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Wisdom of Our Fathers
Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2006
What does itreally mean to be a good father? What did your father tell you, that has stayed with you throughout your life? Was there a lesson from him, a story, or a moment that helped to make you who you are? Is there a special memory that makes you smile when you least expect it?
After the...
Why Do I Love These People?
Understanding, Surviving, and Creating Your Own Family
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2009
We all have an imaginary definition of a great family. We imagine what it would be like to belong to such a family. No fights over the holidays. No getting on one another’s nerves. Respect for individual identity. Mutual support, without being intrusive. So many people believe they are disqualified...
The Big Oyster
History on the Half Shell
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2007
Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster, whose influence on the great metropolis remains unparalleled.
For...
Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well
How to Cook It Well: A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EATER.COM
From one of America’s finest food writers, the former restaurant critic for The New York Times, comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving dinner—preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style.
From the planning of...
32 Yolks
From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as “heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and inspiring,” 32 Yolks is the brave and affecting coming-of-age story about the making of a French chef, from the culinary icon behind the renowned New York City restaurant Le Bernardin.
NAMED...
Chez Panisse Pasta, Pizza, & Calzone
A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
This classic cookbook brings together 87 recipes for pasta sauces and 36 pizza and calzone recipes, as well as tasty pasta doughs, such as buckwheat, red pepper and saffron. Featuring beautiful line drawings throughout, the book is a feast for the eyes as well as the palate.
Alice Waters, whom...
Save Me the Plums
My Gourmet Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl took the job (and the risk) of a lifetime when she entered the high-stakes world of magazine publishing. Now, for the first time, she chronicles her groundbreaking tenure as editor in chief of Gourmet.
“A...
The German Cookbook
A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010
Now in a celebratory fiftieth anniversary edition, The German Cookbook is the definitive authority on German cuisine, from delicious soups and entrees to breads, desserts, and the greatest baking specialties in the world. In addition to easy-to-follow recipes, renowned food writer Mimi Sheraton also...
My Kitchen Year
136 Recipes That Saved My Life: A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Los Angeles Times • NPR • Men’s Journal • BookPage • Booklist • Publishers Weekly
In the fall of 2009, the food world was rocked when Gourmet magazine was abruptly shuttered by its parent company. No one was...
by Jan Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Great Stuff to Know: Diet for Fertility & Pregnancy provides women who are trying to conceive, as well as mums-to-be, with essential information about what to eat and what to avoid to keep mother and baby happy and healthy.
A woman's dietary needs change when she is trying to conceive,...
Alice, Let's Eat
Further Adventures of a Happy Eater
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Calvin Trillin's Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin.
“Trillin is our funniest food writer. He writes with charm, freedom, and a rare respect for language.”
–New York magazine
In this delightful and delicious book, Calvin Trillin, guided...
Hungry for Paris
The Ultimate Guide to the City's 102 Best Restaurants
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
This new and updated version (published in September 2010) of Hungry for Paris, the most authoritative and charming guide to eating well in the French capital, includes reviews of all of the really fabulous new restaurants you won't want to miss during your next trip to Paris, as well as updated...
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table
A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
Throughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world travels as a bestselling writer, good food has played a central role. Preparing and enjoying homemade meals provides a sense of purpose and calm, accomplishment and connection. Now in Hallelujah! The Welcome Table,...
Sunny's Nights
Lost and Found at a Bar on the Edge of the World
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Imagine that Alice had walked into a bar instead of falling down the rabbit hole. In the tradition of J. R. Moehringer’s The Tender Bar and the classic reportage of Joseph Mitchell, here is an indelible portrait of what is quite possibly the greatest bar in the world—and the mercurial, magnificent...