Jamie's America

I received this as a present and I absolutely LOVE it! It's such an unlikely collection of American foods. Important to note that, at least my version, is in metric cooking units and not American as this was a cookbook made for other countries to experience American foods. I love Jamie's stories about the places he visits and the art in the cookbook really make it stand out. I've already made a few recipes as well and they are delicious!

I was extremely dissapointed in this book. There weren't many recipes and I found the stories very boring. I have better recipes that I could have given him. I have his previous book which I like very much - bit this is a definate NO

We've been spoiled by Jamie's Food Revolution cookbook here at the house. So, when I saw Jamie's America, I paged through it, and then immediately ran to the cashier to buy it. I feel that this book actually has more volume as far as storytelling and gorgeous photography than the Food Revolution. While some folks may turn up their nose at what could be considered filler, I found the it only added to the experience of reading, and cooking from this book. To me, the difference between Food Revolution and Jamie's America is simple: one is more of a traditional style cookbook, while Jamie's America focuses on the journey across the US to discover the quintessential recipes (with Jamie's touch) that define each region.

Jamie's America covers from the West to East Coast, and everything in between. Thus far, we've made two recipes out of the book (we've only had it a week) and they were both delicious and relatively easy to make (though we do consider ourselves intermediate to expert level cooks for a household of four). I think what I most appreciated about this book was the diversity of recipes. From delicious Dan Dan Noodles to traditional Navajo breakfasts, you'll find a wide spectrum of dishes.

From an aesthetic perspective, the book is well bound and designed, grouping recipes together by location rather than dish, and sprinkled with lots of love and charm that make Jamie one of our favorite cooks of all time.

If you loved Food Revolution, this is definitely a great addition.

I find this a treasure in American cuisine.
He gives us an interesting look in our own country's cuisine.

My only criticism, I wish he had a section on the cuisine of San Francisco and the wine country to the north.

Perhaps, he'll cover it in his next work.

For a friend that loves this chef!

Fun read and great recipes.

I have several of Jaime's cookbooks and the recipes are easy to follow and some are quite good new takes on old familiar (as an American) foods.

What I found disappointing were the subjects he chose. Perhaps its the British or European point of view but in the US, you can literally get hundreds of cook books on Southern Cooking, Cajun, TexMex, southwestern, Californian cuisine, so there was not much new there except the wild west, which was new territory for me.

Finally, why people see the need to add political commentary to a cookbook is beyond my ken.

Excellent book with yummy recipes. I have purchased 3 of these books, one for each of my sons. Now, I want to get one for myself.

This is the first cookbook of Jamie Oliver's that I've read. I received this as a gift and really like the quality of the paper and feel of the book, number of pictures, the style of food writing, ease of following the directions, and diversity of recipes. The one thing I didn't like, was the strong slant toward the Obama's. I enjoyed very much that it was a collection of American recipes but I would have really liked it without the political slant. Afterall, it's an American cookbook not a Democrat cookbook...but I would say this no matter which political party were being representated.

Jamie Oliver's cooking has always been very British in nature. Despite being well versed in Italian cuisine, his cooking shows and recipe books always have a real English bent to them. The book goes off his usual path was inspired by a trip he took across America and the recipes focus on five regions of the country, New York, Louisiana, Arizona, Los Angeles, Georgia and the Wild West (Wyoming and the area). The book is replete with many pictures of Mr. Oliver and the landscapes and has nice hefty feel that all good cookbooks show have.