{"product_id":"how-to-pick-a-peach-russ-parsons-9780547053806","title":"How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table","description":"Critics greeted Russ Parsons' first book, \u003cem\u003eHow to Read a French Fry\u003c\/em\u003e, with raves. The \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e praised it for its \"affable voice and intellectual clarity\"; Julia Child lauded it for its \"deep factual information.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now in \u003cem\u003eHow to Pick a Peach\u003c\/em\u003e, Parsons takes on one of the hottest food topics today. Good cooking starts with the right ingredients, and nowhere is that more true than with produce. Should we refrigerate that peach? How do we cook that artichoke? And what are those different varieties of pears? Most of us aren't sure. Parsons helps the cook sort through the produce in the market by illuminating the issues surrounding it, revealing intriguing facts about vegetables and fruits in individual profiles about them, and providing instructions on how to choose, store, and prepare these items. Whether explaining why basil, citrus, tomatoes, and potatoes should never be refrigerated, describing how Dutch farmers revolutionized the tomato business in America, exploring organic farming and its effect on flavor, or giving tips on how to recognize a ripe melon, \u003cem\u003eHow to Pick a Peach\u003c\/em\u003e is Parsons at his peak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russ Parsons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547053800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547053806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvest Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.01w x 1.06d","brand":"Russ Parsons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990219292927,"sku":"9780547053806","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7da29605-e011-4c50-9884-abf6a3eac6b4.jpg?v=1683303683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-pick-a-peach-russ-parsons-9780547053806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}