The Theme is Cookbooks, Jennifer C.

Food Network Magazine 3.8 (2010): 1-169. Print. The ‘Food Network’ magazine is a magazine dedicated to the idea of food. Within it contains articles about food network chef’s and recipes for the weekend cooker. But the magazine features images of food that no part time home economist could reach without the aid of this particular magazine. There are hardly any recipes that go unaccompanied by an image as large, if not larger, than the directions to prepare the dish. The magazine not only sells the part time homemaker recipes for dishes, but an image and style of food. This source may be helpful to keep in mind should I go in the direction of cookbooks in our own society.

Farrell, Tim. “Genius behind the ‘Joy of Cooking’”. MentalFloss.com, 2 Jan. 2010. Web. 10 Oct. 2010. The article “Genius behind the ‘Joy of Cooking’ looks at the cookbook’s unique twist that has made it stand out from its fellow complied cookbooks of its time. “[Joy of Cooking] 1943 edition was the first major cookbook to address the issue of rationing” (Farrell). That and anecdotal comments throughout have made ‘Joy of Cooking’ withstand the test of time as 75th anniversary edition is to come. This source shows how cookbooks are affected by the time, political and economic climate and how to make the best of those times. It may be a useful should I look at cookbooks changing throughout history.

Rose, Brent. “Epicurious Recipe App.” The Washington Post. The Washington Post, 19 Sept. 2010.Web. 10 Oct. 2010. The article is a review of Epicurious Recipe App which demonstrates how cookbooks have transformed in our fast past, internet based society. The App gives pictures, ratings, and check-off-able list. Unfutualy this particular App lacks the capability to talk to you while you cook. But that and other imperfection have this reviewer less than satisfied with the product. It seems that if the App doesn’t give 110 percent then they might as will dust off their grandmothers Betty Cocker cookbook for dinner ideas. This source may be useful if I wanted to look at cookbooks and how they have evolved through society.

Andrian, Lynn. “How to make it in America.” (Cover Story).”Publisher Weekly 257.31 (2010):19-25. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO 11 Oct. 2010. In “How to make it in America” Lynn Andrian argues the globalization is changing how food and cookbooks are being looked upon in America. American cookbooks until a few decades ago were very much about the idea of meat and potatoes style of cooking. But thanks to the internet and popular television stations such as the Food Network the boarders are being crossed in the kitchen with ethnic food finding their way onto American dinner tables. This is a good source if I wanted to look at cookbooks evolving with society by globalization. I do wonder though if ethnic food is making its way because people like it better, or from people romanticizing ethnic food and being disenchanted with their own cultural group.