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Books I am currently reading
The Whole Beast Ferguson HendersonNew Irish Cookery Paul & Jeanne Rankin
The Balthazar Cookbook and Simply the Best Tamasin Day-Lewis (yes the sister of Daniel Day Lewis)
Cooking By Hand Paul Bertolli
The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen Paula Wolfert
The New Wine Lover's Companion Herbst & Herbst
Our lemon tartlet w/ fresh black mission figs
Other Books I would recommend
The Zuni Cafe Cookbook Judy Rodgers
The Wife of the Chef
Courtney FebbrorielloThe Cheese Plate Max McCalman and David Gibbons; Photographs by Susan Salinger
Max is the Fromager at Picholine and over seas Artisanal where Jaon Donnelly is the Fromager there.Two Hundred Traditional Types: Italian Cheese, A guide to their discovery and appreciation Slow Food Editors
A full color handbook to Italian handmade cheese, with a wealth of information on cheese families, maturing, the art of cutting and the vocabulary of cheese. I'm happy to say the restaurant is carrying a wonderful selection of Italian cheeses imported by my cheese monger on the East Coast.A Tuscan Cookbook by Maggie Beer and Stephanie Alexander
My two favorite women from Australia. Maggie is the former chef and owner of The Pheasant Farm and Stephanie owned her own restaurant, Stephanie's. This cookbook is based on their travels in Tuscany.