Behind the Line
Topic: Favorites
Reading Favorites
Tell us one of the most prominent names on your cookbook rack. Who's your favorite cookbook author?
- Jonathon Sawyer
- Executive Chef/Owner
- The Greenhouse Tavern and Noodlecat
- Cleveland, OH
Arthur Potts Dawson, Acorn House Cookbook
Richard Olney’s French Menu Cookbook
Judy Roger’s Zuni Café
All three books have a profound and interesting outlook on cooking that has affected the way...
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When you spring for a paper, what's your pick? What's your newspaper of choice? Why?
- Daniela Ortiz
- Server
- Talde
- Brooklyn, NY
I subscribe to the New York Times. It ain't cheap, but it is well worth it. It covers everything A to Z and the photojournalism cannot be beat.
Do you have any autographed cookbooks or chef books?
- Carrie Nahabedian
- Executive Chef/Owner
- NAHA and Brindille
- Chicago, IL
I have a very serious collection and well over half are autographed, Also, a big collection of older cookbooks in the 20th century.
Do you have any subscriptions to non-industry magazines?
- Jill Barron
- Executive Chef/Owner
- MANA food bar
- Chicago, IL
W, i have had a running subscription for 20 years!
Say you're going to spring for a magazine. What's your favorite food publication?
- Edward Lee
- Executive Chef
- 610 Magnolia
- Louisville, KY
The Art of Eating by Edward Behr. It is the personal, forward point of view writing that this industry needs.
Who is your numero uno, must-read food writer?
- Norman Van Aken
- NORMAN'S at the Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes, Orlando
- Orlando, Fl.
Any reader of food writing should never forget the classics like Colette and Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher! Richard Olney is on my short list too. Mark Twain, Thomas Wolfe and Jack Kerouac had great ...
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Think beyond the standard magazine rack. What are your favorite industry magazines?
- Daniela Ortiz
- Server
- Talde
- Brooklyn, NY
BizBash is great event planning magazine in both nationwide and local versions. They have a good, easy to navigate on-line version and email blasts, too.
You're doing some online reading. Are there any blogs you follow?
- Edward Lee
- Executive Chef
- 610 Magnolia
- Louisville, KY
I don't have much time for blogs but I'll try to follow what chefs like Michael Laiskonis or Sean Brock are doing.
It's often more engaging when the author of a book is a chef. Who's your favorite chef-author?
- Edward Lee
- Executive Chef
- 610 Magnolia
- Louisville, KY
I love the style and humor of Matt and Ted Lee. They are serious culinarians but never stray away from who they are: generous, hospitable and laid back.
Reading is a great way to spend some downtime. What types of books do you enjoy reading? What's on your book shelf right now?
- Josh Kaplan
- GM/Beverage Manager
- Eleven City Diner
- Chicago, Illinois
'Super Sad True Love Story' Gary Shteyngart
'A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again' David Foster Wallace
When perusing the magazine rack, what's your favorite beverage publication?
- Charlie Berg
- Sommelier
- Michael Mina Bourbon Steak DC
- Washington, DC
Sommelier Journal, Decanter, epicius (for over-all food and wine inspiration), and for sheer enjoyment: Kermit Lynch's newsletter/sale catalog. Check out 'Inspiring Thirst' his collection of wine w...
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