Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Foodies Read Challenge 2013


Another super-exciting challenge for me!

I love books. I love food. How could I possibly not like books about food?

(Also, I'm secretly trying to get my license as a foodie. If I succeed in this challenge, will I be a certified foodie? Only the powers that be can truly know...)

I don't want to go too far overboard with challenges for next year, since I am quite new to book blogging, so I will refrain from committing to the highest level and I'll commit to the "Pastry Chef" level (4-8 books). Since this should easily cross over with a couple other challenges (Nerdy Non-Fiction challenge and Books on France challenge), I don't think that number will be too much of a problem. I'm not going to make an official goal to go beyond 8 books, since like I said, I don't want to overdo it. I'll upgrade to a higher level if I find I can't stop reading food books!

Books Reviewed:

Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
My Life in France by Julia Child
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The Truth About Food by Jill Fullerton-Smith
Make the Bread, Buy the Butter by Jennifer Reese
Food Rules by Michael Pollan

8 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you joined the challenge! Can't wait to see what books you choose!

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  2. Any ideas for foodie books? I'm interested in this challenge, but don't have a lot of ideas. I do have one suggestion I am looking forward to reading: Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil by Tom Mueller

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    1. I love foodie fiction - here's a list of my favourites (although I suspect I'll have some new ones after this challenge!) - http://booksaremyfavouriteandbest.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/top-ten-tuesday-when-literature-and-food-meet-foodie-fiction/

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    2. I've been terrible about replying to this. I'm no expert on foodie reads myself, but the list from booksaremyfavouriteandbest looks great! I may have to take a recommendation or two from that list myself. One I would recommend is Mort Rosenblum's Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light. Rosenblum also wrote a book about olives which I'm interested in reading.

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  3. Julie & Julia on my list for this challenge (I've also signed up for Pastry Chef).

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    1. You'll have to let me know what you think of it!

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  4. I have another suggestion:
    Garden Spells by Sarah Addison.

    It's about a woman who has a special catering business and there are some recipes at the end of the book. I read it and enjoyed it. This author has other books, too.

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