Culinary

Most any honest person, no matter how refined the palate or how anointed the social status, can own up to harboring at least one fast-food guilty pleasure. One item against which their resistance is useless and their fealty is set. We tend to think of...

Beatrice Ojakangas, the oldest of ten children, came by it naturally-the cooking but also the pluck and perseverance that she's served up with her renowned Scandinavian dishes over the years. In the wake of the Moose Lake fires and famine of 1918,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804177894Author Michael GibneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Ballantine BooksPublisher Ballantine BooksWeight(grams) 181g

After the Second World War, a newly affluent United States reached for its own gourmet culture, one at ease with the French international style of Escoffier, but also distinctly American. Enter James Beard, authority on cooking and eating, his...

The remarkable story of a restaurant on top of the world-built by a legend, destroyed in tragedy-and an era in New York City it helped to frame In the 1970s, New York City was plagued by crime, filth, and an ineffective government. The city...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596914971Author Marco Pierre WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PlcPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams)...

From porridge to parchment, how bread has shaped our world: for better or worse and the part it has to play in our future. As the title suggests, this book will explore how bread, a ubiquitous staple, has helped connect communities and shape society as...

Robert Mondavi was a true American pioneer. At a time when no one believed that we in America could ever create world-class wines, Robert stuck out his jaw and said, “Oh yeah? Well, I’ll show you!And show us he did. With vision, passion, and a...

The story of the man behind some of the world’s biggest chocolate empires.Chocolate Covered Money is for anyone who eats chocolate, has shopped for chocolate as a gift, or has wondered what really goes on at the chocolate store “in a mall near you.”...

A spirited collection of photos and interviews that celebrate PEC wineries, cideries, breweries, and distilleries.Best known for its pioneering cool-climate wineries, Prince Edward County is now home to a vibrant craft beverage industry that includes...

Home is a vital base for us to thrive, yet, for some, the question of where home is isn't as simple as an address.Depending on circumstance, 'home' may not simply be where we rest, eat and sleep. With the concept of home comes questions of ancestry,...

Named one of the New York Times Best Wine Books of 2023Named one of the Washington Post's Best Wine Books of 2023This is a unique tale about the first non-Frenchman to ever own one of the Montrachet Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy, France. Weaved...

Filled with humor and raucous adventure, The Sugar Rush is the story of two friends with a sweet, golden, syrupy dream, set against the rugged New England wilderness.Trying to shake off the emotions of a recently emptied nest and midlife anxiety, Peter...

From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy. Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a...

The role of food writing in the sustainable food movement At turns heartfelt and witty, accessible and engaging, The Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef explores how Wendell Berry, Carlo Petrini, and Alice Waters have changed America’s relationship with...

Chef and restaurateur Ben Shewry knows obsession well. Whether it's crispy-edged lasagne, saltwater crocodile ribs or the perfect potato, obsession is what motivates him and what makes him tick. It's also what has propelled his Melbourne restaurant...

From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy. Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a...