Here's one last entry in our Hungry Reader Challenge. We had a lot of fun last month remembering some of our favorite food from books. Novels, essays, plays and poetry have inspired our cooking, eatin...
March is over but we're still polishing off a month of Hungry Reading and our Hungry Reader Challenge. Here's a post from our Weekend Meditations contributor Dana. Sometimes novels that aren't tryin...
The next entry in our Hungry Reader Challenge is from Stephanie, who also gave us this Bittersweet Baking Honorable Mention: Go Buckeye Cherry Pie. Through our recent Book Club Stephanie has grown sl...
Here's a little tidbit courtesy of reader Stacey, just in time for the end of Hungry Reader month. The Guardian - a major British newspaper - has a quiz on books and food. It's a tough one - we're not...
We issued a Hungry Reader challenge with a reward: Cook a dish or meal inspired by a book, and we'll send you a copy of a new favorite book, American Artisanal by Rebecca Gray. There are still several...
The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, written between 1881 and 1906, and also going under the name The Cynic's Word Book. It lampoons common human failings, politicians, religi...
The lengthy descriptions of cooking that we find in modern literature are a way of artfully representing, rather than actually reproducing, our mental life—a modelled illusion, rather than a snapsho...
We're nearing the end of March (already?) and we've had a lot of fun this month quietly blogging food from some of our favorite books. We've done maple syrup from the Little House books, hobbits and m...
We owe a great debt to Laurie Colwin. She gave us bracing inspiration in our cooking development, insisting in her brief yet potent essays for Gourmet, collected in Home Cooking and More Home Cooking,...
What would Hungry Reader month be without a reference to J.R.R. Tolkien's hobbits and their everlasting love of mushrooms? The small, homey people in those books have an enormous love of food that far...
“Anyone who enjoys whisky would recognize me right away, but never mind. My name is Johnnie Walker.”-Kafka on the ShoreLast week we took a look at Irish whiskey. Before that, straight rye. This we...
It's the first day of spring, and we're thinking rabbits, eggs, and chicks. Except, here at The Kitchn, we try to avoid all that twee stuff. For us, the trappings of spring mean gold painted eggs and ...
We've given you plenty of wholesome, heartwarming dishes in scenes from some of our favorite novels. But in Revolutionary Road — a bitter look at suburban life in the 1950s — it's a grotesque di...
With all the Hungry Reader nostalgia going on, we couldn't help but run to the bookshelf for our copy of Little House in the Big Woods. Whether it's hasty pudding or salt-rising bread, Ma's always got...
This time of year, bunny-shaped sweets and candy eggs are everywhere. What about something springy that can be useful after Easter is over? This Garden Patch Cakelet Pan from Williams-Sonoma is season...
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we probably won't be wearing green. We might not even eat any corned beef and cabbage. But we'll definitely be making tall, frosty Guinness milkshakes. ...
Among the many poignant moments in this quirky love story by Audrey Niffenegger, it's the lazy picnics shared by grade-school Clare and her time-traveling husband-to-be that stand out for us. In the...
Cut Plum by Duane Keiser So much depends upon food and farm in our favorite poems by William Carlos Williams ... Have you ever hoarded a bit of special cheese or the perfect heirloom tomato? But wh...
Last week we talked about your favorite food-themed picture books. This week, we're curious - what are your favorite food scenes in classic novels? There is so much to choose from, especially among th...
When it comes to books about food, and books that appeal to both young and old, Natalie Babbitt's The Search for Delicious is one that cannot go unread. The Search for Delicious is a fairy tale wri...
We are happy readers, here at The Kitchn, and as we announced last week, this month we're taking a trip through books that have inspired us to cook (and eat!). We are curious whether you're reading ...
A few years ago, when I heard about the death of my old friend Beth, the first thing that came to mind was her copy of The Joy of Cooking. Missing its white paper cover, swollen with dozens of spills...
We got an early jump on our weekend cooking and made two kinds of icebox cookies last night. We also have a pile of new recipes and tips to try - this was a good week here at The Kitchn for learning n...
This week, in honor of The Kitchn's Hungry Reader theme, we're bringing you a cocktail with a bookish handle. Named for the famous NYC hotel that was once the rendezvous spot for a gang of scathing ...
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