Where did I put my glasses?

Following the footsteps of Oprah, I decided to start my own summer reading list!

1. The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
Oprah introduced me to this book (not personally..sigh).  Read this and I guarantee you'll be hooked: "My first sensation of life was the smell of machli ka salan, a spicy fish curry, rising through the floorboards," recalls Hassan Haji, in Richard C. Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey (Scribner), a mouth watering debut novel of colliding cultures and cuisines. Cooking has always sent Hassan into a "magic trance," but when his family's grand Bombay restaurant burns to the ground, they go eating across Europe: A "platto di Mussolini" is a plate of mussels, not the dictator on a dish, Hassan has to explain to a waiter in Tuscany. The family finally opens Maison Mumbai in a small French mountain town and incurs the wrath of the imperious chef across the street, in this hilarious romp through life, love, and the workings of a French kitchen." - Lousia Ermerlino. Indian cuisine, Tuscany, and France all in one book...too bad it's fiction!

2. Ripe: The Search for the Perfect Tomato by Arthur Allen
You had me at perfect tomato. For those of you who need more than tomato in the title read this article.

3. Tip It!: The World According to Maggie by Maggie Griffin
Life lessons from a 90 year old woman who loves boxed wine, yes please. "And be sure to get the last drop out of living. Isn't it nice that "Tip It" acts as a toast? I'm 90 years old, and I think "Tip It!" even works pretty well as a motto for living to the fullest. So, Tip It! today." - Maggie Griffin.