1 Comment

A family friend gifted me a year-long membership to Master Class, the website containing video courses from experts in all kinds of fields. My favorite thus far has been Herbie Hancock on music and Gary Kasparov on chess. I’ve learned so much about being open to life and taking risks from both. One class my spouse and I have enjoyed watching together is about cooking. The class is taught by Alice Waters. Waters teaches in what appears to be her own home kitchen. It’s got […]

If you aren’t frustrated with the concept of nutrition in America, you aren’t paying attention.

February 25, 2018 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

You ever have a moment when you realize that you have educated yourself on a topic, and you are excited to be armed with knowledge, but also frustrated about the reality of the world around you, and also a little sad about no longer having the sweet sweet shroud of ignorance to protect you? Read this book with caution, my friend. Because you will never look at food, your food choices, and the concept of “healthy” eating the same way again. I will caveat to […]

Slow Food. Any idea what I am talking about?

February 16, 2017 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

This book came across my radar as it was the January pick for the Slow Food Chicago Book Club. I’ll let the Slow Food International website speak for itself: “Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how our food choices affect the world around us.” In sum, Slow Food is the […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
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Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
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