Kathleen Flinn discusses The Kitchen Counter Cooking School

Kathleen Flinn discusses The Kitchen Counter Cooking School on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Next Chapter Bookshop.

ABOUT THE BOOK: The author of The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry tells the inspiring story of how she helped nine others find their inner cook. After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, writer Kathleen Flinn returned with no idea what to do next, until one day at a supermarket she watched a woman loading her cart with ultraprocessed foods. Flinn's "chefternal" instinct kicked in: she persuaded the stranger to reload with fresh foods, offering her simple recipes for healthy, easy meals. The Kitchen Counter Cooking School includes practical, healthy tips that boost readers' culinary self-confidence, and strategies to get the most from their grocery dollar, and simple recipes that get readers cooking.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kathleen Flinn has been a writer and journalist for twenty years. Her work has appeared in more than three dozen publications worldwide, including the Chicago Sun-Times, USA Weekend, Men's Fitness, Smithsonian, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. Her first book, The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry was a finalist in the Washington State book awards. She lives in Seattle. 

Book List

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks (Hardcover)

By Kathleen Flinn

$26.95

ISBN-13: 9780670023004
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Viking Adult, 9/2011

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"The author's humble approach is inviting and shows why her students were enthusiastic." -Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"Flinn guides you patiently in the kitchen like the mom you always wish you'd had to learn to cook from...the women gained confidence under Flinn's wonderfully encouraging tutelage, and fearlessly faced their kitchens and grocery stores with useful knowledge." -Publishers Weekly

"Flinn winningly offers inspiration to anyone who cares about cooking but lacks basic tools and skills." -Booklist

"An amiable companion to cookbook stalwarts such as Mark Bittman's How To Cook Everything, Pam Anderson's How To Cook Without a Book, and Michael Ruhlman's Ratio, this title provides encouragement where the others offer direction. A mash-up of inspiration and reference, it will appeal to readers who enjoy a story with their instruction." -Library Journal

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