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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984858276Author Clay RisenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

A captivating collection that celebrates the wonderful recipes from the Betty Crocker archives in a package that appeals to the modern cookBetty Crocker Lost Recipes is the ultimate treasure for the most devoted Betty Crocker fans, as well as cooks who...

Cooking food is one of the activities that makes humanity unique. It's not just about what tastes good: advances in cooking technology have been a constant part of our progress, from the ability to control fire to the emergence of agriculture to modern...

Renowned sinologist Thomas O. Hollmann tracks the growth of food culture in China from its earliest burial rituals to today's Western fast food restaurants, mapping Chinese cuisine's geographical variations and local customs, indigenous factors and...

Are You Ready to Dine and Party Like it's the 1920s? Step into the Jazz Age world of The Great Gatsby.Integrated with today's food variety and culinary creativity-and updated by award-winning chef Ron Oliver-this easy, entertaining cookbook gives you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018712Author Robert MayFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

In the history of cooking, there has been no more challenging environment than those craft in which humans took to the skies. The tale begins with meals aboard balloons and zeppelins, where cooking was accomplished below explosive bags of hydrogen,...

Rice: A Global History presents in detail the historical journey that rice has taken, from its early origin as a staple food in Asian and West African countries to its ubiquitous place in meals across the world today. Rice has become a significant and...

When did we first serve meals at regular hours? Why did we begin using individual plates and utensils to eat? When did "cuisine" become a concept and how did we come to judge food by its method of preparation, manner of consumption, and gastronomic...

Bringing together multidisciplinary scholars from the growing discipline of food studies, Food Mobilities examines food provisioning and the food cultures of the world, historically and in contemporary times. The collection offers a range of fascinating...

A History of Cookbooks provides a sweeping literary and historical overview of the cookbook genre, exploring its development as a part of food culture beginning in the Late Middle Ages. Studying cookbooks from various Western cultures and languages,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692645987Author Robynne Elizabeth MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Practical Pioneer PressPublisher Practical Pioneer PressWeight(grams)...

Winner of the Outstanding Manuscript Award from Phi Alpha Theta, this work explains how nationhood emerges by viewing countries as cultural artifacts, a product of "invented traditions." In the case of France, scholars sharply disagree, not only over the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018460Author C. Anne WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632636300Author Martin DahindenFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Booklocker.comPublisher Booklocker.comWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789490270384Author Ronald PattinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint KilderkinPublisher KilderkinWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743227407Author Felipe Fernandez-ArmestoFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm)...

Dining with Leaders, Rebels, Heroes and Outlaws is a marvelously funny journey into the gastronomic peccadilloes of the great, the good, and the not-so-good. Based on the findings of the British gastro-detective Fiona Ross, the Dining with Destiny series...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949445039Author Najmieh BatmanglijFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Mage PublishersPublisher Mage PublishersWeight(grams) 1048g

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 9781626190498Author Mando RayoFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia Publishing

Get this collection of more than 450 Depression Era recipes, with nostalgic photos, illustrations and comments. Learn about the Depression Era, how Grandma cooked, and enjoy simple, basic cooking! A collection of over 450 recipes from the...

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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 9781683366768Author Rabbi Deborah PrinzFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Jewish Lights PublishingPublisher Jewish Lights Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615549613Author Daniel MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Blackspoon PressPublisher Blackspoon PressWeight(grams) 163gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Not so long ago, Italian food was regarded as a poor man's gruel - little more than pizza, macaroni with sauce, and red wines in a box. Here, John Mariani shows how the Italian immigrants to America created, through perseverance and sheer necessity, an...

As late as the 1960s, tacos were virtually unknown outside Mexico and the American Southwest. Within fifty years the United States had shipped taco shells everywhere from Alaska to Australia, Morocco to Mongolia. But how did this tasty hand-held...

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 9781948837064Author B ClermontFormat PaperbackPage Count 660Imprint TownsendsPublisher TownsendsWeight(grams) 866gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 34mm

The Gastronomical Arts in Spain includes essays that span from the medieval to the contemporary world, providing a taste of the many ways in which the art of gastronomy developed in Spain over time. This collection encompasses a series of cultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594132056Author Michael PollanFormat PaperbackPage Count 710Imprint Large Print PressPublisher Large Print PressWeight(grams) 812gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

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...

For decades, many have doubted the existence of American cuisine, believing that hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza define the nation's palate. Not so, says leading food historian Paul Freedman. Freedman traces the twentieth-century rise of processed food,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804186742Author Ronni LundyFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1208gDimensions(mm) 262mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635618211Author Joanne Lamb HayesFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

This volume is the first to present all four extant manuscripts of the Viandier de Taillevent. The texts of the 220 recipes are in their original French and a complete English translation is provided. Variants between the four manuscripts represent more...

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 9781903018859Author Helen SabieriFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books