B&W and Color; 10 1/4 x 9 1/4"; 275 pages; Oblong shaped book has brown spine with gold lettering. DJ. NEW. Illustrated with b/w and color pictures. 'A cookbook with a historic recipe anthology does not easily define the wonder of tracking the evolution of the cookbook and the modernization of the kitchen. Pamela Kure Grogan's My Cookbook Passion draws upon a vintage selection from her 3,000 volume cookbook collection showcasing the changing palates of those at-home and at-travel epicureans. In it, she visualizes the impact of various world wars, financial depressions, expanding transcontinental auto usage, and the technological advancement of utensils and ingredients used in the kitchen on the public's taste.' Index. Overweight, 3#.

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Title

My Cookbook Passion: Culinary History And Adventure In Exploring My Collection

Publisher

Gaudium Publishing, Las Vegas, NV

Publication Date

2021

Language

English

ISBN 10

1592111173

ISBN 13

9781592111176

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

New

Dust Jacket Condition

New

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Synopsis

A cookbook with a historic recipe anthology does not easily define the wonder of tracking the evolution of the cookbook and the modernization of the kitchen. Pamela Kure Grogan's My Cookbook Passion draws upon a vintage selection from her 3,000 volume cookbook collection showcasing the changing palates of those at-home and at-travel epicureans. In it, she visualizes the impact of various world wars, financial depressions, expanding transcontinental auto usage, and the technological advancement of utensils and ingredients used in the kitchen on the public's taste. My Cookbook Passion is a color panorama of historic cookbooks and recipes with the stories of how such books came into being. Chapters include: "Entertaining is Fun"; "Reach for the Stars" on celebrities; "Inns & Farms"; books on food publishers like Barrows & Co; and a list of famous chefs and their restaurants, most now gone from the scene. There are even hints about becoming a discerning cookbook collector. Pamela Kure Grogan worked for twenty years as Store Manager at Williams Sonoma and at Sur La Table kitchen stores. She also served as Food Editor for an online food company. Today, Pamela is an active 'passionate baker' with her fan-followed social media sites, kitchen a'stir, and now www.cookbookpassion.com My Cookbook Passion reaches several audiences: chefs, food lovers, and those at home who want to try the heirloom recipes. More than a cookbook, My Cookbook Passion can serve as a colorful coffee table book or a well-worn cooking resource guide. It is a travel history where nostalgia becomes refreshed and relevant, and one reads into the pages the passion of Pamela Kure Grogan's recipe selections of the timeless

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Pamela Kure Grogan worked for twenty years as Store Manager at Williams Sonoma and at Sur La Table kitchen stores. She also served as Food Editor for an online food company. Today, Pamela is an active 'passionate baker' with her fan-followed social media sites, kitchen a'stir, and now www.cookbookpassion.com
Author S.P. Grogan is a best-selling author specializing in historical fiction. His other books include Vegas Die: A Quest Mystery.

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We specialize in dressage, equestrian, horse [nonfiction and fiction], dog, other animal books, as well as titles on fine art, architecture, decorative arts, including exhibition and museum catalogues; antiques/collectibles, and Native American/Indian ethnographic monographs, OEM/Manufacturer's [printed/bound and CD-Rom] Service Manuals. Pop-up/Mechanical/Punch out books, and books with unusual stories and illustrations, especially children's, are another area of specialty. Michigan/Great Lakes topics/authors are another area of interest. We keep as full a catalogue as possible of these types of titles. Same goes for regional histories. Dressage & horsemanship specialties include books by classical and modern masters, such as Francois Robichon De La Gueriniere, de Pluvinel, Udo Burger, Cavendish, L'Hotte, Harry Boldt, Charles de Kunffy, Reiner and Ingrid Klimke, Wilhelm Museler, Nuno Oliveira, Paul Belasik, Stephen Clarke [2010 WEG (World Equestrian Games), Lexington; dressage judge. 2012 London Olympics Dressage judge] Buck Brannaman, Ray Hunt, James Wofford, et al. If the book is not in stock, a FREE book search service is available. Interested in EQUINE BIOMECHANICS and training/conditioning? The great classic The Rider Forms the Horse, by Udo Burger and Otto Zeitzschmann, fully translated into English, is available, a 'must have' for any serious equestrian. These are essential books for any serious horse person's library. They are included in my personal library

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