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The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution

The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution

by Kelsie Kerr, Patricia Curtan, Fritz Streiff, Alice Waters

Perhaps more responsible than anyone for the revolution in the way we eat, cook, and think about food, Alice Waters has “single-handedly chang<ed> the American palate” according to the New York Times . Her simple but inventive dishes focus on a passion for flavor and a reverence for locally produced, seasonal foods. With an essential repertoire of timeless, approachable recipes chosen to enhance and... (more)

Gordon Ramsay's Three Star Chef

by Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay’s no-holds-barred television persona has garnered widespread attention both stateside and abroad, but his food continues to be his greatest achievement. His passion for fresh ingredients is fully apparent in this collection of fifty classic Ramsay recipes. Describing both the restaurant methods for preparation, along with a down-to-earth guide to recreating the dishes at home, this beautifully... (more)

Come Into The Kitchen Cookbook - A Collector's Treasury Of America's Great RecipesMary And Vincent Price

Come Into The Kitchen Cookbook - A Collector's Treasury Of America's Great Recipes

by Mary And Vincent Price

Julie and Julia

My Year of Cooking Dangerously

by Julie Powell

Nearing 30 and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell resolved to reclaim her life by cooking, in the span of a single year, every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Her unexpected reward: not just a newfound respect for calves' livers and aspic, but a new life--lived with gusto.

Fiji Indian Chef

by Jane Tara Nutta-Singh

A Day at elBulli

by Ferran Adria

Book Description A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria reveals for the first time the creative process, innovative philosophy and extraordinary techniques of the multi-award-winning restaurant, elBulli, and its legendary head chef, Ferran Adria. Situated on a remote beach on the northeast coast of Spain, elBulli is famous for being the ultimate pilgrimage site for... (more)

NERO WOLFE: TOO MANY WOMEN

by Rex Stout

Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand

Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand

by Alex Kapranos

The lead singer of the acclaimed, platinum-selling group Franz Ferdinand takes readers on a rock-and-roll culinary adventure around the world The extremely successful band Franz Ferdinand has millions of fans around the globe, and the group's frequent tours bring its members not only to a wide variety of places but also face to face with a wide range of food. Here, lead singer Alex Kapranos collects his... (more)

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

by Anthony Bourdain

When Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote "Don't Eat Before You Read This" in The New Yorker, he spared no one's appetite, revealing what goes on behind the kitchen door.In Kitchen Confidential, he expanded that appetizer into a deliciously funny, delectable shocking banquet that lays out his 25 years of sex, drugs, and haute cuisine. From his first oyster in the Gironde to the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop... (more)

The Best Of Cooking Light

by Editors of Cooking Light Magazine

Here’s great news for cooks who love creating fabulous meals with fewer calories and far less fat. Now, from the world’s largest epicurean magazine comes its biggest collection of gourmet-inspired, easy-to-prepare, and health-conscious recipes ever. Spanning 17 years, The Best of Cooking Light features more than 500 of the editors’ hand-picked favorites.

The Man Who Ate Everything

by Jeffrey Steingarten

Winner of the Julia Child Book Award A James Beard Book Award Finalist When Jeffrey Steingarten was appointed food critic for Vogue , he systematically set out to overcome his distaste for such things as kimchi, lard, Greek cuisine, and blue food. He succeeded at all but the last: Steingarten is "fairly sure that God meant the color blue mainly for food that has gone bad." In this impassioned,... (more)

The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthy Recipes from Homestyle Favorites to Restaurant Classics

The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthy Recipes from Homestyle Favorites to Restaurant Classics

by Editors of The Diabetic Gourmet magazine

Scrumptious, healthy, crowd-pleasing recipes for people with diabetes and their loved ones The editors of Diabetic Gourmet Magazine understand that although people with diabetes must carefully monitor their eating habits, they still crave their favorite sweets and savory dishes. Now, with this all-new collection of healthy recipes that are perfect for everyday meals as well as for entertaining, you can enjoy... (more)

The Buenos Aires Quintet (Five Star Fiction S.)

The Buenos Aires Quintet (Five Star Fiction S.)

by Manuel Va?zquez Montalba?n

"The most metaphysical gumshoe on the streets."- The Times When Pepe Carvalho's uncle asks him to find his son RaÃºl in Buenos Aires, Pepe is reluctant. All he knows about Argentina is "tango, Maradona, and the disappeared," and he has no desire to find out more. But family is family, and soon Carvalho is in Buenos Aires, getting more caught up in Argentina's troubled past than is good for anybody.

Cooking 1-2-3: 500 Fabulous Three-Ingredient Recipes (1-2-3 Cookbook)

Cooking 1-2-3: 500 Fabulous Three-Ingredient Recipes (1-2-3 Cookbook)

by Rozanne Gold

This comprehensive volume contains the very best recipes from Gold's award-winning 1-2-3 cookbook series, featuring exquisitely simple dishes, each made with only three ingredients. Designed to make everyday cooking effortless, this definitive tome contains 500 recipes, including 150 brand new ones and hundreds of new recipe ideas. Gold is known as the "diva of simplicity," and her singular approach focuses on... (more)

The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Learning, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School

The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Learning, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School

by Kathleen Flinn

In 2003, Kathleen Flinn was a thirty-six-year-old American in London who felt trapped in corporate middle management - until her boss eliminated her job while she was on vacation. Ignoring her mother's advice that she find another job immediately or "never get hired anywhere ever again," Flinn cleared out her savings and moved to Paris to pursue a dream - a diploma from the venerable Le Cordon Bleu... (more)

Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous

by Esther Blum

From Esther Blum, an expert nutritionist at Dr. Perricone's flagship Manhattan store, comes the breakthrough news that, yes, you can eat and drink what you love and still look and feel gorgeous. Esther reveals the secrets to beautiful skin, a fantastic figure, and peace of mind all while living the good life. It's about knowing how to make the right choices: Which cocktails cause the least damage is a Merlot... (more)

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