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'A beautiful book and the perfect Christmas present.' - Jamie Oliver 'More than just a compilation of gorgeous recipes: it's a moving collection of precious food memories that testify to the enduring impact of what we eat.' - Nigella Lawson ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063290570Author Lisa Kyung GrossFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 644g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596914476Author Anthony BourdainFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PlcPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams)...

Herve 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...

Tiny Moons is a collection of essays about food and belonging. Nina Mingya Powles journeys between Wellington, Kota Kinabalu and Shanghai, tracing the constants in her life: eating and cooking, and the dishes that have come to define her. Through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593138700Author Rick MartinezFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

An updated twentieth-anniversary edition of the classic culinary reference features ninety percent new material and provides a wealth of kitchen tips, food-preparation techniques, folklore, literary anecdotes, and health information, in a volume that...

Jikoni means 'kitchen' in Kiswahili, a word that perfectly captures Ravinder Bhogal's approach to food. Ravinder was born in Kenya to Indian parents; when she moved to London as a child, the cooking of her new home collided with a heritage that...

Food Futures will radically alter your ideas about consuming and producing food. Food designer Chloe Rutzerveld questions and explores new food production technologies and translates multidisciplinary research into future food scenarios. This book...

'Joyful, life-affirming, greedy. I loved it' - DIANA HENRY 'Whether you are an avid cyclist, a Francophile, a greedy gut, or simply an appreciator of impeccable writing - this book will get you hooked' -...

With over 300 recipe ideas and many wonderful stories from the fruit garden, Tender: Volume II - A cook's guide to the fruit garden is the definitive guide to cooking with fruit from the presenter of BBC One's Simple Cooking. 'When I dug up my...

OBSERVER RISING STAR IN FOOD 2018 'a book that is infused with the flavours of Morocco and is as accessible as it is inspiring' - Nigella Lawson 'It practically sings with aromatic spices and ingredients' - Delicious. 'Breathes new life into Moroccan...

The Gourmand's Egg Book As Dali's muse, Hitchcock's nightmare, and humble ingredient, the eternal egg weaves a fascinating tale through the history of culture. The first volume in The Gourmand's new book series, published by Taschen, The...

Leading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd embarks on a paradigm-shifting trip through the "human brain flavor system," laying the foundations for a new scientific field: neurogastronomy. Challenging the belief that the sense of smell diminished during...

A cookbook with memoirs and opinions by Richard Corrigan, presenter of the BBC's Full on Food and one of Britain's leading chefs. Richard Corrigan is one of Britain's most respected and outspoken chefs. He has been a key pioneer in the...

The long-awaited cookbook from an iconic New York restaurant, revealing never-before-published recipes Since its humble opening in 2005, Xi'an Famous Foods has expanded from one stall in Flushing to 14 locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens...

The charming and joyful follow-up book from 'the nation's taster in chief,' Felicity Cloake. If there's one thing that truly unites Britain, from Aberdeen to Aberystwyth, St Ives to St Pancras, it's an obsession with breakfast. ...

A collection of the year's top food and travel writing, selected by the trailblazing New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated host of Taste the Nation and Top Chef Padma Lakshmi."Food and travel are natural companions," writes guest editor...

_________________ Winner of the Guild of Food Writers General Cookbook Award 2020 _________________ 'A manual for living and a declaration of hope' - Nigella Lawson 'Beautiful, life-affirming memoir with recipes ... The most talented British...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for IACP Crystal Whisk Award (International) 2015 and IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Literary Food Writing) 2015. Short-listed for James Beard Foundation Book Awards...

In 2007, Ivan Orkin, a middle-aged Jewish guy from Long Island, did something crazy. In the food-zealous, insular megalopolis of Tokyo, Ivan opened a ramen shop. He was a gaijin (foreigner), trying to make his name in a place that is fiercely opinionated...

Celebrate dessert's like never before with this all-encompassing baking book that explores innovative flavour combinations of puddings, pastries and more!"First and foremost, make it delicious. Your goal is to make even those who 'don't do desserts' lick...

Selected as a best cookbook of the year by BBC Food Programme '...the high priest of fermentation - the Guardian 'The godfather of fermentation.' -The Telegraph 'Sandor Katz's teachings and writings on fermentation have changed lives around the...

'A complete revelation' NIGELLA LAWSON 'What a wonderful world Olia and this cookbook transport us to' ANNA JONES _______________________ This summer, here are the only recipes you need... What is a 'summer kitchen'? In Ukraine, it means a small...

WINNER OF THE JANE GRIGSON TRUST AWARD 'Amazing, original, boundary breaking.' Diana Henry 'One of the most gleeful cookbooks of 2023.'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984858931Author Yewande KomolafeFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams)...

#1 International bestseller "I love Niklas's food, and it certainly makes me happy to eat it." Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Writing this book changed Niklas and Henrik's lives, and it could soon change yours too. In writing HAPPY FOOD they...

Live the dream of a White Christmas in New YorkA getaway to the magical New York of the pre-Christmas period: when coloured lights decorate the buildings, Jingle Bells rings out everywhere and culinary delicacies tempt you to indulge. Who doesn't dream...

Bee Wilson is the food writer and historian who writes as the 'Kitchen Thinker' in the Sunday Telegraph, and is the author of Swindled!. Her charming and original new book, Consider the Fork, explores how the implements we use in the kitchen have shaped...

'inspiring stories ... alongside beautifully illustrated sweet and savoury recipes.' BBC GOOD FOOD '[An] inspiring London bakery ... empowering tales are interspersed with illustrated recipes.' DELICIOUS. Inspirational...

An intimate and mouth-watering journey into the lives and cuisine of the Bloomsbury Group, featuring numerous unpublished recipes, beguiling quotations and original artworks. The Bloomsbury Group fostered a fresh, creative and vital way of living that...

'Hilarious, informative, enlightening, instructive ... It's the funniest book I've read all year' - Chris EvansYou're About to Die. What Would Your Final Meal Be?This question has long troubled Jay Rayner. But why wait for death? Why not eat your 'last...

A pioneer of farm-to-table cooking blends memoir with a deep exploration of the ingredients he uses and where they come from What goes into the making of a chef, a restaurant, a dish? In his highly anticipated first book, influential chef and food...

"Kingsley Amis's drink writing is better than anybody else's, ever..." Esquire Kingsley Amis was one of the great masters of comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and practice of imbibing. Everyday Drinking brings together the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375711855Author Julia ChildFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 211mm...

_________________ Winner of the Guild of Food Writers General Cookbook Award 2020 _________________ 'A manual for living and a declaration of hope' - Nigella Lawson 'Beautiful, life-affirming memoir with recipes ... The most talented British...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607748748Author Meredith EricksonFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press

Discover the cookbook you'll never want to live without, filled with the secrets to creating delicious home-cooked meals every single day'I want to eat every single recipe in this book' NIGELLA LAWSON'There are wonderful tales and recipes here, and lots...

Sunday Telegraph's FIVE BEST BOOKS FOR FOODIES this Christmas - 'a must read... packed full of nostalgic food memories, weaving in family, friendship and love.' "Are you hungry darling, shall I make you an omelette?"My mother's omelettes are slightly...

In this uproariously funny memoir, Ludwig Bemelmans uncovers the fabulous world of the Hotel Splendide, the luxury New York hotel where he worked as a waiter. With equal parts affection and barbed wit, he records the everyday chaos that reigns behind the...