18094 Thu Dec 13 15:21:46 -0800 2001 4 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 55926 Hey Chowhounds! Anyone here subscribe to Edward Behr's "Art of Eating" quarterly "foodletter?" Ed is a chowhound's delight with passionate, informed writing on all facets of food. He tends to favor european foodways, but has written well on American cheese, ham, canjun food etc... To check it out go to his linked website below. Link: http://www.artofeating.com/ Thu Dec 13 15:21:46 -0800 2001 0 Ian 1 55928 The Jan/Feb 2002 issue of Cooks Illustrated Book Review section focuses on culinary newsletters - Cook & Tell (www.cookandtell.com) The Curmudgeon's Home Companion (www.curmudgeon.com Dreaded Broccoli (www.dreaded broccoli.com) Simple Cooking (www.outlawcook.com) The Art of Eating (www.artofeating.com) They all looked interesting, I have not decided which ones I will get to supplement my oh-so-practical and handy ChowNews subscription. Link: http://chowhound.safeshopper.com/23/cat23.htm?933 Thu Dec 13 16:11:01 -0800 2001 55926 0 Rochelle McCune 2 55937 I got an Art of Eating back issue on Sonoma, which was interesting, but I thought kind of pristine. Behr is an accomplished and well-travelled food snob. I would be scared to eat with him. Which is why I LOVE Simple Cooking by John Thorne. You can check out his books - Outlaw Cook, Serious Pig, Pot on Fire, Simple Cooking - to get an idea of what the issues are like. He is brilliant, down to earth, a fantastic writer, and gets me excited about foods I've never even considered eating, let alone cooking. He makes me feel my appetite infinitely more relevant than Edward Behr's. Oh, and Art of Eating is also really expensive, wheras Simple Cooking has an unemployed/struggling artist rate. Thu Dec 13 18:14:00 -0800 2001 55928 0 Brian Murphy 3 55981 I've subscribed to the Art of Eating in the past but I'm more of a fan of John & Matt Thorne - Simple Cooking. I agree with your observations about the Art of Eating....bit too rarified for me but I can admire the scholar in him but I'm attracted to the more down to earth style and approach of the Thornes. Love all their books....and the newsletter is also good. Not to mention that John posts on the New England Chowhound board on occasion. You can buy his books through Chowhound I believe? Fri Dec 14 04:50:22 -0800 2001 55937 0 gordon wing 4 55987 Yes, through Amazon with a spiff to Chowhound. Use the following link, then use C'Hound's link to Amazon, and help yourself AND this community Link: http://www.chowhound.com/main.html Fri Dec 14 10:38:43 -0800 2001 55981 0 MarkB