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In this intriguing blend of the commonplace and the ancient, Jean Bottero presents the first extensive look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. Bottero's broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos,...

RUSA BOOK AND MEDIA AWARD WINNERMPIBA's EATING THE WEST AWARD FINALISTAMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY 37 WINNERIPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD WINNERNamed one of the best cookbooks of the year by the Arizona Republic, Phoenix New Times, and Arizona Daily...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948837064Author B ClermontFormat PaperbackPage Count 660Imprint TownsendsPublisher TownsendsWeight(grams) 866gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 34mm

We know where he went, what he wrote, and even what he wore, but what in the world did Christopher Columbus eat? The Renaissance and the age of discovery introduced Europeans to exotic cultures, mores, manners, and ideas. Along with the cross-cultural...

As relevant today as when they were first published in 1943, Wise Eating in Wartime and How to Keep Well in Wartime offer cheerful and practical advice on healthy diet, exercise and wellbeing. From providing a 'menu for the ideal meal' to addressing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018286Author Laura MasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

During World War II, millions of Soviet soldiers in German captivity died of hunger and starvation. Their fate was not the unexpected consequence of a war that took longer than anticipated. It was the calculated strategy of a small group of economic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018521Author Mark AnthimusFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati - pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This beautiful volume is the first book to provide a complete history of pasta in Italy,...

One of the great science and health revelations of our time is the danger posed by meat-eating. Every day, it seems, we are warned about the harm producing and consuming meat can do to the environment and our bodies. Many of us have tried to limit how...

This we can be sure of: when a restaurant in the western world is famous for its cooking, it is the tricolor flag that hangs above the stove, opined one French magazine, and this is by no means an isolated example of such crowing. Indeed, both...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781445493145Author Parragon Book Service LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher Parragon

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781445493145Author Parragon Book Service LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Parragon Book Service LtdPublisher Parragon

In 1784, passengers on the ship Empress of China became the first Americans to land in China, and the first to eat Chinese food. Today, the United States is home to more Chinese restaurants than any other ethnic cuisine. In this authoritative new...

When The Practice of Cookery first appeared in Edinburgh and London editions in 1829, reviewers hailed it as one of the best cookbooks available. The book was unique not only in being wholly original, but also for its broad culinary influences,...

On May 4, 1964, Congress designated bourbon as a distinctive product of the United States, and it remains the only spirit produced in this country to enjoy such protection. Its history stretches back almost to the founding of the nation and includes many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525611660Author Gabby PeytonFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Appetite by Random HousePublisher Random House USA Inc

Food and dining were transformed in Europe during the Age of Enlightenment, and these profound changes continue to resonate today. What many of us now eat, the way our food is prepared and how we dine are the result of radical changes that occurred in...

How and why do we think about food, taste it, and cook it? While much has been written about the concept of terroir as it relates to wine, in this vibrant, personal book, Amy Trubek, a pioneering voice in the new culinary revolution, expands the concept...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018415Author Francois Pierre de la VarenneFormat HardbackPage Count 655Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Until the early nineteenth century, political philosophy and economics were dining companions. Both took up fundamental questions of how we should feed one another. But with the rise of corporate capitalism, modern economics lost sight of its primary...

In roughly one hundred years - from the 1870s to the 1970s - dining on trains began, soared to great heights, and then fell to earth. The founders of the first railroad companies cared more about hauling freight than feeding passengers. The only food...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018347Author Abraham EdlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018347Author Abraham EdlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Each week during the growing season, farmers' markets offer up such delicious treasures as brandywine tomatoes, cosmic purple carrots, and pink pearl apples - varieties that are prized by home chefs and carefully stewarded by farmers from year to year...

L.A.'s Landmark Restaurants: Celebrating the Legendary Locations Where Angelenos Have Dined for Generations follows in the footsteps of George Geary's now classic and critically acclaimed book, L.A.'s Legendary Restaurants. Like Geary's earlier work,...

Food - what we eat, how much we eat, how it is produced and prepared, and its cultural and ecological significance- is an increasingly significant topic not only for scholars but for all of us. Theology on the Menu is the first systematic and historical...

Whether you're digging into a slice of cherry cheesecake, burning your tongue on a piece of fiery Jamaican jerk chicken, or slurping the broth from a juicy soup dumpling, eating in New York City is a culinary adventure unlike any other in the world. An...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954641181Author Oscar FarinettiFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Apollo PublishersPublisher Apollo PublishersWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Frederick Douglass Opie deconstructs and compares the foodways of people of African descent throughout the Americas, interprets the health legacies of black culinary traditions, and explains the concept of soul itself, revealing soul food to be an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018866Author Andrew DalbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 155Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Widely associated with avant-garde gastronomy and lavish food markets, Barcelona has become a top destination for gourmands and chefs around the world, especially after the spectacular rise of chef Ferran Adria of the famed elBulli, soon to be reborn as...

A nutritional whodunit that takes readers from Greenland to Africa to Israel, The Queen of Fats gives a fascinating account of how we have become deficient in a nutrient that is essential for good health: the fatty acids known as omega-3s. Writing with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018583Author Anne O'ConnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018040Author Gilly LehmannFormat HardbackPage Count 450Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. Such topics as famines, food supply, nutrition, and public...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781403962935Author Janet TheophanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606061091Author BlackFormat HardbackImprint Getty PublicationsPublisher Getty Trust PublicationsWeight(grams) 666g

Described in the "2008 Saveur 100" as 'At the top of our bedside reading pile since its inception in 2001', the award-winning "Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture" is a quarterly feast of truly exceptional writing on food. Designed both to...

This book describes America's first food as an invented tradition.Barbecue is a word that means different things to different people. It can be a verb or a noun. It can be pulled pork or beef ribs. And, especially in the American South, it can cause...