A very special book. Slightly rambling, slightly inconsistent, full of warmth and fascinating trivia. It's like having a wonderful, kind godparents or neighbours that you often wish were your real family.

If you going to buy it - make it a hardback. Nice binding & wonderful paper doing justice to great illustrations.

A lovely mix of food history and memoir, in crystal clear prose.

I'm up to April in this book. It has beautiful watercolors and is a nice mix of stories, random facts about food/cooks, and a few recipes here and there. There are also these beautiful watercolor illustrations that complement the book really well.

I like the idea that they put out in the beginning of the book- the idea of having a family cookbook of sorts where you add in your favorite recipes and make notes on the margins about who liked what and any changes to the recipe that made it better. You can also make notes about dinner parties in the back- particularly good or interesting or bad pairings.

It makes me want to throw dinner parties!

but i think i love the illustrations more than the content...i got tired of it after a while

With an entry for each day of the year, I will be reading this daily style, savoring each entry like a good meal. I sent this book to a friend that loves to cook and who takes joy in the process in hopes that we both can share some conversation this coming year over the love of food.

I will not post everyday but may share thoughts on what I'm reading now and then.

January 1st speaks to how much of our lives celebrations revolve around food.

"It is a habitual ceremony"
When I first decided to lose weight many years ago I bemoaned the fact that you had to eat unlike giving up other bad habits. I lost the joy of celebratory food. This reminds me well that many of the best days in life are those meals that signify an event be it wedding, christening, holiday and even the repast of death.

January 2nd talks about The Jules Verne restaurant and The Eiffel Tower. What a special place to share a meal. Lucky those who have...

May 29, 2014
Though I have continued to read this it hasn't proved to be quite the book I thought it would be. I was looking for a more personal narrative of food related stories. The book is entertaining. It is what it is and for what it is, it is fine. I will not be adding to this review.

I loved reading this every morning. I put this next to the microwave and tried to read the small excerpt every morning. I would love if Jasen and I kept a journal like this of meals shared with friends, conversations we’ve had, recipes that worked or didn’t work, history of food, wine. It was a lot of fun. Good gift idea for a foodie. There weren’t a ton of recipes I’d actually try but the recipes were such a small part of this book that I didn’t mind. I do plan on trying one or two, though!

Very readable "book of days" type book with bits of culinary history, fond memories, and recipes scattered throughout the book. Definitely one to dip into again from time to time.

(h/t Rebecca Schinsky @ Book Riot for talking this up so much last winter, a great recommendation)

I wish I could give this book a hundred and five stars. Cover to cover, it was one of my favorite books. First, you can't go wrong with the subject: food. The authors are married, adorably in love and very knowledgeable about meals. The book reads in short spurts, one or two passages for each day of the year. Some days cover history, others recipes and yet other personal anecdotes. Every day, every month, is a delight to read. It made me interested in wine for the first time in my life. The book also contains a thorough index and lovely illustrations.

This is a book that I would definitely want to have in my personal library. The only downside to this book is that I was constantly hungry. Even so, I found myself more inspired to explore, make and share food.