Taking the
Mystery out of the Menu
A pocket guide to cuisine and understanding the menu by an
author who's passionate about food and fine dining.
Eating
out is not only a ‘special event’ activity enjoyed by families and friends in
our modern high speed world, but very often a necessity for the great work
force whose long working day and often unsociable working hours allow little
time for home food preparation. However, when eating out for whatever reason,
it can be very confusing when presented with a menu of unfamiliar terms and
dishes. This pocket guide will help diners to master the mysteries of the menu
with ease!
Review:
This
book is the perfect guide to have at home; that you could flip through at any
time. I enjoyed the intro to this book
and it helped me understand exactly what the author was going for. The author does a great job explaining how
the book came to me.
The
book is split into letters of the alphabet and has definitions of common terms
you might see in a menu or I would argue hear people talking about when they
talk about food. The definitions the
author provided where very easy to understand and made complete sense while
reading. If two items where related the
author also would relate them back to one another. There were definitions of cook methods as
well as sauces or spices, it is a very eclectic dictionary of food.
I
would highly suggest having this as a coffee table book that you could flip to
at any time. The book is setup perfectly
that you could either look up a specific term or just flip through to learn
some new food terms.
I
received a copy of this book from Authoright Marketing & Publicity to
provide an honest review. This does not
affect my opinion of this book.
My
Rating: 5/5
About the author:
After
retiring from her career as a music teacher, Naomi Powell returned to Somerset
with her husband, Maurice. She is an active member of the Ricard III Society,
the Nelson Society and the Royal OverSeas League, as well as an enthusiastic
gardener. From her home garden, she began Somerset Garden at the Limes, a
business growing, harvesting and making her own preserves, which she operated
for five years with retail outlets across North and South Somerset. This is her
first book.
This sounds like a useful book to have around!
ReplyDeleteYes it is a very useful book! Thank you for stopping by!
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