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I first mentioned Faye Hess on this site about two weeks ago, when I confessed that she was my new cooking crush. Her self-published book, Faye Food, arrived in my mailbox yesterday and it has done nothing but fuel my infatuation with this deeply passionate and articulate cook.

If you've been reading this site for any length of time, you'll know that my favorite cookbooks are ones in which the author's voice and personality play a prominent role. From watching Hess's cooking videos, I knew that she loved food and enjoyed nothing so much as that moment when she could make someone roll their eyes in pleasure from the taste of her food. I had hoped that her book would be written from a similar perspective and now, having spent a little time with it, I'm happy to say that it is everything I hoped it would be.

The book is organized by time of day, so it starts out with a handful of breakfast recipes and then moves forward through sandwiches, salads, soups, big salads, dinners and desserts. She also offers advice on stocking a kitchen (both in terms of equipment and pantry staples) and a 'how-to' section that instructs on how to make your own breadcrumbs and how to scramble an egg.

If you love food and find pleasure in sharing food with others, check out this book.

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I am currently totally and completely enamored of Faye Hess. I discovered her over the weekend, while catching up on the backlog of feeds in my reader. She is a New York City-based (well, Queens to be exact) chef who has made a series of four cooking videos that are entertaining, instructive and appealingly quirky. Oh, and did I mention that her food looks delicious?

During the nicely edited and captioned videos, she carries on a conversation with the camera that is so natural, passionate and easy that you can readily imagine that you are actually standing in her long, slightly slant-y kitchen with her. While preparing a garlic and butter sauce for freshly made gnocchi, she holds up a handful of sage to the camera man (who I'm guessing is her husband) so he can enjoy the scent. In that moment, I inhaled deeply myself, expecting a noseful of of rich, green woodiness. All I got was the faint wisps of bacon from the morning before.

Thanks to her inspiration, I'm planning a gnocchi attempt soon. I've also subscribed to her blog and ordered her book on Lulu (and I'm counting down the days until it arrives). She's made a passionate fan out of me, and I'm certain she'll do the same to you.


[via The Kitchn]

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