Essays & Narratives

In this new, expanded edition of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails-issued for the 100th Anniversary of National Prohibition-historian, expert, and drink aficionado Ted Haigh, aka Dr. Cocktail vastly widens his examination of 1920-1933, the...

NOURISHING TRADITIONS examines where the modern food industry has hurt our nutrition and health through over-processed foods and fears of animal fats. NOURISHING BROTH will continue to look at the culinary practices of our ancestors, and it will explain...

The deceptively simple lemon takes center stage in the second volume of TASCHEN’s collaboration with The Gourmand, masters of the rich intersection of food and art. The star of Renaissance gardens, that shaped the Medici dynasty, have the power to ward...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A love letter to Bombay told through food and stories, including their legendary black daal' Yotam Ottolenghi At long last, Dishoom share the secrets to their much sought-after Bombay comfort food: the Bacon Naan Roll,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593240281Author Steve HoffmanFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

'No one writes about food like Ruth Reichl... I consider her essential nourishment.' NIGELLA LAWSON Ripping open the envelope, she read Celia's last words to her. There was just one line written on the paper: 'Go to Paris.' The last word...

London is often called the best place in the world to eat - a city where a new landmark restaurant opens each day, where vertiginous towers, sprawling food halls and central neighbourhoods contain the cuisines of every country in the world. Yet, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063376502Author Anthony BourdainFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 224mm...

Nigel Slater's classic guide to comfort food 'Real food means big-flavoured, unpretentious cooking. Good ingredients made into something worth eating. Just nice, uncomplicated food.' Based on Nigel Slater's absolute favourite food,...

Winner, 2019 James Beard Award for Best Book of the Year in WritingFinalist, 2019 IACP Award, Literary Food WritingNamed a Best Food Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Smithsonian, BookRiot, and more Semifinalist, Goodreads Choice Awards "Thoughtful,...

'Sharing food is one of the purest human acts'Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci's life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made...

Nigel Slater's inspirational guide to home cooking. 'I want you to take in the spirit of the recipes and to deviate according to your ingredients and your feelings. I urge you to break the rules. I want you to follow your appetite.' ...

'An absolute gem' Sunday Times 'A mouthwatering history' The Guardian In this delicious history of Britain's food traditions, Diane Purkiss invites readers on a unique journey through the centuries, exploring the...

Yasmin Khan unlocks the flavors and fragrances of modern Palestine, from the sun-kissed pomegranate stalls of Akka, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, through evergreen oases of date plantations in the Jordan Valley, to the fading fish markets of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of James Beard Foundation Book Awards (Reference Boty) 2009.Book InformationISBN 9780316118408Author Karen PageFormat HardbackPage Count 392Imprint Little, Brown &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607741879Author Ernest Matthew MicklerPage Count 192Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...

WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON AWARDS BEST FOOD BOOK 2018 From the BBC1 presenter and bestselling author of Eat, The Kitchen Diaries and Toast comes a new book featuring everything you need for the...

Food, for me, is a constant pleasure: I like to think greedily about it, reflect deeply on it, learn from it; it ... More than just a mantra, "cook, eat, repeat" is the story of my life.'Cook, Eat, Repeat is a delicious and delightful combination of...

A TIMES and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 NIGELLA LAWSON'S COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR 'A genuinely game-changing cookbook' Nigella Lawson ...

WINNER OF A FORTNUM'S SPECIAL AWARD 2023 WINNER OF A GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARD 2023 WINNER OF THE ANDRE SIMON AWARD 2022 FOR BEST FOOD BOOK ...

Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book Award 2020 Shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers Award 2020 Shortlisted for the James Beard Award 2020 'Cookbook of the year' Allan Jenkins, OFM 'No one explains the intricacies of Sichuan food like...

Exquisitely designed, beautifully written and featuring mouth-watering photography, this gorgeous tome makes the perfect gift for the pasta lover in your life!Guardian columnist and award-winning food writer Rachel Roddy condenses everything she has...

Hanna Sillitoe - Winner Nourish Awards Gold for Best Beauty Product 2023 and Vegan Awards Vegan Brand of the Year 2023 When Hanna Sillitoe appeared on Dragons' Den, every Dragon offered her investment. In her first book, Radiant, she shares the...

Classic cookery writing from the award-winning food writer and author of bestselling autobiography, 'Toast'. 'The food in "The Kitchen Diaries" is simply what I eat at home. The stuff I make for myself, for friends and family, for Sunday lunch...

Includes over 250 recipes, many from his BBC TV series Dish of the Day, Simple Suppers and Simple Cooking. From Nigel Slater, presenter of Dish of the Day and one of our best-loved food writers, a beautiful and inspiring companion volume to...

Hot dogs. Poor people created them. Rich people found a way to charge fifteen dollars for them. They're high culture, they're low culture, they're sports food, they're hangover food, and they're deeply American, despite having no basis whatsoever in...

Create something easy and delicious for all the family, any day of the week. Marcus Everyday is filled with the delicious, go-to recipes that Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing cooks at home. From nourishing family favourites, to mid-week...

A delicious literary anthology all about food. With extracts from over 200 authors, it embraces fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and even a smattering of recipes, with one piquant extract for every night of the year.This absorbing book is a literary feast...

Fortnum & Mason Food Book of the Year 2016 We are not born knowing what to eat; we each have to figure it out for ourselves. From childhood onwards, we learn how big a portion is and how sweet is too sweet. The way we learn to eat holds the...

Anthony Bourdain, life-long line cook and bestselling author of "Kitchen Confidential", sets off to eat his way around the world. But being Anthony Bourdain, this was never going to be a conventional culinary tour. Bourdain heads out to Saigon where he...

'It is a glorious book: an education and an invitation. There is such life in its pages, and such food!' Nigella Lawson A culinary expedition celebrating cooking from across the African continent Africana...

A collection of over 80 best-loved recipes from the heart of chef Jose Pizarro's Spanish family home. In The Spanish Home Kitchen, Jose Pizarro travels back to his mother's house to draw inspiration from the flavours he grew up with, and shares over 80...

Daniel Boulud has been witness to, and creator of, our contemporary food culture-from the reinvention of French food through the fine dining revolution in America. A modern man with a classical foundation, he speaks with the authority that comes from a...

WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2021 WINNER OF 2021 LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Extraordinary. Vivid, irreverent, heartbreaking.' NIGEL SLATER ...

Time for Tea is a celebration of Fortnum's passion for tea in its every form. Drawing on over 300 years of experience, you will find the history, geography, seasonality of tea - everything from leaf to cup - as well as 50 delicious recipes...

'Brilliant' MAIL ON SUNDAYSi King and Dave Myers, AKA the Hairy Bikers have travelled an interesting road. Born in the north of England, both Si and Dave had their childhood challenges. For Si, being bullied as the fat kid in class was part of his daily...

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'This isn't just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking, first published in 1961, and it's a book that is a statement, not of culinary intent, but of aspiration, a commitment to a certain sort of good life, a certain sort of...

Long acknowledged as the inspiration for such modern masters as Julia Child and Claudia Roden, A Book of Mediterranean Food is Elizabeth David's passionate mixture of recipes, culinary lore, and frank talk. First published in 1950 the book has been...

Shortlisted for Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of the Year ---- 'This book is a delightful new addition to a most distinguished company of cooks and writers, bravo Alex.' - Jeremy Lee ...