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The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
The award-winning blogger for Smitten Kitchen presents a long-awaited first cookbook of 100 new and favorite recipes — from Mushroom Bourguignon and Pancetta to Buttered Popcorn Cookies and Chocolate Hazelnut Layer Cake — in a volume that features adapted options for busy home cooks.NPR Bestseller
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Come In, We're Closed
An Invitation to Staff Meals at the World's Best Restaurants
Offers a behind-the-scenes look at what some of the world's best restaurants are feeding their staff at the traditional meal before opening and features recipes including ghost pepper hot sauce, brined pork loin, and caraway seed cake.
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The Science Of Good Cooking
Master 50 Simple Concepts To Enjoy A Lifetime Of Success In The Kitchen
Chris Kimball and his team at Cook's Illustrated use simple science to explain their recipes and why they work.
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Jerusalem
A Cookbook
The London restaurateur and best-selling author of Plenty offers a tribute to the vibrant cuisine of Jerusalem that explores its cross-cultural influences and includes such options as Charred Baby Okra with Tomato and Preserved Lemon, Clementine and Almond Cake, and Braised Lamb Meatballs with Sour Cherries.NPR Bestseller
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The Latin Road Home
Savoring the Foods of Ecuador, Spain, Cuba, Mexico and Peru
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The Table Comes First
Family, France, and the Meaning of Food
The author of Paris to the Moon describes his investigation into the meaning and relevance of food in a modern world dominated by pop-culture and moralistic influences, tracing the evolution of present-day practices from French traditions to conclude that people have lost touch with the original purpose of gathering at the table.
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Dearie
The Remarkable Life Of Julia Child
Julia Child was a genuine rebel: She took the pretensions that embellished French cuisine and fricasseed them to a fare-thee-well, paving the way for a new era of American food — not to mention blazing a new trail in television. Bob Spitz reveals the history behind the woman who taught America how to cook.NPR Bestseller
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Chia
The Complete Guide to the Ultimate Superfood
Wayne Coates looks at the history and benefits of Chia, a seed full of omega-3 fatty acids and protein, once used by the Aztecs as a super food. Coates explores many of its recipes, such as chia-oat porridge, chia meatloaf and chia frittata.
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Yes, Chef
A Memoir
The Top Chef: Masters winner and James Beard Award-winning proprietor of Harlem's Red Rooster traces his Ethiopian birth, upbringing by an adoptive family in Sweden and rise to a famous New York chef, sharing personal insights into his challenges as a black man in a deeply prejudiced industry.NPR Bestseller
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How to Cook Everything, The Basics
All You Need to Make Great Food—with 1,000 Photos
The New York Times columnist and author of the best-selling How to Cook Everything demonstrates fundamental cooking techniques while providing 171 recipes using basic staples and methods, covering everything from equipping a kitchen and stocking a pantry to making food selections and performing essential cooking tasks. With photography by Romulo Yanes.
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United States of Pie
Regional Favorites from East to West and North to South
Paying tribute to the regional heirloom American pies, this cookbook, accompanied by baking tips and techniques, features recipes, gathered from housekeeping guides and booklets from church groups and community associations, that have been tested and updated for contemporary palates.
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A Girl and Her Pig
Recipes and Stories
The English chef behind such New York restaurants as The Spotted Pig, The Breslin, and the John Dory shares recipes and techniques that combine her working-class English background with a flair for seasonal and meaty dishes using fresh ingredients.
