Category Archives: Books

Space…

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Space… the final frontier… this is a story about creating space. Last year I picked out all the Gay related books out of my bookcases, together with all the books I wanted to sell via Bol.com [Dutch version of Amazon]. … Continue reading →

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Mühde…

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

I enjoyed my day out to Düsseldorf and Cologne, but didn’t go to Essen. What I also didn’t do was eating a sour dough pretzel or dining somewhere. My intended meeting was moved from Essen to Düsseldorf, which fitted better … Continue reading →

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Have Yourself A…

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

This is from the cover of What Katie Ate an online book, all 495! pages. Found it via: La Buena Vida, Nicole Franzen’s website

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Get Cooking…

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Is there still something missing on your Santa-list? Why don’t you have a look at the photo’s and see if your stomach starts to rumble… if so, do something about it! Mine did months ago when I stumbled upon Peter … Continue reading →

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After All The Turkey*

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

After all the turkey it’s time for something else on your plate. I’ve followed Peter Bagi’s blog for some time now. I got attracted by his food photography, just the view makes me salivating, it looks finger licking good. His latest project is his own cookbook. … Continue reading →

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Something To Add To Santa’s Wishlist

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

I just received Knife Skills Illustrated, a user manual by Peter Hertzmann. It’s not a new book, it’s from 2007, but it was brought to my attention when I surfed the web and stumbled upon it. The book not the … Continue reading →

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Turn Your Kitchen Into An Art Gallery…

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

The French company Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie arose in the 18th century from the collaboration of Philippe Victoire de Vilmorin—a grain and plant merchant and connoisseur—and his father-in-law, Pierre Andrieux, Botanist to the King. The Vilmorin’s, though only producers and merchants … Continue reading →

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Pie…

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

Earlier this morning I read a post by Walt from WCS, whom lives with his partner in the Touraine district in France. I had already planned to buy some pies at the Farmers Market, savoury ones*, but just the view … Continue reading →

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Temptation…

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

Today I received the new Taschen book catalogue, from front to back one big T.E.M.P.T.A.T.I.O.N. One of them is Masterpieces in Detail, ISBN: 978-3-8365-1549-8, in which questions like: Is the bride pregnant? What are clogs doing on a marriage picture? … Continue reading →

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Print A Book…

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Can you imagine a machine which prints, binds and trims any of three million book titles and spits a new copy out a chute within 5 minutes in the bookstore while you wait? It actually exists! Called the Espresso Book … Continue reading →

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