Robb Walsh

This is of of those cookbooks I enjoy reading but will never cook from. The author has done some really interesting research into the regions and history of several areas of Texas as well as famous restaurants, and writes about them in an interesting and accessible way. The photography is lovely. Most of the recipes are restaurant based and reflect their origins and era.
I do feel like I learned a lot about the varied food culture of Texas from this book.

library book read 7/2/2024

A charming faux-documentary overview of the discovery of a lost Dwarf civilization and the analysis of its remaining artifacts by archaeologists; sort of a cross between popularizations about the excavation of the Egyptian pyramids and Motel of the Mysteries. The illustrations (both black-and-white and color) are detailed and absolutely beautiful, and the author has done a very plausible job of inserting "evidence" for the existence of such a civilization into various parts of human history show more and linking it to other popular fictional tales such as King Arthur.

But the plural of "Dwarf" is "Dwarves". :-) show less

I really thought this would be more "out there" but I guess since I am a fan of Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern I have already been exposed to the outrageous durian and the other culinary oddities around the world. His writing, I think, is more of a journalistic nature, not something that motivates you to turn the page. All-in-all, it's not a bad read but if you want a little more "life" I would check out Anthony Bourdain's books.

Miso

Robb Walsh is a local guy and a favorite of mine. This treatise is a world tour of the raw oyster (with some cooked) . It is a very good book. I love raw oysters, but I had no idea there were so many kinds and they differed so much.