This book is a little bit history, a little bit morality play, and a little bit personal reflection. It is more focused than I expected on the religious legacy of the Guinness family, but was nonetheless … more
We're all familiar with oxymorons, those delightful phrases that embody a contradiction: giant shrimp, deafening silence, minor crisis, etc. To which we can now add another: evangelical brewer. For American … more
How does beer express theology? How can brewers enhance goodness? What's moral about a corporation? An historian specializing in inspirational biographies and motivational works investigates Guinness, … more
As a big foodie and fan of food writing, this book was right up my alley. One of the neatest things about the book was the behing-the-scenes look into the kitchen at Babbo, a Batali restaurant in Manhattan's … more
When a staff writer for The New Yorker decides to apprentice in the kitchen of Mario Batali, hilarity and humility are sure to ensue. Follow along as Bill Buford works his way up the line as a cook in … more