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Around the World in 80 Dinners | 
 enlarge | Author: Bill Jamison
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Category: EBooks
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $9.99
You Save: $9.96 (50%)
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 11455
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59
ASIN: B0014Y09O8
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
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Product Description
Join Cheryl and Bill Jamison, James Beard Award winners of The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining, on a gastronomic tour around the world After years of writing award-winning cookbooks, renowned culinary experts Cheryl and Bill Jamison were ready to take a break. So in the fall of 2005 they packed their bags, locked up their house in Santa Fe, and set off on a three-month-long visit to ten countries -- all on frequent-flier miles. Among their stops were: Bali
Where they celebrated a second honeymoon in Ubud and encountered a rogue monkey Australia
Where they found the world's best breakfast sandwich and visited family-owned wineries Thailand
Where they took a wild ride on an elephant in an enormous forest reserve India
Where they found themselves in the midst of Diwali, the Festival of Lights China
Where they attended a banquet of local Chiu Chow cuisine that required hours of preparation by the "Emeril of Chaozhou" and forty cooks South Africa
Where they went on a safari among rhinos, giraffes, and very hungry lions Brazil
Where they soaked in the sun and Creole flavors of the coastal town of Salvador Combining the intelligence and humor of Anthony Bourdain with the charm and insight of Frances Mayes, Around the World in 80 Dinners transforms traveling into an unforgettable odyssey.
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 disappointed August 13, 2008
I wanted to love this book. It has all the components that I love-a memoir, food centered, travel centered, but...it wasn't to be. I found the writing to be inconsistent. Many of the descriptions seemed more like lists of food, ingredients or things that they saw rather than a true description. I also found that the descriptions were often a little too snobby sounding rather than helpful (ie a Merlot is described as having "a vigorous structure, backbone, and tannin". I ended up enjoyed the descriptions of people much more than the food. Still, I usually read straight through the books that I check out and I no longer was interested in finishing the book by the time I was half way through. I kept having to read something else for a while and then see if I could get back into it. Maybe I would have been pulled in with color photos --the ones on the cover are very inviting, or fewer lists or??? I'm not sure.
 A couple o' quibbles May 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I do so love to read about travel and food - so much the better if they're in the same book! I did enjoy the Jamison's book but did have a two minor woes that stole one star from the review.
First, the changing perspective. The narration changes from third person (Bill packed his suitcase, Cheryl chased the monkey...) to first person (we planned our trip...) which I found difficult at the beginning (Who is this mysterious third person on their trip? Who's talking now?) but managed to overcome by about mid-point.
The second sticking point came, unfortunately, at the end which left me frowning instead of closing the book with a bittersweet sigh. The last chapter wraps up the Jamison's return home and plans for the future. A couple of pages in they make some sweeping statements about the food scene here in the US that I thought were unfair and using an awfully wide brush to paint such a big country as ours. I'll bet if the Jamisons spent the same planning time and then three months traveling the US they'd find some of the same high quality, creative food they found abroad. I know I can find it here in my own little corner of Cleveland!
Other than that, it's hard not to be swept up in Bill and Cheryl's enthusiasm for food and travel and their obvious delight in being together on this grand tour.
 Engaging culinary whirlwind tour! May 8, 2008
This is such an enjoyable book!!! It helped me relive good memories from a few places I've already visited and sparked my interest to visit a few new ones. Cheryl & Bill have a wonderful knack for making the story flow with such culinary insights tied in with humor and location highlights. The experiences and flavors of their 3 month journey come alive in the words.
Join the Culinary Adventure April 29, 2008
The Jamison's have a hit again. I have always enjoyed the Jamison's cookbooks and have found their travel books helpful and spot on with their ratings. Now, their latest book `Around the World in Eighty Dinners' combines the Jamison's in depth knowledge of food, cultures, and world travel much to the reader's delight. `Around the World in Eighty Dinners' is educational, insightful, and humorous.
The Jamison's itinerary included countries with unique national and local cuisines. The two of them saved their frequent flier miles, put together a small basic wardrobe (that would be black), complied all their research and set off. Oh least I forget, there was a third making the trip with them. They had their granddaughter's Flat Stanley along for the adventure. You will find it hilarious as you read about Flat Stanley's demise and reincarnation early on in the journey.
Whether you actually travel the world or vicariously travel the world, you will enjoy the eating adventures and travel escapades as the authors make their way around the world. The detailed descriptions of the dinners will create the visual that may make you green; that is, green with envy or green with the thought of sharing what they were eating!
This book is a must for anyone who loves travel and/or food. So, that includes most of us. I know you will enjoy this book.
Absolutely Enjoyable!! April 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Another outstanding "can't put it down" book by the Jamisons. It's different than their award winning cookbooks, and shows how truly versatile they are! They travel around the world on frequent flier miles (how lucky is that!), and share their extraordinary adventures along with their culinary experiences. They select their favorites and provide you with recipes to try, while sharing in how much fun they had, even with those unexpected colds that sneak up on you. And the Flat Stanley episodes are a hoot! Who wouldn't dream of having such a wonderful time - and you get to be transported there through their book, with great wit and insight. Bravo to the Jamisons again!
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