{"id":47252,"date":"2026-11-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=47252"},"modified":"2026-11-06T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:55:15","slug":"darth-vader-and-son-white-heat-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/darth-vader-and-son-white-heat-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Darth Vader and Son \/ White Heat 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DARTH VADER AND SON GIVES US A FUNNY PEEK AT VADER\u2019S HYPOTHETICAL DADDY SIDE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Darth Vader and Son<\/em>
by Jeffrey Brown
Chronicle Books
2012, 64 pages, 6.8 x 6.8 x 0.2 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Darth Vader and Son<\/em> is cute, and perfect for the little Star Wars<\/em> fan in your life. It playfully posits the question \u201cWhat if Darth Vader had actually raised Luke?\u201d Author and illustrator Jeffrey Brown turns run-of-the-mill parenting activities into fun moments full of Star Wars<\/em> references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book isn\u2019t so much a story as it is a peek into the hypothetical everyday life of Vader and Luke. Every page of the book tells its own complete story of sorts. Some pages are miniature comics while others are full-page illustrations. Brown does an incredible job of telling his story in these single images. I imagine this book would be great for children just learning to read, similar to how the Owly books help develop a sense of story without the need for lines and lines of text. If you have a child that enjoys books but isn\u2019t yet able to read longer children\u2019s books with more words, Darth Vader and Son<\/em> is a great compromise. At 64 pages it is long enough to be engaging for an extended period of time, but you can basically jump in and out of the book at any point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown\u2019s art style is colorful and light, reminiscent of childhood crayon drawings. Darth Vader always looks slightly goofy, which goes a long way to establish the tone of the book. The drawings include a number of visual references to the Star Wars<\/em> films that will delight anyone with the eye to catch them (and there\u2019s something on almost every page, so have fun looking for everything). Possibly the funniest parts are seeing Darth Vader engaged in totally mundane tasks like making breakfast or wrapping Luke\u2019s birthday present. It\u2019s a side to the character we\u2019ve never had the opportunity to see, and Brown plays on the quirkiness perfectly. Overall, Darth Vader and Son<\/em> is a fun read for adult Star Wars<\/em> fans who like a good laugh, as well as for children just learning to love these characters. This book is actually the first in a series, so if you like it be sure to check out Vader\u2019s Little Princess<\/em>, Goodnight Darth Vader<\/em>, and Darth Vader and Friends<\/em>. \u2013 Alex Strine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHITE HEAT 25 \u2013 A COOKBOOK ABOUT A SLEEP-DEPRIVED, NICOTINE-FUELED MAD MAN IN THE KITCHEN<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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White Heat 25<\/em>
by Marco Pierre White (author) and Bob Carlos Clarke (photographer)
Mitchell Beazley
2015, 192 pages, 9.9 x 12.5 x 0.8 inches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White Heat<\/em> has long been my White Whale when searching through used bookstores. I\u2019ve wanted this book for going on ten years. The first time I heard the name Marco Pierre White I had been reading a copy of Anthony Bourdain\u2019s Kitchen Confidential<\/em>, wondering if I had what it takes to be a professional chef (I did not). Bourdain mentioned White\u2019s book, saying that it was the first time he\u2019d seen a \u201creal\u201d chef in a cookbook, a sleep-deprived, nicotine-fueled, mad man in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought that I\u2019d finally found my copy when there was a re-release a few years back, but that paperback copy is the TV dinner to this 25th anniversary edition\u2019s three-course meal. Can a home cook use any of these recipes? Maybe. The recipes are French. They\u2019re complicated. And the ingredients include things like caviar, lobster, and pig trotter. But, the mistake is to think of this as a straight-up cookbook. You wouldn\u2019t flip through a book on Picasso and expect to learn how to paint. This book is evidence in the argument that food can be art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While you might not find a recipe for something to cook on a Tuesday night, you will find: Beautiful, gritty, black and white photography that makes you feel like you\u2019re in the kitchen with this lunatic. A chef doing what chefs do, smoke. The word \u201cfuck\u201d on more than one page. A fresh-faced Gordon Ramsey before he started calling people \u201cdonkeys.\u201d And a handful of recipes for dishes that allowed White to become the youngest chef to hold three Michelin Stars. White Heat 25<\/em> is fitting for any bookshelf, coffee table, or kitchen counter. \u2013 JP LeRoux<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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