The Modern Hippie Table is a beautifully presented, well curated, style guide with recipes by Lauren Thomas. Released in Oct 2022, it's 224 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.
As much as it's a cookbook, this is a guide to connecting and cultivating deeper relations over food, well presented and prepared with love and intention. The book is full of beautiful photos of the author alongside good food, well prepared. She delves a bit into table presentation and styling, mostly casual and rustic but also appealingly arranged and of high quality/timeless (with some whimsy).
Recipes are arranged thematically: breakfast, appetizers & snacks (including a really top-notch phototutorial for charcuterie), salads, main dishes (including grilling), sides, desserts, and drinks (including a cool whiskey tutorial). Recipes include an intro/background paragraph (which is breezy and open), yields, ingredients in a bullet list, and step-by-step prep directions. Measurements are given in imperial (American) units, without metric equivalents. Emphasis is placed on whole foods, unaltered ingredients, and authenticity. Most will be easily sourced from any well-stocked grocery store in North America.
Not all recipes are accompanied by photos (circa 50% at a quick guess), but the photos which are included are beautifully styled, clear, and understandable. There's a bit of an Instagram vibe, but it never goes overboard. The whole is warm and genuine.
Four stars. It would be a good choice for public or secondary school library acquisition, home use, or gifting to a food-enthusiast/lifestyle interested reader.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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