book reviews
In Veg-Table by best- selling cookbook author Nik Sharma, vegetarians and omnivores alike will find an impressive variety of vegetable recipes with bold flavors, each with helpful tips on purchasing, storing and cooking.
Organized into chapters by plant family, Sharma’s work features more than 50 vegetables and their origins, biology and interesting characteristics. More than just a cookbook, this is an approachable educational volume on vegetables. From Chronicle Books.
The water cycle, raising livestock and the benefits of owls are among the topics explored in Imagine this…Stories Inspired by Agriculture . This anthology features seven entertaining tales written by the third- through eighth- grade winners of the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom’s 2024 “Imagine this…” Story Writing Contest. Enhanced by high schoolers’ creative illustrations, the stories inform the reader about agriculture while incorporating themes including problem-solving and self- confidence. (See story on Page 17.) From LearnAboutAg.org.
The World in a Wineglass by Food & Wine editor Ray Isle is an approachable guide that shows readers how to find artisanal and environmentally friendly wines that are also affordable. In almost 700 pages, Isle takes readers to hundreds of independently owned wineries in Europe, South America, Australasia, Africa and North America, including about 30 in
California. In an informal, conversational style, he brings the vintners to life and describes their wines in eloquent detail. From Scribner.
L.A.’s Landmark Restaurants: Celebrating the Legendary Locations Where Angelenos Have Dined for Generations by chef and culinary historian George Geary offers the city’s beloved restaurants’ recipes and the stories behind them. Full of historical photographs, the pages bring to life these iconic eateries, from Hollywood hangouts to neighborhood diners. Each entry features a short
The Soil in Jackie’s Garden , written by Peggy Thomas and illustrated by Neely Daggett, uses colorful drawings and catchy rhymes to follow Jackie and her friends as they plant and nurture a garden, make compost and harvest food. Designed for ages 6 to 8, this picture book gives young readers a crash course on botany basics, including the life cycle of plants, pollinators, soil composition and the critters and bacteria that keep soil healthy. From Feeding Minds Press of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture.
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history of the restaurant, interesting anecdotes and favorite recipes. From Santa Monica Press. 16 Summer 2024
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