Celebrate Bastille Day! I love to watch the Waiters Race or “Course des garçons de café“ where uniformed waiters carrying trays loaded with 3 glasses and a bottle of beer run five miles through the streets of Paris.
Here is the link to a previous year's Waiters Race on youtube
We’ve got lots of books about the history of New Orleans Restaurants - influences from both urban and rural Creole, Cajun and traditional French cuisines. I always enjoy reading Alton Brown’s 2008 book Feasting on Asphalt: The River Run - stories & photos of where he scouts out great places to eat in Louisiana, with recipes included! The photo below is by Jean Claude Dhien of a typical Crawfish boil – 50 pounds at a time! Simply visit www.cooksbookcase.com
I'm now a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, IOBA. Helping to ensure the preservation of traditional bookselling values and high standards for you, the customer!
I do Not discriminate against customers based on their race, religion, sexual orientation, or religion.
I also strongly believe in the Freedom to Read, but want to make clear that as a bookseller operating in the public sphere that it is my policy to Not actively buy, sell or trade any material which promotes Racism or Hate towards any group.
As a bookseller I love what I do - I love the conversations I have with customers about preparing food, collecting recipes, family traditions, reaching out to people world wide! I sell books, manuscripts and ephemeral material to patrons through the store’s website, at various book fairs, and when people visit the store by appointment.
Relax outside with a refreshing summertime cocktail, like the ones found in this little illustrated book published in the 1970’s. “Shake it, Baby! Fun Recipes for Favorite Drinks.” I like it because it’s illustrated in the typical “Mod” color palette…
the Cook’s Bookcase offers lots of books on wine, beer and spirits. Come by and visit, call (831) 251-9218.
The great Sam Choy’s Island Cuisine Recipes are so wonderful, featuring some fantastic BBQ sauces and marinades! His mom Claire inscribed our copy of The Choy of Cooking, withphotography by Douglas Peebles.We offer many books about the different Hawaiian cooking styles and traditions. Come visit and browse our selection of regional American cookbooks! Call to make an appointment, (831) 251-9218.
TheJoy of Cooking remains a standard reference on the kitchen counter and a special place at the Cook’s Bookcase. My mom’s copy (the 1943 edition) has all her notes and suggestions of “goes well with” in the margins. Her reminders continue to help with timing a dinner too: for instance, in the recipe for Yorkshire Pudding (a favorite) she has underlined the part where Irma says to allow the batter to “stand for 1 hour.” Covers rubbed, pages grease-stained, and... Much-Loved!
