Biography & Autobiography - Culinary

"The coffee tells my story." --Alfred Peet At a time when most Americans drank coffee percolated from canned grounds, the son of a coffee roaster from a small town in the Netherlands laid the foundation for specialty coffee in the United States. When Alfred...

There is something so satisfying about cooking from scratch, especially making staples like mustard, hot sauce, and smoked bacon elevated by the subtle sweetness of maple syrup. Or exploring unconventional ingredients, whether decadent wagyu striploin or yuzu lemonade spiced up with jalape peppers. Chef...

There is something so satisfying about cooking from scratch, especially making staples like mustard, hot sauce, and smoked bacon elevated by the subtle sweetness of maple syrup. Or exploring unconventional ingredients, whether decadent wagyu striploin or yuzu lemonade spiced up with jalape peppers. Chef...

No Meat Required is a bestselling culinary and cultural history of plant-based eating in the United States that delves into the subcultures and politics that have defined alternative food--Diet for a Small Planet for a new generation The vegan diet used to be associated...

A warm and relateable collection of essays exploring the memories we associate with different meals in our lives, from a spectrum of talented creators What is your most poignant memory surrounding food? Of all the essentials for survival: oxygen, water, sleep, and food, only...

A culinary pioneer blends memoir with a joyful inquiry into the ingredients he uses and their origins in What's Good? Foreword by New York Times bestselling author Adam Gopnik What goes into the making of a chef, a restaurant, a dish? And if good...

What is that one dish that brings you back to your childhood? This is the starting question Jill Hecker asks every person featured in Every Dish Has a Story: When I Was a Kid... Treasured Childhood Food Memories and Their Recipes. Hecker has a...

.Looking into Kitchens around the world is my life story. Starting as fifteen year old apprentice in postwar Austria I travelled the world looking for interesting jobs. When I came to New York May 1959 I was lucky get get hired as Chef Poissonier...

How do partners in long-lasting relationships live together without driving each other up a wall? After forty years of marriage, Michaele Weissman has a few answers. When they first meet, John-- a dashing European, a Latvian refugee, a physics PhD--is hoping to settle down....

Reminiscences and recipes of favorite international dishes from households, fancy restaurants and back lanes which you can enjoy today in Hong Kong, that classy old gal who will forever reign as the Queen of Cuisine for all who knew her when she was the...

Not long after Iliana Regan's celebrated debut, Burn the Place, became the first food-related title in four decades to become a National Book Award nominee in 2019, her career as a Michelin star-winning chef took a sharp turn north.Long based in Chicago, Iliana and...

A new essay collection by the Philip K. Dick of chipsIn this series of thoughtful essays and stink-eyed observations, Jonah Campbell explores food and drink in the modern world, from pig heads and whisky to fine wine and French gastronomy, Nigella Lawson to David...

Michael Moore is a celebrity chef and a food and wine consultant to businesses across the globe, but for him everything started at The Savoy.As one of nine children born to West Indian parents living in the East End of London, life was not...

What hidden evasions and exclusions lie behind the subtle perfection of the BLT? What is the etymology of the croissant? Why did we drink all that Bud Lite Lime? What did you do to my face? This collection of writing by Jonah Campbell-metalhead, misanthrope,...

From a quaint English village to a successful catering career in Los Angeles, this is one woman's story of love, growth, passion and adventure.Author: Pauline ParryISBN-10: 1915036283ISBN-13: 9781915036285Publisher: Whitefox PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2022Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d

Why do we call mixed alcohol drinks "cocktails"? How do they get their exotic names: names like the Singapore Sling, Screw Driver, the Alamagoozlum, the Angel's Kiss, the Hanky Panky, the Harvey Wallbanger, Sex On The Beach, the Monkey Gland, the Brass Monkey, the...

A life in wine, from one of our most admired, as well as best-selling, wine writers, Hugh Johnson, which will inform and delight readers.Author: Hugh JohnsonISBN-10: 1913141306ISBN-13: 9781913141301Publisher: Academie Du Vin Library LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2022Pages: 252Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.69lbsSize: 9.46h x 6.95w x 0.95d

Winner of the 2023 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, Food Writing, Cambodia/USAA journey through the lands of boiled peanuts, pesto, and pickled peppercorns--with thirty recipesFoodies, travel enthusiasts, culinary historians, fans of fine writing, and cookbook collectors will feast on John Martin Taylor's Charleston to Phnom...

A Pulitzer prize-finalist peels back the curtain on an unexplored part of Julia Child's life--the formidable team of six she collaborated with to shape her legendary career. Julia Child's monumental Mastering the Art of French Cooking and iconic television show The French Chef required...

Food writer and Food Network personality Simon Majumdar sets out across the United States to discover what it means to be American, one bite at a time. Before deciding whether to trade in his green card for a U.S. citizenship, Simon Majumdar knew he...

Born in rural Mexico, Eduardo "Lalo" García Guzmán and his family left for the United States when he was a child, picking fruits and vegetables on the migrant route from Florida to Michigan. He worked in Atlanta restaurants as a teenager before being convicted...

A Pulitzer Prize finalist peels back the curtain on an unexplored part of Julia Child's life--the formidable team of six she collaborated with to shape her legendary career.Julia Child's monumental Mastering the Art of French Cooking and iconic television show The French Chef required...

Pieman - The Papa D Story is the story of one man's journey to self during a special time in his life. A time that fell into place when he learned to let go and trust his intuition.It is also a business adventure towards...

Pieman - The Papa D Story is the story of one man's journey to self during a special time in his life. A time that fell into place when he learned to let go and trust his intuition.It is also a business adventure towards...

Pieman - The Papa D Story is the story of one man's journey to self during a special time in his life. A time that fell into place when he learned to let go and trust his intuition.It is also a business adventure towards...

Pieman - The Papa D Story is the story of one man's journey to self during a special time in his life. A time that fell into place when he learned to let go and trust his intuition.It is also a business adventure towards...

Pieman - The Papa D Story is the story of one man's journey to self during a special time in his life. A time that fell into place when he learned to let go and trust his intuition.It is also a business adventure towards...

Not long after Iliana Regan's celebrated debut, Burn the Place, became the first food-related title in four decades to become a National Book Award nominee in 2019, her career as a Michelin star-winning chef took a sharp turn north.Long based in Chicago, Iliana and...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - An "extraordinary" (The New York Times Book Review) tender and vivid memoir about the radical grace we discover when we consider ourselves bound together in community, and a moving account of one woman's attempt to answer the essential...

Many of us have dog-eared copies of Mastering the Art of French Cooking in our kitchens or fondly remember watching episodes of The French Chef, but what was behind the enormous appeal of this ungainly, unlikely woman, who became a superstar in midlife and...

In November 1956, a young couple packed their few possessions into a small brown suitcase and set off on foot for the Hungarian border. Half frozen, shot at by Russian soldiers, they eventually reached Austria and freedom. Like so many of their countrymen, they...

Before the word "foodie" ever entered the lexicon, Sara Jane Parker was ahead of the curve, crafting dishes like avocado toast and putting curry into seafood salad. The Petite Palate Collection: Memoir and Recipes from the Kitchen of S. Jane Parker preserves these favorite...

Before the word "foodie" ever entered the lexicon, Sara Jane Parker was ahead of the curve, crafting dishes like avocado toast and putting curry into seafood salad. The Petite Palate Collection: Memoir and Recipes from the Kitchen of S. Jane Parker preserves these favorite...

No Lucks Given, by Chef Brother Luck, is a powerful reflection on the most vital parts of the human experience: identity, community, and work. Packed with pain, passion, honor, and hope, No Lucks Given is an encouragement to everyone who has ever doubted themselves...

"An intense, thought-provoking enquiry into the very nature of cooking." -- Nigella Lawson "One of the most original food books I've ever read, at once intelligent and sensuous, witty, provoking and truly delicious." -- Olivia Laing A bracingly original, revelatory debut that explores cooking...

A collection of hilarious essays about how food became one man's obsession and coping mechanism, and how it came to rule--and sometimes ruin--his relationships, from the Cobra Kai actor, stand-up comic, and host of Food Network's Raid the Fridge "When most people say they...

Kitchens are the heart of the home.In Maria Gutierrez's family, kitchens are where traditions are created and shared, the conversation and storytelling are lively, and tiny demonstrations of love are served daily. In Las Abuelas, she has penned a love letter to her mother...

Conversations Behind the Kitchen Door offers an insider's look into culinary trends through the words of acclaimed and professionally recognized chefs.Author: Emmanuel LarocheISBN-10: 1631959174ISBN-13: 9781631959172Publisher: Morgan James PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/08/2022Pages: 318Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80dReview Citation(s): Foreword 12/27/2022

JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE - The beloved author of Eat and Tender presents 150 satisfying and comforting recipes based on his favorite childhood food memories and culinary inspirations, accompanied by reflective personal essays. A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND WIRED BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR A...

James Beard Foundation Award- and Taste Canada Award-winning author Laura Calder is back with Kitchen Bliss, a warm, funny, and pragmatic collection of stories and recipes that reveal how cooking, feeding, and home-keeping can magically restore balance and calm in our out-of-sync lives. During...

Biographical story about diplomatic life and love for Italian food.Author: Maarit Enkovaara-AstraldiISBN-10: 1728814537ISBN-13: 9781728814537Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2018Pages: 186Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.40d

The Life and Legacy of an American OriginalCo-founder and first CEO of Burger King, Jim McLamore, recounts the entrepreneurial journey of an international fast food chain and offers a message to today's budding entrepreneur.A rags-to-$9-billion-riches story. A crash course in Burger King history and...

When Amelia Morris saw a towering, beautiful chocolate cake in Bon App騁it and took the recipe home to recreate it for a Christmas day brunch she was hosting, it resulted in a terrible (but tasty) mess that had to be served in an oversize...

"I was not prone to drastic actions. I did not rush into the unknown. After fifteen years as a more or less effective lawyer, I approached decisions with a certain caution. I weighed not only the pros and cons, but also examined all likely...

A witty and immersive look at the history, mythology, science, and magical touch that makes whisky taste like a drop of gold. Braving the "all boys" clubhouse of the world of whisky has not been easy, but Shelley Sackier has managed to do just...

This is the story of a man, a cow, and a question: What am I eating? After realizing he knew more about television on his wall than the food on his plate, award-winning TV producer and amateur chef Jared Stone buys 420 pounds of...

Master Chef Brendan Cronin - the only Irish chef to attain the prestigious Swiss culinary title of 'Chef de Cuisine Diplom ', Swiss Master Chef - takes us on a global journey of gastronomic delight from his childhood on a small dairy farm in...

Don't be a drag, just be a queen. We break new ground again with big heels in it's latest offering in the popular Female Force Series focusing on RuPaul. RuPaul is easily the most famous drag queen and self-described "Supermodel of the World." This...

For fans of Reading Lolita in Tehran, a true story of forbidden love set against the rich cultural and political backdrop of modern-day Iran. Jennifer Klinec is fearless. In her thirties, she abandons her bland corporate job to launch a cooking school from her...

When the prison doors opened for Terrance Wallace, he was ready to leave behind a life of crime for a better path. Now, he wants to help you do that as well. Terrance "Chef Tee" Wallace, sentenced for up to 10 years for drug...