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Posts tagged “The Hungry Reader”

Kitchen Spotlight: Marjie's Cottage and Elizabeth Goudge's The Little White Horse

The tranquility and light of Marjie's cottage in Evanston, Illinois, has us wishing for a cottage of our own, complete with mullion windows over the sink. See more of Marjie's feminine, delicate kitch...

Thursday Giveaway: Eiko Egg Boilers from Vessel

Gift: 2 sets of Eiko Egg Boilers from Vessel Designer: Eiko Shop: Available from Vessel for $19 per set of four. Remember these Eiko Egg Boilers from last week? We like their bright, cheery spring ...

The Hungry Reader: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was a favorite book long before we moved to this fine city. Thanks to author Betty Smith's vividly descriptive prose, this coming-of-age story is the kind of book you curl up ...

The Best (and Worst) Foods to Eat While Reading

Our discussion yesterday of eating while reading made us think about foods that we eat while reading. It seems like there's a sharp divide between foods that are good for eating-while-reading, and oth...

The Hungry Reader: Rogan Josh in Interpreter of Maladies

Fragrant, labor-intensive Indian dishes are whipped up as effortlessly as peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by several characters in Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories...

The Hungry Reader: Do You Read While Eating?

The last time we lived with roommates, they were regularly bemused to see us sitting at the table with food and wine laid out and one of these wire bookstands propped up with our latest read. Evening ...

Word of Mouth: Moreish

Moreish adj. Addictive or nearly addictive; most often used to describe food or drink so good that you want more (primarily British and Australian in usage). We are big fans of Agatha Christie; her b...

What Are Your Favorite Children's Picture Books About Food?

Today we're kicking off our month dedicated to The Hungry Reader and we want to start at the very beginning. What are your favorite picture books about food? As children, we went through picture ...

The Hungry Reader: Food in Literature for March

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food... Desiderius Erasmus We are happy readers, here at The Kitchn. We have been thinking about how many books have stirred our appet...