Best Food Writing

By: Hughes, Holly

Book Overview

2008

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738212512
• ISBN13: 9780738212517
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Best Food Writing 2008

A wonderful series that I look forward to every year. The articles, some good, some less so, make you hungry for something good to eat.

Stick-to-your-ribs Writing

The Best Food Writing series is wonderful not only for the great writing, but also as a snapshot of the food-writing zeitgeist, and this year's collection is no exception. Five stars may be a little generous -- this collection doesn't particularly stand out from the others -- but I read it end-to-end nonstop and then was sorry it was over, and that always counts for something. Best Food Writing 2008 also does a good job of balancing online writing with longer print-based pieces. The last section, "Personal Tastes," was my favorite, particularly "Roadtrip to Chinatown" by Eve M. Tai and Dorothy Allison's "Panacea."

A feast of culinary prose from the past year's books, newspapers, newsletters and web sites

The annual editions of BEST FOOD WRITING are real winners featuring a feast of culinary prose from the past year's books, newspapers, newsletters and web sites. Chapters range from The Restaurant biz to home Cooking and Dining Around, making for a powerful collection of essays and vignettes perfect for both culinary and literary libraries.