Food Writing category: 1790 books
by Jon Milan, Gail Offen
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
What is an iconic Ann Arbor restaurant? Ask anyone who has ever spent time there as a student, traveler, or "townie," and they are likely to name several favorites in an instant. From debating the best place to celebrate or console on football Saturdays to deciding where to eat after the bars close,...
Colonial Spirits
A Toast to Our Drunken History
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
In Colonial Spirits, Steven Grasse presents a historical manifesto on drinking, including 50 colonial era– inspired cocktail recipes. The book features a rousing timeline of colonial imbibing and a cultural overview of a dizzying number of drinks: beer, rum and punch; temperance drinks; liqueurs...
by Various Authors
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
This volume contains a collection of articles on mead production, with information on its history, development, equipment, methodology, and much more besides. Complete with interesting information and a wealth of insightful, practicable tips, this guide will appeal to discerning brewers and enthusiasts,...
Moonshine
A Celebration of America's Original Rebel Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
White lightning . . . XXX . . . Firewater.
Whatever you call it, moonshine is America’s original rebel spirit.
This ultimate must-have for aspiring moonshine connoisseurs, boozy history buffs, and party seekers everywhere is a buzz-worthy ride through moonshine’s legendary history. From its...
by Audrey Shulman
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
This “sweet indulgence for your mind, heart, and tastebuds” follows a woman who thought searching for love should be a piece of cake . . . (Molly Tarlov, MTV’s Awkward).
Meeting Mr. Right is never easy. And in a big city like Los Angeles, it’s even harder. So, after years of fruitless...
by Liza Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2008
Elisabeth Page is the daughter of Ben Page, yes, that's right, THE world famous novelist. And yes, she's also the sister of Rascal Page, world famous novelist in his own right. So what does Elisabeth do? Much to her family's disappointment, Elisabeth is a pastry chef. And a pretty damn good one, at...
Spice & Soul
Spice & Soul, #1
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2014
Tristan Bell is a driven, ambitious chef. When a new position opens up at Toulouse, the French restaurant where he works, he's not going to let anything hold him back from getting the promotion - not even if Toulouse's head chef doesn't think Tristan has what it takes.
Tristan is sure he has...
My Dining Hell
Twenty Ways to Have a Lousy Night Out
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
I have been a restaurant critic for over a decade, written reviews of well over 700 establishments, and if there is one thing I have learned it is that people like reviews of bad restaurants. No, scratch that. They adore them, feast upon them like starving vultures who have spotted fly-blown carrion...
by Andrew Todhunter
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Awarded three stars by Michelin, Taillevent is one of the finest restaurants in the world. Todhunter spent several months working in its kitchen in preparation for the divine experience of eating a five-hour meal in the nineteenth-century dining room. From the amuse-bouche (a warm cheese puff to “amuse...
“My Official” Carolinas’ Sea Islands Gullah Cookbook
Representing History and Foods of the Carolinas’ Sea Islands
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
The Gullah Cookbook highlights the early and present-day popular delectable dishes collected from South and North Carolinians, who were sea islanders and descendants of ex-slaves. In the cookbook, the author highlights history representing ex-slaves.
Meat: A Love Story
Pasture to Plate, A Search for the Perfect Meal
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
After working undercover at a slaughterhouse for an exposé on meat processing, Susan Bourette resolved to go completely vegetarian. She lasted approximately five weeks. Dissatisfied with tofu and lentils, Susan began her quest for the perfect meat- one she could enjoy without guilt.
With a...
Blue Trout and Black Truffles
The Peregrinations of an Epicure
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
There were, and still are, great restaurants all over Europe, but the greater part of Blue Trout and Black Truffles is devoted to the eatingplaces and vineyards of France. It is a vicarious experience to read about the culinary wonders of the notable establishments of another era that have become...
by Ella E. Myers
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Published in Philadelphia in 1876, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection provides information about recipes and other cultural information from the 100 years between 1776 and 1876, divided into four sections: Cookery, Medical Department, Farming and Agriculture, and Events, and...
Godforsaken Grapes
A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
There are nearly 1,400 known varieties of wine grapes in the world—from altesse to zierfandler—but 80 percent of the wine we drink is made from only 20 grapes. In Godforsaken Grapes, Jason Wilson looks at how that came to be and embarks on a journey to discover what we miss.
Stemming from...