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Like the savory, simple dishes she favored, M. F. K. Fisher's writing was often "short, stylish, concentrated in flavor, and varied in form", writes Joan Reardon in her introduction to this eclectic, lively collection. Magazine writing launched and helped to sustain Fisher's long, illustrious career and in these 57 pieces, we experience again the inimitable voice of the woman widely known to have elevated food writing to a literary art.

From one of our most interesting literary figures – former editor of Granta, former fiction editor at The New Yorker, acclaimed author of Among the Thugs – a sharp, funny, exuberant, close-up account of his headlong plunge into the life of a professional cook. Expanding on his James Beard...

“Not since Michael Pollan has such a powerful storyteller emerged to reform American food.” —The Washington Post “Dan Barber's tales are engaging, funny and delicious . . . The Third Plate serves as a brilliant culinary manifesto with a message as obvious as it is overlooked. . . . It's...

The Home Distiller's Workbook tackles the often misunderstood and misrepresented world of moonshine and distillation and reduces them to such simple concepts that even a first time "Shiner" can understand. The HDW will introduce you to the three basic steps in making your own artisan-crafted...

Sasha Martin set herself a rather ambitious goal: to cook - and eat - her way around the world, with 196 recipes from196 countries in 196 weeks. Enter Global Table Adventure, a project that proves to be more than just a culinary challenge as Sasha attempts to navigate the vicissitudes of marriage, motherhood, and life's failures and successes, all inextricably linked to her troubled past.

Bloomsbury presents Midnight Chicken written and read by Ella Risbridger. _________________ Winner of the Guild of Food Writers General Cookbook Award 2020 _________________ ‘A manual for living and a declaration of hope’ – Nigella Lawson ‘Beautiful, life-affirming memoir with recipes...

In Eat Up, Ruby Tandoh celebrates the fun and pleasure of food, taking a look at everything from gluttons and gourmets in the movies to the symbolism of food and sex. She will arm you against the fad diets, food crazes and bad science that can make eating guilt-laden and expensive, drawing eating inspiration from influences as diverse as Roald Dahl, Nora Ephron and Gemma from TOWIE. Filled with straight-talking, sympathetic advice on everything from mental health to recipe ideas and shopping tips, this is an audiobook that clears away the fog, to help you fall back in love with food....

Every home cook has thoughts on the right and wrong ways to use spices. These beliefs are passed down in family recipes and pronounced by television chefs, but where do such ideas come from? Many are little better than superstition, and most serve only to reinforce a cook's sense of superiority or cover for their insecurities. It doesn't have to be this way. These notes On Spice come from three generations of a family in the spice trade, and dozens upon dozens of their collected spice guides and stories. 

A fascinating window into America's past via one of our favorite foods. There is no humbler food than bread, none easier to take for granted. So ancient that it shows up in prehistoric sites, bread is still full of surprises. Heirloom grains and artisan loaves fetch top dollar, while home bakers...

From the author of The Natural Mother of the Child, an exquisite memoir about an amateur home cook's hard and fast descent into an obsession with food celebrities, including Dessert Person Claire Saffitz, Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman, Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond, and Ina Garten, the Barefoot...

The complete history of the legendary Venice landmark where Hemingway, Welles, and others were regulars. A meeting place for writers, artists, models, and the stars of stage, screen, and corporate boardrooms, a luxurious restaurant whose fabulous concoctions and timeless decor have often been imitated but never matched, Harry’s Bar in Venice has remained one of the world’s most renowned watering holes for more than 60 years.

In a tale replete with scandal and opulence, Luke Barr, author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970, transports readers to turn-of-the-century London and Paris to discover how celebrated hotelier César Ritz and famed chef Auguste Escoffier joined forces at the Savoy Hotel to spawn...

From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out. From an affectionate alcoholic, to the classic New York City commitment-phobe, to a hipster aged past his sell date, and not one, but two novelists with Peter Pan complexes, Giulia has cooked for them all.

Da disastroso errore enologico a simbolo supremo del lusso storico, ecco come un vino ribelle ha conquistato le corti. Questo racconto ti trasporta dalle fredde cantine agricole ai saloni sfarzosi, offrendoti un ascolto elegante e avvincente. È la narrazione perfetta per arricchire i tuoi...

Mergulhe na história global não-ficcional e descubra como um grão mundano financiou impérios e inflamou revoluções. Transforme seu deslocamento diário em uma imersão investigativa pelas rotas marítimas, plantações e embates que moldaram o mundo moderno. Enquanto saboreia sua xícara...

A história cativante de como um erro de fermentação transformou um vinho desastroso no maior símbolo global de luxo. Nas adegas geladas e imprevisíveis da França, viticultores enfrentavam garrafas que explodiam e safras arruinadas, lutando arduamente contra a própria natureza. O que...

Viaja por la historia culinaria humana y descubre cómo la lucha por la supervivencia forjó nuestra identidad cultural. Mientras preparas tu cena o disfrutas de un trayecto diario, esta reveladora narración antropológica te sumergirá en las fascinantes decisiones que definieron nuestro menú...

Un ingrediente cotidiano oculta un pasado oscuro de imperios, esclavitud y el surgimiento de la economía global. Perfecto para acompañar tu trayecto diario, este relato histórico transformará tu curiosidad en un aprendizaje fascinante sobre el alimento más deseado por la humanidad. Detrás...

過酷な氷河期の生存競争から現代の豊かな食文化まで、人類の壮大な進化の軌跡を「食の歴史」と「文化人類学」の視点から鮮やかに解き明かします。毎日の通勤電車や夕食の準備中に耳を傾ければ、見慣れたスーパーの...

Un accidente técnico en una bodega desató una revolución culinaria, transformando un vino inestable en símbolo de lujo. Esta evocadora narración histórica te transporta a los gélidos viñedos de Francia donde unas misteriosas burbujas, temidas inicialmente por hacer estallar los cristales...