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Field Notes From a Far-flung Pursuit of Real Food
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Book, 2014
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Current format, Book, 2014, First edition, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsA lively raconteur, Watman draws upon his youth in rural Virginia with foodie parents—locavores before that word existed—his time cooking in restaurants, and his love of the kitchen.Amid trial and experiment, there is bound to be heartbreak. Despite a class in cheese making from a local expert, his carefully crafted Camembert resembles a chalky hockey puck. Much worse, his beloved hens—"the girls," as he calls them—are methodically attacked by a varmint, and he falls into desperate measures to defend them. Finally, he loses track of where exactly Bubbles the steer is.Watman perseveres, and his story culminates in moments of redemption: a spectacular prairie sunset in North Dakota; watching 10,000 pheasants fly overhead; eating fritters of foraged periwinkles and seawater risotto; beachside with his son; a tub of homemade kimchi that snaps and crunches with fresh, lively flavor well after the last harvest.With infectious enthusiasm, Watman brings the reader to the furthest corners of culinary exploration. He learns that the value of living from scratch is in the trying. With a blend of down-home spirit and writing panache, he serves up a delectable taste of farm life—minus the farm.
Recounts the author's experiments, experiences, and misadventures in eating locally produced foods, chronicling the ups and downs of gardening, raising chickens, and even becoming the owner of a one thousand pound steer named Bubbles.
Max Watman’s compulsively readable memoir of his dogged quest to craft meals from scratch.
Recounts the author's experiments, experiences, and misadventures in eating locally produced foods, chronicling the ups and downs of gardening, raising chickens, and even becoming the owner of a one thousand pound steer named Bubbles.
Max Watman’s compulsively readable memoir of his dogged quest to craft meals from scratch.
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