by Mark Christian | Jul 2, 2009 | Bottom Shelf |
Bookcase Location: BOTTOM SHELF – Honorable Mention Somewhat outdated, this compendium is larded with a repetitive human-interest narration (‘he grew up the son of a master baker, in the little town of…. went to the École of Culinary Arts to study...
by Mark Christian | Jun 1, 2009 | Bottom Shelf |
Bookcase Location: BOTTOM SHELF – Honorable Mention Bonbons the conduit for this piece of Magic Realism Schlockolat. English-speaking cast of heavyweights set incongruously in an insular French village where the devil’s apprentice herself, Vianne Rocher...
by Mark Christian | Mar 14, 2009 | The Crush Pad Editorials |
Dining at an upmarket restaurant in NYC, one of those über-priced temples owned by a rock-star chef. The dessert menu lists an Amedei hot chocolate beverage. Which Amedei? The waitress snaps back with “Chuao”, (pronounced ‘chew-wow’), “and we’re one of only a few...
by Mark Christian | Aug 3, 2008 | Off The Shelf |
Bookcase Location: OFF-THE-SHELF: Book-Burners’ Fuel for the Bonfire The back flap has this John Tullius quote: “9 out of 10 people like chocolate. The 10th person lies”. This is a lie itself. Some people dislike it. You’ve met them… & those are the...
