Thomas Jefferson’s Crème Brûlée by Thomas J. Craughwell – review
We all know the name and his impeccable political credentials (he was an American Founding Father and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence;...
Meeting the Medicine Men by Charles Langley – book review
This site is called Mostly Food and Cocktails and the space that isn’t food will be filled with what I hope will interest and amuse...
Route 66 Backroads by Jim Hinckley – review
This is your essential guide to “scenic trips and adventures from the Mother Road”. That’s what it says and I believe it. This is a...
Backroads of the California Coast by Karen Misuraca – review
It’s a change to write a travel book review about a place to which I have been. California held much promise and did not disappoint....
The Historic Shops and Restaurants of New York by Ellen Williams – review
I have spent long months in New York City and was very happy to do so. It’s one of my favourite spots, although I had...
Barbecue Road Trip by Michael Karl Witzel – review
This is probably my favourite kind of book – that which combines travel and food. That’s not meals on wheels or in-flight refreshments – this...
The Complete Route 66, Lost and Found by Russell A. Olsen – review
It’s quite a mouthful of a title and it’s a big chunky book. You could not present just a pamphlet on such an iconic and...
Backroads of North Carolina by Kevin Adams – review
This is another of those essential guides, but perhaps it also gives a taste of this most picturesque and often overlooked region of the USA...