Washington Post’s Best Cookbooks of 2020.

[Anna N]

I find it an eclectic and intriguing list. Even though I do not do much cooking these days I can certainly be drawn in by lists such as this. (Hoping it is not paywalled.)

 

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[gfweb]

I bought each of our kids a copy of the Garten. It is a good book

 

I have Ottolenghi's and (I think) Sharma's. Also good.

 

If the rest of WaPo's list is as good, it has been a very good year.

 

And they missed Vivian Howard

Edited December 26, 2020 by gfweb (log)

[heidih]

2 hours ago, Anna N said:

I find it an eclectic and intriguing list. Even though I do not do much cooking these days I can certainly be drawn in by lists such as this. (Hoping it is not paywalled.)

 

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Yes it is though $1/one month. 

[Chimayo Joe]

Here's a web archive link.

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20201210062713if_/https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2020/12/09/best-cookbooks-2020/

 

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by Chimayo Joe (log)

[TdeV]

Washington Post missed Washington Post's Joe Yonan's Cool Beans (in which he cheers Rancho Gordo)

Review by Daily Beast

 

I got in queue to get the book out of the library, and then couldn't keep the book for as long as I wanted. Since nobody gave me a copy for Christmas, I'll have to buy my own!

[weinoo]

 

Anyone have this - it's landed on many top cookbooks of 2020 lists?

 

What I read, and what intrigues me even moreso than the recipes may, is that he gives the measurements in grams, ounces AND volume - and how nice is that?

[Anna N]

1 hour ago, weinoo said:

Anyone have this - it's landed on many top cookbooks of 2020 lists?

Don’t have the book but you might enjoy his website.  Same use of metric, imperial and volume measurements.

[BetD]

2 hours ago, weinoo said:

 

Anyone have this - it's landed on many top cookbooks of 2020 lists?

 

What I read, and what intrigues me even moreso than the recipes may, is that he gives the measurements in grams, ounces AND volume - and how nice is that?

I am balking at the price tag... $23 for a Kindle version is more that I am willing to part with.

[Anna N]

1 minute ago, BetD said:

I am balking at the price tag... $23 for a Kindle version is more that I am willing to part with.

Yep. I resent paying that kind of money for a book that is basically only being loaned to me and which I cannot resell or even lend. I tend to draw the line at $9.99 CDN. It has to be really something to persuade me to part with more than that.

[ElsieD]

1 hour ago, Anna N said:

Don’t have the book but you might enjoy his website.  Same use of metric, imperial and volume measurements.

 

Thanks!  Just signed up for his mailings.

[weinoo]

4 hours ago, Anna N said:

Don’t have the book but you might enjoy his website.  Same use of metric, imperial and volume measurements.

 

Merci!  

 

3 hours ago, BetD said:

I am balking at the price tag... $23 for a Kindle version is more that I am willing to part with.

 

The actual book, the thing that you can hold in your hands and write in and spill shit on, is less. That's what I'm getting.

 

3 hours ago, Anna N said:

Yep. I resent paying that kind of money for a book that is basically only being loaned to me and which I cannot resell or even lend. I tend to draw the line at $9.99 CDN. It has to be really something to persuade me to part with more than that.

 

See above. I own 0 kindle books. For loans, I hit up my device and get them from the library. 

Edited January 2, 2021 by weinoo (log)

[ElsieD]

It's $13.99 for the Kindle version on Amazon.ca

[blue_dolphin]

On 1/2/2021 at 5:44 AM, weinoo said:

Anyone have this - it's landed on many top cookbooks of 2020 lists?

I just got around to placing my order for the book.  An author interview with Edd Kimber chatting with Nicole Rucker (author of Dappled) via LA's Now Serving cookbook shop sold me so I ordered it from them.  The interview can be found in their list of recorded events here, by scrolling down to Sept 6.  It suffers from Zoom lags but overall, I found it an enjoyable listen. 

 

That list includes author interviews from several other books on this WP list, including The Flavor Equation (Oct 27, Nic Sharma with Samin Nosrat), Mosquito Supper Club (Apr 22, Melissa M. Martin with Jeff Gordinier), Parwana (Oct 19, Durkhanai Ayubi with Evan Kleiman), Chicano Eats (June 30, Esteban Castillo with Javier Cabral) and In Bibi's Kitchen (Oct 15, Hawa Hassan with Stephen Satterfield.) The last one disappointed me a bit because it barely touched on cooking from the book but it's still a good interview. 

 

Edited January 3, 2021 by blue_dolphin
to add dates for the other interviews (log)

[weinoo]

Bought one...

 

[kayb]

16 minutes ago, weinoo said:

Bought one...

 

You get real adept at a 9 x 13 pan and well make a Methodist out of you.