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SPQR
Modern Italian Food and Wine
Written by Shelley Lindgren, Matthew Accarrino and Kate Leahy

Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $35.00

A cookbook and wine guide celebrating the regional traditions and exciting innovations of modern Italian cooking, from San Francisco's SPQR restaurant.

The Roman Empire was famous for its network of roads. By following the path of these thoroughfares, Shelley Lindgren, wine director and co-owner of the acclaimed San Francisco restaurants A16 and...

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SPQR
Modern Italian Food and Wine
Written by Shelley Lindgren, Matthew Accarrino and Kate Leahy

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $18.99

A cookbook and wine guide celebrating the regional traditions and exciting innovations of modern Italian cooking, from San Francisco's SPQR restaurant.

The Roman Empire was famous for its network of roads. By following the path of these thoroughfares, Shelley Lindgren, wine director and co-owner of the acclaimed San Francisco restaurants A16 and...

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Pasta

Written by Carlo Middione
Photographed by Ed Anderson

Format: eBook, 112 pages
On Sale: May 23, 2012
Price: $10.99

The low-carb craze is over and pasta is back, with its fresh, robust flavors, everyday convenience, and endless versatility. Chef Carlo Middione presents this Italian staple at its most savory and authentic, with 50 traditional preparations for spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, and more, as well as favorite sauces like pesto, balsamella, and... Read more >

The SoNo Baking Company Cookbook
The Best Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Occasion
Written by John Barricelli
Foreword by Martha Stewart

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: March 14, 2012
Price: $18.99

Warm pecan-studded sticky buns; banana streusel muffins; passionfruit mousse served atop a thin layer of sponge cake and garnished with fresh raspberries; decadent chocolate cake layered and iced with smooth, elegant chocolate ganache; red velvet cupcakes; and foccaccia flavored with fresh herbs and topped with tomato, mozzarella, and pesto—these are some... Read more >

The Tuscan Sun Cookbook
Recipes from Our Italian Kitchen
Written by Frances Mayes and Edward Mayes

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $29.99

“Tuscan food tastes like itself. Ingredients are left to shine. . . . So, if on your visit, I hand you an apron, your work will be easy. We’ll start with primo ingredients, a little flurry of activity, perhaps a glass of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and soon we’ll be carrying... Read more >

The Tuscan Sun Cookbook
Recipes from Our Italian Kitchen
Written by Frances Mayes and Edward Mayes

Format: eBook
On Sale: March 13, 2012
Price: $15.99

“Tuscan food tastes like itself. Ingredients are left to shine. . . . So, if on your visit, I hand you an apron, your work will be easy. We’ll start with primo ingredients, a little flurry of activity, perhaps a glass of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and soon we’ll be carrying... Read more >

Cook Like a Rock Star
125 Recipes, Lessons, and Culinary Secrets
Written by Anne Burrell and Suzanne Lenzer
Foreword by Mario Batali

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $27.99

If chefs are the new rock stars, Anne wants you to rock in your own kitchen!
 
For Anne Burrell, a classically trained chef and host of Food Network’s Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (where she shares impressive recipes and smart techniques that anyone can master), and Worst Cooks in America (the show... Read more >

Cook Like a Rock Star
125 Recipes, Lessons, and Culinary Secrets
Written by Anne Burrell and Suzanne Lenzer
Foreword by Mario Batali

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $16.99

If chefs are the new rock stars, Anne wants you to rock in your own kitchen!
 
For Anne Burrell, a classically trained chef and host of Food Network’s Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (where she shares impressive recipes and smart techniques that anyone can master), and Worst Cooks in America (the show... Read more >

Everyday Italian
125 Simple and Delicious Recipes
Written by Giada De Laurentiis

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2010
Price: $20.99

In her hit Food Network show Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shows you how to cook delicious, beautiful food in a flash. And here, in her long-awaited first book, she does the same—helps you put a fabulous dinner on the table tonight, for friends or just for the kids, with a... Read more >

The Geometry of Pasta

Written by Caz Hildebrand and Jacob Kenedy

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2010
Price: $24.95

Wheels and tubes, twists and folds and grooves—pasta comes in hundreds of shapes, each with its own unique history, beauty, and place on the dinner table. For centuries these shapes have evolved alongside Italy’s cornucopia of local ingredients; if you know how the flavours relate to the forms, you hold the... Read more >

The SoNo Baking Company Cookbook
The Best Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Occasion
Written by John Barricelli
Foreword by Martha Stewart

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $35.00

Warm pecan-studded sticky buns; banana streusel muffins; passionfruit mousse served atop a thin layer of sponge cake and garnished with fresh raspberries; decadent chocolate cake layered and iced with smooth, elegant chocolate ganache; red velvet cupcakes; and foccaccia flavored with fresh herbs and topped with tomato, mozzarella, and pesto—these are some... Read more >

100 Ways to Be Pasta
Perfect Pasta Recipes from Gangivecchio
Written by Wanda Tornabene and Giovanna Tornabene

Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: June 24, 2009
Price: $14.99

For us, pasta is more than just a food. It is part of our histories. It is a good friend, a member of the family. It is something we love . . . When Italians offer a plate of pasta to friends or strangers, we are opening the doors of our... Read more >

Takashi's Noodles

Written by Takashi Yagihashi and Harris Salat

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2009
Price: $24.95

A collection of 75 recipes from James Beard Award-winning chef Takashi Yagihashi for both traditional and inventive hot and cold Japanese noodle dishes.

Combining traditional Japanese influences, French technique, and more than 20 years of cooking in the Midwest, James Beard Award-winning chef Takashi Yagihashi introduces American home cooks to essential... Read more >

Pasta

Written by Carlo Middione
Photographed by Ed Anderson

Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: July 1, 2008
Price: $14.95

The low-carb craze is over and pasta is back, with its fresh, robust flavors, everyday convenience, and endless versatility. Chef Carlo Middione presents this Italian staple at its most savory and authentic, with 50 traditional preparations for spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, and more, as well as favorite sauces like pesto, balsamella, and... Read more >

Everyday Pasta

Written by Giada De Laurentiis

Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2007
Price: $32.50

For New York Times bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: it’s healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; it’s readily available and easy to prepare--everything you want in a meal. And nothing satisfies a... Read more >

Giada's Family Dinners

Written by Giada De Laurentiis

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 4, 2006
Price: $35.00

In her New York Times bestseller Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis introduced us to the simple, fresh flavors of her native Italian cuisine. Now, America’s favorite Italian cook is back with a new batch of simple, delicious recipes geared toward family meals—Italian style.

These unpretentious and delicious meals are at the... Read more >

Everyday Italian
125 Simple and Delicious Recipes
Written by Giada De Laurentiis

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2005
Price: $35.00

In her hit Food Network show Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentiis shows you how to cook delicious, beautiful food in a flash. And here, in her long-awaited first book, she does the same—helps you put a fabulous dinner on the table tonight, for friends or just for the kids, with a... Read more >