My coworker came from Jakarta this afternoon bearing a big-o (and I mean BIG) box from Amazon.com. He asked me if someone sent me bricks from America.
Inside I found 3 truly lovely books from Denise and Jim: Thomas Keller's French Laundry and Bouchon cookbooks and the much awaited Collapse by Jared Diamond in paperback. For those who are not into cooking and haute cuisine, Thomas Keller is arguably the best chef in America and owns 2 outstanding restaurants in Napa and a new restaurant - Per se in New York. The French Laundry is one of those restaurants where reservations disappear 2-3 month in advance. It's a dream of mine to dine at one of his joints. The 2 cookbooks are beautifully done, written by Thomas Keller with Michael Ruhlman. They're filled with not only receipes but also stories about ingridients and beautiful photos. I've seriously lusted after these books for a long time!
As for the Jared Diamond book...let's see if he talks about llama in this one.
Thanks so much to Denise and Jim for the unexpected presents! It's very very generous of you. After I go home, I will come up to Delaware and cook you a meal from the cookbooks!
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We'll hit up Keller's food place when you get back.
glad you like the cookbooks! good luck in your work in indonesia.
glad for u.
would like to know if you're aware of any english bookstores in Aceh and their locations.
thanks!
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