Food Writing category: 1790 books
by Jen Agg
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
“A terrific, beautifully written, frank, and funny memoir, and a compelling argument for pulling down the long outdated system of ‘bro’ culture that has dominated the industry since what feels like the beginning of time.” —Anthony Bourdain
From the moment she opened her first bar,...
Murder on the Menu
On the French Riviera
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
War-hero, huckster, showman and womanizer extraordinaire, Frenchman André Surmain has defied the critics and pulled off something really quite remarkable - forging a reputation for the Lutèce as the finest restaurant not just in New York but in the whole of the United States. “What...
by Betty Crocker
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Three times a day, and sometimes more, everyone asks themselves, "What can I serve that my family and friends will enjoy?"
This classic cook book from General Mills icon Betty Crocker answers the call with quick and easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. Whether you ae planning...
The Best Cook in the World
Tales from My Momma's Table
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
A New York Times bestseller
Part cookbook, part memoir, The Best Cook in the World is Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Bragg’s loving tribute to the South, his family and, especially, to his extraordinary mother. Here are irresistible stories and recipes from across generations. They come, skillet...
The Bagel
The Surprising History of a Modest Bread
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
A “scrumptious little book” about the cultural and historical background of this humble and hearty treat (The New York Times).
If smoked salmon and cream cheese bring only one thing to mind, you can count yourself among the world’s millions of bagel mavens. But few people are aware of...
Stirring It Up with Molly Ivins
A Memoir with Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
You probably knew Molly Ivins as an unabashed civil libertarian who used her rapier wit and good ole Texas horse sense to excoriate political figures she deemed unworthy of our trust and respect. But did you also know that Molly was one helluva cook? And we're not just talking chili and chicken-fried...
by Frederick J. Furnivall
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2017
This collection, first published in 1868, includes: John Russell's Boke of Nurture, c. 1460 Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of Keruynge, 1513; The Boke of Curtasye, c. 1460; R. Weste's Booke of Demeanor, 1619; Seager's Schoole of Vertue, 1557; The Babees Book, 1475; Aristotle's ABC, 1430; Urbanitatis, c. 1460;...
The One Taste of Truth
Zen and the Art of Drinking Tea
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
Traditionally in China and Japan, drinking a cup of tea was an opportunity for contemplation, meditation, and an elevation of mind and spirit. Here, renowned translator William Scott Wilson distills what is singular and precious about this traditional tea culture, and he explores the fascinating connection...
by Samuel Pepys
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
As well as being the most celebrated diarist of all time, Samuel Pepys was also a hearty drinker, eater and connoisseur of epicurean delights, who indulged in every pleasure seventeenth-century London had to offer.
Whether he is feasting on barrels of oysters, braces of carps, larks' tongues...
Don't Try This at Home
Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2008
From Gabrielle Hamilton on hiring a blind line cook to Michel Richard on rescuing a wrecked cake to Eric Ripert on being the clumsiest waiter in the room, these behind-the-scenes accounts are as wildly entertaining as they are revealing. With a great, new piece by Jamie Oliver, Don't Try This at Home...
The Gigantic Meat And Fish Cookbook: Delicious Recipes For Every Taste
The Home Cook Collection, #5
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Everyone deserves to treat themselves to a beautiful meal...especially you! I’ve included some of the most delicious meat and fish recipes for breakfast and brunch, lunch and dinner, including recipes for soups, salads, pastas, casseroles and roasts so you can indulge yourself and all the gods and...
The Cooking Club Cookbook
Six Friends Show You How to Bake, Broil, and Bond
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
The Cooking Club Cookbook is the story of how six friends learned to cook, the meals they created, and the fun they had along the way. Filled with tales of broken broccoli Christmas trees and seduce-me steaks, this book is at once an easy-to-follow guide to starting a cooking club, a collection of...
A Meatloaf in Every Oven
Two Chatty Cooks, One Iconic Dish and Dozens of Recipes - from Mom's to Mario Batali's
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
The definitive guide to an American classic though the lens of New York Times journalists Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer's culinary friendship.
Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer share a passion for meatloaf and have been exchanging recipes via phone, email, text and instant message for...
Speakeasy
The Employees Only Guide to Classic Cocktails Reimagined
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Time-honored cocktails like the New York Sour and the Sidecar were born during the era of Prohibition, the blessedly bygone social experiment that turned drinking into an underground adventure. In those days, hard beverage options were usually made with homemade hooch and flavorings of dubious origin...