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August 28, 2008

Free books for foodies

heirloom%20edited.jpg To cap our food-themed week on Read Street, we're giving away six -- count 'em -- six books.

Among the choices are several hardcovers: Tim Stark's Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer; Christina Arokiasamy's The Spice Merchant's Daughter; and Julia Reed's Ham Biscuits, Hostess Gowns and Other Southern Specialities.

We also have Devil in the Kitchen by bad-boy super-chef Marco Pierre White; Alone in the Kitchen with Eggplant, a collection of essays on dining; and Super Cleanse, recipes to de-tox your body.

The next six commenters will win a book, starting ... now.

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 5:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (11)

Comments

Do we get to choose the books? If so, I'll take "Alone In the Kitchen With Eggplant". How do you get my mailing address, or do I have to come to Calvert Street to get it?

Posted by: Alexander D. Mitchell IV | August 28, 2008 6:34 AM

I'm always up for a free book! And you have to love Marco....

Posted by: J.A.Gray | August 28, 2008 7:11 AM

I would love a free book! Devil in the Kitchen sounds fabulous.

Posted by: LisaLynne | August 28, 2008 7:57 AM

I love free books as well. I would love to read about the spice merchant's daughter. Hopefully I will not have to make a trip from Canada to pick up this book.

Posted by: Douglas Borland | August 28, 2008 8:22 AM

Ooh, I love tomatoes, especially in the summer. Books plus food!

Posted by: Marjorie | August 28, 2008 9:48 AM

Number 6? I hope I'm at least close...

Posted by: Thomas Bechtold | August 28, 2008 11:21 AM

Add my name please...I would love to read The Spice Merchants daughter or Alone in the kitchen with an eggplant!

Posted by: Bonnie | August 28, 2008 11:48 AM

I love books and food!

Posted by: Kathy | August 28, 2008 12:12 PM

I'm guessing the first 6 comments received this book, but I will add that I would love this book! I saw a special on it on the FoodNetwork channel I think, and it looks GREAT!!

Good luck everyone!

Posted by: Wendi B. | August 28, 2008 10:43 PM

I would love to read The spice Merchants Daughter:)

Posted by: Tracy | August 29, 2008 11:35 AM

They all sound great! I would love any of them if one happens to be left over! :)

Posted by: Carey | August 29, 2008 9:18 PM

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.