Slow Food: Flavors and Memories of America's Hometowns

by Michael James

An exploration of American regional cuisine visits twenty-four different locations in the United States to offer a glimpse at the people and lore of each region through their food, and includes recipes for dishes ranging from Long Island Lobster Potpie to Bear Stew

Genres: Cookbooks

338 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Others:
Michael 2^ James: GR Author, Mystery & Thrillers
Michael 3^ James: GR Author, Fiction, Children's, Young Adult
Michael 4^ James: Children's, Brooks Berry series
Michael 5^ James: GR Author, Self Help, Spirituality, Nonfiction
Michael 6^ James: Children's
Michael 7^ James: Religion, Christian
Michael 8^ James: GR Author, Children's Rhyming Storybook
Michael 9^ James: GR Author, Fiction, Romance
Michael 10^ James: Design, Quilt
Michael 25^ James: Chef, Baker, Cookbooks

Reviews

[Frank W Butterfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book when it was first published. I happen to be lucky enough to have known the author, Michael James, before his untimely passing. I'd heard a couple of the stories that he writes about in this book (the one about Patsy Cline's mother was just about the first thing he ever shared with me). I've made a couple of the recipes, many years ago, and my memory is that they all turned out just fine. But it's the storytelling that's amazing and how much life Michael managed to live in too short of a time. I'll also mention that this book is somewhat ghosted by Billy Cross who was his life partner in the 60s and early 70s. They were business partners, founders of a cooking school at the Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley, among other projects, until Michael passed. Between the two of them, they had a million and a half stories and most of them centered around food. If you find this book, grab a copy for the stories. They really are amazing.