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Originally posted by taxwonk
eta: RT, couldn't you have started with something a bit more complicated? I bet even Hank can make decent mashed potatos
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Wonk, have you read
The Man Who Ate Everything? There's a whole chapter dedicated to the making of the perfect mashed potato.
I highly recommend the book for anyone who enjoys food. It's a little dated, but it's a collection of essays by the food critic for Vogue, and it is excellent. He builds up from the basic concept of nutrition, to ingredients, to simple meals, to regions of the world. There are essays on ketchup, water, bread, the French, Kobe beef, truffles, produce, sustinance, etc. Sometimes he goes into the science of cooking (like in the mashed potato chapter), and sometimes he goes into the culture (his essay on Japan had me ready to buy a ticket immediately). It's pretty funny too. I understand that he has a new collection out and I can't wait to read it.
