In Apprentice, this captivating memoir, the man whom Julia Child has called “the best chef in America” tells the story of his rise from a frightened apprentice in an exacting Old World kitchen to an Emmy Award-winning superstar.
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The Town That Food Saved – Mar 14
The Town That Food Saved raises numerous questions about the practicalities of local food production—but also provides examples of success in small-scale agriculture.
Chocolate – Feb 13
Chocolate is a delectable journey into the world of chocolate–from manufacturing to marketing, French boutiques to American multinationals.
Food and Freedom – Jan 10
Food and Freedom is an uplifting and humanistic message is straightforward: if people can feed themselves, they can be free.
Life from Scratch – Dec 12
Heartfelt and honest, LIFE FROM SCRATCH is a story of self-acceptance and discovery that shows the power of food to bond, to empower and to heal, and celebrates the simple truth that happiness is created from within.
With a Measure of Grace – Nov 15
With a Measure of Grace recounts with sensitivity and wit the tale of a women-owned, Buddhist- based restaurant becoming a community anchor in a small Mormon town.
Blackberry Wine – Oct 18
Blackberry Wine relies on Harris’ typical split-narrative technique, and follows two separate timelines, one set in present-day France, one set in Yorkshire twenty years ago, during a pivotal time in the protagonist’s life.
The Earth Moved – Apr 12
The Earth Moved is a fascinating exploration of the underground world and one of its most amazing denizens, the earthworm.
Ingredienti – Mar 15
From the inimitable woman who popularized Italian cuisine in America, Marcella Hazan’s simple and elegant manual, Ingredienti, on how to shop for the best ingredients and prepare the most delicious meals is a must-have for every home cook.
Delicious – Feb 15
Ruth Reichl illuminates the theme of how food defines us in her dazzling fiction debut, Delicious, about sisters, family ties and a young woman who must finally let go of guilt and grief to embrace her own true gifts.
A Year in Provence – Jan 10
A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.
Drunken Botanist – Dec 13
In The Drunken Botanist, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol.
Jennifer’s Way – Nov 9
In Jennifer’s Way an award-winning actress who suffers with Celiac disease describes her journey to diagnosis and living with the condition and discusses the nonprofit foundation she created to provide information on the disease as well as the bakery she opened for fellow sufferers.
The Third Plate – Oct 11
In The Third Plate Dan Barber draws on the wisdom and experience of chefs, farmers and seed breeders around the world and proposes a new definition for ethical and delicious eating.
Mycophilia – Apr 19
In Mycophilia, accomplished food writer and cookbook author Eugenia Bone examines the role of fungi as exotic delicacy, curative, poison, and hallucinogen, and ultimately discovers that a greater understanding of fungi is key to facing many challenges of the 21st century.