I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This book is perfect for Top Chef and Food Network lovers. It's not the most well-written book and I skimmed more than I actually read.

The Kitchen Whisperers is a lovely tribute to incredible cooks in not only Dorothy Kalins’ life but also in all of our lives. Beautifully written, I felt like I was right there in those kitchens along for the journey learning the same lessons. And as I read, I reflected on my own journey with my own Kitchen Whisperers in my life, my grandmother and my mother. What a gem of a book, one that you will treasure and one that will inspire you as you read.

Although some of the chapters are overly long, this book by one of the founders of Saveur magazine, celebrates the cooks, chefs, and cookbook authors, who influence our own cooking. In a wonderfully apt image, by whispering to us as we cook.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. Food memoirs is my favorite genre, so I've read quite a few books in this genre and I had high expectations going into reading this one. I am happy to report that this book lived up to my expectations.

I’ve struggled with how to share my thoughts on this book. While the concept of “kitchen whisperers” is intriguing (and you know every good cook has at least one whisperer in his/her kitchen) the book fell flat for me. And this is not due to any failure on the author’s part. I am simply not the audience for memoirs from famous and, dare I say, entitled chefs.

Kalins lost me in the introduction when she wrote that she wakes up “worrying where her next meal will come from.” Really? I highly doubt it, but I’m taking that statement literally, and man, it got under my skin. I work with people every day who *literally* do not know where their next meal is coming from. Waking up in a NYC apartment with a refrigerator and pantry stocked with food? You *know* where your meal is coming from.

So, that leads me to my 3 star review. Only because I am most definitely not the reader for this book. I expect that people in the food industry and fans of foodie memoirs will enjoy this.

A book to savor (no pun intended)!! If you love to cook or bake, have happy memories of time spent in a kitchen with family or friends, or just love reading cook books, get yourself a copy of this one to read slowly. Writings about food should always have this much emotional connection.

This book was received as an ARC from William Morrow and Custom House in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I loved the approach Dorothy Kalins took when writing this book. I am familiar with her work as the founding editor of Saveur magazine, and always was a fan of the personal stories she would publish in the magazine. All of the recipes she featured looked and sounded absolutely delicious and they are definitely potential candidates for a future cooking demo. I do appreciate though the amount of knowledge Dorothy shared in this book as well as told some personal stories rather than have this book be a full cookbook because as home cooks, we don't really pay attention to all of the technicalities and all of the guidance from other chefs because it confuses us in many ways rather than applying the knowledge to our own food, Dorothy does a brilliant job connecting all of that within her story to really reflect on the whole concept of Kitchen Whisperers.

We will consider adding this title to our William Morrow in exchange for an honest review. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

I liked this look into Dorothy and her friends and their different styles of cooking that have impacted her over the years. I liked the different recipes included and I look forward to trying some of them. I really loved how she talked about each person and how she could picture them in their kitchen and even hear their voice. I liked how she described different people's voices so that we could almost here them. This is a really lovely read. It took me a little while to read, but I think it is one of those slow reads that you take your time with and savor the characters and the lessons and the food they are teaching. This is a book I will be returning to and will purchase to have in my own kitchen.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC!