Title: The art of eating in : how I learned to stop spending and love the stove /
Authors: Erway, Cathy; Sietsema, Robert.; Fan, Evah.
Publisher: Gotham Books,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Erway, Cathy; Cooking, American.; Food habits New York (State) New York.
Abstract: In the city where dining is a sport, a gourmand swears off restaurants (even takeout ) for two years, rediscovering the economical, gastronomical joy of home cooking. Includes thirty original recipes.
Contents: Eating out in New York -- The start of my restaurant fast -- Breaking into bread -- Mise-en-place -- Chilaquiles and meringues : cooking quirks and characteristics -- Getting dirty : trash diving, freegans, and frugalistas -- From the land : urban foraging 101 -- Not ordering in : less haste, less waste -- Giving thanks : communal feasting with friends and family -- Going solo -- New lows : the search for the perfect date meal -- Underground eateries : supper clubs and the formation of the ultra-exclusive SOS (singles only supper club) -- Hanging over in New York : the Mexican menudo incident -- Cooking up a storm : competitive cooking and crazier collaborations -- The end of an era -- The opposite week experiment -- Epilogue.