Title: The Maestros Favourites: A Symphony of Taste
Author: Marlin Wolfe
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 978-1546215271
Pages: 204
Genre: Cooking
Reviewed by: Anthony Avina
Pacific Book Review
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri once said, “Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat.” In author Marlin Wolfe’s book The Maestros Favourites: A Symphony of Taste, the author’s experience as a conductor is fused with a full blown recipe book filled with delicious and eloquent dishes which readers can then try for themselves.
As a violinist and as a conductor, the author has spent many years cooking five course meals for events and specific symphonies, and in this book he has taken the years of experience they gathered to bring about a complete list of recipes which range from fairly simple and easy, to complex and precise to a specific palate. It is a rare fusion of music and food that brings a unique collection of recipes to life in which readers will thoroughly enjoy reading for themselves.
What’s perfect about this book is that it is fairly straightforward in its approach. For many readers, the purpose of a cookbook is simply to find the recipes they are searching for and get prepared to make it. Yet sometimes readers will have to sift through pages of backstory or experiences before they can get to the recipe at all. From appetizers and soups, salads, to various styles of baked beans, rice and meat dishes, the author has a recipe which will keep readers entertained and fed for a long time to come.
The collection is for anyone who enjoys cookbooks, trying new recipes, or for those who takes on food with a small musical bent to them. As a fan of cooking in general, I found myself intrigued by the various recipes in the book; in particular one recipe called Wolfe’s Tomato Sauce with Meatballs. The extensive list of how to create both the sauce and the meatballs sounds like an exquisite and mouthwatering meal waiting to happen.
This is a must read book for anyone who enjoys a great recipe book. Detailed and straight to the point, the author does a marvelous job of incorporating fantastic looking photos of the dishes to entice the readers into wanting to try the recipes for themselves. If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab your copy of The Maestros Favourites: A Symphony of Taste by Marlin Wolfe today!
