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| The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show | 
 enlarge | Authors: Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 1725
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0307346714
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.53
EAN: 9780307346711
ASIN: 0307346714
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Lots of Great Stuff, but overproduced August 26, 2008
23 out of 26 found this review helpful
I am a regular listener to The Splendid Table, have been for quite a few years. I have also cooked out of Lynne's original book, The Splendid Table. I bought this cookbook after hearing her do the 450 degree oven bit on the show.
There are a lot of nice recipes and good information in the book, but I can't recommend it. It is very overproduced. There has to be at least one text box per page. The hints aren't given enough context. It is sort of like listening to the show but WITHOUT all the great depth of knowledge that you get out of the interviews. The references to stuff learned on the show seem to be very surface.
Sorry Lynne, but that's my view.
 Cooking Like A Pro August 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this no nonsense and flavorful cookbook. I appreciate that the theory or thinking behind these recipes is given and that you are given the tools to improvise. I have made some of the best soup ever and I am so thankful for the "almost homemade" stock recipes as it has freed me from making my own (I know that this wasn't what Lynne and Sally intended, however). My kids are now roasted veggie junkies and I love my fish sauce. The book does tend to make you a Splendid Table groupie (you can podcast all the episodes FYI) which isn't a bad thing.
Learned a lot in a short time August 4, 2008
It's a like reading a cross between Alton Brown and Barefoot Contessa. It just has a lot of useful suggestions, techinques, and tricks that I am anxious to try. I do listen to the show - but frankly I thought this book was more interesting. I'm going to work my way through the book trying what appears to be easy to do recipes for the weeknights.
I plan to purchase many copies of this book as a Christmas gift for the many cooks I know. I think they will appreciate the ideas.
Favorite new book August 2, 2008
Here is a collection of great recipes with lots of food and cooking tips tossed in--all enjoyable and informative reading. I have more fun reading this book that its difficult to put it down to get into the kitchen.
Our New Favorite Cookbook! July 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the first (and only) cookbook we've ever had which is as much fun to read as a fast-paced, well-written novel...plus, it has great, color photos! If you're a fan of public radio's "The Splendid Table", you will love this cookbook. If you've never had the pleasure of listening to Lynne Rosetto Kasper spin culinary gold from the straw of everyday ingredients, "How to Eat Supper" will probably get you to tune in to your local NPR station and enjoy the show. We have made quite a few of the dishes from this cookbook already, and each one was an unqualified success. The recipes are clear and easy-to-follow. Many, if not most, feature alternatives where, with the change of a few ingredients, you can re-invent the dish for a new taste experience. The tips scattered throughout the book are excellent and useful for cooks of all levels. I can't think of one way to improve upon this cookbook...unless it is to receive it as a gift rather than buy it. "How to Eat Supper" is a must for anyone who likes to cook...or eat.
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