Friday, August 14, 2009

Jane and Michael Stern

I have been collecting the books by Jane and Michael Stern for a long time. I just really like them. Roadfood was the first one I bought. It's dated 1978:
Square Meals is from 1984:
And they just seem like really neat people, too. A Taste Of America, 1988:

American Gourmet, 1991:

Eat Your Way Across The Usa (sounds good to me!) 1997:


Blue Plate Specials and Blue Ribbon Chefs, 2001:
The Blue Willow Inn Cookbook, 2002:

There was also a movie made about their real life, Ambulance Girl, which Kathy Bates directed and starred in. I saw it when it was on TV and I enjoyed it very much. They have written a number of other books that I don't have in my collection - and I will probably pick them up if I have the chance.
What a great job to have - traveling and writing about food!
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3 comments:

  1. yosemite faithAugust 14, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    i don't have any of their cookbooks and they look good. thanks for the heads up about the movie - i will try to find it sometime.

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  2. Twyla and LindseyAugust 17, 2009 at 7:22 AM

    I had no idea they'd written that many books! Yep, that's the kind of job I'd like to have! Twyla

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  3. Paul DucaAugust 29, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    Another book of theirs you have to read is SIXTIES PEOPLE, about various cultural movements of that era and those involved with them. You are a perfect example the subject of Chapter One..."Perky Girls".

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