18 minutes ago, rancho_gordo said:I love this book and can't stop cooking from it. You feel like you're learning something, not just following a recipe.
I agree. Almost everything I make leaves me with tons of ideas.
18 minutes ago, rancho_gordo said:Easily my best book from last year. And it's sad it was slightly tainted by winning Cookbook of the Year from the IACP when the co-author of the book is also the CEO of IACP. There was a small outrage and the prize was taken away.
It's more telling about the IACP than anything else, but it's a shame it happened to this particular book. But then again, these book awards seem silly and arbitrary.
Agreed again. Shame on IACP for not standing behind their decisions. When Six Seasons was advanced as a finalist, the board voted to allow it to continue and then caved and failed to stand behind their decision AFTER it won the top prize.
I have no issue with a professional organization giving an award to a member. Go ahead and pat yourselves on the back when it's deserving. It happens all the time. I'd prefer a transparent process over the direction they seem to be going in proposing to ban the board/officers from winning awards.
Edited to add: Thanks for the recommendation on asparagus mint salad. It's on my list to try soon!