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A Plethora of Food/Culinary Memoirs for Your Reading Pleasure

A Plethora of Food/Culinary Memoirs for Your Reading Pleasure

Posted on September 12, 2020December 3, 2020 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Books, Cookbooks, Reference, Writing15 Minutes Read

The Armchair Traveler’s Spain: Books and Stories Guaranteed to Saturate Your Soul with Duende

The Armchair Traveler’s Spain: Books and Stories Guaranteed to Saturate Your Soul with Duende

Posted on October 16, 2019October 18, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Books, Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Spanish cooking4 Minutes Read

Introducing Sarah Rutledge, a Cookbook Author You’re Going to Get to Know Very Well!

Introducing Sarah Rutledge, a Cookbook Author You’re Going to Get to Know Very Well!

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Southern cooking, Southern Food, Writing7 Minutes Read

What’s That You Say??? Medieval Culinary Terminology Unmasked*

What’s That You Say??? Medieval Culinary Terminology Unmasked*

Posted on May 23, 2019May 24, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Beef, Bibliographies, Cookbooks, England, English Cooking, Reference4 Minutes Read

Transcription of Medieval Documents, or, What an Online Resource!

Transcription of Medieval Documents, or, What an Online Resource!

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Art, Bibliographies, Drawings, Libraries, Reference1 Minute Read

Many Different Faces: Bibliography’s Extended Family

Many Different Faces: Bibliography’s Extended Family

Posted on May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Reference4 Minutes Read

Prelude to a Bio-Bibliography

Prelude to a Bio-Bibliography

Posted on May 20, 2018May 23, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Colonization, Latin America, Libraries, Writing4 Minutes Read

The Joy of Bibliographies

The Joy of Bibliographies

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Food writing, Methods, Reference, Writing2 Minutes Read

The Biggest Food Revolution Ever: The Printed Cookbook?

The Biggest Food Revolution Ever: The Printed Cookbook?

Posted on January 17, 2014July 28, 2019 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Cookbooks, Europe, Food writing, Methods, Photography, Reference6 Minutes Read

And More Gifts: A Selection of Food and Culinary History Books Published in 2013

And More Gifts: A Selection of Food and Culinary History Books Published in 2013

Posted on December 15, 2013January 3, 2014 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Books, Cookbooks, Lit & Food, Reference18 Minutes Read

*”Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new”: A Sweet Potato Rhapsody

*”Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new”: A Sweet Potato Rhapsody

Posted on January 25, 2013February 6, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, American Cooking, Bibliographies, Southern Food3 Minutes Read

* New Bibliography Available, on Southern Food & Cooking & Stuff

* New Bibliography Available, on Southern Food & Cooking & Stuff

Posted on January 22, 2013February 6, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Books, Cookbooks, Libraries, Photography, Reference1 Minute Read

SUGARPLUM VISIONS: Christmas Cookies

SUGARPLUM VISIONS: Christmas Cookies

Posted on December 20, 2011February 6, 2012 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Christmas, Cookies5 Minutes Read

Léon Isnard: Bringing the Cuisines of Africa to France

Léon Isnard: Bringing the Cuisines of Africa to France

Posted on June 24, 2011October 3, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, African Cooking, Algeria, Bibliographies, Chefs, Cookbooks, France, French Cooking, Morocco, Tunisia2 Minutes Read

Le Potager du Roi, a Kitchen Garden Fit for a King

Le Potager du Roi, a Kitchen Garden Fit for a King

Posted on April 11, 2011April 21, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, France, French Cooking, Gardens2 Minutes Read

What’s New in Culinary Books

What’s New in Culinary Books

Posted on July 22, 2010July 22, 2010 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Cookbooks, Food News, Food writing, Methods2 Minutes Read

The Fiction of Food: Good Reads

The Fiction of Food: Good Reads

Posted on July 13, 2010February 2, 2011 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Food writing1 Minute Read

Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg

Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg

Posted on December 7, 2009December 8, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Bibliographies, Christmas, Cooking, English Cooking, Oysters, Southern Food2 Minutes Read

Hunger is the Best Sauce

Hunger is the Best Sauce

Posted on November 11, 2009November 11, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Africa, Agriculture, Bibliographies, Bread, Cooking, Ethiopia, Europe, Evolution, Italian Cooking, Local foods, Methods, United States4 Minutes Read

Ghosts of Gourmet: Ann Seranne

Ghosts of Gourmet: Ann Seranne

Posted on October 17, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Bibliographies, Cookbooks, Food writing2 Minutes Read

A Honey of a Bibliography

A Honey of a Bibliography

Posted on October 2, 2009October 2, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Books, Reference7 Minutes Read

Coming Up: New Food Memoirs & Other Treats

Coming Up: New Food Memoirs & Other Treats

Posted on August 29, 2009November 23, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Cookbooks, Italian Cooking1 Minute Read

Old Cookbooks Online — Some New Goodies

Old Cookbooks Online — Some New Goodies

Posted on August 22, 2009August 21, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Books, Cookbooks, Libraries1 Minute Read

The Random Herbalist: Books About Monastic and Medieval Gardens

The Random Herbalist: Books About Monastic and Medieval Gardens

Posted on July 27, 2009December 20, 2015 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Gardens, Herbs, Monasteries3 Minutes Read

Reveling in Books: DIY (Old) Food, Knowledge Lost and Now Found

Reveling in Books: DIY (Old) Food, Knowledge Lost and Now Found

Posted on June 11, 2009June 11, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Agriculture, American Cooking, Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Cookbooks, French Cooking, Locavores3 Minutes Read

American Cookbooks: History 101 (II)

American Cookbooks: History 101 (II)

Posted on April 30, 2009January 14, 2013 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Bibliographies, Cookbooks4 Minutes Read

First You Settle the Pampas: Food in Colonial Argentina and Today (Conclusion)

First You Settle the Pampas: Food in Colonial Argentina and Today (Conclusion)

Posted on December 4, 2008December 10, 2008 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Latin America2 Minutes Read

Celebrate Colonial American Cooking: Cookbooks for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Celebrate Colonial American Cooking: Cookbooks for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Posted on November 13, 2008January 5, 2016 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Bibliographies, Cooking, English Cooking4 Minutes Read

Cooking Italian Food — Rooted in the Past

Cooking Italian Food — Rooted in the Past

Posted on October 14, 2008December 7, 2008 by Cynthia BertelsenIn Bibliographies, Italian Cooking4 Minutes Read

Turkey Talk and Stuff: A Gobble Ahead

Turkey Talk and Stuff: A Gobble Ahead

Posted on August 30, 2008November 7, 2009 by Cynthia BertelsenIn American Cooking, Bibliographies, Cuban food, English Cooking, Recipes, Thanksgiving, Turkey6 Minutes Read

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