Cooking / Gastronomy

The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World

by Lynn Alley

Although the slow cooker has experienced a renaissance over the past several years, the discriminating cook is still hard-pressed to find slow cooker recipes worthy of serving at a dinner party—recipes...

The Frugal Foodie Cookbook

by Alanna Kaufman & Alex Small

"Grilled Peach & Shrimp Crostini

Colorful Risotto-Stuffed Peppers

Butternut Squash & Apple Soup

Cooking great meals at home doesn't have to cost a fortune. Written by two foodies who refused to let their eat-in...

The Foie Gras Wars

by Mark Caro

In announcing that he had stopped serving the fattened livers of force-fed ducks and geese at his world-renowned restaurant, influential chef Charlie Trotter heaved a grenade into a simmering food fight, and...

Everyday Gourmet: A Memoir

by James Doig & Bonnie Clark

YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME...as gourmand and gourmet author William Maltese proves in this charming memoir, wherein he reminiscences about his first-time encounters with thirty of his favorite menu...

The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Volume II: Regional Comfort-Food Classics

by Lynn Alley & Leo Gong

With its emphasis on quality ingredients, nuanced global flavors, and sumptuous presentation, the original GOURMET SLOW COOKER inspired discerning home cooks to dust off-and fall in love with-their slow cookers...

Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate

by Richard Blais & Tom Colicchio

From Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars winner Richard Blais comes his very cool debut cookbook for home cooks looking to up their game with more excitement in the kitchen. This is accessible and fun, and includes...

The Meatloaf Bakery Cookbook: Comfort Food with a Twist

by Cynthia Kallile

"Some of the best and most gratifying food in town." --Michelin Guide Chicago 2012

"Cynthia Kallile rethinks the comfort-food classic with recipes like her chorizo-spiked El Loafo del Fuego." --Food & Wine

"Unless...

The Paley's Place Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from the Pacific Northwest

by Vitaly Paley, Kimberly Paley & John Valls

Nestled in a converted Victorian in Portland's trendy Northwest District, Paley's Place Bistro and Bar has been serving Vitaly Paley's creative, beautifully executed cooking for over a decade. Co-owner Kimberly...

Bobbie's Organic Planet: How to Buy Local and Cook Global

by Bobbie Williamson

Bobbie Williamson combines her years of international cuisine preparation with advice from the Edgar Cayce readings to help you create healthful, delicious meals that you, your family, and your body will love....

Southern Comfort: A New Take on the Recipes We Grew Up With

by Allison Vines-Rushing & Slade Rushing

The much-anticipated debut cookbook from two of the most admired and innovative young chefs in the South, with 100 recipes featuring their refined, classically-inspired takes on the traditional Southern food...

100 Ways to Be Pasta: Perfect Pasta Recipes from Gangivecchio

by Giovanna Tornabene & Wanda Tornabene

For us, pasta is more than just a food. It is part of our histories. It is a good friend, a member of the family. It is something we love . . . When Italians offer a plate of pasta to friends or strangers, we...

Gourmet Gifts: 100 Delicious Recipes for Every Occasion to Make Yourself and Wrap with Style

by Dinah Corley

100 Delicious Recipes for Every Occasion to Make Yourself and Wrap with Style - in full color

Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours

by Dorie Greenspan & Alan Richardson

Three hundred recipes from the author's French kitchen and those of her French friends and French artisans, plus tips and stories.

Gourmet Vegetarian Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World

by Lynn Alley

The Gourmet Slow Cooker and The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Volume II showed home cooks everywhere that a slow cooker is perfectly capable of turning out meals that are sophisticated enough to serve to guests. It’s...

Cooking Off the Clock: Recipes from My Downtime

by Elizabeth Falkner

A wide-ranging collection of recipes for home cooks from celebrated chef, restaurant owner, and pastry pioneer Elizabeth Falkner.

Peek inside the off-hours culinary mind of one of America’s top chefs with...

In My Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Discoveries for Passionate Cooks

by Ted Allen

A cookbook for people who love to cook

As host of Food Network’s hit show Chopped, Ted Allen presides in pinstripes and sneakers while chefs scramble to cook with mystery ingredients. But at home, Ted is...

Very Fond of Food: A Year in Recipes

by Sophie Dahl

Bestselling author Sophie Dahl offers up 100 wholesome recipes for health-minded home cooks who yearn for a bit of indulgence in her gorgeous second cookbook. Favoring natural sweeteners, minimal meat, and abundant...

The Gourmet Toaster Oven: Simple and Sophisticated Meals for the Busy Cook

by Lynn Alley & Joyce Oudkerk Pool

Simple and Sophisticated Meals for the Busy Cook

In Lynn Alley’s kitchen, toaster ovens aren’t just for browning bagels or warming up frozen pizzas. The best-selling author of The Gourmet Slow Cooker has...

The Everything Easy Gourmet Cookbook

by Nicole Alper

You don't have to travel the world over to bring the taste of gourmet cooking home. Packed with more than 250 tantalizing recipes from continents near and far, The Everything Easy Gourmet Cookbook lets you serve...

Basic to Brilliant, Y'all: 150 Refined Southern Recipes and Ways to Dress Them Up for Company

by Virginia Willis & Anne Willan

A follow-up to the author’s acclaimed Bon Appétit, Y’all, featuring 150 recipes that combine Southern flavors with time-honored French technique, and include a sophisticated variation that kicks each dish...