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Jamie's America

Jamie Oliver · 364 pages

America – A country of many contrasts. For me, it presented the ultimate food trip to explore places, ingredients, food culture & traditions. I wanted to get to the heart of great American food, to get past the junk and super-sized portions. I set off on what I knew would be a completely inspiring trip. I wasn't wrong ... from New York to New Orleans, the energy of Los Angeles to the big skies of

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Barefoot in Paris

Ina Garten · 240 pages

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Lidia's Italy

Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali · 364 pages

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Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia

Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid · 368 pages

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Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes!

Guy Fieri, Ann Volkwein

Food Network star Guy Fieri takes you on a tour of America's most colorful diners, drive-ins, and dives in this tie-in to his enormously popular television show, complete with recipes, photos, and memorabilia.Packed with Guy's iconic personality, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives follows his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the best places most of us have never heard of. From digging in at

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My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories

David Lebovitz

"A collection of stories and 100 sweet and savory French-inspired recipes from Chez Panisse pastry chef turned popular food blogger David Lebovitz, reflecting the way modern Parisians eat today and featuring lush photography taken around Paris and in David's Parisian kitchen. French cooking has come a long way since the days of Escoffier. The culinary culture of France has changed and the current

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Down Home with the Neelys: A Southern Family Cookbook

Patrick Neely, Gina Neely, Paula Disbrowe

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Italian Food

Elizabeth David · 364 pages

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Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

Better Homes and Gardens · 540 pages

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Thai Food

David Thompson · 673 pages

"Thai cooking is a paradox," writes Australian restaurateur David Thompson in his comprehensive and aptly named "Thai Food". It uses robustly flavored ingredients--garlic, shrimp paste, chilies, lemongrass--and yet when they are melded during cooking they arrive at a sophisticated and often subtle elegance. Pursuing this transformation in depth, his book presents hundreds of recipes that celebrate

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What We Eat When We Eat Alone: Stories and 100 Recipes

Deborah Madison, Patrick McFarlin · 272 pages

In a conversational tone, "What We Eat When We Eat Alone" explores the joys and sorrows of eating solo and gives a glimpse into the lives of everyday people and their relationships with food. Recipes are featured at the end of each chapter.

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Silver Palate Cookbook

Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins · 452 pages

Contains recipes developed by the founders of The Silver Palate gourmet food store in New York, covering all courses from appetizers to desserts, and includes tips on cooking and entertaining.

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Top Secret Restaurant Recipes: Creating Kitchen Clones from America's Favorite Restaurant Chains

Todd Wilbur · 322 pages

In 1996, Americans spent over $100 billion gobbling up meals at full-service American restaurant chains, inspiring Todd Wilbur to change his focus from cracking the recipes for convenience store foods to cloning the popular dishes served at these sit-down stand-bys. Wilbur's knock-offs, absolutely indiscernible from the originals, are selected from national and regional chains, many drawn from a l

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The Professional Chef

Culinary Institute of America · 1,232 pages

"Named one of the five favorite culinary books of this decade by Food Arts magazine, The Professional Chef is the classic kitchen reference that many of America's top chefs have used to understand basic skills and standards for quality as well as develop a sense of how cooking works. Now, the ninth edition features an all-new, user-friendly design that guides readers through each cooking technique

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Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food

Jeff Potter · 458 pages

Are you an innovative cook, accustomed to expressing your creativity instead of just following recipes? Are you interested in the science behind what happens to food while it’s cooking? Do you want to learn what makes a recipe work so you can improvise and create your own dish? More than just a cookbook, [Cooking for Geeks][1] inspires you to be inventive in the kitchen and piques your curiosit

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Beard on Bread

James Beard · 228 pages

Everything you need to know about breadmaking including 100 of James Beard's favourite recipes with variations.

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Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico

Rick Bayless, Deann Groen Bayless · 384 pages

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The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors: Recipes You Should Have Gotten from Your Grandmother

Jeff Smith · 539 pages

Featuring the cuisine of thirty-five different ethnic groups, this collection of more than four hundred recipes encompasses easy-to-prepare dishes ranging from appetizers to desserts.

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Smoke and Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen

Edward Lee · 292 pages

"Chef Edward Lee's story and his food could only happen in America. Raised in Brooklyn by a family of Korean immigrants, he eventually settled down in his adopted hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where he owns the acclaimed restaurant 610 Magnolia. A multiple James Beard Award nominee for his unique patchwork cuisine, Edward creates recipes--filled with pickling, fermenting, frying, curing, and s

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