What sort of man spends his Saturday afternoons with people named Bonehead, Paraffin Pete and Steamin' Sammy? Bill Buford's "Among the Thugs" is a book about the experience, and the attractions, of crowd violence.[...]
Bill Buford, an enthusiastic, if rather chaotic, home cook, was asked by the New Yorker to write a profile of Mario Batali, a Falstaffian figure of voracious appetites who runs one of New York's most successful three-star restaurants. Buford accepted the commission, on the condition Batali allow him[...]
They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from [...]
Faviken is an exclusive insight into one of the world's most interesting restaurants: Faviken Magasinet in Sweden. Narrative texts, photographs and recipes explain head chef Magnus Nilsson's remarkable approach to sourcing and cooking with ingredients that are farmed and hunted in the immediate vici[...]
A highly acclaimed writer and editor, Bill Buford left his job at "The ""New Yorker" for a most unlikely destination: the kitchen at Babbo, the revolutionary Italian restaurant created and ruled by superstar chef Mario Batali. Finally realizing a long-held desire to learn first-hand the experience o[...]
"Drømmeboka for alle som følger Ramsey eller Hellstrøm på TV. En ellevill historie fra kjøkkengulvet." - Dagbladet En innsiktsfull, morsom og uhyre velskrevet beretning om en glad amatørs heroiske kamp for å overleve som kjøkkenslave i en gourmetrestaurant på Manhattan. Bill Bufords kulina[...]
Kertoja Bill Buford ottaa riskin: hän luopuu lehtimiehen urastaan seuratakseen unelmaansa oppia laittamaan ruokaa huippukokkien tapaan ja päästä työskentelemään tunnetussa kolmen tähden ravintolassa. Vauhdikas ja polveileva kertomus vie New Yorkista Toscanaan ja takaisin. Samalla lukija tutu[...]
At first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly-detailed watercolors of animals may recall the prints of 19th century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear, and others of the colonial era. But a closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbo[...]