Title:
This Model Life
Author:
Andrew O'Connor
Genre:
Dublin (Ireland)
Publisher:
Poolbeg Press
Release Date:
2005-01-01
Pages:
663
This book was given to me as I work in the world of Irish PR, not quite as glitzy as the one portrayed in this book, but familiar nonetheless. Otherwise I have to confess to being somewhat of a chick-lit snob. I was, however, intrigued to see what an Irish chick-lit novel written by a man would be like.
I was pleasantly surprised that I found it quite
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Title:
Unwrapped: Green and Black's Chocolate Recipes
Author:
edited by Caroline Jeremy
Genre:
Cookery
Since I first saw this in our local Oxfam shop in Dublin I’ve been having lustful thoughts about it. Green & Black produce fabulous organic Fair Trade chocolate – their spice/orange Maya Gold bar heading the list of my all time favourite chocolates – and the photos that I saw on a brief browse through the book were mouth-watering
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Title:
Real Food for Real People
Author:
Various
Genre:
Cookery
As charity cookbooks go, Real Food for Real People is a real gem. The book is part of a fundraising drive for Moneystown National School’s building fund and was produced and published by the Parents’ Committee in this County Wicklow village. But, even though Real Food for Real People was evidentially done on a shoestring, the design quality
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Title:
A Taste of Sunshine
Author:
Jenny Bristow
Genre:
Cooking
Publisher:
Blackstaff Press
Release Date:
2006-02-01
Pages:
128
Northern Irish cookery writer, radio and UTV television presenter Jenny Bristow has chosen to concentrate on Mediterranean food in her latest book, A Taste of Sunshine. With an emphasis on variety, simple ingredients and cooking meals from fresh raw unprocessed ingredients, Jenny comes firmly down on the side of healthy cooking. She doesn’t
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Title:
Last Chance to Eat
Author:
Gina Mallet
Genre:
Cooking
Publisher:
W. W. Norton
Release Date:
2004-08-01
Pages:
386
Although cursed with an uninviting cover, Last Chance to Eat, with its investigations into the history and eating of a variety of foodstuffs, is a fascinating read for anyone with even the barest interest in food. For foodies, it should be essential.
Toronto-based Gina Mallet uses her particular memories – a post-WWII childhood in egg-less Britain
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