Comments on: Hello, my name’s Zoe and I collect cookbooks.

By: Juanna

Juanna — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:37:44 +0000

Whoops, have just remembered it’s Heston who has 2000. Nigella has a glorious 4000!
J.

By: Juanna

Juanna — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:35:58 +0000

Hi Zoe, Like you and all your respondents I LOVE cookery books. I especially love baking books and, to narrow it down a little further I especially love U.S. baking books. Have just returned from New Orleans where I managed to top up my collection by 10. When I go to U.S. which is about every three years, I go with the same friend and she loves books but can’t understand my fascination for cook books.I mutter on about social history but it doesn’t seem to get through. In the years when I don’t make it to U.S. I rely on Amazon U.K.
My children have accepted my obsession, after all they benefit when I cook from the books but some friends raise their eyebrows, ever so slighty, when they see that I have added so many since their visit that I’m running out of bookcase space.
Only really wanted to leave a comment as I rarely come across anyone who loves the books. I read a quote in Nigella’s latest book where she admits having 2000 but says that there’s no point in stopping a collection once you’ve started and that’s going to be my strap line from now on.
Juanna.

By: Ally

Ally — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 11:47:29 +0000

Hi Zoe, thanks for the tip off – my sister and I drove down on Saturday morning, wasn’t super impressed with the cookbook section (probably because I found some books for $10 I just bought new for $25+, and was rushing) but did pick up a few things.

Also picked up a trolley full of history and geography books, after that I forbade myself to look at the rest of the aisles so heaven knows what I missed out on but we were both very pleased with our purchases and our self control!

Ally.

By: Ally

Ally — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:12:45 +0000

Thanks Zoe! I did a bit of googling and found it.

Might drive down from Sydney and check it out, will be a bit of a close shave though with 20 people coming for dinner on that Saturday ;)

By: Zoe

Zoe — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:32:58 +0000

The Lifeline Bookfair is in Canberra, Australia. And if you think I'm making up how good it is, I'm not!

By: Ally

Ally — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:28:46 +0000

Hi, I came across this thread and blog by chance. I was wondering if you know if there is a rehab for cook book addicts? If so, please don’t tell my other half or he will have me checked in quicker than he can say “Did you get another package delivered today”.

Where is this magical LifeLine Book Fair held? I wanted to cry at the pictures of all the Foods of the World, I haven’t found a decent sized set yet. I also wanted to cry at the photos of the bookshelves, since most of my lovely books are in storage.

Emica, have you looked at bookdepository.com ? It’s a UK website, the US site is cheaper though, they deliver for free. Don’t worry about feeling indulgent, the UK books are so competitively priced, you really had no choice!

By: Emica

Emica — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:31:39 +0000

Toinght was better than Christmas!!! We’re packing up to leave London and because books are so (!) expensive in Aus, I’ve just bought about 8 cook books at Foyles to ship home.

This post was very helpful :) I got Fuchsia Dunlop on your reocmmendation Zoe and the ‘Little Vietnam’, and Claudia Roden, although went with ‘Tamarind and Saffron’ because it’s so pretty.

Also got a couple of Nigel Slaters, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s ‘River Cottage’ and Nigella’s How to Eat/ Be a domestic goddess. They were very big holes in my library.

I feel completely indulgent but I’m justifying it because books are so well priced here, it would be a shame not to!

By: Zoe

Zoe — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:59:18 +0000

Hi Deborah - I've got quite a few fundraiser cookbooks myself. Sign of the times - the hard copies of my women's group cookbook have all been distributed so we've made it available online. And I'm trying to be a lot fussier these days, mainly due to considerations of space and domestic peace.