Word: cookbooks
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...introduction to his 522-page magnum opus, Molto Italiano, chef Mario Batali reflects on the frenzy that now accompanies the opening of many American restaurants. "In recent years," he writes in the cookbook, which was published last May, "we seem to care more about the opening of a new restaurant than we do the opening of a new play or a new version of Don Giovanni by the local opera company. This makes me happy, but at the same time, it makes me just a little...
...Then it was October, then November, and on and on. At some point I stopped asking; the tension over construction costs and delays was obvious. Batali has a staggering array of national ventures to push this year-a partnership with NASCAR (for whom Batali has written a tailgating cookbook, to be published in April), his lines of cookware and packaged foods, three (three!) new restaurants in Las Vegas, another in Los Angeles-and Del Posto needed to open...
Mastering your culinary domain--whether you aspire to make chicken soup like Mom or eggplant like Emeril--often requires more guidance than a classic cookbook can provide. Now, rather than shell out for lessons, you can hop online and learn to slice, spice and sauté like a cordon bleu. Just remember not to spill your béchamel on the keyboard...
...grew up on a farm and influenced chefs across the country with her insistence on simple recipes with pure ingredients, held chef positions at such high-profile eateries as Cafe Nicholson, New York City's 1950s celebrity haunt, and the Brooklyn chophouse Gage & Tollner. Her now classic 1976 cookbook, The Taste of Country Cooking, helped revive Southern cuisine...
...company that makes great products. Apple has been declared dead more times than I can count, but it is special and better than most other U.S. companies. If only the rest of them could do as well as Apple. I use my iMac to make movies, access my AppleWorks cookbook, keep track of dates and addresses and listen to music as I recharge my iPod. What's next? Christine Lowe Slater Northbridge, Massachusetts...