{"id":3741,"date":"2011-12-19T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3741"},"modified":"2011-12-19T07:15:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T07:15:00","slug":"the-serious-eats-book-is-a-seriously-good-gift-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3741","title":{"rendered":"The Serious Eats Book is a Seriously Good Gift for…"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of my favorite food sites, Serious Eats<\/a> pubished a really wonderful book this year. Serious Eats: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Eating Delicious Food Wherever You Are<\/a>\"\", will make a Seriously Good Gift<\/strong> for a food-loving friend who loves to travel for food or find great food when they travel.<\/p>\n

  \"Serious<\/a><\/p>\n

How do you know if someone is a serious eater and would love this book? Fortunately the team has put together a simple test to help you decide. They say to ask the following:<\/p>\n

"Are you a Serious Eater?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Do you plan your day around what you might eat?<\/li>\n
  2. When you are heading somewhere, anywhere, will you go out of your way to eat something delicious?<\/li>\n
  3. When you daydream, do you often find yourself thinking about food?<\/li>\n
  4. Do you live to eat, rather than eat to live?<\/li>\n
  5. Have you strained relationships with friends or family by dictating the food itinerary\u2014changing everyone\u2019s plans to try a potentially special burger or piece of pie?"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you're nodding your head as you read, you'll want this book! And, if you're like me you'll turn right to the pages for your favorite locations. <\/p>\n

    The Boston area is well represented.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Serious Eats executive editor, food-lab guru, and recipe czar J. Kenji L\u00f3pez-Alt<\/a> has serious Boston connections. He's an MIT grad who has cooked in some of Boston's top restaurants and spent a few years working behind the scenes and in front of the camera at Cook's Illustrated<\/a> and America's Test Kitchen.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Serious Eats Up and Down the Price Scale & Recipes too!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Lets take burgers as one example. The book covers What Makes A Great Burger, Burger Styles, Regional Burger Styles, The Hamburger Fatty Melt, Got Buns Hon?, Where the Beef Is: 30 Great Burgers, and the Patty Melt. <\/strong><\/p>\n

    <\/strong>They tell you where to find the best regardless of price. Five Great Chefy Burgers<\/strong> details the ledgendary offering at Craigie on Main<\/a> along with others great burgers they've found around the country. <\/p>\n

    But, they also cover the Five Fast-Food Burgers Worth Your Time<\/strong>, including a new entry in our area, Five Guys.<\/a><\/p>\n

    Finally, they devote pages to Making Burgers At Home<\/strong>. Remember, this team holds a daily conversation with a vast community of food lovers. They have tested and then incorporated the tips from this remarkable resource. <\/p>\n

    Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This book has had rave reviews from the New York Times<\/a>, The Amateur Gourmet<\/a>, Publishers Weekly<\/a>, Mercury News<\/a>, and Weekender.<\/a><\/p>\n

    For yourself or someone else, we highly recommend this book. Leave it out, and you'll find yourself picking it up and getting lost in the 368 pages of delicious!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

     Serious Eats: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Eating Delicious Food Wherever You Are<\/a>\"\".<\/em><\/p>\n