My guest this week is Becky Libourel Diamond with her new book “The Gilded Age Cookbook – Recipes and Stories from America’s Golden Era 1868-1900.”
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Delight your family and friends rich tasting recipes and decorating suggestions from the famously extravagant Gilded Age with Becky Libourel Diamond’s The Gilded Age Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from America’s Golden Era. In it, Diamond includes recipes for classic holiday fare such as roast turkey, as well as more unique entrees like deviled spaghetti; historical facts about 19th century celebrations; and stunning photos.
Throughout The Gilded Age Cookbook, Diamond dishes up a masterful blend of recipes for timeless favorites, decorating tips, and fun facts that both history buffs and foodies will appreciate. Chapters cover Culinary Innovations, Outdoor Eats, Dining Out, By Invitation Only, and of course, Holidays. With a tasteful combination of easy-to-follow recipes, artistry and history, readers can expect to get a good sense of what the Gilded Age looked (and tasted) like through The Gilded Age Cookbook. Follow Becky on Facebook and X
“A beautifully designed and photographed cookbook, filled with intriguing stories. The parties and events may have been excessive, but the classic recipes here look simple and doable to make,” said Dianne Jacob, author of Will Write for Food.
About the Author
Becky Libourel Diamond is a food writer, librarian and research historian who specializes in reconstructing historical recipes. She has collaborated with several chefs and food groups to recreate historic dinners, including Marc Vetri’s Osteria restaurant in Philadelphia, Chef Adam Diltz of Elwood Restaurant in Philadelphia, COOK (a demonstration kitchen in Philadelphia) and Edible History Supper Club in New York City. She has been writing about food since 2008, sharing her passion for food and history with the world through her books: The Gilded Age Cookbook, The Thousand Dollar Dinner and Mrs. Goodfellow: The Story of America’s First Cooking School. She lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Learn more at www.beckyldiamond.com
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2020 Guarda Rios Red Blend from; Alentejo Portugal
Yet another Portuguese wine from Monte da Ravasqueira winery that overdelivers at its price point. This blend of Aragones, Syrah, Trincadeira, and Alicante Bouschet is wildly aromatic with brambly forest fruit, pepper, and Mediterranean olives. Nice structure and balance on the Guarda Rios, Portuguese for the Kingfisher displayed on the label. ABV13.5% Pairings: Chimichurri flank steak, slow cooked Boston butt with bay leaves, bbq or pizza.
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Winemaker Notes: This wine is produced by Ravasquiera, a family-owned wine estate in Portigaul’s Alentejo region, producing wines of a unique identity and quality. The estate encompasses 250 acres of vines in 29 different plots. Alentejo offers a varied topography and with an array of soil types and microclimates. The grapes from the different vineyard blocks each bring their own unique character.
This wine is a blend of blend of Aragonez, Syrah, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouchet. Separate grape lots are fermented in temperature controlled tanks and the wine is aged for 8 months in oak barrels.
Wine Enthusiast 90
“The wine’s rich fruit and structure are dense and have potential. This is a solid wine, black fruits foremost with spice from wood aging. The wine will be at its best from 2022.”
Decanter 97
Ripe vine fruits, blackberry, chocolate and vanilla on the nose followed by juicy acidity in the mouth with ripe, supple tannins and notes of black olive, tobacco and garrigue on the palate.