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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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The Art of Simple Food


by Alice Waters

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 405 PAGES

An approach to simple cooking that emphasizes selecting seasonal, local, fresh and sustainable foods in over 200 recipes. (GEN966, $35.00)

As They Were

As They Were


by M. F. K. Fisher

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

This marvelous collection of autobiographical essays by the celebrated, much-adored Fisher covers her life, family, food and adventures from Whittier, California to the south of France. (FRN705, $15.00)

The Battle for Wine and Love, Or How I Saved the World from Parkerization


by Alice Feiring

  • FOOD
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Traveling through the ancient vineyards of the Loire and Champagne, to Piedmont and Spain, she goes in search of authentic barolo, the last old-style rioja, and the tastiest new terroir-driven champagnes. (GEN438, $13.95)

Clementine in the Kitchen

Clementine in the Kitchen


by Samuel Chamberlain

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

This sweet tale of a transplanted American family and their endearing French cook evokes the traditions, character and food of rural France in the years before WWII. Clementine eventually accompanies her new friends back to America, where, happily, she finds love. (FRN455, $16.00)

Families of the Vine, Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France

Families of the Vine, Seasons Among the Winemakers of Southwest France


by Michael S. Sanders

  • FOOD
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 265 PAGES

A delightful, informative portrait of a venerable winemaking family in Southwest France and the stylish, savory wines of Clos Triguedina, by an American chef who lived in the region. (FRN479, $13.95)

French Feast, A Traveler's Literary Companion

French Feast, A Traveler's Literary Companion


by William Rodarmor

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

With deliciously idiosyncratic twists, you won't find recipes or expats or sweet nostalgia in this sampling of contemporary short stories, many translated by editor William Rodarmor. As his co-conspirator Jean Anderson puts it in the introduction, "none of the 30 stories is really about food; they're about people". (FRN970, $14.95)

Fresh from the Farmers' Market, Year-Round Recipes for the Pick of the Crop


by Janet Fletcher

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

A cookbook organized by season that features the fresh fruits and vegetables found at farmers' markets around the country. (GEN965, $19.95)

A Geography of Oysters, The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America


by Rowan Jacobsen

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

A complete guide to the many different American oysters, this book is full of photographs, recipes and tips on everything from pairing oysters with the right wine to finding a top-notch oyster festival. (GEN404, $24.95)

A Hedonist in the Cellar, Adentures in Wine


by Jay McInerney

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Having mellowed slightly from his days depicting the drug-fueled parties of 1980s, Jay McInerney has become a celebrated wine writer and his collection of essays on vintners, varietals and other pleasures from the grape is a pleasure in itself. (GEN402, $15.00)

In the Green Kitchen, Techniques to Learn by Heart


by Alice Waters

  • FOOD
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 151 PAGES

Sustainable food advocate and cookbook author Waters shares fundamental cooking techniques, along with color photographs and 50 recipes by chefs. (GEN967, $28.00)

A Late Dinner, Discovering the Food of Spain

A Late Dinner, Discovering the Food of Spain


by Paul Richardson

  • FOOD
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A resident of Spain for the last 15 years, Richardson searches out the diversity and delight of Spain and its food in this engaging account of travels in search of a meal. (SPN344, $24.00)

Liquid Jade, The Story of Tea from Wast to West


by Beatrice Hohenegger

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Barbara Hohenegger takes in the tumultuous history of tea and the tea trade, a 5,000-year journey from Japan and China to the British Empire and beyond, in this captivating history. (ASA54, $25.95)

M. F. K. Fisher Among the Pots and Pans, Celebrating Her Kitchens

M. F. K. Fisher Among the Pots and Pans, Celebrating Her Kitchens


by M. F. K. Fisher | Amanda Hesser | Joan Reardon

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 184 PAGES

Fisher's biographer serves forth the essence of the great cook, writer and traveler with these carefully chosen excerpts and recipes. (GEN442, $40.00)

The Mango Season

The Mango Season


by Amulya Malladi

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

A marvelously evocative novel of life in South India, in which the prodigal daughter returns home. The pleasure and importance of food in the novel (which includes recipes) underscores the tension between modern and traditional. (IDA257, $15.00)

A Movable Feast, Ten Millennia of Food Globalization


by Kenneth F. Kiple

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES

Kiple (Cambridge World History of Food) shows the history of civilization through its stomach in a series of illuminating essays on the spread of agriculture and transformation of how and what we eat over the last 10,000 years. (GEN389, $29.99)

The Nasty Bits

The Nasty Bits


by Anthony Bourdain

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Further outragous culinary adventures by the rogue chef and traveler, organized according to taste: salty, sweet, sour, bitter and umami -- Japanese for unfathomable. (WLD74, $15.95)

No Reservations, Around the World on an Empty Stomach


by Anthony Bourdain

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

A companion to Bourdain's popular Travel Channel show, this behind-the-scenes journal is packed with photographs, advice and spirited commentary. (GEN403, $34.95)

The Oxford Companion to Italian Food

The Oxford Companion to Italian Food


by Gillian Riley

  • FOOD
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 672 PAGES

This endlessly informative, indispensable guide, organized A-to-Z, covers dishes, famous chefs, history and culture, cooking methods and more. (ITL867, $17.95)

The Oxford Companion to Wine


by Tom Jaine | Jancis Robinson

  • REFERENCE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 848 PAGES

Over 3,000 detailed entries make this wine guide thorough enough for the connoisseur and engaging for the novice. Includes history (and plenty of anecdotes!), terminology, information on wine regions, and illustrations, plus a judge's list of wine qualities and weaknesses. (REF15, $65.00)

South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David

South Wind Through the Kitchen, The Best of Elizabeth David


by Elizabeth David

  • FOOD
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 400 PAGES

A selection of 200 recipes and travel essays from Elizabeth David's nine influential books, including Book of Mediterranean Food and French Country Cooking. (MED30, $29.95)

Pork & Sons


by Stephane Reynaud

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 370 PAGES

A blend of cookbook and travelogue, Reynaud explores the rustic world of French pork and the farmers, butchers and chefs who participate in its preparation - from the slaughterhouse to the dining room. With 150 recipes. (FRN730, $49.95)

A Stew or a Story, An Assortment of Short Works


by M. F. K. Fisher | Joan Reardon

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

Essays on people, places -- and of course food -- mix with delightful fiction in this delectable Fisher feast. (TVL131, $15.95)

Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants

Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants


by Wolfgang Schivelbusch

  • FOOD
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 236 PAGES

An intiguing cultural history of coffee and chocolate, spices, tobacco, spirits, drinking places and rituals, all presented with gusto. (GEN364, $16.00)

Vanilla, Travels In Search Of The Ice Cream Orchid

Vanilla, Travels In Search Of The Ice Cream Orchid


by Tim Ecott

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A lively account of travels to the vanilla-growing regions of Mexico, Madagascar, Reunion and Tahiti on the trail of the prized orchid, its history, cultivation and allure. Ecott is a BBC journalist. (GEN339, $14.00)

The World of Wine

The World of Wine


by Hugh Johnson

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 612 PAGES

A handsome boxed set of Hugh Johnson's acclaimed The World Atlas of Wine and The Story of Wine. This two-volume set also includes a CD of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2006. (WLD67, $85.00)

The World's Greatest Wine Estates, A Modern Perspective


by Robert M. Parker

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 704 PAGES

Robert Parker's personal picks for 175 the best vineyards in the world, from classics in France and California to up-and-comers in Australia and Austria. With 175 color photographs and 25 maps. (WLD60, $75.00)

Blue Trout and Black Truffles, The Peregrinations of an Epicure


by Joseph Wechsberg

  • FOOD
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Wechsberg, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and Gourmet, writes with sly humor of glorious European food in the South of France, Austro-Hungarian delights and Czech sausage in this tasty collection, originally published in 1953. (EUR238, $16.00)

A Cook's Tour, Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines


by Anthony Bourdain

  • FOOD
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

In this deliciously funny book, Bourdain eats his way around the globe on a quest for the perfect (or perfectly odd) meal. From fried Mars Bars in Glasgow to cobra hearts in Cambodia, there's nowhere this wise-cracking chef won't go and nothing he won't try. (TVL90, $14.99)

The Book of Absinthe, A Cultural History

The Book of Absinthe, A Cultural History


by Phil Baker

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An entertaining cultural history of "The Green Fairy," from the drink's origins as an herbal tonic through its intoxicating heyday in European cities of the late 19th century. (FRN962, $14.00)

 

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