Comments on: Essential Cookbooks for the Culinary Traveler http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-67382 Laura Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:37:46 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-67382 Hi Sarah: Nice post! I wanted to bring your attention to a dark horse entry in the food-travel books category: The Silk Road Gourmet. In addition to hundreds of delicious recipes, the book also discusses the intertwining of food, culture and history and how they have shaped each other over the centuries. For more about my book (nominated for an award by Le Cordon Bleu) check out my website http://www.silkroadgourmet.com Hope you like it . . . Laura Hi Sarah:

Nice post!

I wanted to bring your attention to a dark horse entry in the food-travel books category: The Silk Road Gourmet. In addition to hundreds of delicious recipes, the book also discusses the intertwining of food, culture and history and how they have shaped each other over the centuries.

For more about my book (nominated for an award by Le Cordon Bleu) check out my website http://www.silkroadgourmet.com

Hope you like it . . .

Laura

]]> By: Jeanne http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-67481 Jeanne Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:15:47 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-67481 Culinaria: The Caribbean should be on this list. Its the best cookbook I own and I recommend it to anyone who thinks all the Caribbean has is rum and coconuts. Culinaria: The Caribbean should be on this list. Its the best cookbook I own and I recommend it to anyone who thinks all the Caribbean has is rum and coconuts.

]]> By: Ken Boone http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-67131 Ken Boone Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:54:14 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-67131 I have both of the first two cookbooks you mention, and they are both among my favorite. That means I'll order the other three right now. Thanks for a great article! I have both of the first two cookbooks you mention, and they are both among my favorite. That means I’ll order the other three right now. Thanks for a great article!

]]> By: Heather http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-67221 Heather Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:26:08 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-67221 I want to add all of these to my Amazon wishlist for Christmas! I want to add all of these to my Amazon wishlist for Christmas!

]]> By: lara dunston http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-66487 lara dunston Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:34:21 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-66487 But you're talking vicarious travel here, Sarah, right? Cause nobody's going to lug Turquoise around, as pretty as it is. Even better than cookbooks when you're travelling, is to use local chefs, local cooks, restaurant managers, and good waiters, as your guides. Chat to them at the end of the meal and get their tips on what to eat and where to eat it. That's what we're doing with http://grantourismotravels.com/ this year but that's been our strategy for some years now. Their tips are always better than those in guidebooks, which (having written them for so long, I know) are often out of date by the time they get into print - and that's often where a lot of the guidebook writer's tips come from anyway. That's *always* where we get ours. Food blogs can also be good guides to a city's food and culture too, but read their blog first and make sure you have the same taste in food. They don't weigh much either. The blogs, I mean, not the bloggers! ;) But you’re talking vicarious travel here, Sarah, right? Cause nobody’s going to lug Turquoise around, as pretty as it is.

Even better than cookbooks when you’re travelling, is to use local chefs, local cooks, restaurant managers, and good waiters, as your guides. Chat to them at the end of the meal and get their tips on what to eat and where to eat it. That’s what we’re doing with http://grantourismotravels.com/ this year but that’s been our strategy for some years now.

Their tips are always better than those in guidebooks, which (having written them for so long, I know) are often out of date by the time they get into print – and that’s often where a lot of the guidebook writer’s tips come from anyway. That’s *always* where we get ours.

Food blogs can also be good guides to a city’s food and culture too, but read their blog first and make sure you have the same taste in food. They don’t weigh much either. The blogs, I mean, not the bloggers! ;)

]]> By: Tim http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-66359 Tim Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:35:55 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-66359 Liking and talking about local food is a super way to ingratiate yourself while traveling. And I agree, LP, etc. don't really go into the level of detail necessary for this. Not that they should--all you have to do is head out and start trying it and returning the next day for more if you like it. Liking and talking about local food is a super way to ingratiate yourself while traveling. And I agree, LP, etc. don’t really go into the level of detail necessary for this. Not that they should–all you have to do is head out and start trying it and returning the next day for more if you like it.

]]> By: Marie http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-65678 Marie Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:58:35 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-65678 Wow, great article! A few of these are new to me which means the ol' credit card is about to get a workout! My favourite thing to do in a new city is to walk out and find the most packed out (with locals) restaurant or food stall and sit down. You just know it's going to be good! Wow, great article! A few of these are new to me which means the ol’ credit card is about to get a workout!
My favourite thing to do in a new city is to walk out and find the most packed out (with locals) restaurant or food stall and sit down. You just know it’s going to be good!

]]> By: Julie http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-64357 Julie Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:14:56 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-64357 I LOVE cookbooks-- and think that they are often even better than travel books. Same for food magazines--Saveur Magazine, for instance, is much more insightful about place than Travel and Leisure. I LOVE cookbooks– and think that they are often even better than travel books. Same for food magazines–Saveur Magazine, for instance, is much more insightful about place than Travel and Leisure.

]]> By: joshywahshington http://matadornetwork.com/goods/essential-cookbooks-for-the-culinary-traveler/#comment-64356 joshywahshington Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:13:04 +0000 http://matadorgoods.com/?p=166#comment-64356 *stomach growls (rumble rumble) The best thing you can do is chuck the guidebook! Insofar as cultural knowledge and tidbits they can be great but for the where's and how's of backpacking guidebooks have done me no good. The sooner I lost 'em the better! *stomach growls (rumble rumble) The best thing you can do is chuck the guidebook! Insofar as cultural knowledge and tidbits they can be great but for the where's and how's of backpacking guidebooks have done me no good. The sooner I lost 'em the better!

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