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Shaken and Stirred

by William L. Hamilton

William L. Hamilton loves a good gimlet. Rose's and lime. Straight up. Perfectly iced. Make the glass pretty too. "It ruined my reputation for thinking before I speak," he writes of that love. "I accept the...


Alice, Let's Eat: Further Adventures of a Happy Eater

by Calvin Trillin

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Calvin Trillin's Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin.

“Trillin is our funniest food writer. He writes with charm, freedom, and a rare respect for language.”

New...


Breakfast: A History

by Heather Arndt Anderson

From corn flakes to pancakes, Breakfast: A History explores this “most important meal of the day” as a social and gastronomic phenomenon. It explains how and why the meal emerged, what is eaten commonly...


Joe: The Coffee Book

by Jonathan Rubinstein & Steve Pool

Through explanations of how exemplary coffee is produced (along with the actual brewing techniques used to create great coffee at home), this fully illustrated book will provide the reader with all of the tools...


How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun: Accidental Discoveries and Unexpected Inspirations That Shape What We Eat and Drink

by Josh Chetwynd & David Cole Wheeler

Sometimes it’s neither art nor science that serves as the origins of the everyday kitchen and food items that we take for granted today. Sometimes, as Josh Chetwynd shows us in How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun...


The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution

by Tom Acitelli

Charting the birth and growth of craft beer across the United States, Tom Acitelli offers an epic, story-driven account of one of the most inspiring and surprising American grassroots movements. In 1975, there...


The Literary Gourmet: Menus From Masterpieces

by Linda Wolfe

A unique cookbook for the avid reader, the award-winning Literary Gourmet has become an underground culinary classic. One of the first American works to anthologize dining scenes from literary masterpieces,...


The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook: A Guide to the World's Best Teas

by Mary Lou Heiss & Robert J. Heiss

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...


Hay Fever: How Chasing a Dream on a Vermont Farm Changed My Life

by Angela Miller & Ralph Gardner Jr.

The compelling, funny story of a high-powered professional’s life-changing journey from Manhattan big cheese to Vermont goat cheesemaker

In the tradition of food memoirs like Under the Tuscan Sun and A Year...


Pepper: A History of the World's Most Influential Spice

by Marjorie Shaffer

Filled with anecdotes and fascinating information, "a spicy read indeed." (Mark Pendergrast, author of Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How it Transformed the World)

 

The perfect companion to Mark...


Hungry for Peace: How You Can Help End Poverty and War with Food Not Bombs

by Keith McHenry

The de facto how-to manual of the international Food Not Bombs movement, which provides free food to the homeless and hungry and has branches in countries on every continent except Antarctica, this book describes...


The Empire of Tea

by MacFarlane Alan & MacFarlane Iris

"[An] unfailingly informative history of tea... An absorbing read."-Kirkus

From Darjeeling to Lapsang Souchon, from India to Japan-a fresh, concise, world-encompassing exploration of the way tea has shaped...


Fat-Back & Molasses

by Ivan Jesperson

Fat-back & Molasses is a collection of favourite old recipes from Newfoundland & Labrador. In addition to the homespun recipes, this book contains sketches and stories that also give a deep insight into the...


The Old Fashioned: An Essential Guide to the Original Whiskey Cocktail

by Albert W. A. Schmid & John Peter Laloganes

American tavern owners caused a sensation in the late eighteenth century when they mixed sugar, water, bitters, and whiskey and served the drink with rooster feather stirrers. The modern version of this "original...


Romancing the Stove: Celebrated Recipes and Delicious Fun for Every Kitchen Goddess

by Margie Lapanja & Andrew Smith

A lively and delectable tribute to the sensuous arts of cooking, loving, and living, Romancing the Stove is sure to stir the senses, and tickle the taste buds! Combining crowd-pleasing original recipes, mythology,...


Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India

by Madhur Jaffrey

Whether acclaimed food writer Madhur Jaffrey was climbing the mango trees in her grandparents' orchard in Delhi or picnicking in the Himalayan foothills on meatballs stuffed with raisins and mint, tucked into...


Chocolate: The British Chocolate Industry

by Paul Chrystal & Joe Dickinson

Kit Kat, Turkish Delight, Creme Egg, Rolo and All Gold are as much a part of British life as were the companies that made them and which led the chocolate revolution in the nineteenth century: Rowntree's, Fry's,...


Honey, Olives, Octopus: Adventures at the Greek Table

by Christopher Bakken & Mollie Katzen

Combining the best of memoir, travel literature, and food writing, Christopher Bakken delves into one of the most underappreciated cuisines in Europe in this rollicking celebration of the Greek table. He explores...


Poor Man's Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking

by Elissa Altman

From James Beard Award-winning writer Elissa Altman comes a story that marries wit to warmth, and flavor to passion. Born and raised in New York to a food-phobic mother and food-fanatical father, Elissa was...


The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide

by Mary Lou Heiss & Robert J. Heiss

Whether it's a delicate green tea or a bracing Assam black, a cup of tea is a complex brew of art and industry, tradition and revolution, East and West. In this sweeping tour through the world of tea, veteran...