In our ever-more-globalized world, how better to connect than with food, and who better to connect than a chowhound communications professor' Crofts concocts a multimedia feast of photos, "sketchnotes," and vignettes,...
Food and drink
- Author:Crofts, A. V.Summary:
- Author:Hancock, Suzanne, Barr, SuzanneSummary:
For fans of The Measure of My Powers and Notes from a Young Black Chef, a memoir about food, family, and the recipes that brought one woman home, just when she needed it the most. Suzanne Barr's journey to become a chef started...
- Author:Hord, ColleenSummary:
Young Readers Will Discover That It's Easy To Pack A Lunch That Is Eco-Friendly And Yummy, Too!
- Author:Reichl, RuthSummary:
In the fall of 2009, the food world was rocked when Gourmet magazine was abruptly shuttered by its parent company. No one was more stunned by this unexpected turn of events than its beloved editor in chief, Ruth Reichl, who suddenly...
- Author:Child, JuliaSummary:
Here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling." From the moment she and her husband Paul, who worked for the USIS, arrived in the fall of 1948, Julia...
- Author:Besh, JohnSummary:
My New Orleans will change the way you look at New Orleans cooking and the way you see World-famous chef John Besh. It's 16 chapters of culture, history, essay and insight, and pure goodness. Besh tells us the story of his New Orleans...
- Author:Stein, Joshua David, Onwuachi, KwameSummary:
By the time he was 27 years old, Kwame Onwuachi had opened -- and closed -- one of the most talked-about restaurants in America. He had launched his own catering company with $20,000 that he made from selling candy on the subway, yet he...
- Author:Thompson, StephenSummary:
NPR celebrates the joyful, inspiring and downright delicious culture of food. Featuring interviews with celebrity chefs (Julia Child, Paul Prudhomme, Jacques Pepin, Charlie Trotter, Rick Bayless and others) and famous foodies (Ruth...
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This book is intended to give students a basic understanding of nutritional information and labelling in the baking industry. In particular, there is a focus on Canadian regulations regarding labelling and merchandising of baked goods,...
- Author:McDonald, Bernadette, Born-Tschümperlin, KarolinaSummary:
A compilation of the best of the region’s food, drink, and recreation, the book reveals local culinary secrets: crusty double-baked bread, lavender-infused pepper, seasonal vegetables, dark red cherries, sinfully rich double-cream brie...
- Author:Gayton, DonSummary:
Okanagan Odyssey is a quirky and lyrical examination of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Sticking to the backroads and byways, Gayton gently pokes and prods local ecosystems, histories, vineyards and people. From Osoyoos in the south...
- Author:McGee, HaroldSummary:
On Food and Cooking is the bible to which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and...
- Author:Wilson, KatherineSummary:
Full of lighthearted humor, sumptuous food, the wisdom of an Italian mother-in-law, and all the atmosphere of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, this warm and witty memoir follows American-born Katherine Wilson on her adventures...
- Author:Lin, GraceSummary:
Award-winning author Grace Lin joins science writer Ranida T. McKneally to get kids talking about the science of food, the five food groups, and what a healthy meal looks like. Answering questions like "why are so many vegetables...
- Author:Ehman, Amy JoSummary:
Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens is the story of people and the food they prepared. With more than 50 photos, it is a window into life as it was then. If you want to know what life was really like in early Saskatchewan, come to the...
- Author:Warner, MelanieSummary:
If a piece of individually wrapped cheese retains its shape, color, and texture for years, what does it say about the food we eat and feed our children? Former New York Times reporter and mother Melanie Warner decided to explore that...
- Author:Thompson, WrightSummary:
Documents the story of the highly respected Kentucky bourbon magnate behind the $3,000-per-bottle Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve, chronicling the remarkable story of his fight to protect the authentic, founder-inspired legacy of his...
- Author:Goulding, MattSummary:
This is not a cookbook. This is something more: a travelogue, a patient investigation of Italy's cuisine, a loving profile of the everyday heroes who bring Italy to the table. Pasta, Pane, Vino is the latest edition of the genre-...
- Author:Tattrie, JonSummary:
Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Tareq Hadhad was worried about his father: Isam did not know what to do with his life. Before the war began in Syria, Isam had run a chocolate company for over twenty years. But that life was gone now. The...
- Author:Jaminet, PaulSummary:
Suffering from chronic illness and unable to get satisfactory results from doctors, husband and wife scientists Paul and Shou-Ching Jaminet took an intensely personal interest in health and nutrition. They embarked on five years of...