Johnson's very personal Simple Fare (1989) was a sort of sophisticated take on humble, if not retro, fare. Here, though the preparations are still pretty simple, the dishes get a little fancier (Johnson begins with a tribute to Alice Waters's hot goat- cheese salad from Chez Panisse and goes on to a paean to caviar and a lot of dishes with French names)—or at least trendier, with all those Italian starters and twists like arugula instead of the conventional coleslaw served with Maryland crab cakes. Many pages of sauced fish (much of it with wine, most of it with butter, some of it with cream), both meat and chicken in what he describes (while introducing pork) as ``a host of rather elegant ways,'' a whole section of gratins among the variety of side dishes, fruit pastries and other fruit desserts high in cream and sugar: From all of this, and without undue effort, you can surely put together company-worthy meals. In an age of gastronomic aftershock, if not exhaustion, that's probably enough for most home cooks.
Pub Date: Aug. 1, 1991
ISBN: 0-671-69510-X
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 1991
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Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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