A Musical Feast: Recipes from over 100 of the World's Most Famous Musical Artists

by Wendy Diamond

Combines recipes donated by famous musical artists with their photos & reminiscences. The recipes include family favorites, dishes discovered by the artists on their travels & recipes that resonate with personal memories. Ranging from exotic dishes to basic comfort foods, they are as varied as the musical styles of the artists, who include the Allman Brothers, Laurie Anderson, the Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Johnny & June Carter Cash, Bo Diddley, Melissa Etheridge, Vince Gill, B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Paul & Linda McCartney, Willie Nelson, Lou Reed, the Rolling Stones, Pam Tillis, Tammy Wynette, & many others. Includes Mick Jagger's Shrimp Curry, Madonna's Cherry Torte, Frank Sinatra's Italian Chicken Dish.

113 pages, Hardcover

Published June 1, 1995

Reviews

[Rena Sherwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't like cookbooks, but this not a traditional cook book. For example, the late great Lou Reed's recipe for a corned beef sandwich is to go to a New York Deli, preferably with Laurie Anderson as a dinner guest. Now that's my kind of cookbook!



This has many original black and white photographs of the artists who contributed recipes. I bought this just for the Peter Gabriel recipes (he gives two) but my Mom would up stealing the book from me (which is probably why I still have access to it when 95% of my book collection disappeared). She actually made food from some of these recipes. She especially liked some country singer's red velvet cake. Sadly, I never got to taste that cake since I was living in England at the time Mom nicked my book and was too crippled to bake by the time I got my sorry arse back to America.



Also recommended: Randy Newman's Cheese Sandwich.