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Bourbon
The Evolution of Kentucky Whiskey
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2011
Think of Kentucky and several images come to mind: sports, bluegrass, Churchill Downs, and yes, bourbon. There is a sobering reality in that bourbon has made the greatest impact among those industries that best symbolize the state. Kentucky bourbon is distinguished from others for its secret family...
by Craig Gravina, Alan McLeod
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
The Upper Hudson Valley has a long and full-bodied brewing tradition. Arriving in the 1600s, the Dutch established the area as a brewing center, a trend that continued well into the eighteenth century despite two devastating wars. The Erie Canal helped develop Albany into a beer capital of North America--"Albany...
Dangerous Digestion
The Politics of American Dietary Advice
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Throughout American history, ingestion (eating) has functioned as a metaphor for interpreting and imagining this society and its political systems. Discussions of American freedom itself are pervaded with ingestive metaphors of choice (what to put in) and control (what to keep out). From the country’s...
Vintage Beer
A Taster's Guide to Brews That Improve over Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
2014 Gold Medal Winner from the North American Guild of Beer Writers for Best Beer Book
Like good wine, certain beers can be aged under the right conditions to enhance and change their flavors in interesting and delicious ways. Good candidates for cellaring are either strong, sour, or smoked beers,...
The Essential Oyster
A Salty Appreciation of Taste and Temptation
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
From Rowan Jacobsen, America's go-to expert, the author of the trailblazing A Geography of Oysters, comes the ultimate oyster guide--a gorgeous, full-color, must-have book.
A decade ago, Rowan Jacobsen wrote a book called A Geography of Oysters that celebrated the romance of oysters, the primal...
Pumpkin
The Curious History of an American Icon
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Why do so many Americans drive for miles each autumn to buy a vegetable that they are unlikely to eat? While most people around the world eat pumpkin throughout the year, North Americans reserve it for holiday pies and other desserts that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. They decorate...
The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook
A Guide to the World's Best Teas
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2012
AROUND THE WORLD IN A TEACUP
Did you know that tea is the most widely consumed beverage on the planet after water? Or that all of the world’s tea originates from only three varieties of a single plant? While a cup of tea may be a simple pleasure for most of us, there are a dizzying number of tastes...
La cucina trevigiana
Storia e ricette
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Quest’opera di Maffioli, è testimonianza d’amore per questa nobile terra, e soprattutto un punto di riferimento autorevole e ineguagliabile, la cui importanza può essere colta da ognuno quando si pensi che Treviso e la sua Marca sono divenute la città e la provincia gastronomicamente al primo...
Outlander Kitchen
The Official Outlander Companion Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
**Take a bite out of Diana Gabaldon’s New York Times bestselling Outlander novels, the inspiration for the hit Starz series, with this immersive official cookbook from OutlanderKitchen founder Theresa Carle-Sanders!
“If you thought Scottish cuisine was all porridge and haggis washed down...
by Edward Moritz
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of the home-brewing enthusiast. An expert on the subject writes a comprehensive guide to the mashing and sparging processes. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
The Secret Life of Beer!
Exposed: Legends, Lore & Little-Known Facts
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2014
Beer has inspired, influenced, and excited human beings for thousands of years and Alan D. Eames, the certified “king of beer,” has traveled the world uncovering The Secret Life of Beer. In this book, he reveals untold stories, lore, and references to beer in poetry, song, literature, and history....
Bend Beer
A History of Brewing in Central Oregon
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
With more breweries per capita than any other Oregon city, Bend is a beer mecca. Prior to Prohibition, the state had a burgeoning brewing industry and plenty of saloons to cater to the needs of the hardy frontiersmen who settled Central Oregon. The teetotaling '20s brought all that to a screeching halt....
Drink Beer, Think Beer
Getting to the Bottom of Every Pint
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
From an award-winning journalist and beer expert, a thoughtful and witty guide to understanding and enjoying beer
Right here, right now is the best time in the history of mankind to be a beer drinker. America now has more breweries than at any time since prohibition, and globally, beer culture...
by Jim Chevallier
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Original eighteenth century recipes - most newly translated from French - selected to match a "model meal" given in a classic period cookbook. Recipes appear for the three services:FIRST SERVICE (Soups and entrees)- CENTERPIECE: Oille- SIX ENTREES:Terrine of partridge with cabbage~Terrine of...