Food Writing category: 1790 books
by Sophie D. Coe, Michael D. Coe
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
“A beautifully written . . . and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from the Olmecs to present-day developments.”—Chocolatier
This delightful tale of one of the world’s favorite foods draws on botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history...
Knives & Ink
Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes)
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
From the authors of Pen & Ink--New York Times bestselling illustrator Wendy MacNaughton and BuzzFeed books editor Isaac Fitzgerald--the stories behind the tattoos that chefs proudly wear, with their signature recipes.
Winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals [IACP]...
by Michael Reid
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Winner of the Open Table Diner's Choice award for 2015, M is two restaurants in one. With RAW and GRILL side by side, and open from early morning until midnight every day, M venues offers diners endless opportunities, and this exciting new cookbook presents them both.
With RAW, M is informal...
Turning the Tables
Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880-1920
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2011
In the nineteenth century, restaurants served French food to upper-class Americans with aristocratic pretensions, but by the turn of the century, even the best restaurants cooked ethnic and American foods for middle-class urbanites. In Turning the Tables, Andrew P. Haley examines how the transformation...
May We Suggest
Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
An exploration of all aspects of the menu and how it affects every part of the restaurant and dining experience
Geared toward the average restaurant consumer
Not an industry how-to manual: firsthand fieldwork combined with first-person narrative makes this a first-of-its kind look at an everyday item
Author...
Harvey Houses of Kansas
Historic Hospitality from Topeka to Syracuse
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
Starting in Kansas, Fred Harvey's iconic Harvey House was the first to set the standard for fine dining and hospitality across the rugged Southwest. In 1876, the first of Harvey's depot restaurants opened in Topeka, followed just a few years later by the first combination hotel and restaurant in Florence....
by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Iowa's delectable cuisine is quintessentially midwestern, grounded in its rich farming heritage and spiced with diverse ethnic influences. Classics like fresh sweet corn and breaded pork tenderloins are found on menus and in home kitchens across the state. At the world-famous Iowa State Fair, a dizzying...
Cooking for Gracie
The Making of a Parent from Scratch
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
A touching, insightful and uplifting memoir, complete with more than 40 recipes, that recounts a year in the life of a new parent learning to cook for three.
Keith Dixon’s passion was cooking. For years, he sustained himself through difficult days by dreaming about the lavish recipes he was...
Nine Lives
A Chef's Journey from Chaos to Control
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
A rising young chef lays bare his gripping story of culinary triumphs, consuming drug addictions, and his continuing quest to stay on top while staying sober
At twenty-six years old, Brandon Baltzley was poised for his star turn as the opening chef at Chicago’s hotspot Tribute. People called...
Treme: The Cookbook
In The Kitchen with the Stars of the Award-Winning HBO Series
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Inspired by David Simon's award-winning HBO series Treme, this celebration of the culinary spirit of post-Katrina New Orleans features recipes and tributes from the characters, real and fictional, who highlight the Crescent City's rich foodways. From chef Janette Desautel's own Crawfish Ravioli and...
A Southerly Course
Recipes and Stories from Close to Home: A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
In the highly anticipated follow-up to her bestselling Screen Doors & Sweet Tea, Martha Hall Foose shares recipes and stories that are even closer to her home and heart.
A Southerly Course delves deep into Mississippi Delta flavors and foodways, where Martha finds inspiration in local ingredients—from...
by Nigel Slater
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON AWARDS BEST FOOD BOOK 2018 From the BBC1 presenter and bestselling author of Eat, The Kitchen Diaries and Toast comes a new book featuring everything you need for the winter solstice. The Christmas Chronicles is the story of Nigel Slater’s love for winter, the scent...
Pie
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Apple pie. Pumpkin pie. Shepherd’s pie. Chicken potpie. Sweet or savory, pies are beloved; everyone has a favorite. Yet despite its widespread appeal there has never been a book devoted to this humble dish—until now.
Janet Clarkson in Pie illustrates how what was...
by Agnes Jekyll
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Whether extolling the merits of a cheerful breakfast tray, conjuring up a winter picnic of figs and mulled wine, sharing delicious Tuscan recipes, or suggesting a last-minute pre-theatre dinner, the sparkling writings of the society hostess and philanthropist Agnes Jekyll describe food for every imaginable...