Saint Joseph’s Day (March 19) is celebrated as a form of devotion and is well known as a first-class annual feast brought to America by Sicilian immigrants. the Cook’s Bookcase has found an interesting book that describes the ritual in detail.
Old Ties, New Attachments, Italian-American Folklife in the West. Edited by David A. Taylor. (1992.) The book contains many photographs of traditional Saint Joseph’s Tables “laden-with-food."
I just saw the current exhibit Around the Table: food, creativity, community at the San Jose Museum of Art and absolutely loved it! From food trucks to molecular gastronomy, this is an exciting multi-media art show, showcasing the agricultural history of the Santa Clara Valley and offering new artistic approaches of growing, cooking, and eating our food. Through April 20, 2014.
http://www.sjmusart.org/around-the-table
Butter, there is no replacement for it! Featured is a superb example of graphic illustration from the mid-1950’s. The pamphlet is written in French and includes recipes for sauces and special pastries.
Please browse our selection of collectible ephemera, photographs, letterheads, and bills of lading! Own a piece of history!
I appreciate simple cooking tips; for instance in her icing for sugar cookies, Martha Stewart adds a few drops of lemon juice.
Her book Entertaining is a classic and includes a "Valentine's Day Dinner for Two,"
featuring heart-shaped sugar cookies for dessert.
Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day from The Cook's Bookcase!
The Cook's Bookcase was reviewed in the Winter 2013 issue of
Edible Monterey Bay Magazine!
Written by Anina Marcus, and photographed by Michelle Magdalena
who both came to visit our bookstore.
We invite YOU to visit!
http://ediblemontereybay.com/online-magazine/edible-notables-3/
Here’s the link to former Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl's blog,
which featured the Cook's Bookcase in her December 17, 2013 post.
As she says, "I appreciate the quirkiness of the collection.
And, I might add, the fairness of the prices."
http://www.ruthreichl.com/2013/12/2013-gift-guide-cooking-the-books.html
San Francisco's Fort Mason, Here We Come!
We're exhibiting at the SF Antiquarian Book, Print & Paper Fair this coming February 1st & 2nd.
Bringing LOTS of wonderful things like one-of-a-kind, Inscribed Cookbooks & Vintage Menus!
Come visit us Booth 312!
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In celebration of another season of "Downton Abbey" we offer a book published in 1919, The Up-to-Date Waitress, by Janet McKenzie Hill. You'll find detailed instructions for laying the table, laundering linens, cleaning silver, and other duties of domestic service. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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