A cookbook with a historic recipe anthology does not easily define the
wonder of tracking the evolution of the cookbook and the modernization
of the kitchen. Pamela Kure Grogan's My Cookbook Passion draws upon a
vintage selection from her 3,000 volume cookbook collection showcasing
the changing palates of those at-home and at-travel epicureans. In it,
she visualizes the impact of various world wars, financial depressions,
expanding transcontinental auto usage, and the technological advancement
of utensils and ingredients used in the kitchen on the public's taste.
My Cookbook Passion is a color panorama of historic cookbooks and
recipes with the stories of how such books came into being. Chapters
include: Entertaining is Fun; Reach for the Stars on celebrities; Inns &
Farms; books on food publishers like Barrows & Co; and a list of famous
chefs and their restaurants, most now gone from the scene. There are
even hints about becoming a discerning cookbook collector.
Pamela Kure Grogan worked for twenty years as Store Manager at Williams
Sonoma and at Sur La Table kitchen stores. She also served as Food
Editor for an online food company. Today, Pamela is an active
'passionate baker' with her fan-followed social media sites, kitchen
a'stir, and now www.cookbookpassion.com
**** My Cookbook Passion reaches several audiences: chefs, food
lovers, and those at home who want to try the heirloom recipes. More
than a cookbook, My Cookbook Passion can serve as a colorful coffee
table book or a well-worn cooking resource guide. It is a travel history
where nostalgia becomes refreshed and relevant, and one reads into the
pages the passion of Pamela Kure Grogan's recipe selections of the
timeless.
