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Chef Dan Barber explores the evolution of American food from the "first plate," or industrially-produced, meat-heavy dishes, to the "second plate" of grass-fed meat and organic greens, and says that both of these approaches are ultimately neither sustainable nor healthy. Instead, Barber proposes Americans should move to the "third plate," a cuisine rooted in seasonal productivity, natural livestock rhythms, whole-grains, and small portions of free-range...
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Millions of people fantasize about leaving their old lives behind, enrolling in cooking school, and training to become a chef. But for those who make the decision, the difference between the dream and reality can be gigantic—especially at the top cooking school in the country. For the first time in the Culinary Institute of America’s history, a book will give readers the firsthand experience of being a full-time student facing all of the...
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"For Alberta Scaglione, her golden years are turning out much more differently than she expected--and much more deadly. Alberta Scaglione's spinster aunt had some secrets--like the fortune she squirreled away and a secret lake house in Tranquility, New Jersey. More surprising: she's left it all to Alberta. Alberta, a widow, is no spring chicken and she's gotten used to disappointment. So having a beautiful view, surrounded by hydrangeas, honeysuckle,...
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Ghetto Gastro, a Bronx-based creative and culinary collective, delivers a highly visual manifesto for living and eating to stimulate the mind, body, and heart, in a book that promotes Black excellence through recipes, art, and thought-provoking text. Predominantly plant-based recipes.
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"Sherry Frazzelle is back to being Sherry Oliveri, her divorce all but final and her new life in full swing. Her part-time job is helping her father with his hooked-rug business, and her full-time passion is competitive cooking. But murder is about to rock their little Connecticut town . . ."--Amazon.com
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Get the Summary of Stanley Tucci's Taste in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester, New York, preparing for and shooting the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia, falling in love over dinner, and teaming up with his wife to create meals for a multitude of children. Each morsel...
8) Appetites
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"Anthony Bourdain is man of many appetites. And for many years, first as a chef, later as a world-traveling chronicler of food and culture on his CNN series Parts Unknown, he has made a profession of understanding the appetites of others. These days, however, if he's cooking, it's for family and friends. Appetites, his first cookbook in more than ten years, boils down forty-plus years of professional cooking and globe-trotting to a tight repertoire...
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Embracing a sweet escape from her usual routine at The Cookie Jar, Hannah gets asked for her help in baking pastries at the local inn for a flashy fishing competition with big prizes and even bigger names. But the fun stops when she spots a runaway boat on the water and, on board, the lifeless body of the event's renowned celebrity spokesperson... Famed TV show host Sonny Bowman wasn't humble about his ability to reel in winning catches, and no one...
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It was like a romance novel, an old Broadway musical, and a John Wayne western rolled into one. Out for a quick drink with friends, Ree Drummond wasn't looking to meet anyone, let alone a tall, rugged cowboy who lived on a ranch miles away from her cultured, corporate hometown. But before she knew it, she'd been struck with a lightning bolt...
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Dirty Dishes is a memoir of unprecedented content. This retold autobiographical journey of a prominent and successful rising star in the Atlanta culinary scene of the 80's is imbued with raw and erotic sexual vignettes, each one more fantastic and outlandish than the other. A true story in every detail, this salacious, naughty tale transpires under the roof of one of Atlanta's most prominent seafood restaurants of the mid-eighties, Falco's. Unbelievably...
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Der Apfelstrudel, ein beliebtes Gebäck in Österreich und der ehemaligen Österreich-Ungarischen Monarchie, genießt auch heute noch besondere Beliebtheit. Doch nicht nur der Apfelstrudel hält verlockende Seiten bereit, es gibt eine Vielzahl von Mehlspeisen, die in der Familie der Autorin regelmäßig gebacken wurden. Viele dieser süßen Leckereien sind eng mit familiären Geschichten verknüpft. Tauchen Sie ein in die vergangenen Zeiten mit ihren...
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Get the Summary of Gabrielle Hamilton's Blood Bones Butter in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Blood, Bones & Butter" by Gabrielle Hamilton is a memoir that traces the author's journey from her unconventional childhood in rural Pennsylvania to her establishment as a renowned chef and restaurant owner. Hamilton grew up in a family that celebrated food and community, with her mother's culinary skills and her father's...
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If you have ever thought about becoming a Chef, Raymond's account of his career is a must read. Watching cooking shows and competitions along with making great meals at home has little resemblance to the hard life of being a Chef. Raymond's insider view of the realities and the journey a young cook must take to become a Chef are honest, insightful, descriptive and above all motivating. Until now there was little information to provide a real view...
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Get the Summary of Marco Pierre White's The Devil in the Kitchen in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Devil in the Kitchen" is the autobiography of Marco Pierre White, a celebrated chef with a reputation for perfectionism and a fiery temperament. White's journey begins with his childhood in Leeds, marked by the loss of his mother and the influence of his chef father. His father's strict discipline and gambling...
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¿Cuál es su veneno?
Cómo los cócteles obtuvieron sus nombres.
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¿Por qué llamamos "cócteles" a las bebidas alcohólicas combinadas? ¿Cómo obtuvieron sus exóticos nombres: nombres como Singapore Sling, Destornillador, Alamagoozlum, Beso del Ángel, Hanky Panky, Harvey Wallbanger, Sex On The Beach, Monkey Gland, Brass Monkey, Margarita, Japalac, El Lion's Tail y muchos, muchos más? ¿Quién inventó estos nombres?,...
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Carol Durst, an important New York City caterer for fifteen years starting in the early '80s, celebrates her craft and its unsung heroes," writes Sara Moulton, chef, author of "Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better," and host of TV's "Sara's Weeknight Meals." "The food industry was more collegial then; co-workers and fellow chefs were family. There were no big egos; it was about getting the job done and done well-sometimes in daunting...
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Cuando nuestra nieta Andrea aprendió a hablar nos endilgó sendos nombres a nosotros sus abuelos, según sus ideas y su cariño. Al igual que su madre, no gusta mucho de los diminutivos. De este modo yo soy el Abuelo y ella, mi amada esposa es la Abue. Este libro constituye un homenaje a mi amada esposa Maria Judith Alva Rivera, la Abue, quien manifestó al casarnos un arte no aprendido de la buena cocina, solamente por amor a nosotros. Esta es,...
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Meet Sarah Jane, a woman with a reputation for culinary catastrophe who tries to keep her family fed in challenging circumstances in rural France. Frugal living was not part of the plan when they arrived from Australia to undertake the renovation of a quaint cottage in the Charente. However, when life throws them a curve-ball the challenge was set. How to survive in France with very little money and two Australian cattle dogs. The answer came in the...
20) The Journey
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Maggie Ogunbanwo’s journey has taken her from Lagos in Nigeria to Penygroes in North Wales, with family and food inspiring her at each step of the way. Here Maggie shares her story of raising a family in the UK, building successful businesses and links with the local community in Penygroes, learning the Welsh language and publishing award-winning cookbooks, accompanied by favourite recipes to give you a flavour of her experiences.
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