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David Stark: The Art of the Party

Written by David Stark

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $40.00

Renowned event planner David Stark reveals whimsical, artistic, unexpected designs often created from sustainable, industrial, or low-cost materials to inspire readers—whether planning a wedding, dinner party, or holiday gathering—looking for ideas for their own events.

Twenty-five of David Stark's events are featured—both private celebrations and charitable galas— and showcase how he developed... Read more >

Friends at My Table
Recipes for a Year of Eating, Drinking, and Making Merry
Written by Alice Hart

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $24.95

Alice Hart is a genius at effortless entertaining and serving up delicious food for a crowd. In Friends at My Table she’s crafted 12 complete menus—3 for each season—and 70 perfectly delicious recipes for a year’s worth of colorful celebrations. Menus include food and drink for a bridal shower, brunches, a... Read more >

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

Written by Ina Garten

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2013
Price: $18.99

For more than twenty years, Barefoot Contessa, the acclaimed specialty food store, has been cooking and baking extraordinary dishes for enthusiastic customers in the Hamptons. For many of those years, people have tried to get the exuberant owner, Ina Garten, to share the secrets of her store. Finally, the energy and... Read more >

Breakfast for Dinner
Recipes for Frittata Florentine, Huevos Rancheros, Sunny-Side Up Burgers, and More!
Written by Lindsay Landis and Taylor Hackbarth

Format: eBook
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $14.99

Inside Breakfast for Dinner you’ll find more than 100 classic breakfast recipes made with a twist. Enjoy hearty "brinner" dishes like Bacon Fried Rice, Breakfast Ravioli, Pizza over Easy, and Cornmeal Pancakes with Beer-Braised Short Ribs, plus such sweet treats as Sunrise Margaritas and Maple Bacon Cupcakes—to name just a few... Read more >

Tea Party
20 Themed Tea Parties with Recipes for Every Occasion, from Fabulous Showers to
Written by Tracy Stern and Christie Matheson

Format: eBook
On Sale: March 20, 2013
Price: $14.99

Enjoy life. Drink tea. Celebrate often.
Tracy Stern is passionate about tea. She has created wildly popular lines of teas and tea-based beauty products and has hosted hundreds of stylish tea parties to celebrate all sorts of occasions. She has introduced a new generation to the pleasures of tea without any... Read more >

Breakfast for Dinner
Recipes for Frittata Florentine, Huevos Rancheros, Sunny-Side-Up Burgers, and More!
Written by Lindsay Landis and Taylor Hackbarth

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $19.95

Inside Breakfast for Dinner you’ll find more than 100 classic breakfast recipes made with a twist. Enjoy hearty "brinner" dishes like Bacon Fried Rice, Breakfast Ravioli, Pizza over Easy, and Cornmeal Pancakes with Beer-Braised Short Ribs, plus such sweet treats as Sunrise Margaritas and Maple Bacon Cupcakes—to name just a few... Read more >

Fearless Cooking for Company
Michele Evans' Most Requested Recipes
Written by M. Evans

Format: eBook, 322 pages
On Sale: February 6, 2013
Price: $12.99

The serious cook is always delighted to hear the words ''superb" and "delicious" or even an occasional "bravo," but the ultimate compliment received at any table is a question: "May I have a copy of your recipe?" Whether it's Cream-Filled Crêpes Flamed in Cointreau or Grilled Knockwursts with Honey Mustard, if... Read more >

The Chinese Takeout Cookbook
Quick and Easy Dishes to Prepare at Home
Written by Diana Kuan

Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $14.99

America’s love affair with Chinese food dates back more than a century. Today, such dishes as General Tso’s Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, and Egg Rolls are as common as hamburgers and spaghetti. Probably at this moment, a drawer in your kitchen is stuffed with Chinese takeout menus, soy sauce packets... Read more >

The Chinese Takeout Cookbook
Quick and Easy Dishes to Prepare at Home
Written by Diana Kuan

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $30.00

America’s love affair with Chinese food dates back more than a century. Today, such dishes as General Tso’s Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, and Egg Rolls are as common as hamburgers and spaghetti. Probably at this moment, a drawer in your kitchen is stuffed with Chinese takeout menus, soy sauce packets... Read more >

Quirk Books D.I.Y. Gift Guide
Curated by Homemade Quirk
Compiled by Homemade Quirk

Format: eBook, 51 pages
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Price: $0.00

We invite you to D.I.Y. your way through your gift-giving list. We’ve rounded up some of the best crafts and baked goods that Quirk Books has to offer. So if you have special people in your life who appreciate cute and quirky items and edibles, use this guide to create one-of-a-kind... Read more >

Barefoot Contessa Family Style
Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family
Written by Ina Garten

Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: November 26, 2012
Price: $18.99

Ina Garten, who shared her gift for casual entertaining in the bestselling Barefoot Contessa Cookbook and Barefoot Contessa Parties!, is back with her most enticing recipes yet—a collection of her favorite dishes for everyday cooking. In Barefoot Contessa Family Style, Ina explains that sharing our lives and tables with those we... Read more >

Barefoot Contessa at Home
Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again
Written by Ina Garten

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $18.99

Throughout the years that she has lived and worked in East Hampton, Ina Garten has catered and attended countless parties and dinners. She will be the first to tell you, though, that nothing beats a cozy dinner, surrounded by the people you love most, in the comfort that only your own... Read more >

Thanksgiving

Written by Sam Sifton
Illustrated by Sarah Rutherford

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $18.00

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EATER.COM

From one of America’s finest food writers, the former restaurant critic for The New York Times, comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving dinner—preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style.
 
From the planning of the meal to... Read more >

Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well

Written by Sam Sifton
Illustrated by Sarah Rutherford

Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $9.99

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EATER.COM

From one of America’s finest food writers, the former restaurant critic for The New York Times, comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving dinner—preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style.
 
From the planning of the meal to... Read more >

Tiny Food Party!
Bite-Size Recipes for Miniature Meals
Written by Teri Lyn Fisher and Jenny Park

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2012
Price: $18.95

Hors d'oeuvres have a reputation for requiring frou-frou ingredients that are difficult to identify—let alone locate in a grocery store. (When's the last time you ate an amuse-bouche at home?) It's about time for an appetizer cookbook that has fun with the concept of tasting an entire meal in one bite!

With... Read more >

My Beverly Hills Kitchen
Classic Southern Cooking with a French Twist
Written by Alex Hitz

Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $18.99

From the restaurateur and television personality Alex Hitz comes this cookbook of more than 175 all-time favorite Southern dishes. In My Beverly Hills Kitchen, Hitz blends the home cooking of his mother’s Atlanta kitchen with lessons he learned from some of the world’s great chefs and hosts to come up with...

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My Beverly Hills Kitchen
Classic Southern Cooking with a French Twist
Written by Alex Hitz

Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $35.00

From the restaurateur and television personality Alex Hitz comes this cookbook of more than 175 all-time favorite Southern dishes. In My Beverly Hills Kitchen, Hitz blends the home cooking of his mother’s Atlanta kitchen with lessons he learned from some of the world’s great chefs and hosts to come up with...

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Salty Snacks
Make Your Own Chips, Crisps, Crackers, Pretzels, Dips, and Other Savory Bites
Written by Cynthia Nims

Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $16.99

This collection of 75 recipes for savory puffs, chips, crackers, breads, nuts, veggies and meats puts a fresh, crunchy spin on homemade snacks.

Are you ready to take your love of salty snacks to the next level? 

     This collection of seventy-five recipes for veggie chips, cheese straws, toasted nuts, pita chips... Read more >

Salty Snacks
Make Your Own Chips, Crisps, Crackers, Pretzels, Dips, and Other Savory Bites
Written by Cynthia Nims

Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $10.99

This collection of 75 recipes for savory puffs, chips, crackers, breads, nuts, veggies and meats puts a fresh, crunchy spin on homemade snacks.

Are you ready to take your love of salty snacks to the next level? 

     This collection of seventy-five recipes for veggie chips, cheese straws, toasted nuts, pita... Read more >

Burger Parties
Recipes from Sutter Home Winery's Build a Better Burger Contest
Written by James McNair and Jeffrey Starr

Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: July 11, 2012
Price: $11.99

Each year, thousands of cooks from coast to coast compete in Sutter Home Winery’s Build a Better Burger® Recipe Contest. Ten of these creative home chefs are flown to Napa Valley each September to participate in the BBB Cook-Off, frequently shown on Food Network Challenge. Burger Parties marks the event’s 20th... Read more >

Mrs. Lilien's Cocktail Swatchbook

Written by Kelley Lilien

Format: Non-traditional book
On Sale: May 29, 2012
Price: $14.99

Beautifully designed in the Pantone swatch book format, Mrs. Lilien’s Cocktail Swatchbook is filled with 50 classic cocktail recipes for colorful entertaining.
 
Interent bon vivant Mrs. Lilien (http://blog.mrslilien.com/) takes a fanciful approach to cocktail making in this retro-chic swatch book, which includes 20 recipes for blended cocktails, 20 recipes... Read more >

Big Small Plates

Written by Cindy Pawlcyn and Pablo Jacinto
Photographed by Laurie Smith

Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $18.99

Fans of Cindy Pawlcyn'¬?s Mustards Grill have been making meals out of her sampler-size starters for years. In BIG SMALL PLATES, Cindy brings home the biggest trend in eating out, with generously scaled recipes that promise less fuss and more flavors than traditional appetizers. The wide-ranging collection of universally appealing recipes... Read more >

Cindy's Supper Club
Meals from Around the World to Share with Family and Friends
Written by Cindy Pawlcyn

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $35.00

A collection of 125 chef-worthy global recipes presented in international dinner menus, drawn from renowned chef Cindy Pawlcyn's informal gatherings.

It's no secret that legions of fans flock to Cindy Pawlcyn's restaurants for her globally influenced signature dishes. What is not so well known is that Cindy has turned her passions for... Read more >

Cindy's Supper Club
Meals from Around the World to Share with Family and Friends
Written by Cindy Pawlcyn

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2012
Price: $18.99

A collection of 125 chef-worthy global recipes presented in international dinner menus, drawn from renowned chef Cindy Pawlcyn’s informal gatherings.

One of the leading female chefs, Cindy Pawlcyn has selected her favorite international recipes in this collection of complete menus from around the globe. A culinary world tour from Turkish Tomato Salad... Read more >

Rob Rainford's Born to Grill
Over 100 Recipes from My Backyard to Yours
Written by Rob Rainford

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $19.99

Chef Rob Rainford takes grilling to a whole new level--with over 100 recipes and 20 complete menus, all designed for your backyard barbeque.
 
For Rob, grilling is about entertaining. It's about gathering friends and family together and spending time cooking and eating outdoors. It's also about pushing the boundaries of what you...

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