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NEUROGASTRONOMY, by Gordon M. Shepherd

September 23, 2012

A NEUROSCIENTIST’S FASCINATING INSIGHTS about how the brain perceives taste, smell, and flavor—a foodie must.

Grade: SOLID B

NEUROGASTRONOMY: HOW THE BRAIN CREATES FLAVOR AND WHY IT MATTERS
Columbia University Press
2012

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APRON ANXIETY, by Alyssa Shelasky

June 30, 2012

A CULINARY IGNORAMUS TRANSFORMS herself into a food writer, accomplished cook in this clever, charming memoir.

Grade: SOLID B

APRON ANXIETY: MY MESSY AFFAIRS IN AND OUT OF THE KITCHEN
Three Rivers Press
2012

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MAMAN’S HOMESICK PIE, by Donia Bijan

October 3, 2011

HEARTFELT MEMOIR OF food, family, and love in exile (in Tehran, Santa Cruz, and Paris); yummy Persian recipes!

Grade: SOLID B

MAMAN'S HOMESICK PIE: A PERSIAN HEART IN AN AMERICAN KITCHEN
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
2011

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CHANTERELLE DREAMS AND AMANITA NIGHTMARES by Greg Marley

January 24, 2011

BREEZY FIELD GUIDE to collecting and enjoying wild mushrooms focuses on New England varieties. Yummy recipes!

Grade: SOLID B

CHANTERELLE DREAMS AND AMANITA NIGHTMARES
Chelsea Green Publishing
2010

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BENTO BOX IN THE HEARTLAND by Linda Furiya

May 29, 2009

SWEET MEMOIR of growing up Japanese in rural Indiana has charm, poignancy, but may seem slight to some readers. B PLUS

BENTO BOX IN THE HEARTLAND: MY JAPANESE GIRLHOOD IN WHITEBREAD AMERICA by Linda Furiya
Berkeley, CA: Seal Press
January 2009

Grade: B PLUS

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