Jessica Koslow

I was unable to finish this cookbook, it completely did not appeal to me.

The washed out photos give a 70s vibe, and seem like attempts to make dishes look as flat as possible. Guessing, from the tone of the cookbook, the photographs were probably meant to be artistic, though they did not work. There were many off-balance shots of people who were not smiling, indeed often they looked irritated, bored, or just way too intense for a cookbook. Seriously, why are they all so angry and / or uncomfortable? And why so many photographs of people?

There. Is. An. Entire. Section About. Toast.
Great, for those who love the on-trend (waning now, I think) craze. Not so great for me. There are pieces of toast that look the size of a person's head.

The recipes, reading like menu items, (Socca with your choice of zucchini, carrot or winter squash) looked lackadaisically thrown together, and just seemed like they were trying to be unusual. 'Beets on fish on beets on fish' for example. Strawberry rose geranium jam? Why?


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