Dining with the Maharajas

I recently received a review copy of a very interesting new book, Dining with the Maharajas: A Thousand Years of Culinary Tradition . Writte...

My Beverly Hills Kitchen

I recently received a review copy of the new cookbook My Beverly Hills Kitchen: Classic Southern Cooking with a French Twist , by Alex Hitz,...

Palm Beach Entertaining

I do enjoy books on entertaining, and this fall there are quite a few new book releases that look intriguing. One that I just finished readi...

Alex Hitz and His Beverly Hills Kitchen

One of the upcoming Fall book releases about which I am most excited is Alex Hitz's My Beverly Hills Kitchen: Classic Southern Cooking w...

Someone's in the Kitchen with Craig Claiborne

I just finished reading the new biography on Craig Claiborne, The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Rena...

Kitchen Wisdom from James Beard

One of my favorite vintage cookbooks is James Beard's Menus for Entertaining . I love Mr. Beard's no-nonsense advice on entertaining...

Harrods Cookery Book

I love Harrods Food Halls. A stroll amongst the counters and shelves filled with meats, cheeses, confections, and other delectables certainl...