{"id":43153,"date":"2024-11-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=43153"},"modified":"2024-11-18T14:53:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:53:43","slug":"bobs-burgers-burger-book-100-views-of-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/bobs-burgers-burger-book-100-views-of-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob\u2019s Burgers Burger Book \/ 100 Views of Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Books That Belong On Paper<\/strong>\u00a0first appeared on the web as Wink Books and was edited by Carla Sinclair.<\/em>\u00a0Sign up here<\/a>\u00a0to get the issues a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE BOB\u2019S BURGERS BURGER BOOK: REAL RECIPES FOR JOKE BURGERS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The Bob\u2019s Burgers Burger Book: Real Recipes for Joke Burgers<\/em>
by Loren Bouchard and the Writers of Bob\u2019s Burgers
Universe
2016, 128 pages, 6.6 x 0.6 x 9.1 inches, Hardcover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few years ago though, I had the semi-crushing revelation that it\u2019s not that I don\u2019t know much about cooking, it\u2019s that I legitimately can\u2019t cook. I\u2019m terrible at it. No piece of chicken would go uncooked to a leathery dryness that couldn\u2019t even be passed as \u201cjerk.\u201d No meat sauce could be made properly spiced, just prepared with the desperate hope that crushed red pepper and more tomato paste could cure anything. It was my wife that graciously brought me the knowledge that I wasn\u2019t just not-so-great at cooking, but I legitimately cannot cook to save my life or the lives of whatever poor group I was cooking for. I thank her for coaxing out this revelation of myself (and for being an amazing cook).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do, however, like cartoons. And the good news is that Bob\u2019s Burgers isn\u2019t a show about cooking, it\u2019s a show about family and it\u2019s quickly grown into one of the best shows on TV. Bob\u2019s Burgers treads an amazing line between strange and sweet, highlighting the ridiculous exploits of the Belcher clan, a family of oddballs who love each other and are continually misunderstood by the rest of the world while running a small, boardwalk burger shop. Over the past few seasons each character has been fleshed out into people more real than anything you\u2019ll find on your average lawyer or cop show. And it\u2019s a lot funnier than most episodes of NCIS<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show\u2019s success has prompted a good sized following, and when one member of fandom created a Tumblr dedicated to creating or recreating the fanciful burgers listed in each episode as The Burger of the Day<\/em> fans were naturally interested. The creators of the show were just as tickled and soon partnered with its creator to create this lovely book that\u2019s perfect for any fans of the show or adventurous burgers in general. You only need to bring an appetite, some buns, and a very healthy love of puns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book contains Cole Bowden\u2019s recipes for dozens of burgers, lovingly written up by creator Loren Bouchard and the writers of the show and featuring side dishes of show art and jokey asides that any fan can enjoy. The recipes run the gamut from the more ordinary (like the \u201cIs This Your Chard? Burger\u201d with Swish chard, caramelized onions, and creamy cheese), to the fanciful (such as the \u201cBeets of Burden Burger\u201d which features a dill-seasoned burger topped with a saut\u00e9ed carrot and beet mix with smooth sour cream).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recipes are fun to read and fun to make, even if my attempt to recreate the \u201cBaby You Can Chive My Car Burger\u201d looked more like a three car pileup than something anyone would like to eat. But that\u2019s not the book\u2019s fault; like Bob one must be willing to try and try again, no matter how much humiliation the Louises, Genes, Lindas, and Tinas in your life may pile upon you, like so much Sriracha mayonnaise. So next spring I\u2019m prepared to break out the grill and spatula again and give it another go with this delightful cookbook, which I think would make a great addition to any cook\u2019s library. The book is fun enough to read on its own, but it also may help some of us even attain the skills that only the Bob\u2019s in each of our lives have (both on the grill and in the ability to put up with a pretty crazy family and town).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in conclusion, I\u2019ll leave you with a bit of wisdom from the book itself that may help you along your culinary path: \u201cDon\u2019t have a fishmonger? Get one. Who are you going to trust to mong your fish if not a fishmonger.\u201d Truly words that I and anyone who\u2019s ever dressed up like a burger or written a song about zombie butts can live by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Rob Trevino<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TSUCHIMOCHI BLENDS REAL TOKYO WITH FANTASTIC IMAGINARY INHABITANTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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100 Views of Tokyo<\/em>
by Shinji Tsuchimochi
Shikaku Publishing Companya
2016, 132 pages, 6.0 x 8.0 inches, Paperback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unavailable<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tokyo. Just saying the word conjures up images of neon lights, rumbling trains, salarymen in dark uniforms, and young people in garish colors. And even though Tokyo is a modern metropolis it abounds with small, quiet, old and out-of-the-way spaces. This is the Tokyo that artist Shinji Tsuchimochi set out to capture in a series of illustrations called 100 Views of Tokyo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking inspiration from famed Japanese ukiyo-e (woodblock print) artist Hiroshige\u2019s 100 Famous Views of Edo<\/em>, Tsuchimochi sought a \u201ckind of foundation to stand in my mind.\u201d In other words, he found himself searching for solidity and certainty, in an increasingly chaotic world. Over the course of three years, Tsuchimochi took photos and made drawings of Tokyo\u2019s shitamachi, Tokyo\u2019s downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These photos and drawings formed the foundation for Tsuchimochi to create scenes of life in the in-between spaces of Tokyo. Here is an illustration of Manseibashi Bridge in Kanda. Here is another of Ichimura Store in Setagaya. But, unlike Hiroshige, Tsuchimochi is not content to capture only what can be seen, but what might lurk in the imaginations of those who inhabit these spaces. Thus, a giant, toy robot lurks behind the buildings fronting the bridge and baby chickens cluster around a young woman shopping at the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tsuchimochi uses a light touch in creating these blends of real spaces and fantastic inhabitants. He composes in clean lines and bold hues, making each illustration pop with vibrant life. Indeed, the artist has already moved on to composing 100 Views of Osaka<\/em> in the same clean, bright style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there is one criticism it lies in with the publisher rather than the artist \u2014 the book itself is far too small. At a mere A5 (6 inches by 8 inches) the quality and detail of the illustrations can be very hard to see. But that is a minor quibble. This book is perfect as a gift for the Japanophile in your life or as inspiration for your own trip to Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Joel Neff<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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