On Aug 14, 11:10*pm, Christine Dabney > wrote:
> Well..I had this coupon that had to be used-for 40% off on a
> paperback. *Now you know when I see a coupon like that, I think
> COOKBOOK!! *
>
> I went to Borders...and not only was this coupon in effect, but all
> cookbooks were 30% off. *I got two...one for the coupon, and one at
> 30% off. *The 30% off one was Fat: The Appreciation of a Misunderstood
> Ingredient, with Recipes. *The *paperback was harder to pick as most
> of the cookbooks I want, are hardcover. *But I got one: My Italian
> Garden.
>
> But that wasn't the amazing thing. *The amazing thing, was that the
> cookbook section, which usually only has one or two people looking at
> cookbooks, was knee deep in people. *I could barely move...to check
> out new cookbooks. *

Ok, it's been a couple of days. DD and I went to the Atrium Mall in
Chestnut Hill, MA (it's the closest one, and we didn't spend any
money). They have a Borders. There were 4 people in the 3 aisles of
cookbooks. The had a whole display table with "Julie and Julia".
They had those hideous single-style cookbooks and the "1000 ___
Recipes" books all over the store on the endcaps. So maybe they are
looking at a resurgence of cooking due to the movie, but I doubt it.

maxine in ri
>
> And Julia's books were all sold out... *A week or two ago, when I was
> in there, there were a few Julia books, and sets of Mastering. *Now,
> nada. *Zilch.
>
> But I was really floored by the number of folks looking at
> cookbooks..and it looked like they were buying!!
>
> Wonder what this means for the future of cooking in this country?