Food Writing category: 1790 books
by Chua Foo Yong, Toh Mu Qin
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Catch the duet from an ‘actively ageing’ mother and her daughter in this unique collection of 50 musings on foodie haunts that comes with a twist. Featuring 100 Chinese idioms and 50 eating places, veteran broadcaster Madam Chua Foo Yong waxes lyrical as she loses her way from foodie talk into...
by Stephen Black
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
A lyrical documentary about one of Singapore's most historic areas. This collection of short stories and essays reveals the influences and events that have shaped Southeast Asia and Singapore. Emphasing the food and personalities of the area, I Ate Tiong Bahru avoids the nostalgic and celebrates...
Eating Korea
Reports on a Culinary Renaissance
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
An energetic, fast-paced trip through the rapidly changing world of Korean cuisine by the author of Eating Viet Nam
Journalist, world traveler, and avid eater Graham Holliday has sampled some of the most exotic and intriguing cuisines in countries around the globe. However, none has intrigued...
Voracious
A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
AN IRRESISTIBLE LITERARY FEAST
Stories and recipes inspired by the world's great books
As a young bookworm reading in her grandfather's butcher shop, Cara Nicoletti saw how books and food bring people to life. Now a butcher, cook, and talented writer, she serves up stories and recipes...
by Eric Dregni Dregni
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
I simply want to live in the place with the best food in the world. This dream led Eric Dregni to Italy, first to Milan and eventually to a small, fog-covered town to the north: Modena, the birthplace of balsamic vinegar, Ferrari, and Luciano Pavarotti. Never Trust a Thin Cook is a classic American abroad...
by Robert L. Wolke
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
“All you have to do is ask ‘why’ and open to any page. Good luck putting it down.” —Alton Brown, host of Good Eats and Iron Chef
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...
We Laugh, We Cry, We Cook
A Mom and Daughter Dish about the Food That Delights Them and the Love That Binds Them
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Becky Johnson and her daughter Rachel Randolph come from a long line of laughter. The female side of her family tree is dotted with funny storytellers, prolific authors, hospitable home cooks, and champion chatters.
In We Love, We Laugh, We Cook, Becky—a butter and bacon loving mama—and...
The New Old Bar
Classic Cocktails and Salty Snacks from The Hearty Boys
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
The New Old Bar is a collection of 200 great classic cocktail recipes that takes the fear out of entertaining and demystifies the party-throwing experience. Much more than an assortment of vintage cocktails (plus 25 terrific small dishes to enjoy while you drink them), The New Old Bar is a how-to...
Fannie Flagg's Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook
Featuring : Fried Green Tomatoes, Southern Barbecue, Banana Split Cake, and Many Other Great Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011
After the tremendous success of her novel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, and the beloved movie that followed, author Fannie Flagg received thousands of requests from all over the world asking for recipes from the little cafe of her Alabama childhood that was the model for the cafe...
Words to Eat By
Five Foods and the Culinary History of the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
You may be what you eat, but you're also what you speak, and English food words tell a remarkable story about the evolution of our language and culinary history, revealing a vital collision of cultures alive and well from the time Caesar first arrived on British shores to the present day.
Words...
by Elizabeth David
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2008
“The most incredibly sophisticated compendium of all that is good in British cooking” by the renowned author of An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (Jeremy Lee, The Guardian).
Elizabeth David presents a collection of English recipes using spices, salt, and aromatics. The book includes dishes...
The Plagiarist in the Kitchen
A Lifetime's Culinary Thefts
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
‘I adore Meades’s book . . . I want more of his rule-breaking irreverence in my kitchen.’ New York Times
‘The Plagiarist in the Kitchen is hilariously grumpy, muttering at us “Don’t you bastards know anything?” You can read it purely for literary pleasure, but Jonathan Meades...
The Untold History of Ramen
How Political Crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2014
A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen has become an international symbol of the cultural prowess of Japanese cuisine. In this highly original account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan, George Solt traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor...
Salted
A Manifesto on the World's Most Essential Mineral, with Recipes: A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
A James Beard Award–winning field guide to artisan salts, with profiles of 80 varieties and 50 recipes that showcase the versatile ingredient.
In Salted, Bitterman traces the mineral’s history, from humankind’s first salty bite to its use in modern industry to the resurgent interest in...