The Month of June in eV’s 2010 Calendar
from: “Very Berry”
Features l’etoile chef Michael Brisson’s strawberry tart with mascarpone and chocolate sauce. 2010 Calendars at Cronig’s, Bunch of Grapes, Alley’s General Store, Tony’s Market, $11.95.
“Blues” by John Hersey
from: “Summer Blues”
This fictional work, rising from Middle Ground is an ongoing conversation between a stranger and a fisherman about bluefish. Timeless in place, water, and recipes. Vintage press, at Island libraries and, Bunch of Grapes, 44 Main Street, Vineyard Haven, $15.00.
A Culinary Journey
from: “Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet”
Meander the pages of Hot Sour Salty Sweet through the villages and markets of the Mekong River Valley with cook/photographers Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid. This is an extraordinary feast for the armchair anthropologist and an even better one if you’re wondering what to do with the bok choi you just picked up from the Whippoorwill CSA. Workman Press, 2000, about $45.
The Homesteader’s Handbook
from: “Local Meets Global”
Want a recipe for pork?
Start with the chapter on keeping pigs and choosing a breed. You can skip the section about slaughter and processing if you want to and go straight to the recipe for Glazed Baked Ham with Spiced Figs and Parsley Sauce. Want to grow beets—Bold Blood or Golden Detroit? Or just cook them? Part how-to for the homesteader, part Home Ec for local, sustainable-ag gardeners and cooks, The River Cottage Cookbook, by Englishman Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, is a true earth-to-plate cookbook for wherever you live and however you want to eat.
Available at Bunch of Grapes bookstore in Vineyard Haven and Edgartown Books, 44 Main St.Edgartown, 508-627-8463 (hardcover, about $35).
