Cooking for Mr. Latte, Amanda Hesser
I REALLY enjoyed reading Amanda Hesser's first book, The Cook and The Gardener. I was torn about picking her new book up in hardcover, after reading an excerpted chapter and a pile of mixed reviews. In the end, i bought it on the strength of her previous writings, and because i just plain needed a treat. Overall, i enjoyed CFML, but i didn't find it quite as solid as the first book. There were bits where i was just flat-out annoyed with Ms. Hesser; but then i realized that i feel that way about some of my good friends, and i just love them for who they are. With that realization, i finished the book, having a lot of fun. She's a human, too, neh? Overall, the story of a food writer in NYC didn't enthrall me as much as an American in the kitchen at a French Chateaux trying to get along with a crusty old French gardener, but that's probably more indicative of my story-reading preferences than Hesser's writing. Recommended, but maybe wait for paperback, or borrow mine?
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