Gregory Mowery

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Publishing
Occupation Publishing PR Consultant
Location Portland, Oregon, United States
Introduction I'm a book publicist with a specialty in cookbooks. Over the years, I've worked with some of the legendary cookbook writers and cookbook brands in the business including Jacques Pepin, Maida Heatter, Paul Prudhomme, Martin Yan, Pierre Franey, Deborah Madison, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Colman Andrews, Richard Olney, Diane Rossen Worthington, Amy Scherber, Betty Crocker and Pillsbury and Weight Watchers cookbook titles, etc. I am an accomplished home cook with extensive knowledge of culinary techniques and history. Food is a necessary component of my extensive travels and I maintain a large and wide-ranging cookbook library. I entertain and cook for friends, family and colleagues often. I'm opinionated and passionate about cookbooks, food memoirs, wine and spirit guides and read them like novels. I've been associated with cookbooks for more than thirty years and I don't see any reason to stop now. In order to avoid any conflict of interest, I will not review any cookbooks I may be working on in this blog.
Favorite Movies Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe, Big Night, Mostly Martha, Julie & Julia, Babette's Feast, Dinner Rush, Super Size Me, Breakfast at Tiffany's (because I love Audrey Hepburn and a meal is part of the title!).
Favorite Music Operas by Verdi (Don Carlo, Falstaff, Otello), Puccini (Girl of the Golden West, La Boheme), Mozart (The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi Fan Tutte, La Clemenza di Tito), Vivaldi's The Season, Schubert Songs, pop singers such as Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick, Jr., Eva Cassidy, Barbara Cook, Michael Buble, Jamie Cullem, and Vance Gilbert.
Favorite Books The Silver Palate Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso, Bistro Cooking by Patricia Wells, The Splendid Table by Lynne Rosetto Kasper, Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen, Lidia's Family Table by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, The Antipasto Table by Michele Scicolone, Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan, Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck, The 60-Minute Gourmet by Pierre Franey, Local Flavors by Deborah Madison, Home Cooking and More Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin, Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts, Lee Bailey's Country Weekends, The Cooking of Southwest France by Paula Wolfert, Cucina Rustica by Viana La Place and Evan Kleiman, Cook with Jamie by Jamie Oliver, How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman, Cooking Under Pressure by Lorna Sass, The New Doubleday Cookbook by Jean Anderson and Elaine Hanna, The Thrill of the Grill by Christ Schlesinger and John Willoughby, The Foods and Wines of Spain by Penelope Casas, The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum, Parisian Home Cooking by Michael Roberts, Roasting by Barbara Kafka, Fish Without a Doubt by Rick Moonan and Roy Finamore, Classic Home Desserts by Richard Sax, The Perfect Recipe Baking Book by Murray Jaffe, Tate's Bake Shop Cookbook by Kathleen King, The Taste of Country Cooking by Edna Lewis, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain, Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl, The United States of Arugula by David Kamp, The Gastronomic Me by MFK Fisher, Michael Field's Cooking School by Michael Field, The Breakfast Book by Marion Cunningham and Martha Stewart's Hors D'oeuvres Handbook.

Has the culture changed or have I just gotten too old to care?