Librarian Picks: Five Books for Food Lovers

Senior reference librarian, Rosemary Jerome, chooses five food-related books, which are on the shelves at  in Dix Hills right now.

Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen  (2010)

She weaves together memories, recipes and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen.  Colwin shares her hilarious personal experiences of meals gone magnificently well and disastrously wrong.

Sherri Eisenberg, Food Lovers' Guide to Brooklyn:  Best Local Specialties, Markets, Recipes, Restaurants and Events (2010)

A sumptuous neighborhood by neighborhood journey through New York City's borough, a culinary mecca.  Seasoned food writer Eisenberg shares the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy and celebrate food.

Cathy Erway, The Art of Eating In:  How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove (2010)

A poorly paid executive assistant in New York, Erway decided to swear off restaurants for two years and she started cooking.  This book is based on her popular blog "Not Eating in New York." It is a memoir with recipes written in an easy conversational style.

Linda Johnson Larsen, Knack Soup Classics:  Chowders, Gumbos, Bisques, Broths, Stocks and Other Delicious Soups (2009)

This book features 350 full-color photos and 100 classic recipes plus 250 variations that introduce ethnic flavors and trendy new tastes; it combines instruction and recipes in easy-to-read spreads that help readers build their skills with each recipe.

Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra, Warm Bread and Honey Cake:  Home Baking from Around the World  (2009)

Pagrach-Chandra, winner of the 2000 Sophie Coe Award for Food History, has written a distinctive book that is part history and part international cookbook.  Baking skill levels vary with the recipes and the difficulty is noted for each.