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Spain...A Culinary Road Trip | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow
Publisher: Ecco
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 418
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8 x 1.4
ISBN: 0061560936
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5946
EAN: 9780061560934
ASIN: 0061560936
Publication Date: October 21, 2008
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Product Description
From Mario Batali, superstar chef and author of Molto Italiano and Italian Grill, comes an eating tour throughout Spain with his friend Gwyneth Paltrow. Spain...A Culinary Road Trip is the companion book to the prime-time public television series Spain...On The Road Again. The premise is simple: Mario Batali and Mark Bittman are single-minded, food-obsessed friends who are constantly on the lookout for the food, wine, and cooking that is unique to Spain—and in this series they will find it. Gwyneth Paltrow and the Spanish actress Claudia Bassols are eager to enjoy all the pleasures the country has to offer, and each pair will be lured into the worlds of the other. The foursome take the ultimate road trip adventure, showcasing the pleasures of Spain, the country's regional cuisine, art, history, and culture, as they've never been seen before. Hundreds of gorgeous and candid photos, anecdotes, and more than seventy recipes from Mario appear in this scrapbook of the dream vacation through Spain.
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 Loved it! December 1, 2008
The gorgeous Spanish coutryside as visioned in "Spain" (the series) is amazing. I look (dream?!) @ the book and remember each episode, in detail.
Enough said...just enjoy.
 Celebrity Spanish Travelogue November 29, 2008
"Spain-A Culinary Road Trip" would be best described as "Jamon,Jamon (Ham,Ham)" like the Pedro Almodovar movie. There are plenty of hams on this journey--between Italian divo Mario Batali and actress/mother/wife of Coldplay's front man Gwyneth Paltrow. "Spain" is more of a scrapbook than a cookbook. There are plenty of gorgeous sights--from the Costa Brava and Gibraltar to Frank Gehry's modernist Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. It is a feast for the eyes. As medieval pilgrims journeyed to Santiago de Compostela,so does the quartet- Paltrow,Batali,as well as New York Times food writer Mark Bittman and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols-make a pilgrimage through Spain.
"A Culinary Road Trip" does have some recipes. It's classified according to region. There's Valencia Paella,as well as Paltrow's own take on clams (isn't she a spokeswoman for PETA? Aren't she&Chris Martin vegans? Nevermind) They get to see the Alhambra,go to Toledo,Madrid, and Barcelona. Their journey to the Basque region is somewhat disappointing--considering its uniqueness in Europe.
"Spain" is a feast for the eyes,but not so much for the kitchen. It's a standard celebrity coffee table book. Not all who wander are lost...
 Entertaining book with recipes November 25, 2008
It is just another cookbook with recipes you can find in other spanish cookbooks unlike other Mario Batali's books.
Spain A Culinary Road Trip by Mario Batali November 25, 2008
I purchased the books after seeing the series on TV - the book truly reflects the series. I first purchased one for myself but once I had read some of the recipes and saw the beautiful pictures - I decided to purchase another for a Christmas Gift.
Bravissimo! November 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Thoroughly enjoyable, informative and inspiring - reading this colorful book together with watching the series I feel I am with old friends driving throughout Spain looking for new culinary adventures. Just like in the old college days. Will feel lost when the show ends! At least I have this culinary souvenir which I will treasure! Can't wait for the DVD to come out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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