Building an appetite
one book at a time
While the bright, robust flavors of Mexican cooking have tempted taste buds north of the border for decades, only recently has the country’s lesser-known street food made its way onto the American table via California and the Southwest.
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A fun and playful cookbook featuring retro, decadent, and kid-friendly mac-and-cheese recipes from the popular Oakland restaurant Homeroom.
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From how to cure meat to making preserves, from the perfect roast to accompaniments from the kitchen garden and even food from the wild, this collection encompasses all the wonderfully robust flavours and dishes that one would expect to enjoy around a well-worn kitchen table.
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This eye-catching cookbook has recipes that can be easily prepared in under an hour and includes various original facts and insights by these award-winning chefs.
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When it comes to hot dogs, Hot Doug’s owner Doug Sohn is the master of the craft. His gourmet ingredients and professionally trained culinary flair has earned him national recognition and praise.
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Here are 100 gratifying recipes for easy at-home eating and entertaining from brunch treats to soups, pizzas, pasta, and, of course, Flour’s famous cakes, tarts, and other sweet goodies.
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This lush, creative cookbook celebrates the flavor and versatility of vegetables by bringing them to the center of the table in more than 80 delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes.
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At its heart, Blazing Salads food is deli food. It’s food made to move and to be convenient but food that absolutely refuses to compromise on taste and flavour.
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Vegans and carnivores alike will delight in more than 60 comforting and seasonal vegan recipes from Seattle’s wildly popular Plum Bistro.
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From the acclaimed team behind Manhattan’s three-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park restaurant comes this deluxe cookbook showcasing the foods, ingredients, and culinary history of New York.
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The best staff meals from Danny Meyer’s acclaimed restaurants—Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Maiolino, Eleven Madison Park, The Modern, Blue Smoke, Untitled at The Whitney, and more—simple enough for any home cook’s weeknight dinners, delicious enough for the most discriminating palates.
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Canada’s first Iron Chef America Champion shares the best of his family-friendly — and award-winning — casual meals.
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French Lessons is a comprehensive guide to mastering French cooking, from classic dishes to simple and modern interpretations. Drawing on his training in the kitchens of French restaurants in Europe and Australia, North shows you that learning the right techniques opens up a whole new world of cooking.
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Close to two decades since its publication this classic book has been reissued. It is full of the recipes that have made Union Square Cafe one of the top restaurant’s in the city.
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Eddie Huang is the thirty-year-old proprietor of Baohaus—the hot East Village hangout where foodies, stoners, and students come to stuff their faces with delicious Taiwanese street food late into the night—and one of the food world’s brightest and most controversial young stars.
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The charismatic Chef Patron of The English Pig, Johnnie Mountain, shows you how to prepare and cook pork to perfection in his debut cook book Pig.
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Their are some who feel a trip to Texas simply would not be complete with out a visit to this venerable barbecue institution.
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The growing popularity of Dante Fried Chicken’s food ventures, video blogs, and parties has translated into the breakout success of his international culinary career.
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Based on Korea’s legendary condiment, Mother-in-Law’s Kimchi is taking America by storm with its vibrant, versatile balance of flavor and just the right amount of spice. Making kimchi is the next frontier for anyone who enjoys DIY food projects, and homemade kimchi is a must-have for connoisseurs of the beloved Korean pickle.
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A cookbook and wine guide celebrating the regional traditions and exciting innovations of modern Italian cooking, from San Francisco’s SPQR restaurant.
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