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Like a fine wine, must be read slowly to discover all of the nuances
Barolo is filled with the beautiful and empathetic language one would expect from a person who obviously loves life, food, and wine. Short of taking each of his readers to Barolo, he fills their minds with metaphors of the region's fantastical food and beverage. It is through his creative wordsmith mind the reader is able to truly taste Sandrone's Nebiollo grape, the elusive white truffle, and (unfortunately) the raw tripe.Each chapter captures the consciousness of the region's people and flavors and truly immerses its readers in a culture far removed from the typical American palate. Frank understands that food is not simply for eating but is the synapses in which life is transferred from one being to another.If one is looking for a book that describes every facet of the publicly known features of Barolo wine, pick up a tour book. But, if one is looking for a deluge of indulgences for all of the senses, Frank's Barolo is a fine choice.
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August 10, 2010
(Santa Fe, NM) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5
Product Description
After a childhood of microwaved meat and saturated fat, Matthew Gavin Frank got serious about food. His “research” ultimately led him to Barolo, Italy (pop. 646), where, living out of a tent in the garden of a local farmhouse, he resolved to learn about Italian food from the ground up. Barolo is Frank’s account of those six months.
At once an intimate travelogue and a memoir of a culinary education, the book details the adventures of a not-so-innocent abroad in Barolo, a region known for its food and wine (also called Barolo). Upon arrival, Frank began picking wine grapes for famed vintner Luciano Sandrone. He tells how, between lessons in the art of the grape harvest, he discovered, explored, and savored the gustatory riches of Piemontese Italy. Along the way we meet the region’s families and the many eccentric vintners, butchers, bakers, and restaurateurs who call Barolo home. Rich with details of real Italian small-town life, local foodstuffs, strange markets, and a circuslike atmosphere, Frank’s story also offers a wealth of historical and culinary information, moments of flamboyance, and musings on foreign travel (and its many alien seductions), all filtered through food and wine.
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Too many metaphors, but still a fun read
Have you ever dreamed of packing up and seeing the world? When I was in college, I did just that. Well, I studied for six weeks in London, spending each weekend trudging around hostels and pub crawls in Dublin, Edinborough, Amsterdam, and Paris. And so it was with much jealousy that I began to read Barolo (At Table) by Matthew Gavin Frank, the the Slow Food West Michigan book club selection for June.Frank, the lucky dog, spent six MONTHS in Barolo, Italy, where he worked for a vintner picking grapes and such. He was able to taste and eat so many wines and foods that I can only dream of. And then he got to write about it.I'd like to think it's not jealousy that made me not like this book at first. The opening chapters struck me as a bit condescending.He writes, "When I was growing up, food was the thing that emerged from the microwave, steaming and soggy. A rubbery omelet. A desiccated matzo ball in watery broth. A steak going green. A corpse of...
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July 11, 2010
(Michigan) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 3
A fog of gustatory delights, over-studded with bizarre analogies
BAROLO caught my eye on the bookstore shelves and, potential addict that I am to barolo wine (but for the fact that I can't afford to drink it on a regular basis), I bought it on impulse. If first I had skimmed the book for a few minutes, I probably would have passed (see the third paragraph). The main subject of BAROLO is not the wine itself, although there is plenty of that, but rather the broader spectrum of epicurean splendors of the Langhe as well as the rough-hewn, open-armed hospitality of its denizens.The author Matthew Gavin Frank is a young American (mid-30s?) from suburban Chicago who spent several months in the Langhe near the hamlet of Barolo, which lent its name to one of the great red wines of the world. BAROLO is Frank's account of the highlights of those months. While there, he lived in a tent the owners of a B&B allowed him to pitch in their yard, he worked in the vineyards and cantina of Luciano Sandrone (vintner of two of the very best barolos), he...
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May 19, 2010
| Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 3
The best I've seen
