book review, food & drink, nonfiction

Asma’s Indian Kitchen by Darjeeling Express (Review)

Let Asma Khan feed your soul with this collection of authentic Indian recipes. Award-winning restaurant Darjeeling Express began life as a dinner party with friends; Indian food lovingly cooked from family recipes that go back generations. In this book, Asma reveals the secret to her success, telling her immigrant’s story and how food brought her home. The recipes pay homage to her royal Mughlai ancestry and follow the route of the Darjeeling Express train from the busy streets of Bengal, through Calcutta… Read More Asma’s Indian Kitchen by Darjeeling Express (Review)

food & drink, product review

Breyers Delights: Vanilla Cupcake (Food Product Review)

The first impressions I got from the new Breyers Delights was that the packaging looked really fun, that there were a good amount of flavour choices (with enough variety), and that the tubs were a little smaller than I had expected. I opted for the vanilla cupcake flavour because I try to avoid chocolate, and it’s just the flavour that seemed like it would be the tastiest for me… Read More Breyers Delights: Vanilla Cupcake (Food Product Review)

book review, food & drink, nonfiction

Stuff Every Wine Snob Should Know by Melissa Monosoff & Stuff Every Beer Snob Should Know by Ellen Goldstein (Dual Mini Reviews)

Physical copies of these books were kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for honest reviews. Title: Stuff Every Wine Snob Should Know Author: Melissa Monosoff Type: Nonfiction Genre: Food & Drink Publisher: Quirk Books Date published: February 6, 2018 From tips for tasting at home to picking the perfect bottle for a BYOB, this… Read More Stuff Every Wine Snob Should Know by Melissa Monosoff & Stuff Every Beer Snob Should Know by Ellen Goldstein (Dual Mini Reviews)

book review, nonfiction

Munchies: Late-Night Meals from the World’s Best Chefs by J.J. Goode, Helen Hollyman, and the Editors of Munchies (Mini Review)

Title: Munchies: Late-Night Meals from the World’s Best Chefs Author: J.J. Goode, Helen Hollyman, and the Editors of Munchies Type: Nonfiction Genre: Cookbooks, Food and Drink Imprint: Ten Speed Press Publisher: Penguin Random House Date published: October 24, 2017 Format: Hardcover Page Count: 254 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher,… Read More Munchies: Late-Night Meals from the World’s Best Chefs by J.J. Goode, Helen Hollyman, and the Editors of Munchies (Mini Review)

book review, food & drink, nonfiction

Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round by Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa (Review)

Title: Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round Author: Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa Type: Non-Fiction Genre: Food & Drink, Cookbook Publisher: Quirk Books Date published: December 27, 2016 Format: Paperback Page Count: 144 Source: Publisher A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: From the depths… Read More Yum-Yum Bento All Year Round by Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa (Review)