Author: Georgia Pellegrini File Type: epub Amazon.com ReviewAmazon Best Books of the Month, December 2011 Through geographically and gastronomically diverse essays, professional chef Georgia Pellegrini gives a voice to something thats been missing in the discussion of where our food comes from meat. Faced with a freshly killed turkey and her personal decision to either become vegan or head to the source, Pellegrini picks up a shotgun and learns to hunt her own food. She introduces readers to her teachers and locals around the country who share hunting and cooking tips and impresses upon readers her determination to develop tasty recipes for even the most challenging game, like javelina, with as little waste as possible. More than just a collection of essays or recipes, Girl Hunter is an important addition to the conversation about how we eat and how we live. --JoVon SotakReviewPublishers Weekly, 62711br The Omnivores Dilemma meets The Pioneer Woman Cooks a provocative book that pushes the boundaries of the foodie revolution and considers why, how, and what we eat.Ree Drummond, bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks,thepioneerwoman.combr Georgia Pellegrini is a force strong, articulate, beautiful . . . and she can hunt pheasant like no ones business. Having gotten to know Georgia in real life, I was already excited to read Girl Hunter . . . but what I didnt expect was that it would grab me by the arm and draw me in for days and days. I found myself nestling into my sofa to read each chapter, craving things like elk jerky and curried pigeon as I turned the pages. Georgias irresistibly descriptive chronicling of her year of hunting, along with the unbelievably delicious, almost otherworldly, recipes she shares, sealed this books permanent spot on my shelf. It is a timeless culinary classic.em Molly ONeill, author of em One Big Table A Portrait of American CookingAs the national conversation about food shifted from taste to theory and politics, Georgia Pellegrini got real. She packed her bags, learned to shoot, and went face-to- face with our food supply. Lyrically told with unflagging humor, this is a rare account of the gut-level reality of being an omnivore. Read it and Eat.em Steven Rinella, author of The Scavengers Guide to Haute Cuisine and em American Buffalo In Search of a Lost Iconbr Within these pages, Georgia Pellegrini turns the common stereotype of a hunter inside out. Her examination of food, hunting, and personal history reveals a lifestyle that is stylish, contemporary, exciting, and on the cutting edge of American culture. Anyone whos undecided about hunting should listen to this woman. Anyone who loves hunting should listen even more.em Shauna James Ahern, author of Gluten-Free Girl and em Gluten-Free Girl and the ChefGeorgia Pellegrini did what I thought no one could do keep me interested in reading more and more about hunting. Her open, curious nature, and the way she makes sentences sing through storms and funny moments, kept me reading Girl Hunter until late in the night. This is quite the book.Kirkus Reviews, 111511A bubbly combination hunting memoir and how-to guide, with some stellar recipes [H]er enthusiastic stories are original and will appeal to chefs and foodies, especially women, who are interested in tracking their food all the way to the table.Publishers Weekly starred review, November 21, 2011br Many cookbook authors claim to provide start-to-finish instructions, but rare is the collection that prefaces each recipe with the story of the hunt that brought down its main ingredient. Here, before there is poached dove and pears in brandy sauce, there is a field of men in camouflage. Before there is sweet porchetta sausage, there is a bone-handled knife in a boars midsection. Pellegrini, despite what the cover photo implies, is not your everyday Western gal with a frying pan in one hand and a rifle in the other. Her Hudson Valley childhood, Wellesley education, brief career on Wall Street, and her cooking skills (honed at New Yorks French Culinary Institute), all inform her writing to create prose that falls somewhere between the culinary outdoorsiness of Jim Harrison and the urban insight of Candace Bushnell. Traveling through Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas, hunting turkey, duck, and hog, she explores the thrill of the chase (I listen to the cartridge slip into the chamber, and walk sideways into the tall, cream grass) and reflects on its denouement (the casual way in which nature treats life and death). And she is equally keen in observing the series of male companions who serve as hosts and guides for her outings. These range from a friendly lawyer who escorts her through a Louisiana Bayou to a scary poacher with an uncomfortable perspective on steak in Wyomings cattle country.br Gail Simmons, host of *Top Chef Just Dessertsbr In Girl Hunter*, Georgia Pellegrini goes where few women have dared through swamps and forests, fields and streams, all in the name of a soul-satisfying meal. Her book captures perfectly not just the thrill of hunting and foraging for your own dinner, but also the very personal and profound impact of these unique experiences. She compliments her stories with mouth-watering recipes and food descriptions that will inspire you to befriend your local butcher and look at game in a whole new way. Reading each of Georgias wild adventures made me want to pull on my Wellies and join her, rifle and skillet in hand.br Aarti Sequiera, host of Food Networks *Aarti Party*br I never thought of hunting as the next inevitable step in the farm to table movement. Nor did I think of hunting as poetry in motion. Thanks to Georgias eloquent little book, chock a block with equal parts respect and chutzpah, I have a whole new appreciation for hunting. Heck, I might even try it myself!Publishers Weekly, 112111br [Pellegrinis prose] falls somewhere between the culinary outdoorsiness of Jim Harrison and the urban insight of Candace Bushnell.Flavorwire.com, 12111br if she can get her hands this dirty, and with such humor and charm, we kind of want to too.Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmerns 121911I obviously have a huge food crush on Girl Hunter Georgia Pellegriniand her book cover is my favorite of the year.

Author: A. Scott Berg File Type: epub Few American icons provoke more enduring fascination than Charles Lindberghrenowned for his one-man transatlantic flight in 1927, remembered for the sorrow surrounding the kidnapping and death of his firstborn son in 1932, and reviled by many for his opposition to Americas entry into World War II. Lindberghs is a dramatic and disturbing American story, says the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and this biographythe first to be written with unrestricted access to the Lindbergh archives and extensive interviews of his friends, colleagues, and close family membersis the definitive account.