Smart Casual
Smart Casual will transport readers to restaurants around the country to learn the secrets to their success and popularity. It is certain to give foodies and restaurant-goers something delectable to chew on.
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Wisconsin Supper Clubs
A meal at a traditional supper club isn’t like going out to dinner at your average chain restaurant. The supper club experience honors a time when sitting down to eat was a special occasion that lasted all evening.
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Russ & Daughters
The former owner/proprietor of the beloved appetizing store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side tells the delightful, mouthwatering story of an immigrant family’s journey from a pushcart in 1907 to “New York’s most hallowed shrine to the miracle of caviar, smoked salmon, ethereal herring, and silken chopped liver” (The New York Times Magazine).
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Cheese and Culture
A comprehensive look at the 9,000-year history of cheese, the ways in which it has shaped civilization, and what it can tell us about the future of food.
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Daughter of Heaven
In this powerful, touching memoir of a critically acclaimed Chinese-American writer, taste becomes the keeper of memory and food the keeper of culture …
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Sherbet and Spice
This is much more than Turkish delight and baklava. A fascinating an informative look into the history and traditions that have made Turkish confectionery as delicious as it is. It makes one appreciate these delicacies all that much more.
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Dinner with Churchill
A friend once said of Churchill: “He is a man of simple tastes; he is quite easily satisfied with the best of
everything.”
Creamy and Crunchy
A biography of sorts for a long time resident of the American kitchen and psyche.
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Thomas Jefferson’s Creme Brulee
A fascinating look into the origins of French food in America.
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Appetite for Life
A well researched and in depth look at the life of America’s Grand Dame of Cooking.
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As Always, Julia
Insights into a endearing friendship that help to create an American masterpiece.
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My Life in France
A charming book, told in her own words, that captures the love and affection that Julia Child had for France and the influences that France had on her.
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Milk
How did an animal product that spoils easily, carries disease, and causes digestive trouble for many of its consumers become a near-universal symbol of modern nutrition?
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Hearthside Cooking
For cooks who want to experience a link to culinary history, Hearthside Cooking is a treasure trove of early American delights.
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Eat the City
New York is not a city for growing and manufacturing food. It’s a money and real estate city, with less naked earth and industry than high-rise glass and concrete.
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Lard The Lost Art of Cooking with Your Grandmothers Secret Ingredient
Lard is the key to the wonders that came from Grandma’s kitchen, and with lard, you can turn out stellar Beef Wellington, Bierocks, or crispy Southern Fried Chicken.
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A Feast of Ice and Fire
Ever wonder what it’s like to attend a feast at Winterfell? Wish you could split a lemon cake with Sansa Stark, scarf down a pork pie with the Night’s Watch, or indulge in honeyfingers with Daenerys Targaryen? George R. R. Martin’s bestselling saga A Song of Ice and Fire and the runaway hit HBO series Game of Thrones are renowned for bringing Westeros’s sights and sounds to vivid life. But one important ingredient has always been missing: the mouthwatering dishes that form the backdrop of this extraordinary world. Now, fresh out of the series that redefined fantasy, comes the cookbook that may just redefine dinner . . . and lunch, and breakfast.
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