{"title":"Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e Title:Books\u0026gt;\u0026gt;Cookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u0026gt;\u0026gt;Cooking Education \u0026amp; Reference\u0026gt;\u0026gt;Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Handle:books-cookbooks-food-wine-cooking-education-reference-essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Children :\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"0374538018-the_gourmands_way_six_americans_in_paris_and_the_birth_of_a_new_gastronomy","title":"The Gourmands' Way: Six Americans in Paris and the Birth of a New Gastronomy","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of 2017 and a \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2017. Winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Award in Culinary History.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The broad outline of Spring's thesis is so persuasive, the details so evocative (not to mention mouth watering), that anyone interested in the evolution of cooking in America will find \u003ci\u003eThe Gourmands' Way\u003c\/i\u003e informative and indispensable.\" ―Wendy Smith, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA biography of six writers on food and wine whose lives and careers intersected in mid-twentieth-century France. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the thirty-year boom in France following World War II―\u003ci\u003eles Trente Glorieuses\u003c\/i\u003e―Paris was not only the world’s most stylish tourist destination, it was also the world capital of gastronomic genius. In \u003ci\u003eThe Gourmands’ Way\u003c\/i\u003e, Justin Spring tells the story of six American writer-adventurers having the time of their lives in the City of Light during this period and, in doing so, transforming the way Americans talk and think about food―and the way they eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe six are A. J. Liebling, Alice B. Toklas, M.F.K. Fisher, Julia Child, Alexis Lichine, and Richard Olney. \u003ci\u003eThe Gourmands’ Way \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book ever to look at these unforgettable figures as a group. It is also the first to focus specifically on their Paris-based adventures. Liebling was a great war correspondent, reporter, and humorist who opens Spring’s narrative by sweeping into Paris with the French and Allied forces in August 1944; Toklas was Gertrude Stein’s life partner who reinvented herself at age seventy-five as a cookbook author; Fisher was a sensualist storyteller and fabulist; Child was a cookbook author, America’s greatest television food celebrity, and the reinventor of the dinner party; Lichine was an ambitious wine merchant who, through an astounding series of risk-taking ventures, became the leading importer of French wines in America; and Olney was a reclusive but freewheeling artist who reluctantly evolved into one of the foremost American writers on French cuisine and French wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Spring focuses on the most joyful, exciting, formative, and dramatic moments of these six lives, many of which were intimately connected to the exploration and discovery of fine French food and drink―whether they experienced it at top Michelin-starred restaurants or straight from a hot plate in an artist’s garret. \u003ci\u003eThe Gourmands’ Way \u003c\/i\u003eleads us through both the fabled world of haute cuisine and the vibrant bohemian and artistic haunts of the Left Bank during the 1950s. Intimate, anecdotal, and beautifully researched, \u003ci\u003eThe Gourmands’ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWay\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening exploration of the rich, storied annals of mid-twentieth-century Franco-American culinary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting, Research \u0026amp; Publishing Guides\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Used - Like New","offer_id":45261841268926,"sku":"0374538018-2","price":13.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/A1F-_xIYn6L.jpg?v=1754082964"},{"product_id":"1554072247-sheds_the_do-_it-_yourself_guide_for_backyard_builders","title":"Sheds: The Do-It-Yourself Guide for Backyard Builders","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eSheds no longer need to be ugly utilitarian buildings, rusting and rotting away on sagging foundations. This revised and expanded second edition of \u003ci\u003eSheds\u003c\/i\u003e makes this best-selling book even more useful. Here is a book that contains absolutely everything you need to know to design, build and enjoy the ultimate backyard shed.\u003cbr\u003e\n Award-winning designer David Stiles first helps you think through the issues involved in shed design - such as intended use, size, cost, placement and difficulty of construction. Following a chapter on construction basics (which includes how to make a concrete base and information on how to move an existing shed), he then guides you through each step of building a basic 8 x 10 foot shed - from foundation to cupola and everything in between. This core chapter includes a materials list, step-by-step illustrated instructions and a daily labor schedule.\u003cbr\u003e\n The book then presents several more basic sheds, along with a number of more complex special-use sheds, including a work shed, a pool shed, an Irish garden shed and even a Japanese boat shed.\u003cbr\u003e\n Packed with detailed illustrations, plans and common sense advice, \u003ci\u003eSheds\u003c\/i\u003e is like having a consultant at your side as you work. Whether you are an average amateur or an ambitious expert, this book has something for you. An extra section of full color photographs of unusual sheds is an inspiring bonus.\u003cbr\u003e\n New material in this revised and expanded second edition includes a new Potting Shed, a Storage Shed on Posts complete with a sleeping loft for kids or guests, oriental sliding doors and screens, and a Small Tool Shed attached to the house for small items.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n David Stiles is a professional designer, builder and architectural renderer. A graduate of the Pratt Institute and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy, he is the author and illustrator of five how-to books. His articles have appeared in \"House Beautiful,\" \"Popular Mechanics,\" \"American Home\" and the \"New York Times.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrafts, Hobbies \u0026amp; Home\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHome Improvement \u0026amp; Design\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow-to \u0026amp; Home Improvements\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eDo-It-Yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":45261891862718,"sku":"1554072247-3","price":17.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"1760634204-new_york_christmas_recipes_and_stories","title":"New York Christmas: Recipes and stories","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eTake a getaway to New York City on a magical Christmas Eve, when colored lights decorate the buildings, Jingle Bells rings through the streets, and culinary delicacies tempt you on every corner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e captures the dream of strolling down a snowy 5th Avenue, ice-skating around the iconic Christmas tree outside the Rockefeller Center, and capping it off by enjoying a delicious slice of pumpkin pie at an inviting cafe.\u003cbr\u003e This book features 50 recipes that contain that spirit, including Blueberry Brownies, Maple Glazed Ham, and an unforgettable cheesecake, as well as a host of lovely Christmas stories from the Big Apple to enjoy over apple cider.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntertaining \u0026amp; Holidays\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHolidays\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Murdoch Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45261916176574,"sku":"1760634204-4","price":19.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91swkmOBH7L.jpg?v=1754083905"},{"product_id":"0231133138-molecular_gastronomy_exploring_the_science_of_flavor_arts_and_traditions_of_the_table_perspectives_on_culinary_history","title":"Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History)","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eHervé This (pronounced \"Teess\") is an internationally renowned chemist, a popular French television personality, a bestselling cookbook author, a longtime collaborator with the famed French chef Pierre Gagnaire, and the only person to hold a doctorate in molecular gastronomy, a cutting-edge field he pioneered. Bringing the instruments and experimental techniques of the laboratory into the kitchen, This uses recent research in the chemistry, physics, and biology of food to challenge traditional ideas about cooking and eating. What he discovers will entertain, instruct, and intrigue cooks, gourmets, and scientists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolecular Gastronomy\u003c\/i\u003e, This's first work to appear in English, is filled with practical tips, provocative suggestions, and penetrating insights. This begins by reexamining and debunking a variety of time-honored rules and dictums about cooking and presents new and improved ways of preparing a variety of dishes from quiches and quenelles to steak and hard-boiled eggs. He goes on to discuss the physiology of flavor and explores how the brain perceives tastes, how chewing affects food, and how the tongue reacts to various stimuli. Examining the molecular properties of bread, ham, foie gras, and champagne, the book analyzes what happens as they are baked, cured, cooked, and chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking to the future, Herve This imagines new cooking methods and proposes novel dishes. A chocolate mousse without eggs? A flourless chocolate cake baked in the microwave? \u003ci\u003eMolecular Gastronomy\u003c\/i\u003e explains how to make them. This also shows us how to cook perfect French fries, why a soufflé rises and falls, how long to cool champagne, when to season a steak, the right way to cook pasta, how the shape of a wine glass affects the taste of wine, why chocolate turns white, and how salt modifies tastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Columbia University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineering \u0026amp; Transportation\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eEngineering\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":45262113013950,"sku":"0231133138-3","price":14.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71_m1ZLOW1L.jpg?v=1754088774"},{"product_id":"1419738135-mixtape_potluck_cookbook_a_dinner_party_for_friends-_their_recipes-_and_the_songs_they_inspire","title":"Mixtape Potluck Cookbook: A Dinner Party for Friends, Their Recipes, and the Songs They Inspire","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003eWhat if Questlove threw a dinner party and everyone came? \u003cbr\u003e Named one of fall's best cookbooks by Los Angeles Times, GrubStreet, and Eater \u003cbr\u003e “Even with its many flashy co-authors, Mixtape Potluck never wavers from its earnest stated intent: to help readers plan the best possible dinner party. With friends like his, Quest is one to trust.” - EATER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Questlove is best known for his achievements in the music world, but his interest in food runs a close second. He has hosted a series of renowned Food Salons and conversations with some of America’s most prominent chefs. Now he is turning his hand to creating a cookbook. In \u003ci\u003eMixtape Potluck Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e, Questlove imagines the ultimate potluck dinner party, inviting more than fifty chefs, entertainers, and musicians—such as Eric Ripert, Natalie Portman, and Q-Tip—and asking them to bring along their favorite recipes. He also pairs each cook with a song that he feels best captures their unique creative energy. The result is not only an accessible, entertaining cookbook, but also a collection of Questlove’s diverting musical commentaries as well as an illustration of the fascinating creative relationship between music and food. With Questlove’s unique style of hosting dinner parties and his love of music, food, and entertaining, this book will give readers unexpected insights into the relationship between culture and food.\u003cbr\u003e Note: The cover material for this book is meant to mimic the texture and tactile quality of tinfoil and is intentional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArts \u0026amp; Photography\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusical Genres\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eR\u0026amp;B \u0026amp; Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Abrams Image","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45262179860670,"sku":"1419738135-4","price":17.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81Hm2rqvAcL.jpg?v=1754090029"},{"product_id":"0446534412-i_loved-_i_lost-_i_made_spaghetti_a_memoir_of_good_food_and_bad_boyfriends","title":"I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir of Good Food and Bad Boyfriends","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all. She suffers each disappointment with resolute cheer (after a few tears) and a bowl of pastina (recipe included) and has lived to tell the tale so that other women may go out, hopefully with greater success, and if that's not possible, at least have something good to eat. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeppered throughout Giulia's delightful and often poignant remembrances are fond recollections of her mother's cooking, the recipes she learned from her, and many she invented on her own inspired by the men in her life. Readers will howl at Giulia's boyfriend-littered past and swoon over her irresistable culinary creations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Cook along with Melucci as she swims through the dating pool with pluck and unflagging humor.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies \u0026amp; Memoirs\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":45262195163326,"sku":"0446534412-5","price":15.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81HbLhvoHtL.jpg?v=1754090194"},{"product_id":"1250312345-finding_freedom_a_cooks_story-_remaking_a_life_from_scratch","title":"Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Erin French, owner of the critically acclaimed The Lost Kitchen, a\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e world dining destination, a life-affirming memoir about survival, renewal, and finding a community to lift her up\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Long before The Lost Kitchen became a world dining destination with every seating filled the day the reservation book opens each spring, Erin French was a girl roaming barefoot on a 25-acre farm, a teenager falling in love with food while working the line at her dad's diner and a young woman finding her calling as a professional chef at her tiny restaurant tucked into a 19th century mill. This singular memoir--a classic American story--invites readers to Erin's corner of her beloved Maine to share the real person behind the \"girl from Freedom\" fairytale, and the not-so-picture-perfect struggles that have taken every ounce of her strength to overcome, and that make Erin's life triumphant.\u003cbr\u003e In\u003ci\u003eFinding Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, Erin opens up to the challenges, stumbles, and victories that have led her to the exact place she was ever meant to be, telling stories of multiple rock-bottoms, of darkness and anxiety, of survival as a jobless single mother, of pills that promised release but delivered addiction, of a man who seemed to offer salvation but in the end ripped away her very sense of self. And of the beautiful son who was her guiding light as she slowly rebuilt her personal and culinary life around the solaceshe found in food--as a source of comfort, a sense of place, as a way of bringing goodness into the world. Erin's experiences with deep loss and abiding hope, told with both honesty and humor, will resonate with women everywhere who are determined to find their voices, create community, grow stronger and discover their best-selves despite seemingly impossible odds. Set against the backdrop of rural Maine and its lushly intense, bountiful seasons, Erin reveals the passion and courage needed to invent oneself anew, and the poignant, timeless connections between food and generosity, renewal and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParenting \u0026amp; Relationships\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Relationships\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eDysfunctional Families\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Celadon Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":45262328004798,"sku":"1250312345-3","price":999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":46670634647742,"sku":"1250312345-4","price":14.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81pxl47PSDL.jpg?v=1754092416"},{"product_id":"1770414916-take_back_the_tray_revolutionizing_food_in_hospitals-_schools-_and_other_institutions","title":"Take Back the Tray: Revolutionizing Food in Hospitals, Schools, and Other Institutions","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eA Beloved Chef Takes On Institutional Food And Sparks A Revolution Good Food Generally Doesn't Arrive On A Tray: Hospital Food Is Famously Ridiculed, Chronic Student Hunger Is Deemed A Rite Of Passage, And Prison Meals Are Considered Part Of The Punishment. But Chef Joshna Maharaj Knows That Institutional Kitchens Have The Ability To Produce Good, Nourishing Food, Because She's Been Making It Happen Over The Past 14 Years. She's Served Meals To People Who'd Otherwise Go Hungry, Baked Fresh Scones For Maternity Ward Mothers, And Dished Out Wholesome, Scratch-made Soups To Stressed-out Undergrads. She's Determined To Bring Health, Humanity, And Hospitality Back To Institutional Food While Also Building Sustainability, Supporting The Local Economy, And Reinvigorating The Work Of Frontline Staff. Take Back The Tray Is Part Manifesto, Part Memoir From The Trenches, And A Blueprint For Reclaiming Control From Corporations And Brutal Bottom Lines. Maharaj Reconnects Food With Health, Wellness, Education, And Rehabilitation In A Way That Serves People, Not Just Budgets, And Proves Change Is Possible With Honest, Sustained Commitment On All Levels, From Government Right Down To The Person Sorting The Trash. The Need Is Clear, The Time Is Now, And This Revolution Is Delicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45262462976190,"sku":"1770414916-4","price":14.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71oRzu9sRQL.jpg?v=1754094417"},{"product_id":"0802813879-spiritual_depression_its_causes_and_cure","title":"Spiritual Depression: its Causes and Cure","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eBelieving That Christian Joy Was One Of The Most Potent Factors In The Spread Of Christianity In The Early Centuries, Lloyd-jones Not Only Lays Bare The Causes That Have Robbed Many Christians Of Spiritual Vitality, But Also Points The Way To The Cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience \u0026amp; Math\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgricultural Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eFood Science\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Eerdmans","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":45262463991998,"sku":"0802813879-5","price":23.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91bNP_IIeUL.jpg?v=1754094428"},{"product_id":"0062379275-the_cooking_gene_a_journey_through_african_american_culinary_history_in_the_old_south-_a_james_beard_award_winner","title":"The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South―A James Beard Award Winner","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eCulinary Historian Michael W. Twitty Brings A Fresh Perspective To Our Most Divisive Cultural Issue, Race, In This Illuminating Memoir Of Southern Cuisine And Food Culture That Traces His Ancestry--both Black And White--through Food, From Africa To America And From Slavery To Freedom. Southern Food Is Integral To The American Culinary Tradition, Yet The Question Of Who Owns It Is One Of The Most Provocative Touchpoints In Our Ongoing Struggles Over Race. In This Unique Memoir, Twitty Takes Readers To The White-hot Center Of This Fight, Tracing The Roots Of His Own Family And The Charged Politics Surrounding The Origins Of Soul Food, Barbecue, And All Southern Cuisine. Twitty Travels From The Tobacco And Rice Farms Of Colonial Times To Plantation Kitchens And Backbreaking Cotton Fields To Tell Of The Struggles His Family Faced And How Food Enabled His Ancestors' Survival Across Three Centuries. He Sifts Through Stories, Recipes, Genetic Tests, And Historical Documents, And Visits Civil War Battlefields In Virginia, Synagogues In Alabama, And Black-owned Organic Farms In Georgia. As He Takes Us Through His Ancestral Culinary History, Twitty Suggests That Healing May Come From Embracing The Discomfort Of The South's Past. Along The Way, He Reveals A Truth That Is More Than Skin Deep--the Power Of Food To Bring The Kin Of The Enslaved And Their Former Slaveholders To The Table, Where They Can Discover The Real America Together.--jacket. Preface: The Old South -- No More Whistling Walk For Me -- Hating My Soul -- Mise En Place -- Mishpocheh -- Missing Pieces -- No Nigger Blood -- White Man In The Woodpile -- 0.01 Percent -- Sweet Tooth -- Mothers Of Slaves -- Alma Mater -- Chesapeake Gold -- The Queen -- Adam In The Garden -- Shake Dem 'simmons Down -- All Creatures Of Our G-d And King -- The Devil's Half Acre -- The King's Cuisine -- Crossroads -- The Old Country -- Sankofa. Michael W. Twitty. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 423-437).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":45262472675518,"sku":"0062379275-3","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/51uIaJ2l8GL._SL500.jpg?v=1754094527"},{"product_id":"0688052827-chef_paul_prudhommes_seasoned_america","title":"Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seasoned America","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen one of America's most talented and best-loved chefs reinterprets the great American classics, the result is Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seasoned America, a beautifully illustrated collection of American favorites made even better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his new book, Chef Paul transforms the plainest of dishes -- like a beef noodle casserole made from ground meat and pasta -- into delicious company fare. The humble tamale pie, lowly turkey hash, and ordinary ham loaf become truly memorable in his capable hands. His Texas Chili may be the best anyone has ever tasted. Mulacalong Chicken, a specialty of Charleston, South Carolina, has a soft curry flavor that's indescribably wonderful. He seasons traditional regional and ethnic dishes in unconventional and surprising ways that make a world of difference: thyme in the West Coast Oyster Stew, nutmeg in the New England Boiled Dinner, cardamom in Iowa Chicken and Corn Pot Pie, cumin in Oklahoma Fried Chicken and Biscuits, coriander in Brooklyn Borscht.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChef Paul's unique concept of \"building\" a dish to create maximum flavor and texture is used in many of his recipes, and a special section of the book explains exactly how it's done, in language anyone can understand. For example, Milwaukee Potato Soup has a base of grated potatoes for thickening and flavor, as well as two different sizes of diced potatoes for texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther formerly \"inelegant\" dishes are treated to the remarkable -- and frequently unorthodox-Chef Paul touch, to create food no one is likely to soon forget: A slow -- roasted, boneless stuffed chicken emerges juicy and brimming with flavor in Atchafalaya Boneless Roast Chicken. Indian fry bread topped with a spicy lamb stew and fresh salsa becomes the world's best Navajo Tacos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough colorful stories, special tips on techniques, and invaluable information, you'll find all the encouragement you need to experiment with dishes you've always taken for granted. From Albuquerque Burritos to Lower East Side Latkes, Michigan Miner's Pasties to San Francisco Cioppino, Seasoned America and Paul Prudhomme will guide you step by step toward the successful creation of extraordinary American food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncyclopedias \u0026amp; Subject Guides\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"William Morrow Cookbooks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":45262489190590,"sku":"0688052827-5","price":22.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91tY0vzrMTL.jpg?v=1754094721"},{"product_id":"0061256692-waiter_rant_thanks_for_the_tip-_confessions_of_a_cynical_waiter_p-_s","title":"Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (P.S.)","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFROM THE PRIZEWINNING BLOGGER OF WAITERRANT.NET, AN INSIDER'S HILARIOUS LOOK AT A WAITER'S LIFE AT AN UPSCALE NEW YORK-AREA RESTAURANT-\u003cb\u003eKITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL\u003c\/b\u003e AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccording to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he's truly thrived.\u003c\/p\u003e The Washington Post - Jonathan Yardley \u003cp\u003e…amusing and informative…\u003ci\u003eWaiter Rant\u003c\/i\u003e is as delightful as it is irreverent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumor \u0026amp; Satire\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSatire\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45262574289086,"sku":"0061256692-4","price":13.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71I4y4UTSKL.jpg?v=1754100129"},{"product_id":"1400034477-heat_an_amateurs_adventures_as_kitchen_slave-_line_cook-_pasta-_maker-_and_apprentice_to_a_dante-_quoting_butcher_in_tuscany","title":"Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom one of our most interesting literary figures – former editor of Granta, former fiction editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed author of \u003cb\u003eAmong the Thugs\u003c\/b\u003e – a sharp, funny, exuberant, close-up account of his headlong plunge into the life of a professional cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpanding on his James Beard Award-winning \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e article, Bill Buford gives us a richly evocative chronicle of his experience as “slave” to Mario Batali in the kitchen of Batali’s three-star New York restaurant, Babbo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a fast-paced, candid narrative, Buford describes three frenetic years of trials and errors, disappointments and triumphs, as he worked his way up the Babbo ladder from “kitchen bitch” to line cook . . . his relationship with the larger-than-life Batali, whose story he learns as their friendship grows through (and sometimes despite) kitchen encounters and after-work all-nighters . . . and his immersion in the arts of butchery in Northern Italy,\u003cbr\u003e\nof preparing game in London, and making handmade pasta at an Italian hillside trattoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeat is a marvelous hybrid: a memoir of Buford’s kitchen adventure, the story of Batali’s amazing rise to culinary (and extra-culinary) fame, a dazzling behind-the-scenes look at a famous restaurant, and an illuminating exploration of why food matters. It is a book to delight in, and to savour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting, Research \u0026amp; Publishing Guides\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":45262734459070,"sku":"1400034477-3","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61PF7ei-zjL.jpg?v=1754102241"},{"product_id":"1616286040-sorella","title":"Sorella","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003e100 recipes for bold, gutsy, comforting dishes inspired by the flavors of Northern Italy, from the acclaimed Manhattan restaurant Sorella, co-owned and operated by rising star chef Emma Hearst, with her best friend (and honorary “sister”) Sarah Krathen running the front of the house.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter meeting in culinary school, Emma Hearst and Sarah Krathen opened Sorella—Italian for “sister,” in a nod to the deep connection these friends feel for each other—on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Lauded for its distinctive blend of gutsy northern Italian fare, family-style spirit, and old-world glamour, their charming neighborhood spot has garnered legions of admirers who come for the ethereal homemade pastas, inspired cocktails, and easy conviviality. \u003cbr\u003e In this, their debut cookbook, Emma and Sarah share behind-the-scenes stories, their passion for food and hospitality, and the secrets to making many of their most popular menu offerings at home. The more than one hundred recipes encompass bold-flavored dishes and signature favorites, including their show-stopping Broccoli Fritto and decadent egg-topped Pâté de Fegato, along with clever cocktails and savvy wine pairings. \u003cbr\u003e Bolstered by stunning full-color photographs, visual vignettes, and unforgettable anecdotes that relate everything from the wisdom of Italian grandmothers and the mishaps of opening night to a starring role on Iron Chef, Sarah and Emma convey both their sparkling personalities and their dedication to balancing innovation and tradition. They also offer a truly unique glimpse into what it’s like for two young women to open and run a lively, welcoming, and wildly successful restaurant in New York City.\u003cbr\u003eSelected Recipes Include:\u003cbr\u003e• Arugula \u0026amp; prosciutto salad with pickled cherries\u003cbr\u003e • Marinated mussels \u0026amp; straciatella cheese\u003cbr\u003e • Tajarin with lamb ragu, black pepper ricotta, pistachios \u0026amp; mint\u003cbr\u003e • Cavatelli with porcini \u0026amp; pancetta ragu\u003cbr\u003e• Sorella gnocchi\u003cbr\u003e • Pan-seared mackerel with onion-pine nut puree \u0026amp; pickled vegetables\u003cbr\u003e • Marinated pork chop with wax beans, blistered cherry tomatoes \u0026amp; apple vinegar\u003cbr\u003e • Brussels sprouts with apples \u0026amp; bacon\u003cbr\u003e • Peach crostata with buttermilk gelato\u003cbr\u003e • Bombolini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eComfort Food\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Weldon Owen","offers":[{"title":"Used - Like New","offer_id":45262757724350,"sku":"1616286040-2","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81eAhwWshOL.jpg?v=1754102459"},{"product_id":"1552453510-curry_eating-_reading-_and_race_exploded_views","title":"Curry: Eating, Reading, and Race (Exploded Views)","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eCurry Is A Dish That Doesn't Quite Exist, But, As This Hilarious And Sharp Essay Points Out, A Dish That Doesn't Properly Exist Can Have Infinite, Equally Authentic Variations. By Grappling With Novels, Recipes, Travelogues, Pop Culture, And His Own Background, Naben Ruthnum Depicts How The Distinctive Taste Of Curry Has Often Become Maladroit Shorthand For Brown Identity. With The Sardonic Wit Of Gita Mehta's Karma Cola And The Refined, Obsessive Palette Of Bill Buford's Heat, Ruthnum Sinks His Teeth Into The Story Of How The Beloved Flavour Calcified Into An Aesthetic Genre That Limits The Imaginations Of Writers, Readers, And Eaters. Following In The Footsteps Of Salman Rushdie's Imaginary Homelands, Curry Cracks Open Anew The Staid Narrative Of An Authentically Indian Diasporic Experience.-- Naben Ruthnum. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 114-116).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience \u0026amp; Math\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgricultural Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eFood Science\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45329585668286,"sku":"1552453510-4","price":12.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61QT9DGDMyL._SL500.jpg?v=1755804685"},{"product_id":"0446557315-my_fathers_daughter_delicious-_easy_recipes_celebrating_family-_togetherness","title":"My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family \u0026 Togetherness","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eHow To Use This Book -- The Well-stocked Pantry -- Soups - - Salads -- Burgers \u0026amp; Sandwiches -- Pastas -- Main Courses -- Side Dishes -- Breakfast -- Desserts. Gwyneth Paltrow ; Foreward By Mario Batali ; Photographs By Ellen Silverman. Includes Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncyclopedias \u0026amp; Subject Guides\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Grand Central Life \u0026 Style","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45396308459710,"sku":"0446557315-4","price":16.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61e3U1RqagL.jpg?v=1757446568"},{"product_id":"0307277690-my_life_in_france","title":"My Life in France","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child s years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found her true calling. From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled stevedores unloading the cargo to the first perfectly soigné meal that she and her husband, Paul, savored in Rouen en route to Paris, where he was to work for the USIS, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn t speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu.After managing to get her degree despite the machinations of the disagreeable directrice of the school, Julia started teaching cooking classes herself, then teamed up with two fellow gourmettes, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, to help them with a book they were trying to write on French...\u003c\/p\u003e The New York Times - Alan Riding \u003cp\u003eThe result is a delight. On one level, it's the story of how a \"6-foot-2-inch, 36-year-old, rather loud and unserious Californian\" her words discovered the fullness of life in France. On another, it recounts the making of \"Julia Child,\" America's grande dame of French cooking. Inevitably, the stories overlap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45411896393918,"sku":"0307277690-4","price":16.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81TLgMgmqBL.jpg?v=1758031032"},{"product_id":"0061958085-booky_wook2_this_time_its_personal","title":"Booky Wook 2: This Time It's Personal","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust when you thought it was safe to go back to the bookstore . . . \u003cb\u003eBooky Wook 2\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs incredible as it may seem, the honesty, the mayhem, the lascivious scandal of Russell Brand’s magnum opus, \u003cb\u003eMy Booky Wook\u003c\/b\u003e, are surpassed by \u003cb\u003eBooky Wook 2\u003c\/b\u003e! This time it’s personal, as Brand unabashedly charts his rise from crack-house junkie to Hollywood star while indulging in sexual excesses that make Caligula seem like a prudish spinster—encountering thousands of women, often three or four at a time (for efficiency), on his quest to find true love. Here is the riveting story of what happens when insatiable desire meets limitless opportunity and a punk from the wrong side of the tracks is given the keys to the palace. Indeed, Brand’s riot of self-indulgence would be rampaging still were it not for a well-aimed bottle tossed to the head, delivered from the hand of the exquisite Katy Perry, one of the world’s biggest pop stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan true love conquer all? Is it a force more powerful than the raging libido of an insatiable professional madman? The answer lies within . . . \u003cb\u003eBooky Wook 2\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"It Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":45412098179262,"sku":"0061958085-3","price":13.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71MeYbX9a_L.jpg?v=1758035530"},{"product_id":"0007199473-eating_for_england_the_delights_and_eccentricities_of_the_british_at_table","title":"Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in a style similar to that of Nigel Slater’s multi-award-winning food memoir ‘Toast’, this is a celebration of the glory, humour, eccentricities and embarrassments that are the British at Table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once something that was never discussed in polite company, it is now something with which the nation is obsessed. But are we at last developing a food culture or are we just going through the motions?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Eating for England’ is an entertaining, detailed and somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation of the British and their food, their cooking, their eating and how they behave in restaurants, with chapters on – amongst other things – dinner parties, funeral teas, Indian restaurants, dieting and eating whilst under the influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in Nigel Slater’s trademark readable style, ‘Eating for England’ highlights our idiosyncratic attitude towards the fine art of dining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecialty Travel\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eBudget Travel\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":46670096924862,"sku":"0007199473-4","price":13.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61y8nIhne_L.jpg?v=1775931281"},{"product_id":"0802126464-a_really_big_lunch_the_roving_gourmand_on_food_and_life","title":"A Really Big Lunch: The Roving Gourmand on Food and Life","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e[a] Culinary Combo Plate Of Hunter S. Thompson, Ernest Hemingway, Julian Schnabel, And Sam Peckinpah . . . Harrison Writes With Enough Force To Make Your Knees Buckle And With Infectious Zeal That Makes You Turn The Pages Hungry For More . . . Jim Harrison Has Staked Out A Distinctive Place In The World Of Food Writing.”--jane And Michael Stern,new York Times Book Review Onthe Raw And The Cooked New York Times Bestselling Author Jim Harrison Was One Of This Country’s Most Beloved Writers, A Muscular, Brilliantly Economic Stylist With A Salty Wisdom. He Also Wrote Some Of The Best Essays On Food Around, Earning Praise As The Poet Laureate Of Appetite” (dallas Morning News).a Really Big Lunch, To Be Published On The One-year Anniversary Of Harrison’s Death, Collects Many Of His Food Pieces For The First Time--and Taps Into His Larger-than-life Appetite With Wit And Verve. Jim Harrison’s Legendary Gourmandise Is On Full Display Ina Really Big Lunch. From The Titularnew Yorker Piece About A French Lunch That Went To Thirty-seven Courses, To Pieces Frombrick,playboy, Kermit Lynch Newsletter, And More On The Relationship Between Hunter And Prey, Or The Obscure Language Of Wine Reviews,a Really Big Lunch Is Shot Through With Harrison’s Pointed Aper�us And Keen Delight In The Pleasures Of The Senses. And Between The Lines The Pieces Give Glimpses Of Harrison’s Life Over The Last Three Decades.a Really Big Lunch Is A Literary Delight That Will Satisfy Every Appetite. Harrison Is The American Rabelais, And He Is At His Irreverent And Excessive Best In This Collection.” --john Skowles,san Diego Union-tribune Onthe Raw And The Cooked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Correspondence\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46670068777150,"sku":"0802126464-3","price":22.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91pHC3Znj5L.jpg?v=1775931374"},{"product_id":"0470111356-betty_crocker_cooking_basics_recipes_and_tips_to_cook_with_confidence","title":"Betty Crocker Cooking Basics: Recipes and Tips toCook with Confidence","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetty Crocker Cooking Basics, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is the only cookbook you need to help you begin cooking with confidence, even if you barely know how to boil water. Fully updated to include 112 simple and tasty favorites like guacamole, meatloaf, and strawberry shortcake, the second edition of this comprehensive cooking guide even includes how-to photos for every recipe, advice on kitchen equipment, a reference to cooking terms, food storage tips, and cooking times and nutrition information. With game plans for special events like Thanksgiving Dinner, you will never go hungry!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncyclopedias \u0026amp; Subject Guides\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Harvest","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":46670689960126,"sku":"0470111356-4","price":15.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61ZIMnPNnxL.jpg?v=1776880536"},{"product_id":"0307886824-mastering_the_art_of_soviet_cooking_a_memoir_of_food_and_longing","title":"Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA James Beard Award-winning writer captures life under the Red socialist banner in this wildly inventive, tragicomic memoir of feasts, famines, and three generations  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Born in 1963, in an era of bread shortages, Anya grew up in a communal Moscow apartment where eighteen families shared one kitchen. She sang odes to Lenin, black-marketeered Juicy Fruit gum at school, watched her father brew moonshine, and, like most Soviet citizens, longed for a taste of the mythical West. It was a life by turns absurd, naively joyous, and melancholy—and ultimately intolerable to her anti-Soviet mother, Larisa. When Anya was ten, she and Larisa fled the political repression of Brezhnev-era Russia, arriving in Philadelphia with no winter coats and no right of return. \u003cbr\u003e     Now Anya occupies two parallel food universes: one where she writes about four-star restaurants, the other where a taste of humble \u003ci\u003ekolbasa\u003c\/i\u003e transports her back to her scarlet-blazed socialist past. To bring that past to life, Anya and her mother decide to eat and cook their way through every decade of the Soviet experience. Through these meals, and through the tales of three generations of her family, Anya tells the intimate yet epic story of life in the USSR. Wildly inventive and slyly witty, \u003ci\u003eMastering the Art of Soviet Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is that rare book that stirs our souls and our senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eWomen in History\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46670634909886,"sku":"0307886824-3","price":14.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71XO3SMGmfL.jpg?v=1776880682"},{"product_id":"1939754445-the_easy5-_ingredient_ketogenic_diet_cookbook_low-_carb-_high-_fat_recipes_for_busy_people_on_the_keto_diet","title":"The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: Low-Carb, High-Fat Recipes for Busy People on the Keto Diet","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe keto diet made 5-ingredient fast for busy people\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeto success is achieved by following low-carb principles, but the busy ketogenic dieter may find themselves distracted before reaching their diet destination. The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook is more than a set of keto recipes, it’s a simple, adaptable solution to help maintain your keto diet no matter how hectic your lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for on-the-go keto, The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook provides 125 quick, keto-compliant recipes using a handful of easy-to-find ingredients. These low-carb, one-container meals can easily be modified to fit your own tastes, so you can keep your keto unique and utterly delicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no-fuss recipes and no-nonsense guidance, The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTake five\u003c\/strong\u003e―Try out fast, flavorful, 5-ingredient ketogenic diet recipes with nutritional information (including macros).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingle container, endless meals\u003c\/strong\u003e―Make cooking and clean-up stress-free with 30-minute, one-pot meals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCustomize your keto\u003c\/strong\u003e―Use substitution tips and delicious variations to easily customize your keto-friendly menu.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook transforms five everyday ingredients into a lifetime of countless, delicious meals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrafts, Hobbies \u0026amp; Home\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHome Improvement \u0026amp; Design\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHow-to \u0026amp; Home Improvements\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Rockridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":46671112339646,"sku":"1939754445-4","price":12.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91iSfjBkByL.jpg?v=1776881625"},{"product_id":"1616204214-real_food-_fake_food_why_you_don-t_know_what_you-re_eating_and_what_you_can_do_about_it","title":"Real Food\/Fake Food: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating and What You Can Do About It","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eYou've Seen The Headlines: Parmesan Cheese Made From Wood Pulp. Lobster Rolls Containing No Lobster At All. Extra-virgin Olive Oil That Isn't. So Many Fake Foods Are In Our Supermarkets, Our Restaurants, And Our Kitchen Cabinets That It's Hard To Know What We're Eating Anymore. In Real Food\/fake Food, Award-winning Journalist Larry Olmsted Convinces Us Why Real Food Matters And Empowers Consumers To Make Smarter Choices. Olmsted Brings Readers Into The Unregulated Food Industry, Revealing The Shocking Deception That Extends From High-end Foods Like Olive Oil, Wine, And Kobe Beef To Everyday Staples Such As Coffee, Honey, Juice, And Cheese. It's A Massive Bait And Switch In Which Counterfeiting Is Rampant And In Which The Consumer Ultimately Pays The Price. But Olmstead Does More Than Show Us What Foods To Avoid. A Bona Fide Gourmand, He Travels To The Sources Of The Real Stuff To Help Us Recognize What To Look For, Eat, And Savor: Genuine Parmigiano-reggiano From Italy, Fresh-caught Grouper From Florida, Authentic Port From Portugal. Real Foods That Are Grown, Raised, Produced, And Prepared With Care By Masters Of Their Craft. Part Cautionary Tale, Part Culinary Crusade, Real Food\/fake Food Is Addictively Readable, Mouth-wateringly Enjoyable, And Utterly Relevant.-- Real Food, Perfected : A Day In The Life Of Parma -- What Is Fake Food? -- Fishy Fish -- Spoiled Oils : Olive And Truffle -- What's In A Name? : Real Foods Come From Real Places -- Q: Where's The Kobe Beef? A: Not On Your Plate -- Champagne And Scotch : The Sincerest Form Of Flattery -- Cheesy Cheeses -- Fine Wines And Not-so-fine Wines -- The Other Red (and White) Meat? -- Fakes, Fakes, And More Fakes : What Else Is There? -- Appendix: Acronyms To Know. Larry Olmsted. Published Simultaneously In Canada By Thomas Allen \u0026amp; Son Limited. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 293-313).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":46671273132222,"sku":"1616204214-5","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/51sVbdlMUSL._SL500.jpg?v=1776882635"},{"product_id":"1439181888-an_everlasting_meal_cooking_with_economy_and_grace","title":"An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAn Everlasting Meal,\u003c\/i\u003e Tamar Adler has written a book that “reads less like a cookbook than like a recipe for a delicious life” (\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this meditation on cooking and eating, Tamar Adler weaves philosophy and instruction into approachable lessons on feeding ourselves well. \u003ci\u003eAn Everlasting Meal \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates the implicit frugality in cooking. In essays on forgotten skills such as boiling, suggestions for what to do when cooking seems like a chore, and strategies for preparing, storing, and transforming ingredients for a week’s worth of satisfying, delicious meals, Tamar reminds us of the practical pleasures of eating. She explains what cooks in the world’s great kitchens know: that the best meals rely on the ends of the meals that came before them. With that in mind, she shows how we often throw away the bones, skins, and peels we need to make our food both more affordable and better. She also reminds readers that almost all kitchen mistakes can be remedied. Summoning respectable meals from the humblest ingredients, Tamar breathes life into the belief that we can start cooking from wherever we are, with whatever we have. \u003cbr\u003eAn empowering, indispensable work, \u003ci\u003eAn Everlasting Meal \u003c\/i\u003eis an elegant testimony to the value of cooking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooking Methods\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eBudget\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46671226994878,"sku":"1439181888-3","price":18.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81_jkc7sk8L.jpg?v=1776882654"},{"product_id":"1984858939-my_everyday_lagos_nigerian_cooking_at_home_and_in_the_diaspora_a_cookbook","title":"My Everyday Lagos: Nigerian Cooking at Home and in the Diaspora [A Cookbook]","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eAn Acclaimed Chef And Food Writer Celebrates The Many Cuisines Found In Lagos, Nigeria's Biggest City, With 75 Recipes That Mirror Her Own Powerful Journey Of Self-discovery. The City Of Lagos, Nigeria, Is A Key Part Of A Larger Conversation About West African Cuisine And Its Influences Throughout The World. This Cookbook Consists Of 75 Recipes That Are All Served In Recipe Developer And Food Stylist Yewande Komolafe's Fast-paced, Ever-changing Home City Of Lagos. These Recipes Reflect The Regional Cooking Of The Country And Reveal Two Complementary Qualities Of Nigerian Cuisine--its Singularity And Accessibility. These Are Recipes That Are Considered National Dishes, Classics--ones That Can Be Cooked Anywhere. Along The Way, Through Informative Essays That Place Ingredients In Historical Context, Yewande Explains How In A Country Where Dozens Of Ethnic Groups Interact, A Cuisine Has Developed That Transcends Tribal Boundaries. Yewande's Personal Narrative Is Woven Throughout The Book And Cautions Against Being Burdened By Notions Of Authenticity. These Recipes, Including Classics Like Jollof Rice, Puff Puff, And Groundnut Stew, Are Meant To Be A Starting Point For The Home Cook, Allowing Them To Trust The Ingredients And Achieve The Variety Of Textures And Flavors Nigerian Food Is Known For. Beautiful Photographs Of The City And Its People Invite Readers Into The Energy And Pulse Of Lagos, While The Food Photography Entices Them To Make Each And Every Dish In The Book. This Stunning Cookbook Is Yewande Komolafe's In-depth Exploration Of A Cuisine That Reveals The Nuances Of Regions And Peoples, Diaspora And Return--but Also Tells Her Own Story Of Gathering The Scattered Pieces Of Herself Through Understanding Her Home Country And Food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegional \u0026amp; International\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eAfrican\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46671240659134,"sku":"1984858939-3","price":14.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/814lqP-zC8L.jpg?v=1776882706"},{"product_id":"0310328179-bread_and_wine_a_love_letter_to_life_around_the_table_with_recipes","title":"Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eAs A Follow Up To Her Two Bestselling Books, Bittersweet And Cold Tangerines, Author And Blogger Shauna Niequist Returns With The Perfect Read For Those Who Love Food And Value The Community And Connection Of Family And Friends Around The Table.\u003cbr\u003ebread And Wine Is A Collection Of Essays About Family Relationships, Friendships, And The Meals That Bring Us Together. This Mix Of Anne Lamott And Barefoot Contessa Is A Funny, Honest, And Vulnerable Spiritual Memoir. Bread And Wine Is A Celebration Of Food Shared, Reminding Readers Of The Joy Found In A Life Around The Table. It's About The Ways God Teaches And Nourishes People As They Nourish The People Around Them. It's About Hunger, Both Physical And Otherwise, And The Connections Between The Two.\u003cbr\u003ewith Wonderful Recipes Included, From Bacon-wrapped Dates To Mango Chicken Curry To Blueberry Crisp, Readers Will Be Able To Recreate The Comforting And Satisfying Meals That Come To Life In Bread And Wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooking Education \u0026amp; Reference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":46671316517054,"sku":"0310328179-5","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":46671316549822,"sku":"0310328179-4","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/41vunVBqalL._SL500.jpg?v=1776882882"},{"product_id":"0062962752-frontier_follies_adventures_in_marriage_and_motherhood_in_the_middle_of_nowhere","title":"Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage and Motherhood in the Middle of Nowhere","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eA Warm, Hilarious Collection Of Stories And Reflections On Motherhood From The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Photographer, Businesswoman, And Star Of The Food Network Show The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. From Her Beginnings As An Early Blogger, Ree Drummond Has Become A Household Name With A Passionate Following Of Devoted Fans. On Her Blog, In Her Magazine, And On Her Cooking Show, Ree Shares Recipes, Tales Of Her Adventures In The Country, And Stories Of Everyday Life With Her Four Children And Cowboy\/rancher Husband. In This Down-to-earth And Charming Book Written Especially For Mother's Day, Ree Shares Real-life Anecdotes About Parenting From Her Own Unique Vantage Point. While Her Busy Life Is Constantly Full Of New Surprises, What's Most Important To Her Is Family. Over The Years She's Learned A Few Things About Balancing Motherhood With A Million Other Things, And Now She Offers The Wisdom Of Her Experiences--the Ups, The Downs, The Bumps In The Road, The Laughter And The Tears--in Stories Brimming With The Relatable Wit And Humor Found In Her Cookbooks And Her Bestselling Love Story, The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels To Tractor Wheels. A Celebration Of Motherhood, Family, Love, And Laughter, Untitled Is A Keepsake To Treasure And Share With The Wonderful Women In Your Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46671292104894,"sku":"0062962752-3","price":17.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91N1lFXT3bL.jpg?v=1776882985"},{"product_id":"0517884046-food_in_history","title":"Food in History","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn enthralling world history of food from prehistoric times to the present. A favorite of gastronomes and history buffs alike, \u003cb\u003eFood in History\u003c\/b\u003e is packed with intriguing information, lore, and startling insights—like what cinnamon had to do with the discovery of America, and how food has influenced population growth and urban expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eFrom how pepper contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire to how the turkey got its name to what cinnamon had to do with the discovery of America, this enthralling history of foods is packed with intriguing information, lore, and startling insights about how food has influenced world events. Illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCivilization \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46671317631166,"sku":"0517884046-3","price":19.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91iMWkGJt2L.jpg?v=1776883096"},{"product_id":"1913141209-on_california_from_napa_to_nebbiolo-_wine_tales_from_the_golden_state","title":"On California: From Napa to Nebbiolo… Wine Tales from the Golden State","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eReview      This is a book for novices and geeks interested in the significance of California through America's wine history, from the swashbuckling era of Agoston Haraszthy through modern Napa's cult cabernets and today's despair over wildfires and drought. ― The Washington PostAcadémie du Vin Library is kind of a cultural miner, prospecting for worthy-but-forgotten wine books to republish interspersed with occasional new works.Its latest book…offers a little of both. Its short selections from nearly three dozen writers offer impressionistic, thought-provoking views of the state and its winemaking history. Most were written within the last decade but a few stretch back to the 1980s and '70s, offering a wealth of perspectives on how California wine culture arrived at its current state….Over the decades, California wine has been glorified and vilified, but its importance is indisputable. This book is unlikely to change minds, but it is illuminating. ― The New York Times, Best Wine Books of 2021This is a book that should be on the shelves of all wine lovers because it explains how California, when it was an up-and-coming New World wine region, sprinted onto the scene despite its twin challenges of Prohibition and phylloxera, the grapevine-destroying insect. While there are new challenges today, the sprint continues for the enterprising, gritty vintners with purple thumbs who are willing to turn misfortune into fortune. -- Peg Melnick ― The Press Democrat      Product Description      California is the largest wine region in the world, as well as one of its most-regarded - this book tells its storyArticles and extracts from some of the most loved wine writers of yesterday and todayAn essential wine book for every wine lover and wine studentBeautifully designed and illustrated to bring the region to life on the pageOn California explores the grapes and the people who have made California wine great. The pioneers, the boffins, the whizz-kids and scientists, many of whom tell their stories on its pages – some in precious archive material, others have set down their thoughts mid pandemic in 2021: Randall Grahm, Gerald Asher, Steven Spurrier, Paul Draper and Warren Winiarski take a bow….Includes:California wine and the future: where will the ‘California spirit' lead next?The ‘Hollywood Grape': our authors chart the path of Cabernet Sauvignon, from the wish-list of Thomas Jefferson to the hallowed hillsides of Stag's Leap and Screaming Eagle1976? Of course it was a competition! Steven Spurrier and Patricia Gallagher look back at the motivations behind the famous Paris wine tastingTop New York sommelier Victoria James tells of her near-death introduction to the whacky world of winemaking in SonomaWill the real Zinfandel please stand up? Paul Draper seeks out the true heritage of California's versatile orphan grapeContributions from top California writers: Elaine Chukan Brown, Mary Margaret McCamic MW, Karen MacNeil, Esther Mobley, Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Liz Thach MW, Clare Tooley MW, and Kelli WhiteHugh Johnson, Jane Anson and Fiona Morrison MW introduce California's intrepid wine pioneersRex Pickett's Sideways heroes, Jack and Miles, clink glasses over the Central Coast's finest Pinot NoirA–Z: from ‘Bob' Mondavi to Xylem sap-sensors and pink Zinfandel – California wine in bite-size      About the Author      Susan Keevil started her life in wine as a ‘cellar rat' cooling Chardonnays in Australia's Hunter Valley, none of which prepared her for the world of book publishing back in the UK where she honed her wine knowledge working with Hugh Johnson on six editions of his international best-seller, the Pocket Wine Book. Susan then landed her dream job as editor of Decanter magazine (the path to many worldwide wine adventures) and later became author of the Which? Guide to Wine as well as a regular magazine columnist and contributor. The launch of the Académie du Vin Library in 2019 saw a return to specialist wine books for which Susan is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eState \u0026amp; Local\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Academie Du Vin Library Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46671301476542,"sku":"1913141209-3","price":16.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/710DJjRzHEL.jpg?v=1776883783"},{"product_id":"1573245755-no_happy_cows_dispatches_from_the_frontlines_of_the_food_revolution_vegetarian-_vegan-_sustainable_diet-_for_readers_of_the_ethics_of_what_we_eat","title":"No Happy Cows: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Food Revolution (Vegetarian, Vegan, Sustainable Diet, for Readers of The Ethics of What We Eat)","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eInternationally known vegan and bestselling author John Robbins has continued his observations and investigations into food politics and food-related issues of the day in his popular \u003ci\u003eHuffingtonPost\u003c\/i\u003e column, foodrevolution.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Happy Cows\u003c\/i\u003e collects these recent observations along with never before published material for the first time in book form. Robbins shares his dispatches from the frontlines of the food revolution: From his undercover investigations of feed lots and slaughterhouses, to the rise of food contamination, the slave trade behind chocolate and coffee, what he calls the sham of \"Vitamin Water,\" and the effects of hormones on animals and animal products.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTopics include:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe skinny on grassfed beef\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreed and salmonella\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunk food marketing to kids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoy and Alzheimer's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHormones in our milk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlus many more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobbin's trenchant and provocative observations into the relationships between animals and the humans who raise them remind us of the importance of working for a more compassionate and environmentally responsible world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineering \u0026amp; Transportation\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eEngineering\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Conari Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46671325364414,"sku":"1573245755-3","price":11.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61yaReXYmdL.jpg?v=1776883900"},{"product_id":"0062109758-how_i_got_this_way","title":"How I Got This Way","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most popular television and cultural icons ever, Regis Philbin has been entertaining television audiences for more than fifty years—as a beloved morning-show host (Live with Regis and Kelly), a nighttime game-show host (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) and also as a fixture on national and local late-night talk shows. The irrepressible “Reege” has regaled television audiences with his stories for more than half a century, but he’s saved the most hilarious, surprising, heartfelt, and inspiring tales for How I Got This Way. Both a fascinating show business memoir and a delightful primer for living the good life rolled into one, How I Got This Way is Reege being Reege, just the way we love him, as he shares the secrets to success and happiness that he has learned from his innumerable celebrity encounters, his close, personal friendships, and, of course,  his relationship with his loving wife and family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"It Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":46697178759358,"sku":"0062109758-3","price":15.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/616r4z7T6aL.jpg?v=1777482308"},{"product_id":"1400043468-my_life_in_france","title":"My Life in France","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eI: La Belle France -- Le Cordon Bleu -- Three Hearty Eaters -- Bouillabaisse À La Marseillaise -- Ii: French Recipes For American Cooks -- Mastering The Art -- Son Of Mastering -- The French Chef In France -- From Julia Child's Kitchen -- Fin. Julia Child With Alex Prud'homme. Includes Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47081942089918,"sku":"1400043468-4","price":21.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/616FnQFcPdL.jpg?v=1778676908"},{"product_id":"0062244655-diners-_drive-_ins-_and_dives_the_funky_finds_in_flavortown_americas_classic_joints_and_killer_comfort_food","title":"Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown: America's Classic Joints and Killer Comfort Food","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown, Guy Fieri, one of Food Network’s biggest stars, keeps his motto front and center: “If it’s funky, I’ll find it.”\u003cbr\u003eContinuing the series of New York Times bestselling books, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives includes profiles of great American restaurants, delicious recipes, tons of photos, hilarious stories from Guy, his Krew, and the restaurant owners, and a tricked-out, full-color fold-out map of the United States featuring every restaurant in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWest\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"William Morrow Cookbooks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47425013448894,"sku":"0062244655-4","price":13.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/7108YjQRArL.jpg?v=1779291871"},{"product_id":"0887621538-love_and_sweet_food_a_culinary_memoir","title":"Love and Sweet Food: A Culinary Memoir","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the Giller Prize-winning \"The Polished Hoe\" comes a culinary memoir as savoury as his best fiction. In the voice of Austin Clarke the recipes of Barbados comes alive, teeming with delectable, distinctive island tastes, in the inimitable prose of one of the greatest novelists of our generation. From succulent King-Fish and White Rice to well-seasoned Pepperpot to a late-night omelette cooked for Norman Mailer, Clarke welcomes you into his Bajan kitchen for a glass of wine and an island feast as only he can prepare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies \u0026amp; Memoirs\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Thomas Allen Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47425017741502,"sku":"0887621538-4","price":16.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/51c0yDBhd7L.jpg?v=1779291879"},{"product_id":"0316069884-e_a_t_i_n_g_a_n_i_m_a_l_s","title":"EATING ANIMALS","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eFrom The Publisher: Jonathan Safran Foer Spent Much Of His Teenage And College Years Oscillating Between Omnivore And Vegetarian. But On The Brink Of Fatherhood-facing The Prospect Of Having To Make Dietary Choices On A Child's Behalf-his Casual Questioning Took On An Urgency His Quest For Answers Ultimately Required Him To Visit Factory Farms In The Middle Of The Night, Dissect The Emotional Ingredients Of Meals From His Childhood, And Probe Some Of His Most Primal Instincts About Right And Wrong. Brilliantly Synthesizing Philosophy, Literature, Science, Memoir And His Own Detective Work, Eating Animals Explores The Many Fictions We Use To Justify Our Eating Habits-from Folklore To Pop Culture To Family Traditions And National Myth-and How Such Tales Can Lull Us Into A Brutal Forgetting. Marked By Foer's Profound Moral Ferocity And Unvarying Generosity, As Well As The Vibrant Style And Creativity That Made His Previous Books, Everything Is Illuminated And Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close, Widely Loved, Eating Animals Is A Celebration And A Reckoning, A Story About The Stories We've Told-and The Stories We Now Need To Tell. Storytelling -- All Or Nothing Or Something Else -- Words\/meaning -- Hiding\/seeking -- Influence\/speechlessness -- Slice Of Paradise\/pieces Of Shit -- I Do -- Storytelling. Jonathan Safran Foer. Originally Published In Hardcover By Little, Brown And Co., Nov. 2009--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 271-331) And Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Government\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic Affairs \u0026amp; Policy\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eAgriculture \u0026amp; Food Policy\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47582195220670,"sku":"0316069884-4","price":14.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81cO5Pp87-L.jpg?v=1779800047"},{"product_id":"1401324509-talking_with_my_mouth_full_my_life_as_a_professional_eater","title":"Talking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Top Chef judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate school, business school, law school . . . but what was she going to do? Fortunately, a family friend gave her some invaluable advice—make a list of what you love to do, and let that be your guide. Gail wrote down four words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEat. Write. Travel. Cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle did she know, those four words would become the basis for a career as a professional eater, cook, food critic, magazine editor, and television star. Today, she's the host of Top Chef: Just Desserts, permanent judge on Top Chef, and Special Projects Director at Food \u0026amp; Wine magazine. She travels all over the world, eats extraordinary food, and meets fascinating people. She's living the dream that so many of us who love to cook and eat can only imagine. But how did she get there?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTalking with My Mouth Full follows her unusual and inspiring path to success, step-by-step and bite-by-bite. It takes the reader from her early years, growing up in a household where her mother ran a small cooking school, her father made his own wine, and family vacation destinations included Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East; through her adventures at culinary school in New York City and training as an apprentice in two of New York's most acclaimed kitchens; and on to her time spent assisting Vogue's legendary food critic Jeffrey Steingarten, working for renowned chef Daniel Boulud, and ultimately landing her current jobs at Food \u0026amp; Wine and on Top Chef. The book is a tribute to the incredible meals and mentors she's had along the way, examining the somewhat unconventional but always satisfying journey she has taken in order to create a career that didn't even exist when she first started working toward it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith memorable stories about the greatest (and worst) dishes she's eaten, childhood and behind-the-scenes photos, and recipes from Gail's family and her own kitchen, Talking with My Mouth Full is a true treat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Talking with My Mouth Full\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gail Simmons is fearless, passionate, and driven, yet she is humble, generous, and stays true to the good values that she embraces. This book is inspiring for anyone who dreams about living their passion and finding fulfillment in their work. Talking with My Mouth Full is a joyful, account of Gail's journey from her start as a line cook to her work at Food \u0026amp; Wine magazine and of course her role on Top Chef.\"—Eric Ripert, Executive Chef\/Co-Owner, Le Bernardin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Reading Gail Simmons's memoir was like having a cappuccino and biscotti with one of my close girlfriends. What a treat!\"—Giada De Laurentiis, author of Giada at Home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In Talking with My Mouth Full, Gail Simmons takes us through her culinary voyage from her gentle upbringing in a food-obsessed family in Toronto to her present culinary star status. In a clear, firm, and concise style, she leads us through her journey from an apprentice and trainee at culinary school to Le Cirque to Vogue and Food \u0026amp; Wine magazine and, ultimately, to her leading role on food television. Her remembrances are a tasty, delightful treat to savor.\"—Jacques PÉpin, author of Essential PÉpin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gail's book impressively mixes memoir with recent culinary history, and has great recipes, too. Above all, she makes it abundantly clear that passion for food—and hard work—always wins out.\"—David Chang, Chef\/Owner, Momofuku\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooking Education \u0026amp; Reference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCulinary Biographies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":47584633618622,"sku":"1401324509-5","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71Zj3uSagWL.jpg?v=1779905711"},{"product_id":"0345373669-diet_for_a_small_planet20th_anniversary_edition","title":"Diet for a Small Planet: 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the new emphasis on environmentalism in the 1990's, Lappe stresses how her philosophy remains valid, and how food remains the central issue through which to understand world politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth, Fitness \u0026amp; Dieting\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiets \u0026amp; Weight Loss\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eVegetarian\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47588518363326,"sku":"0345373669-4","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/610ORpIDjfL.jpg?v=1779998592"},{"product_id":"0063209233-the_simply_happy_cookbook100-_plus_recipes_to_take_the_stress_out_of_cooking_the_happy_cookbook_series","title":"The Simply Happy Cookbook: 100-Plus Recipes to Take the Stress Out of Cooking (The Happy Cookbook Series)","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e#1 New York Times Bestselling Authors Fox \u0026amp; Friends Cohost Steve Doocy And His Wife, Kathy, Share More Delightful Stories And Delicious Recipes That Are Simple And Stress-free. What's Better Than Serving Your Family Food They Rave About? Keeping It Simple, Of Course! Sure, There Are Times When You Want To Spend All Day Noodling Around In The Kitchen, But Most Days We Want More Oomph With Less Effort. In The Simply Happy Cookbook, Steve Doocy And His Wife, Kathy, Provide More Than A Hundred Recipes For Their Favorite Dishes That Are Just As Comforting To Make As They Are To Eat--using Fewer Ingredients, Simpler Preparations, And Less Time In The Kitchen. Just As In Their Previous Two Cookbooks, They Share Family Photos And Stories Along With Their Recipes, So The Time And Energy Saved In The Kitchen Can Be Put Toward What's Important--reading Charming And Funny Stories About Their Family And (sometimes Famous) Friends. The Doocys Offer Recipes For Every Occasion, Including Appetizers, Breakfast, Sandwiches, Sides, Casseroles, Slow Cooker Meals, Pasta, Pizza, And Desserts, So You're Covered No Matter What You're Looking To Make. Some Of Their Low-effort, All-american Comfort Dishes Include: Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls Lasagna Grilled Cheese Sandwich Buffalo Chicken Pot Pie Single Skilled Shrimp And Cheesy Grits Bacon And Burst Tomato Tortellini Pretzel Crust Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Perfect For Low-stress Solo Dinner Prep, Or For Luring The Cooking-averse Into The Kitchen To Create Happy Memories Around More Than Just The Dinner Table, The Simply Happy Cookbook Is Sure To Please.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eComfort Food\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"William Morrow Cookbooks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":47601327669438,"sku":"0063209233-3","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81HE_JDes-L.jpg?v=1780491608"},{"product_id":"1565129857-man_with_a_pan","title":"Man with a Pan","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eLook who’s making dinner! Twenty-one of our favorite writers and chefs expound upon the joys—and perils—of feeding their families.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMario Batali’s kids gobble up monkfish liver and foie gras. Peter Kaminsky’s youngest daughter won’t eat anything at all. Mark Bittman reveals the four stages of learning to cook. Stephen King offers tips about what to cook when you don’t feel like cooking. And Jim Harrison shows how good food and wine trump expensive cars and houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book celebrates those who toil behind the stove, trying to nourish and please. Their tales are accompanied by more than sixty family-tested recipes, time-saving tips, and cookbook recommendations, as well as \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoons. Plus there are interviews with homestyle heroes from all across America—a fireman in Brooklyn, a football coach in Atlanta, and a bond trader in Los Angeles, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a book not just about food but about our changing families. It offers a newfound community for any man who proudly dons an apron and inspiration for those who have yet to pick up the spatula.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eU.S. Cooking\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":47601632805054,"sku":"1565129857-5","price":17.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71_tjrUoaGL.jpg?v=1780505498"},{"product_id":"0385532717-the_pat_conroy_cookbook_recipes_and_stories_of_my_life","title":"The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eAmerica’s favorite storyteller, Pat Conroy, is back with a unique cookbook that only he could conceive. Delighting us with tales of his passion for cooking and good food and the people, places, and great meals he has experienced, Conroy mixes them together with mouthwatering recipes from the Deep South and the world beyond.\u003cbr\u003eIt all started thirty years ago with a chance purchase of \u003ci\u003eThe Escoffier Cookbook,\u003c\/i\u003e an unlikely and daunting introduction for the beginner. But Conroy was more than up to the task. He set out with unwavering determination to learn the basics of French cooking—stocks and dough—and moved swiftly on to veal demi-glace and pâte brisée. With the help of his culinary accomplice, Suzanne Williamson Pollak, Conroy mastered the dishes of his beloved South as well as the cuisine he has savored in places as far away from home as Paris, Rome, and San Francisco. \u003cbr\u003eEach chapter opens with a story told with the inimitable brio of the author. We see Conroy in New Orleans celebrating his triumphant novel \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e at a new restaurant where there is a contretemps with its hardworking young owner\/chef—years later he discovered the earnest young chef was none other than Emeril Lagasse; we accompany Pat and his wife on their honeymoon in Italy and wander with him, wonderstruck, through the markets of Umbria and Rome; we learn how a dinner with his fighter-pilot father was preceded by the Great Santini himself acting out a perilous night flight that would become the last chapters of one of his son’s most beloved novels. These tales and more are followed by corresponding recipes—from Breakfast Shrimp and Grits and Sweet Potato Rolls to Pappardelle with Prosciutto and Chestnuts and Beefsteak Florentine to Peppered Peaches and Creme Brulee. A master storyteller and passionate cook, Conroy believes that “A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.”\u003cbr\u003e“This book is the story of my life as it relates to the subject of food. It is my autobiography in food and meals and restaurants and countries far and near. Let me take you to a restaurant on the Left Bank of Paris that I found when writing \u003ci\u003eThe Lords of Discipline. \u003c\/i\u003eThere are meals I ate in Rome while writing \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e that ache in my memory when I resurrect them. There is a shrimp dish I ate in an elegant English restaurant, where Cuban cigars were passed out to all the gentlemen in the room after dinner, that I can taste on my palate as I write this. There is barbecue and its variations in the South, and the subject is a holy one to me. I write of truffles in the Dordogne Valley in France, cilantro in Bangkok, catfish in Alabama, scuppernong in South Carolina, Chinese food from my years in San Francisco, and white asparagus from the first meal my agent took me to in New York City. Let me tell you about the fabulous things I have eaten in my life, the story of the food I have encountered along the way. . . ”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCelebrities \u0026amp; TV Shows\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Nan A. Talese","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47603602292926,"sku":"0385532717-4","price":20.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71cEjITySHL.jpg?v=1780577651"},{"product_id":"1451674201-the_comfort_food_diaries_my_quest_for_the_perfect_dish_to_mend_a_broken_heart","title":"The Comfort Food Diaries: My Quest for the Perfect Dish to Mend a Broken Heart","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003eNPR's Best Books of 2017\u003cbr\u003e Best Books on Food of 2017, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Best Food-Focused Memoirs, \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Top 10 Narrative Food \u0026amp; Drink Books, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 20 Best Cookbooks, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of Elizabeth Gilbert and Ruth Reichl, former\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e editor Emily Nunn chronicles her journey to heal old wounds and find comfort in the face of loss through travel, home-cooked food, and the company of friends and family.\u003cbr\u003eOne life-changing night, reeling from her beloved brother’s sudden death, a devastating breakup with her handsome engineer fiancé and eviction from the apartment they shared, Emily Nunn had lost all sense of family, home, and financial security. After a few glasses of wine, heartbroken and unmoored, Emily—an avid cook and professional food writer—poured her heart out on Facebook. The next morning she woke up with an awful hangover and a feeling she’d made a terrible mistake—only to discover she had more friends than she knew, many of whom invited her to come visit and cook with them while she put her life back together. Thus began the Comfort Food Tour.\u003cbr\u003eSearching for a way forward, Emily travels the country, cooking and staying with relatives and friends. She also travels back to revisit scenes from her dysfunctional Southern upbringing, dominated by her dramatic, unpredictable mother and her silent, disengaged father. Her wonderfully idiosyncratic aunts and uncles and cousins come to life in these pages, all part of the rich Southern story in which past and present are indistinguishable, food is a source of connection and identity, and a good story is often preferred to a not-so-pleasant truth. But truth, pleasant or not, is what Emily Nunn craves, and with it comes an acceptance of the losses she has endured, and a sense of hope for the future.\u003cbr\u003eIn the salty snap of a single Virginia ham biscuit, in the sour tang of Grandmother’s Lemon Cake, Nunn experiences the healing power of comfort food—and offers up dozens of recipes for the wonderful meals that saved her life. With the biting humor of David Sedaris and the emotional honesty of Cheryl Strayed, Nunn delivers a moving account of her descent into darkness and her gradual, hard-won return to the living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies \u0026amp; Memoirs\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47605666807998,"sku":"1451674201-4","price":18.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/819LQkXcIyL.jpg?v=1780666207"},{"product_id":"1594482098-kitchen_table_wisdom10th_anniversary","title":"Kitchen Table Wisdom 10th Anniversary","description":"\n\u003cp\u003ePraised by everyone from Bernie Siegel to Daniel Goleman to Larry Dossey, Rachel Remen has a unique perspective on healing rooted in her background as a physician, a professor of medicine, a therapist, and a long-term survivor of chronic illness. In a deeply moving and down-to-earth collection of true stories, this prominent physician shows us life in all its power and mystery and reminds us that the things we cannot measure may be the things that ultimately sustain and enrich our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth, Fitness \u0026amp; Dieting\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003ePsychology \u0026amp; Counseling\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47607720739006,"sku":"1594482098-4","price":12.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71h956etg2L.jpg?v=1780721648"},{"product_id":"0679447369-inn_at_little_washington_cookbook_a_consuming_passion","title":"Inn At Little Washington Cookbook: A Consuming Passion","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe Famed Chef Of The Inn At Little Washington Shares 110 Of His Favorite Recipes, Accompanied By An Account Of The Inn's Development From A Farmhouse Kitchen Catering Service To A World-famous Culinary Shrine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eState \u0026amp; Local\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Used - Acceptable","offer_id":47614654316734,"sku":"0679447369-5","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81Qfi3kNnUL.jpg?v=1780926307"},{"product_id":"0061724882-diners-_drive-ins_and_dives_an_all-_american_road_trip-_with_recipes","title":"Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes!","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eThe Food Network Star Takes Readers On A Tour Of America's Most Colorful Diners, Drive-ins, And Dives, In This Tie-in To His Enormously Popular Television Show. How I Got My Wheels -- Take A Trip To Flavortown -- Northeast And Mid-atlantic. A1diner, Gardiner, Maine -- Blue Moon Cafe, Baltimore, Maryland -- Chap's Pit Beef, Baltimore -- J.t. Farnham's, South Essex, Massachusetts -- Red Arrow Diner, Manchester, New Hampshire -- Bayway Diner, Linden, New Jersey -- Brownstone Diner And Pancake Factory, Jersey City, Nj -- White Manna, Hackensack, Nj -- Tick Tock Diner, Clifton, Nj -- Eveready Diner, Hyde Park, New York -- Mogridder's Bronx, Ny -- The Dining Car, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Silk City Philly, Philadelphia -- Evelyn's Drive-in, Tiverton, Rhode Island -- South. Panini Pete's, Fairhope, Alabama -- Benny's Seafood, South Miami, Florida -- Keegan's Seafood Grille, Indian Rocks Beach, Fl -- Scully's Tavern, Miami -- Ted Peters, South Pasadena, Fl -- Marietta Diner, Marietta, Georgia -- Rivershack Tavern, Jefferson, Louisiana -- Penguin Drive-in, Charlotte, North Carolina -- Harold's Restaurant, Gaffney, South Carolina --^ Pizza Palace, Knoxville, Tennessee -- Tom's Bar-b-q, Memphis, Tn -- Dot's Back Inn, Richmond, Virginia -- Virginia Diner, Wakefield, Va -- Hillbilly Hot Dogs, Lesage, West Virginia -- Midwest. Hackney's On Harms, Glenview, Illinois -- Smoque, Chicago -- South Side Soda Shop And Diner, Goshen, Indiana -- Triple Xxx Family Restaurant, West Lafayette, Indiana -- Joe's Gizzard City, Potterville, Michigan -- The Fly Trap, Ferndale, Michigan -- Al's Breakfast, Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Psycho Suzi's, Minneapolis -- Iron Barley, St. Louis, Missouri -- Yj's Snack Bar, Kansas City, Missouri -- Frank's Diner, Kenosha, Wisconsin -- West And Southwest. Chino Bandido, Phoenix, Arizona -- Joe's Farm Grill, Gilbert, Az -- Thee Pitts Again, Glendale, Az -- Baby Blues Bar-b-q, Venice, California -- Duarte's Tavern, Pescadero, Ca -- El Indio Mexican Restaurant, San Diego, Ca -- Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe, Victorville, Ca -- The Original Falafel's Drive-in, San Jose, Ca --^ Hodad's, Ocean Beach, Ca -- Ramona Cafe, Ramona, Ca -- Squeeze Inn, Saccramento, Ca -- Taylor's Automatic Refresher, St. Helena, Ca -- Four Kegs Sports Pub, Las Vegas, Nevada -- Monte Carlo Steakhouse, Albuquerque, New Mexico -- Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor, Texas -- Mac And Ernie's Roadside Eatery, Tarpley, Tx -- Maria's Taco Xpress, Austin, Texas -- Dewese's Tip Top Cafe, San Antonio, Tx -- Bobby's Hawaiian Style Restaurant, Everett, Washington -- Mike's Chili Parlor, Seattle, Wa -- Voula's Offshore Cafe, Seattle, Wa -- Recipe Index. Guy Fieri With Ann Volkwein. Food Network. Includes Indexes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumor \u0026amp; Entertainment\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelevision\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGenres\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"William Morrow Cookbooks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":47619763011774,"sku":"0061724882-3","price":16.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91BeqWTnvZL.jpg?v=1781099654"},{"product_id":"0061894567-more_diners-_drive-ins_and_dives_a_drop-_top_culinary_cruise_through_americas_finest_and_funkiest_joints","title":"More Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: A Drop-Top Culinary Cruise Through America's Finest and Funkiest Joints","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin New York Times bestselling author Guy Fieri, host of the hugely popular Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, as he takes you on a tour of 60 more of the best local restaurants across America, as featured in his very favorite episodes. Bursting with his iconic personality, the book will follow his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the best places you′ve never heard of. Wherever he goes, Guy showcases the amazing personalities, the fascinating stories, and most important, the outrageously good food provided by these American treasures. Replete with recipes, photos, and memorabilia, and featuring Guy′s hilarious voice and rampant enthusiasm for these hidden culinary gems, UNTI DINERS #2 is the perfect gift for the his countless fans and for lovers of the American food scene.\u003c\/p\u003e Washington Post \u003cp\u003e#7 Washington Post Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eState \u0026amp; Local\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"William Morrow Cookbooks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":47619763044542,"sku":"0061894567-3","price":20.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91MHbFNFmKL.jpg?v=1781099657"},{"product_id":"0670025720-blessing_the_hands_that_feed_us_what_eating_closer_to_home_can_teach_us_about_food-_community-_and_our_place_on_earth","title":"Blessing the Hands That Feed Us: What Eating Closer to Home Can Teach UsAbout Food, Community, and Our Place on Earth","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eDocuments The Author's Efforts To Eat Food Produced Within Ten Miles Of Her Home In Puget Sound, Washington, Exposing The Cause-and-effect Consequences Of A Processed-foods Diet While Sharing The Stories Of The Farmers She Befriended Who Epitomized The Sustainable Lifestyle. Localize Me? -- Putting My Mouth Where My Mouth Is -- Yes! But How? -- Week One: Grounded! -- Week Two: Getting The Hang Of It -- Week Three: The Week Of My Discontent -- Revelations Of The Final Week -- Relational Eating -- Bringing Our Eating Closer To Home -- Continued Blessing. Vicki Robin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth, Fitness \u0026amp; Dieting\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eNutrition\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":47672613634238,"sku":"0670025720-4","price":18.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91sNb8iw_9L.jpg?v=1781717589"},{"product_id":"0525558020-burn_the_ice_the_american_culinary_revolution_and_its_end","title":"Burn the Ice: The American Culinary Revolution and Its End","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eJames Beard Award-winning Food Journalist Kevin Alexander Traces An Exhilarating Golden Age In American Dining. Over The Past Decade, Kevin Alexander Saw American Dining Turned On Its Head. Starting In 2006, The Food World Underwent A Transformation As The Established Gatekeepers Of American Culinary Creativity In New York City And The Bay Area Were Forced To Contend With Portland, Oregon. Its New, No-holds-barred, Casual Fine-dining Style Became A Template For Other Cities, And A Culinary Revolution Swept Across America. Traditional Ramen Shops Opened In Oklahoma City. Craft Cocktail Speakeasies Appeared In Boise. Poke Bowls Sprung Up In Omaha. Entire Neighborhoods, Like Williamsburg In Brooklyn, And Cities Like Austin, Were Suddenly Unrecognizable To Long-term Residents, Their Names Becoming Shorthand For The So-called Hipster Movement. At The Same Time, New Media Companies Such As Eater And Serious Eats Launched To Chronicle And Cater To This Developing Scene, Transforming Nascent Star Chefs Into Proper Celebrities. Emerging Culinary Television Hosts Like Anthony Bourdain Inspired A Generation To Use Food As The Lens For Different Cultures. It Seemed, For A Moment, Like A Glorious Belle Epoque Of Eating And Drinking In America. And Then It Was Over. To Tell This Story, Alexander Journeys Through The Travails And Triumphs Of A Number Of Key Chefs, Bartenders, And Activists, As Well As Restaurants And Neighborhoods Whose Fortunes Were Made During This Veritable Gold Rush--including Gabriel Rucker, An Originator Of The 2006 Portland Restaurant Scene; Tom Colicchio Of Gramercy Tavern And Top Chef Fame; As Well As Hugely Influential Figures, Such As André Prince Jeffries Of Prince's Hot Chicken Shack In Nashville; And Carolina Barbecue Pitmaster Rodney Scott. He Writes With Rare Energy, Telling A Distinctly American Story, At Once Timeless And Cutting-edge, About Unbridled Creativity And Ravenous Ambition. To Burn The Ice Means To Melt Down Whatever Remains In A Kitchen's Ice Machine At The End Of The Night. Or, At The Bar, To Melt The Ice If Someone Has Broken A Glass In The Well. It Is Both An End And A Beginning. It Is The Firsthand Story Of A Revolution In How Americans Eat And Drink. 2006. Gabriel Rucker, Portland, Oregon -- Tv Dad, Tom Colicchio, New York City -- Anjan And Emily Mitra, San Francisco -- King Of Trucks, Roy Choi, Los Angeles -- André Prince Jeffries, North Nashville -- Freret Street, New Orleans -- Phil Ward, New York City -- 2009. Holeman \u0026amp; Finch, Atlanta -- Barbecue Man, Rodney Scott, Hemingway, Sc -- Not An Activist, Tunde Wey, Detroit -- Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, Pawhuska, Oklahoma -- Beyond The Curtain, Anonymous Restaurant Publicist, Usa -- Mayor, Flavortown, Guy Fieri, Santa Rosa -- 2013. South Again, Mashama Bailey, Savannah -- 2014. Souvla, 517 Hayes St, San Francisco -- A Story About Rosé, Aka The Fat Jew Interlude -- 2016. 111 N. 12th St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn -- Downfall, John Besh, New Orleans -- 2017. The Resistance, Sonja Finn, Pittsburgh -- The Plaza District, Nw 16th St. From Blackwelder To Indiana, ,oklahoma City -- 2018. Kroger Marketplace, 9001 Old Us Hwy 42, Union, Kentucky. Kevin Alexander. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [355]-356) And Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSociology\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eReference\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Penguin Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Poor","offer_id":47679719342270,"sku":"0525558020-6","price":20.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81JauHo3c8L.jpg?v=1781803270"},{"product_id":"1452107599-poor_mans_feast_a_love_story_of_comfort-_desire-_and_the_art_of_simple_cooking","title":"Poor Man's Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom James Beard Award-winning writer Elissa Altman comes a story that marries wit to warmth, and flavor to passion. Born and raised in New York to a food-phobic mother and food-fanatical father, Elissa was trained early on that fancy is always best. After a childhood spent dining everywhere from Le Pavillion to La Grenouille, she devoted her life to all things gastronomical, from the rare game birds she served at elaborate dinner parties in an apartment so tiny that guests couldn't turn around to the eight timbale molds she bought while working at Dean \u0026amp; DeLuca, just so she could make tall food.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut love does strange things to people, and when Elissa met Susan — a small-town Connecticut Yankee with parsimonious tendencies and a devotion to simple living — it would change Elissa's relationship with food, and the people who taught her about it, forever. With tender and often hilarious honesty (and 27 delicious recipes), Poor Man's Feast is a universal tale of finding sustenance and peace in a world of excess and inauthenticity, and shows us how all our stories are inextricably bound up with what, and how, we feed ourselves and those we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies \u0026amp; Memoirs\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Chronicle Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Poor","offer_id":47697712775358,"sku":"1452107599-6","price":26.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/917sJJ_UG2L.jpg?v=1782145091"},{"product_id":"0375758739-comfort_me_with_apples_more_adventures_at_the_table","title":"Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eIn this delightful sequel to her bestseller Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichl returns with more tales of love, life, and marvelous meals. Comfort Me with Apples picks up Reichl’s story in 1978, when she puts down her chef’s toque and embarks on a career as a restaurant critic. Her pursuit of good food and good company leads her to New York and China, France and Los Angeles, and her stories of cooking and dining with world-famous chefs range from the madcap to the sublime. Throughout it all, Reichl makes each and every course a hilarious and instructive occasion for novices and experts alike. She shares some of her favorite recipes, while also sharing the intimacies of her personal life in a style so honest and warm that readers will feel they are enjoying a conversation over a meal with a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCookbooks, Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooking Education \u0026amp; Reference\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eCulinary Biographies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":47701871984830,"sku":"0375758739-3","price":14.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81BJD8FzvVL.jpg?v=1782224496"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/collections\/books-cookbooks-food-wine-cooking-education-reference-essays.oembed?page=2","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}