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Summary: Truly odd, though most likely harmless
Review: Published in part as a fundraiser for the "National Peace Officers Memorial Service Fund," which certainly sounds like a worthy cause, this volume purports to share the cooking secrets of those who keep us safe. What it actually turns out to be, upon examination, is a mishmash of recipes with cute names, some from actual police personnel, but most from actors who have played police personnel on TV and in films. These recipes, some of which actually sound quite good, are interspersed with black-and-white photos, again not so much of real cops (though there are a few famous ones, such as Buford Pusser, whose story was fictionalized in the "Walking Tall" films of the 1970s) as of TV and film actors playing police. Just as there are some good recipes, there are some memory-jogging photos that are rather fun. How else would I have remembered that Al Lewis (Grandpa on "The Munsters") also had a continuing role in that TV classic, "Car 54, Where Are You?" It's worth remembering the humble TV beginnings of such megastars as Michael Douglas ("The Streets of San Francisco").Thus, this volume is part rather utilitarian cookbook, part nostalgia trip for addicts of shoot-em-up TV shows and (mostly) B-movies--a truly strange combination. I'm not sure it's worth buying unless one wants to contribute to the charity it benefits, but it's certainly worth a look.
Rating:
Summary: Truly odd, though most likely harmless
Review: Published in part as a fundraiser for the "National Peace Officers Memorial Service Fund," which certainly sounds like a worthy cause, this volume purports to share the cooking secrets of those who keep us safe. What it actually turns out to be, upon examination, is a mishmash of recipes with cute names, some from actual police personnel, but most from actors who have played police personnel on TV and in films. These recipes, some of which actually sound quite good, are interspersed with black-and-white photos, again not so much of real cops (though there are a few famous ones, such as Buford Pusser, whose story was fictionalized in the "Walking Tall" films of the 1970s) as of TV and film actors playing police. Just as there are some good recipes, there are some memory-jogging photos that are rather fun. How else would I have remembered that Al Lewis (Grandpa on "The Munsters") also had a continuing role in that TV classic, "Car 54, Where Are You?" It's worth remembering the humble TV beginnings of such megastars as Michael Douglas ("The Streets of San Francisco"). Thus, this volume is part rather utilitarian cookbook, part nostalgia trip for addicts of shoot-em-up TV shows and (mostly) B-movies--a truly strange combination. I'm not sure it's worth buying unless one wants to contribute to the charity it benefits, but it's certainly worth a look.
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