Stocking Fillers
Monday December 18, 2006
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Against my better judgement, I drove out to the shopping mall on the edge of town yesterday morning clutching my shopping list. The trip was a disaster; I couldn’t find anything I wanted as I battled through the frantic crowds and the whole expedition was cut short when I realised I’d left my wallet at home.
The experience taught me several things. Not to visit the shopping mall a week before Christmas, not to go out without my wallet and not to attempt to buy anything in bookstores. Wherever I went, I just saw the same old titles.
Hah. As if the number of celebrity chef cookbooks/cash-ins isn’t enough, we now also have the “I’m related to a celebrity chef, so here’s my recipe book” cash in.
That’s probably unfair as it may well be a great recipe book, but I really doubt Tana Ramsey’s Family Kitchen would selling so much if she’d never met Gordon…
Yes, I did it as a present for the Missus. In my defence, she had specifically mentioned it some time ago…
JackP Wednesday December 20, 2006
Our kitchen shelves are stacked with books by forgotten celebrity chefs. Anton Mossiman – remember him? Probably not.We also have a couple of Ken Hom’s from his heyday.
The Book Tower Wednesday December 20, 2006
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