Comments on: Martinis & Aprons

By: michelle o

michelle o — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:21:02 +0000

I saw the book at Fully Booked yesterday. I browsed through it and liked it. I wish it
had more pictures though.

By: SHARM

SHARM — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:19:20 +0000

HI MARKET MAN. IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR FOR US TO HAVE SOME OF YOUR RECIPES IN OUR BOOK. WISH WE COULD HAVE PUT MORE AS YOUR RECIPES AND ADVICE ALWAYS WORKS OUT PERFECTLY ALL THE TIME. MORE POWER TO YOU!!
SHARM

By: ted

ted — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:03:08 +0000

@kit, please try to convince the M&A team about foreign orders. I want to order at least 5 copies for my siblings and myself.

By: sha

sha — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:37:56 +0000

I will be back in the US next week will gladly buy this book.

By: fried-neurons

fried-neurons — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:07:17 +0000

Thanks for the info, MM! I’ve emailed them. Am anxiously awaiting a response. :)

By: Kit

Kit — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:13:40 +0000

Hi MM! Thank you so much for featuring Martinis & Aprons in your website! Really appreciate the feedback! So happy to see all of the inquiries for possible foreign orders, I’ll discuss it with the M&A team and see how we can go about sending copies abroad for those interested. If I may recommend a recipe, please try Wynn Wynn Ong’s Sayote Fries found in the Vegetable chapter. You won’t be disappointed and it comes with a killer dipping sauce that you will want to drink when all the fries are consumed! Great appetizer when you have guests over. Cheers!

By: jean

jean — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:02:59 +0000

Have mercy!!! You had me at “Tuyo Salad”. Must have a copy, especially as it’s for a good cause. I’m in North Carolina, so would also be interested in shipping to the U.S. info.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:36:57 +0000

Alex, yes, I have the book and saw the movie. I fear a 10+ year process as well… :)

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:27:29 +0000

If you have read the book on Julia child “My Life in France” it shows how monumental a job it is to write a cookbook. She tested some recipes up to 30 times. By the way, for those readers who are fans of the movie “Julie and Julia”, this book is a must read. The book by Julie Powell is a let down and quite poorly written. The interesting part about Julia child’s life in the movie by Nora Ephron was based on the book “My Life in France” and not from the latter.

I think MM, the thought of writing a cookbook is initially intimidating but nothing that you are unable to achieve. I praise your purist approach to cooking. We need more cookbooks like that. Most cookbooks in the market are repeats of the same dishes over and over again. I have been searching for really delicious home cooked recipes from the provinces like puso ng saging sa gata and the likes. Please give it some more thought. May this be your gift to the culinary world of Philippine cuisine. We will forever be grateful. I think you have enough friends in the culinary world to give you good advice.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:06:42 +0000

Alex, you are right, the standard should be that it states # of servings. I just reviewed the book again, and some 20+% of the recipes seem to have the servings, but other do not. Actually, I have a book on how to best write recipes and it isn’t so easy… but overall, I agree about standards… As for the cookbook, I have struggled with the thought several times in the past. I don’t want to do it half-assed, so I frighten myself out of the prospect. I might finally buckle down and outline the contents page, write a few recipes and have readers test them for me. If things go well, maybe move forward from there… Teresa, would be happy to do so. Ms. Childs’ book is a true loss.