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Cooking the Roman Way

by David Downie

Rome is the most beloved city in Italy, if not the world. Rich in culture, art, and charm, the Eternal City is also home to some of the most delicious and accessible cooking in all of Italy. Influenced by both...

Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food

by Colman Andrews

The first-ever biography of Ferran Adrià, the chef behind Spain's renowned El Bulli restaurant, by one of the world's foremost food authorities.

Ferran Adrià is arguably the greatest culinary revolutionary...

The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking

by Mimi Sheraton

Here is the completely authentic book of German cuisine, from delicious soups to the greatest baking specialties of the world, complete with indexes and both English and German. In addition to the easy-to-follow...

A Caledonian Feast

by Annette Hope

Introduced by Clarissa Dickson Wright. Scottish cuisine reflects both the richness of the country's resources and the frugality often imposed on its inhabitants. From the ninth century to the present, from the...

Italian, My Way: More Than 150 Simple and Inspired Recipes That Breathe New Life into Italian Classics

by Jonathan Waxman & Tom Colicchio

Simple. Seasonal. Inspired.

A father of New American cuisine and mentor to chefs like Bobby Flay, Jonathan Waxman introduced a new generation to the pleasures of casual food by shining a spotlight on seasonal...

Made in Italy: Food and Stories

by Giorgio Locatelli

Giorgio Locatelli started helping out in the family restaurant at age five. He was raised in Corgeno in northern Italy, close to the Swiss border and Milan. Almost everything his family ate and drank was produced...

Julia's Kitchen Wisdom

by Julia Child

How many minutes should you cook green beans? Is it better to steam them or to boil them?

What are the right proportions for a vinaigrette?

How do you skim off fat?

What is the perfect way to roast a chicken?

Julia...

Cooking on the Lam

by Joseph Iannuzzi

Like The Mafia Cookbook, this is a cookbook with a story. It's about how Joe Dogs, whose testimony sent more high-ranking mafiosi to the slammer than that of any other federal witness, set out on a trip through...

The Mafia Cookbook: Revised and Expanded

by Joseph Iannuzzi

In The Mafia Cookbook, Joe Dogs took the quintessential Mob formula -- murder, betrayal, food -- and turned it into a bestseller, not surprisingly, since Joe Dogs's mixture of authentic Italian recipes and colorful...

Menu Del Dia: More Than 100 Classic, Authentic Recipes From Across Spain

by Rohan Daft

The menú del día is Spain's equivalent of the prix fixe menu of the bistros of France. On it are good, no-nonsense dishes that are as long on flavor and tradition as they are short on pretension and fuss....

Rosemary and Bitter Oranges: Growing Up in a Tuscan Kitchen

by Patrizia Chen

Patrizia Chen's childhood was suffused with the scent of simmering pots of cacciucco -- a local, hearty seafood stew -- and of the pittosporum blooming along the Tuscan coast. Her family's house and sumptuous...

Burgundy: A Comprehensive Guide to the Producers, Appelatio

by Robert M. Parker

Burgundy is a fitting monument to the region that is capable of producing, in Parker’s words, “the world's most majestic, glorious, and hedonistic red and white wine.”

With the publication of his classic...

The Tante Marie's Cooking School Cookbook: More Than 250 Recipes for the Passionate Home Cook

by Mary S. Risley

Have you ever read a recipe that called for artichokes and wondered just how to trim them, or wanted to learn the proper way to use a pastry bag? While most cookbooks provide home cooks with only recipes, The...

Apricots on the Nile: A Memoir with Recipes

by Colette Rossant

Cairo, 1937: French-born Colette Rossant is waiting out World War II among her father's Egyptian-Jewish relatives. From the moment she arrives at her grandparents' belle époque mansion by the Nile, the five-year-old...

Under the Table: Saucy Tales from Culinary School

by Katherine Darling

A deliciously entertaining memoir about one woman's adventures in the student kitchens of the legendary French Culinary Institute -- flavored with celebrity chefs, eccentric characters, and mouthwatering recipes...

Skinny Italian: Eat It and Enjoy It - Live La Bella Vita and Look Great, Too!

by Teresa Giudice & Heather Maclean

Eat Spaghetti and Still Fit Into Your Skinny Jeans

To many of us, "diet" is a four-letter word. And rightfully so. Starving yourself thin or keeping track of each bite like pennies in your checkbook is no way...

French Provincial Cooking

by Elizabeth David & Julia Child

First published in 1962, Elizabeth David's culinary odyssey through provincial France forever changed the way we think about food. With elegant simplicity, David explores the authentic flavors and textures of...

The Wise Guy Cookbook: My Favorite Recipes From My Life as a Goodfella to Cooking on the Run

by Henry Hill & Priscilla Davis

Recipes to make even the toughest tough guy beg for more…

Mom’s Antipasto • Sunday Gravy (Meat Sauce) • Cheater’s Chicken Stock • Striped Bass for Paulie • Fat Larry’s Pizza Dough • Henry’s...

Biba's Northern Italian Cooking

by Biba Caggiano

Italian-born Biba Caggiano takes readers under her wing with more than 200 recipes from Northern Italy-the center of great cooking. Simple-to-master recipes cover tortellini from scratch, authentic pasta sauces,...

Polish Cooking, Revised

by Marianna Heberle

For more than 20 years, Polish Cooking has given readers a taste of genuine Polish cuisine. Now, updated and revised with new information and twenty new recipes, including such favorites as Apple Pancakes, Mushroom...