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Cooking for Mr. Latte: A Food Lover's Courtship, with Recipes Paperback – May 17, 2004

by Amanda Hesser (Author)
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"Tender, wry, passionate, truthful. To read Hesser's prose is to hunger for more."―Nigella Lawson

Life in the city, love, and unforgettable meals―can a food writer find happiness with a man who has an empty refrigerator? Amanda Hesser's irresistible book is the tale of a romance where food is the source of discovery, discord, and delight―a story of universal desires: good food, great company, and a mate.

At each stage of her courtship―from her first date with "Mr. Latte" (a near-disaster) to her first uneasy dinner at his parents' home, from intimate suppers in her Upper West Side apartment to his first attempt at cooking for her―Amanda supplies menus for the meals they share: more than one hundred well-balanced and well-seasoned recipes that will leave you satisfied yet wanting more.

With warmth and honesty, Amanda shares her feasts and foibles, triumphs and near-misses, tense encounters and good times in the kitchen and beyond. Her humorous, sensuous tale leads us date by date, recipe by recipe, to a jubilant conclusion.
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  4. Publication date
    May 17, 2004
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    6.2 x 1 x 8.3 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0393325598
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"A reach as wide as Emeril Lagasse, sex appeal on par with that of TV-chef-cum-temptress Nigella Lawson, and a literary voice likened to that of M. F. K. Fisher."
― Nina Willdorf, Boston Phoenix

"In a category all its own...weaves inviting recipes into delightful first-person prose. [Hesser] is abundantly talented."
― John Edward King, Christian Science Monitor

"A totally lovable book, a kind of Bridget Jones for foodies."
― Irene Sax, Epicurious.com

"Charming and smart."
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About the Author

Amanda Hesser is cofounder and CEO of Food52, as well as a former New York Times food editor and the author of several award-winning books, including Cooking for Mr. Latte. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition (May 17, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 338 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393325598
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393325591
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.2 x 1 x 8.3 inches
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AMANDA HESSER has been a food columnist and editor at The New York Times for more than a decade. She is the author of "The Essential New York Times Cookbook," the award-winning "Cooking for Mr. Latte" and "The Cook and the Gardener," and editor of the essay collection "Eat, Memory." Hesser is also the co-founder of food52.com. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Tad Friend, and their two children.

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Mary L Mackey
5.0 out of 5 stars Amanda Hesser rules!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
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This is a fun book and includes recipes. I am a big fan of Amanda's.
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al moore
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT READ AND HAS WONDERFUL RECIPES.
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
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DELIVERED SAFELY. THE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT. THE RECIPES ARE EXCEPTIONAL AND IS A GREAT READ. YOU CAN LEARN ALOT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!
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Sandy in VA.
5.0 out of 5 stars Full of wonderful recipes. Amanda Hesser writes a funny
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2015
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A delightful read for any food lover. Full of wonderful recipes. Amanda Hesser writes a funny, enjoyable chronicle of her romance with "Mr. Latte".
I read it about 13 years ago and decided I wanted it now for the recipes. I highly recommend it!!
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Kelly
2.0 out of 5 stars WHY ALL THE HYPE?
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2020
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I don't understand all the gushing reviews of this book! I found it only mildly interesting, and I don't believe it would have been published if Amanda wasn't a food writer and had friends within the New York publishing crowd. (It could possibly have been an article). The story of her courtship with Tad Friend never quite materializes....(it's mostly just a few accounts of meals they shared and some arguments they got into). I was expecting something fun and dishy like Ree Drummond's "Black Heels and Tractor Wheels", but this book was far from that. I am actually quite annoyed at the misleading hype that caused me to purchase this book in the first place. The ONLY reason I kept reading past chapter 2 (when I already found Amanda to be too pretentious to bear), is because I paid for the book. I kept waiting for something exciting to happen, but I'm afraid it was as dull as dirt. As for the recipes, I found 80% of them to be overblown and unappealing. This book was quite a disappointment for me.
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Brian
5.0 out of 5 stars This is perhaps my all time favorite book. Hesser's writing is a thing of beauty ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2017
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This is perhaps my all time favorite book. Hesser's writing is a thing of beauty and I continue to read and reread this throughout the years. If there's a "comfort read," this is it for me.
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Cathe
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't read this book when you're hungry!
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2004
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I am so glad I bought this book in spite of the negative reviews I read. I loved every page of it. The story was fun, honest, and engaging, the descriptions of the food were sumptuous, and the recipes look incredible - I can't wait to try them. I will definielty recommend this to all my "foodie" friends.
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Kolika S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2013
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A bit of a sense of humor plus recipes plus prose... You really get a look inside the head of a food critic, and how she lives and thinks. Amanda Hesser is such a gifted writer, and this book is really personal.
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CW
3.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes, entertaining story
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2007
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I think the best thing about this book is the recipes at the end of each chapter! Every single one that I have tried has become a household favorite and my friends demand copies of the recipe.

The story is fairly entertaining with some nice anecdotes. I was especially interested to learn about the life of a food critic, which was completely new to me. However, if you're looking for great literature, this isn't it.
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Mae Ludwig
5.0 out of 5 stars Amüsant für Liebhaber der gehobenen Küche
Reviewed in Germany on August 19, 2019
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Eines meiner absoluten Lieblingsbücher. Aber Achtung! Wenn man nicht ein Freund/eine Freundin der gehobenen Küche ist, wird man nicht den gleichen Spaß beim Lesen haben! Die Autorin kämpft nämlich gehen die Gewohnheiten ihres Liebsten nach dem Essen milchhaltige Kaffees zu bestellen, Bier aus Flaschen zu trinken oder ins Steakhouse zu gehen. Wer gutes Essen liebt, wird das Buch umso amüsanter finden. Zwischendrin gibt es dann auch immer wieder Rezepte zum Nachkochen!
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4.0 out of 5 stars cutie pie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2014
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A cosy foodie book celebrating how Amanda got her boy friend to be here husband , its like sex and the city but with recipes instead of smut . I enjoyed it , just as I enjoyed the key west food critic books . This isn't street food or hipster town . Amanda can be a terrible snob and she is obsessed with butter yet I did like the kitsch pictures and little bits of info about her life . Its magazine writing rather than Pulitzer journo style .
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