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Hot Sauce Nation is a journey of discovery, delving into history, culture, immigration patterns, and the science of spice and pain. Through the stories of hot sauce makers and lovers, it explores the unique hold the dark prince of condiments has over the...

Acclaimed "chef writer" Andrew Friedman introduces readers to all the people and processes that come together in a single restaurant dish, creating an entertaining, vivid snapshot of the contemporary restaurant community, modern farming industry, and...

Cuisine and Culture presents a multicultural and multiethnic approach that draws connections between major historical events and how and why these events affected and defined the culinary traditions of different societies. Witty and engaging, Civitello...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611804010Author Nicole GulottaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Roost BooksPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903155189Author Agnes JekyllFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books LtdDimensions(mm) 194mm * 140mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425279052Author Ina YalofFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812976410Author David RemnickFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 629gDimensions(mm) 231mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506482231Author Meghan Murphy-GillFormat HardbackPage Count 239Imprint Broadleaf BooksPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553459425Author QuestloveFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1111gDimensions(mm) 272mm *...

Eating Words gathers food writing of literary distinction and historical sweep into one splendid volume. Beginning with the taboos of the Old Testament and the tastes of ancient Rome, and including travel essays, polemics, memoirs and poems, the book is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374524173Author Calvin TrillinFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

It seems that everyone today is fascinated by food. Literature and popular culture prove it. We face an ever-expanding pantry of culinary poems, memoirs, histories and travelogues, not to mention polemics debating the politics of the table, analysing the...

A Pulitzer prize-finalist peels back the curtain on an unexplored part of Julia Child's life-the formidable team of six she collaborated with to shape her legendary career.Julia Child's monumental Mastering the Art of French Cooking and iconic television...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865473362Author M. F. K. FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912356614Author Claire ChambersFormat HardbackPage Count 226Imprint Beacon Books and Media LtdPublisher Beacon Books and Media LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063046429Author Laurie ColwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 205mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358525684Author Gabrielle HamiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375759925Author Gourmet Magazine EditorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

In Intimate Eating Anita Mannur examines how notions of the culinary can create new forms of kinship, intimacy, and social and political belonging. Drawing on critical ethnic studies and queer studies, Mannur traces the ways in which people of color,...

Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door is Emmanuel Laroche's collection of dialogues with award-winning chefs from various backgrounds and cultures, sharing their personal experiences of where and why food culture is where it is today.Revisiting his...

Though the Roaring Twenties call to mind images of flappers dancing the Charleston and gangsters dispensing moonshine in back rooms, Sylvia Lovegren here playfully reminds us what these characters ate for dinner: Banana and Popcorn Salad. Like fashions...

From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese."Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063079069Author Kate WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

A glorious, illustrated, celebration of a lifetime love affair with dining, by the author-illustrator of the classic Madeline series. Here is the best of Ludwig Bemelmans on the subject he loved most: the good table. The entrancing memories and charming...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909248557Author Mark McWilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

'What a beautiful, rich, poetic memoir this is. Phyllis writes of longing, suffering, family, and food with such delicate power. Like the best chefs, she knows how to make a masterpiece from a few simple ingredients: truth, poignancy, and love. A...

"What's for dinner?" has always been a complicated question. The locavore movement has politicized food and challenged us to rethink the answer in new and radical ways. These days, questions about where our food comes from have moved beyond...

With Hamilton-mania still going strong, there is a renewed interest in early Americana, and A TASTE OF HISTORY COOKBOOK provides a fascinating look into 18th century American history. Featuring over 150 elegant and approachable recipes featured in the...

Reel Food is the first book devoted to food as a vibrant and evocative element of film, featuring original essays by major food studies scholars, among them Carole Counihan and Michael Ashkenazi. This collection reads various films through their uses of...

Life in the city, love, and unforgettable meals-can a food writer find happiness with a man who has an empty refrigerator? Amanda Hesser's irresistible book is the tale of a romance where food is the source of discovery, discord, and delight-a story of...

Have you ever wondered why onions make us cry? Do you believe bananas contain more calories as they ripen and get sweeter? This sequel to the best-selling What Einstein Told His Cook continues Robert L. Wolke's investigations into the science behind our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250241399Author Matt LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Holt McDougalPublisher Holt McDougalWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 147mm * 20mm

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737515524Author Arlene KrasnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Knish BooksPublisher Knish BooksWeight(grams) 295g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781805471615Author Elizabeth O HillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Intell Book PublishersPublisher Intell Book PublishersWeight(grams) 513g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781542488921Author Denise Dwyer D'ErricoFormat PaperbackImprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798615833816Author Jason MossFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 630g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735223172Author Anya von BremzenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 255g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781507678404Author Cooking GlanceFormat PaperbackImprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...