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I like Moosewood too, and could supply a long list of good cookbooks, but it doesn't fit the category I'm talking about--books you can't put down. What struck me about the Hell's Backbone Grill book was that it was also a good read. A lot more than a cookbook--actually compelling. I suppose...

Yes, the Moosewood ones are good for the recipes. I guess what I'm talking about is a cookbook that's also a really good read. I've just never come across one until now, where the stories draw you in to where you want to cook the food. That's what makes this one so different. My wife says...

Oh, and of course, the book (cookbook) I just posted about-- "With a Measure of Grace, the Story and Recipes of a Small Town Restaurant." Surprisingly good read.

The Piano Tuner, Middlesex, and Kiterunner. I've only read the Piano Tuner so far -- it was great.

I was in Utah last week and my wife and I had dinner and breakfast at a restaurant we'd read about--the Hell's Backbone Grill. The women who own this restaurant are Buddhists, and the restaurant is in a town (Boulder, Utah) that's mostly Mormon. We got to talking, and they told us they'd just...