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June 8, 2009

Celia Sack, proprietor of Omnivore Books on Food in San Francisco, has an ulterior motive: lure 'em in with the Barefoot Contessa, then hook them on Italian cookbooks from the 1920s. Or that's her hope, anyway. In this issue of Cooking the Books, Sack talks about scoring vintage cookbooks, what books the city's chefs are clamoring to get their hands on, and which cookbooks Californians don't seem to want (don't take it personally, Danny Meyer). There's also a story on Sasquatch Books's unlikely bestseller, news on two fantastic New Orleans cookbooks, and party pictures from BEA. Please subscribe to Cooking the Books (it's free!) here.—Lynn Andriani, Senior Editor

• Encyclopedia of Country Living Lives On
  Talk about a long tail: Seattle independent Sasquatch Books posted a 14% growth last year, and the driving force behind that increase was not a new book, but an old one—a very old one—about living off the land. The Encyclopedia of Country Living is now in its 10th edition, and has sold 650,000 copies to date. It’s a happy success story, and one many publishers, big or small, would envy. more » » » 
• Two New Orleans Cookbooks for Fall
  Cookbook publishers have long mined New Orleans’s famous cuisine, releasing books on its classic restaurants and legendary chefs. Although most don’t become national bestsellers, last year's Cooking Up a Storm was nominated for a James Beard Award. This fall brings two more New Orleans-focused cookbooks, DamGoodSweet by David Guas and Raquel Pelzel (Taunton Press) and My New Orleans by John Besh (Andrews McMeel Publishing). more » » » 
• Cooking the Books with Celia Sack
  Celia Sack opened Omnivore Books on Food in San Francisco last November. Her 560 square-foot space carries a mix of old and new books (but not many by Food Network authors) and has already hosted signings by Ruth Reichl, Deborah Madison, Molly Wizenberg and other heavyweights. Sack talked to Cooking the Books about her first six months in business. more » » » 

• Short Order: June 8
  The popular blog Cake Wrecks celebrate cakes inspired by children's books (recognize that hungry caterpillar?), the Lee Bros. host a kickin' fiesta at BEA, David Bouley cooks a meal inspired by Tom Standage's new book, Slate highlights international cookbooks, and Top Chef's new show features chefs who've written books. more » » » 
• Review: Real Food for Mother and Baby 
  Nina Planck, an expert on whole, unprocessed, local, traditionally produced food, practices what she preaches in this memoir cum guidebook. Her food guidelines for fertility, pregnancy, nursing and young kids propose a wide variety of whole grains, seasonal vegetables and fruits, and raw milk and organic animal fats necessary for healthy pregnancies and fetal and childhood development--instead of skim milk, “carbage”(junk carbohydrates) and trans-fats. more » » » 

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