South American Wines, Chicago and New York City!


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Book Review: "The Slow Food Guide to New York City: Restaurants, Markets and Bars" by Patrick Martins and Ben Watson
 by Jennifer A. Wickes
copyright 2005

A guide to restaurants, markets and bars in New York City, written by New York locals and Slow Food members.

Slow Food has the principles of tradition, conviviality, sustainability, as well as an emphasis on homemade foods.

This guide is divided into three parts: Cuisines (African, British, Vegetarian, Scandinavian, Latin American etc.); Special Foods and Nightlife (Wine Bars, Coffe and Tea Houses, Brunch etc.); and Food Shops, Markets and Producers (Farmers' Markets, Fish and Seafood Markets, Ethnic and Specialty Food Markets etc.). Each description includes the types of meals found at each location, the atmosphere, address, telephone number and average cost for a meal.

There are a few black and white photographs. Most are scenic shots of New York City, while others are photos of people creating meals at restaurants. This guide seems to be quite helpful and useful despite my not being able to actually go to New York City and try the book out personally. Though having said that, I will have to say, it is definitely much more detailed than the Zagat books.

Try this little gem out. It is more detailed than Zagats and written by locals! The amount of entries in this book are over 500! There are sure to be some wonderful gems for you to discover on your next trip to New York City!

"The Slow Food Guide to New York City: Restaurants, Markets and Bars"
Patrick Martins, Ben Watson
Chelsea Green Publishing; (September 1, 2003)
Paperback: 375 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 8.5 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
ISBN: 193149827X

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Book Review: "Vineyards, Wineries and Wines" by Austral Spectator
 by Jennifer A. Wickes
copyright 2005

This book is a bilingual guide to wines of South America. The wines featured in this book are from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

This book contains maps on the location of the wineries, descriptions of the wines from that region and prices for each bottle. There is also information about each winery, such as their production capacity, contact information, including website addresses.

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1.   Dec 17, 2004 8:08 PM
to airports in Chicago and have been to New York state, but not the city. Your reviews are interesting, especially the Chicago book input by locals. They really know where to go.

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