Read These Cookbooks Written by Hudson Valley Foodies
Francesca Furey
Yes, you need another cookbook to add to your collection. And yes, it should be one of these five—all written by Hudson Valley foodies.
Books
Truth and Consequences
Valley Table Staff
There are plenty of lessons to be learned from artist-turned-farmer Andy Brennan’s forthcoming Uncultivated: Wild Apples, Real Cider, and the Complicated Art of Making a Living (Chelsea Green, 285 pages,
Heavy Reading
Jerry Novesky
ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, Sy Montgomery’s book about a friendly laboratory octopus was so affecting it put calamari—fried or otherwise—off my dinner menu for good. Books about animal consciousness
An Edible Biography
Valley Table Staff
SOME FOODS HAVE ENOUGH PERSONALITY to garner equivocal fame of any living celebrity. In her new book, Garlic, An Edible Biography: The History, Politics, and Mythology behind the World’s Most
Fireside Reading
Jerry Novesky
RIGHT ABOUT NOW, we gather our notes about the books we’ve received over the course of the year—but not just because we’re prospecting for holiday gifts. The best books tend
Shelley Boris: Chef, Caterer, Author
Valley Table Staff
Shelley Boris has always loved cookbooks—they served as her introduction to cooking and opened her mind to the ways of the professional culinary world. And now, she’s written one of her own. Fresh Cooking:
