Amy's Table » Reading Room: Books http://www.amystable.com Your Link to Food, Entertainment, and Fun! Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:27:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 On the Radio: Tim Zagat http://www.amystable.com/2010/11/14/on-the-radio-tim-zagat/ http://www.amystable.com/2010/11/14/on-the-radio-tim-zagat/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:30:09 +0000 Amy http://amystable.com/?p=25345

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The Zagat survey was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. For their first guide they surveyed their friends and covered the dining scene in New York City. Now they are in over 90 cities, with reviews based on surveys from over 300,000 diners over the years, And they don

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I love a hearty bowl of chili.

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We all know we

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Mark Schatzker is a travel writer and humorist who searched the globe for the perfect steak , encountering the remarkable (and often bizarre) subcultures of its passionate aficionados in the process. The result? STEAK: One Man

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High school students across the country are piling on extracurricular activities and AP classes to outshine their peers in hopes to get in the college of their choice. But that

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Many thanks to Steven Raichlen for this, from his latest book, Planet Barbecue.

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Chef Jamie Purviance offered up some great grilling tips this morning. Click here to learn Jamie’s Top 1o Grilling Tips then explore his site for some terrific recipes, like Corn on the Cob with Basil Parmesan Butter

Jamie’s latest book,Weber’s Real Grilling is a great grilling resource. Loaded with tips, photos and recipes, it will keep you -and your grill -fired up all summer long!

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Liv and Kaye Hansen are mother and daughter and co-authors of Kids Cakes from the Whimsical Kitchen. Liv

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Here is a book that belongs on your shelf. Pops! Icy Treats for Everyone by Krystina Castella, has inspired me no end. I love it. Even my producer, a non-cook, can’t stop thinking about the Pops featured in this pretty little book. Krystina shared her recipe for PB & Sesame Raspberry Pops.

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I looooove this book: Pops! Icy Treats for Everyone by Krystina Castella. Her companion website is loaded with inspiring photos. Here’s her recipe for Mojito Pops.

Makes 24 two-ounce ice cube-tray pops, six 8-ounce pops, or eight 6-ounce pops (Note: Or be like me and make six popsicles and three nice sized mojitos to share while you

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