Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Bourdain uses his trademark snark to pull back the curtain separating dining rooms from kitchens. He thrusts us headlong into the often tense, eccentric, and extreme New York restaurant subculture. Ever wonder what the servers and cooks say about patrons? Diners are not the only ones judging. Where do restaurateurs... Continue Reading →
Book Blurbs– February 2026
Here are two recent children's book recommendations I made at Browseabout Books. For our teacher friends, these would make excellent additions to your classroom libraries. Ilona Holland’s children’s book George Washington’s Remarkable Solutions presents an information-rich look at Washington’s innovations and architectural feats at his Mount Vernon estate without shying from the issue of slavery. Holland's approach... Continue Reading →
Book Blurbs– December 2025
Part of my new job at Browseabout Books, an independent bookstore in Rehoboth Beach, is composing book blurbs for titles I would recommend to book buyers, and I just submitted three to appear on the store's shelves. These are titles I have read or reread recently, and I thought you might like to take a... Continue Reading →
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