Secret Ingredients
The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink
Edited by David Remnick
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $18.00
A sample of the menu: Woody Allen on dieting the Dostoevski way • Roger Angell on the art of the martini • Don DeLillo on Jell-O • Malcolm Gladwell on building a better ketchup • Jane Kramer on the writer’s kitchen • Chang-rae Lee on eating sea urchin • Steve Martin...
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Eating
A memoir
Written by Jason Epstein
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.00
Jason Epstein, the legendary editor and publisher of Norman Mailer, Vladimir Nabokov, Gore Vidal, and E. L. Doctorow, among many other distinguished writers, and the editor of such great chefs and bakers as Alice Waters, Wolfgang Puck, and Maida Heatter, takes us on a culinary tour through his eventful life, beginning...
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Eating
Written by Jason Epstein
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.00
Jason Epstein, the legendary editor and publisher of Norman Mailer, Vladimir Nabokov, Gore Vidal, and E. L. Doctorow, among many other distinguished writers, and the editor of such great chefs and bakers as Alice Waters, Wolfgang Puck, and Maida Heatter, takes us on a culinary tour through his eventful life, beginning...
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Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town
Written by Douglas Gayeton
Preface by Carlo Petrini
Introduction by Alice Waters
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $50.00
SLOW: Life in a Tuscan Town is an unprecedented photographic personal journey into the heart of hidden Tuscany that celebrates the principles that define the Slow Food movement and pays tribute to the region’s kaleidoscope of vibrant characters, whose shared culture revolves around the everyday pleasure of growing, preparing, and eating...
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Alice, Let's Eat
Further Adventures of a Happy Eater
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2009
Price: $12.95
“Trillin is our funniest food writer. He writes with charm, freedom, and a rare respect for language.”
–
New York magazine
In this delightful and delicious book, Calvin Trillin, guided by an insatiable appetite, embarks on a hilarious odyssey in search of “something decent to eat.” Across time zones and cultures, and often with...
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The Amateur Gourmet
Written by Adam D. Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $13.00
Self-taught chef and creator of the Amateur Gourmet website, Adam Roberts has written the ultimate “Kitchen 101” for anyone who’s ever wanted to enjoy the rewards of good eating without risking burning down the house! In this deliciously illuminating and hilarious new kitchen companion, Roberts has assembled a five-star lineup of...
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Secret Ingredients
The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink
Edited by David Remnick
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $18.00
Since its earliest days,
The New Yorker has been a tastemaker–literally. As the home of A. J. Liebling, Joseph Wechsberg, and M.F.K. Fisher, who practically invented American food writing, the magazine established a tradition that is carried forward today by irrepressible literary gastronomes, including Calvin Trillin, Bill Buford, Adam Gopnik, Jane...
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Heirloom
Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer
Written by Tim Stark
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $14.00
Situated beautifully at the intersection of Michael Pollan, Ruth Reichl, and Barbara Kingsolver,
Heirloom is an inspiring, elegiac, and gorgeously written memoir about rediscovering an older and still vital way of life.
Fourteen years ago, Tim Stark was living in Brooklyn, working days as a management consultant, and writing unpublished short stories...
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Secret Ingredients
The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink
Read by Various
Edited by David Remnick
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: December 4, 2007
Price: $32.50
Since its earliest days,
The New Yorker has been a tastemaker–literally. As the home of A. J. Liebling, Joseph Wechsberg, and M. F. K. Fisher, who practically invented American food writing, the magazine established a tradition that is carried forward today by irrepressible literary gastronomes including Calvin Trillin, Bill Buford, Adam...
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Secret Ingredients
The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink
Edited by David Remnick
Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2007
Price: $30.00
Since its earliest days,
The New Yorker has been a tastemaker–literally. As the home of A. J. Liebling, Joseph Wechsberg, and M.F.K. Fisher, who practically invented American food writing, the magazine established a tradition that is carried forward today by irrepressible literary gastronomes, including Calvin Trillin, Bill Buford, Adam Gopnik, Jane...
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Secret Ingredients
The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink: Unabridged Selections
Read by Various
Edited by David Remnick
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 30, 2007
Price: $14.98
Since its earliest days,
The New Yorker has been a tastemaker–literally. As the home of A. J. Liebling, Joseph Wechsberg, and M.F.K. Fisher, who practically invented American food writing, the magazine established a tradition that is carried forward today by irrepressible literary gastronomes, including Calvin Trillin, Bill Buford, Adam Gopnik, Jane...
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The Seventh Daughter
My Culinary Journey from Beijing to San Francisco
Written by Cecilia Chiang and Lisa Weiss
Photographed by Leigh Beisch
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2007
Price: $35.00
A pioneer in the food world, Cecilia Chiang introduced Americans to authentic northern Chinese cuisine at her San Francisco restaurant, the Mandarin, in 1961, earning the adoration of generations of diners, including local luminaries such as Marion Cunningham, Ruth Reichl, and Chuck Williams. In THE SEVENTH DAUGHTER, Chiang presents a classic...
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Alice, Let's Eat
Further Adventures of a Happy Eater
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Price: $12.95
“Trillin is our funniest food writer. He writes with charm, freedom, and a rare respect for language.”
–
New York magazine
In this delightful and delicious book, Calvin Trillin, guided by an insatiable appetite, embarks on a hilarious odyssey in search of “something decent to eat.” Across time zones and cultures, and often with...
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Death by Pad Thai
And Other Unforgettable Meals
Written by Douglas Bauer
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2006
Price: $13.95
Food isn’t just a gustatory pleasure; it is the stuff of life. At its best and most memorable, a meal becomes a story—and a story becomes a feast. In this collection of essays by some of the country’s finest writers, food is the central player in memories both exquisite and excruciating...
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The United States of Arugula
How We Became a Gourmet Nation
Written by David Kamp
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $26.00
One day we woke up and realized that our “macaroni” had become “pasta,” that our Wonder Bread had been replaced by organic whole wheat, that sushi was fast food, and that our tomatoes were heirlooms. How did all this happen, and who made it happen?
The United States of Arugula is...
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Are You Really Going to Eat That?
Reflections of a Culinary Thrill Seeker
Written by Robb Walsh
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 2, 2004
Price: $14.00
From the top of the Blue Mountains of Jamaica for the perfect cup of coffee to the jungles of Thailand for an encounter with the abominably smelly “stinkfruit,” Robb Wals has traveled the globe, immersing himself in some of the world’s most interesting culinary phenomena. In
Are You Really Going to...
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A Culinary Journey in Gascony
Recipes and Stories from My French Canal Boat
Written by Kate Hill
Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2004
Price: $17.95
In the heart of the Gascony region of France sits some of the country'¬?s richest farmland, the source of foie gras, juicy strawberries, wild game, and other delectables prized throughout Europe. Through the center of this productive land winds the Canal Lat?©ral ?† la Garonne, a picturesque waterway dotted with medieval...
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American Pie
My Search for the Perfect Pizza
Written by Peter Reinhart
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2003
Price: $27.95
On the subject of pizza, there is never a shortage of opinions. Allegiances run from the general (Chicago versus New York style, Neapolitan versus Roman) to the particular (Pepe's versus Sally's, Gino's East versus Pizzeria Uno), and new interpretations ever extend the pizza frontier.In AMERICAN PIE, master bread baker Peter Reinhart...
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