Cookbook Shelf and Kitchen Detective for Hire
August 8, 2020 by JennyToday, I came across an article in the NY Times, “The Celebrity Bookshelf Detective is Back.” While I am a voracious reader, I am not interested in what celebrities, or even what my friends are reading. I can make up my own mind in that regard. But what I enjoy figuring out are what cookbooks are in the kitchens of movie sets and television shows.
I’ve been know to pause the television screen and take a photo so I can begin my sleuthing efforts.
My obsession doesn’t stop at cookbooks. I’ve driven myself mad trying to figure out what piece of cookware or kitchen item has been captured on a show or by a photograph in a cookbook, magazine, or blog. The photo below is part of a collection that I tracked down myself after seeing a food photo in a cookbook. I wrote to the cookbook photographer for guidance. She tried to help me but I ended up searching Etsy for a time that I am too embarrassed to divulge to find the pans.
How many of you have search real estate listings to look into the kitchen of some stranger? I do. I love watching the remodeling shows on HGTV to see what they will do with the kitchen area. I’ve been known to scream the following sentiments at the defenseless television screen: “Why do they need that big kitchen? They said they don’t cook!”
If you are looking for an item, email me. Jenny Hartin, Kitchen Detective at your service.
Be warned, don’t go down the rabbit hole of googling kitchens. The following list is just a tip in the iceberg of my obsession:
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