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A Toast to Bargain Wines: How Innovators, Iconoclasts, and Winemaking Revolutionaries Are Changing the Way the World Drinks
by George M. TaberTHE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF JUDGMENT OF PARIS EXPLORES THE THRIVING BUSINESS OF BARGAIN WINES AND OFFERS HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE BEST VALUES. Is inexpensive wine any good? Award-winning author George M. Taber shows that it is, examining the paths to success of the world's best-selling bargain brands. Taber helps readers learn to trust their taste and make informed decisions when confronting wine lists, and reveals how innovators are turning the old vin ordinaire into something extraordinaire. A Toast to Bargain Wines is an accessible mix of history, business, and reference, and includes a two-part guide to the world's best buys: George's ten favorite bargains of every varietal (plus two splurges in each category), then ten value brands from twelve regions around the world. Casual wine drinkers and connoisseurs alike will benefit from this insider's guide to finding and enjoying good wine--at a great price.
A Tortilla Is Like Life: Food and Culture in the San Luis Valley of Colorado (Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series)
by Carole M. CounihanAn innovative portrait of a small Colorado town based on a decade&’s worth of food-centered life histories from nineteen of its female residents.Located in the southern San Luis Valley of Colorado, the remote and relatively unknown town of Antonito is home to an overwhelmingly Hispanic population struggling not only to exist in an economically depressed and politically marginalized area, but also to preserve their culture and their lifeways. Between 1996 and 2006, anthropologist Carole Counihan collected food-centered life histories from nineteen Mexicanas―Hispanic American women―who had long-standing roots in the Upper Rio Grande region. The interviews in this groundbreaking study focused on southern Colorado Hispanic foodways―beliefs and behaviors surrounding food production, distribution, preparation, and consumption.In this book, Counihan features extensive excerpts from these interviews to give voice to the women of Antonito and highlight their perspectives. Three lines of inquiry are framed: feminist ethnography, Latino cultural citizenship, and Chicano environmentalism. Counihan documents how Antonito&’s Mexicanas establish a sense of place and belonging through their knowledge of land and water and use this knowledge to sustain their families and communities. Women play an important role by gardening, canning, and drying vegetables; earning money to buy food; cooking; and feeding family, friends, and neighbors on ordinary and festive occasions. They use food to solder or break relationships and to express contrasting feelings of harmony and generosity, or enmity and envy. The interviews in this book reveal that these Mexicanas are resourceful providers whose food work contributes to cultural survival.&“An important contribution to Mexican American culture.&” ―Oral History Review&“Counihan&’s book is well written and will appeal to a wide spectrum of readers . . . I would recommend this book to those whose interests lie in foodways, gender studies, ethnography and folklore. A Tortilla is Like Life would be a good addition to any reading list, and a beneficial resource for those who desire to understand the complex associations of gender, food, culture and ethnicity.&” —Digest: A Journal of Foodways and Culture
A Tortilla Is Like Life: Food and Culture in the San Luis Valley of Colorado (Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series)
by Carole M. CounihanAn innovative portrait of a small Colorado town based on a decade&’s worth of food-centered life histories from nineteen of its female residents.Located in the southern San Luis Valley of Colorado, the remote and relatively unknown town of Antonito is home to an overwhelmingly Hispanic population struggling not only to exist in an economically depressed and politically marginalized area, but also to preserve their culture and their lifeways. Between 1996 and 2006, anthropologist Carole Counihan collected food-centered life histories from nineteen Mexicanas―Hispanic American women―who had long-standing roots in the Upper Rio Grande region. The interviews in this groundbreaking study focused on southern Colorado Hispanic foodways―beliefs and behaviors surrounding food production, distribution, preparation, and consumption.In this book, Counihan features extensive excerpts from these interviews to give voice to the women of Antonito and highlight their perspectives. Three lines of inquiry are framed: feminist ethnography, Latino cultural citizenship, and Chicano environmentalism. Counihan documents how Antonito&’s Mexicanas establish a sense of place and belonging through their knowledge of land and water and use this knowledge to sustain their families and communities. Women play an important role by gardening, canning, and drying vegetables; earning money to buy food; cooking; and feeding family, friends, and neighbors on ordinary and festive occasions. They use food to solder or break relationships and to express contrasting feelings of harmony and generosity, or enmity and envy. The interviews in this book reveal that these Mexicanas are resourceful providers whose food work contributes to cultural survival.&“An important contribution to Mexican American culture.&” ―Oral History Review&“Counihan&’s book is well written and will appeal to a wide spectrum of readers . . . I would recommend this book to those whose interests lie in foodways, gender studies, ethnography and folklore. A Tortilla is Like Life would be a good addition to any reading list, and a beneficial resource for those who desire to understand the complex associations of gender, food, culture and ethnicity.&” —Digest: A Journal of Foodways and Culture
A Touch of Tropical Spice: From Chilli Crab to Laksa 75 Fabulous Recipes from Monsoon Asia
by Masano Kawana Wendy HuttonThe foods of Bali and Singapore come alive in A Touch of Tropical Spice, your chef-inspired guide to fresh, stylish and modern Asian cooking. <P><P> Wendy Hutton, longtime author and ambassador of Southeast Asian cuisine developed this compilation cookbook alongside the masterful chefs at the Four Seasons Resort hotels in Singapore and Bali. A Touch of Tropical Spice will bewitch your taste buds with a host of sensational Asian recipes, including:Mango, Fig and Date Cake Masala dosai Balinese sushi Sashimi Salad with Soy Lime Dressing Clams with Red Sauce and Chinese sausage Barbecued Jumbo Shrimp with Chili Dip Black Pepper Beef Coconut and Palm Sugar Ice Cream
A Traveller's Wine Guide to California (Interlink Traveller's Wine Guides)
by Robert HolmesThis guidebook gives you everything you need to know when touring California's beautiful wine countryIf California were an independent nation it would be the fourth leading wine-producing country in the world after Italy, France and Spain. And nowhere else will you find more visitor-friendly wineries. Sampling these and tasting their wines is a rewarding experience, but, faced with the bewildering variety of wineries on offer, it's hard to know where to start. This book guides the wine tourist-not only through the better-known regions of Napa and Sonoma, but also the Central Coast, Santa Barbara County and Southern California-and gives ample recommendations on where to stay and eat in and around each region. A Traveller's Wine Guide to California contains spectacular photography as well as easily-accessible information on such topics as The Winery Experience and The System of Classification and Grape Varieties.
A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making (American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection)
by Sylvester GrahamDetailed information about the chemistry and cooking of homemade breads by the early American dietary reformer who created graham crackers.Published in 1837, Sylvester Graham’s A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making includes a history of bread, discussion of various grains and which make the best breads, preparation of flour and other ingredients, the process of fermentation, how to prepare and bake bread dough, and discussion of bread varieties. The book describes Graham’s preference for unadulterated flour that is free of chemical additives (used even in those early times to make bread whiter in color). He believed that firm bread made of coarsely ground whole-wheat flour was more nutritious and healthy. The treatise enthusiastically supports making bread in the home instead of buying commercial products, and the recipes were so popular that after publication, Graham was attacked by a mob of angry bakers in Boston. This edition of A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, a Revolutionary War patriot and successful printer and publisher, the Society is a research library documenting the life of Americans from the colonial era through 1876. The Society collects, preserves, and makes available as complete a record as possible of the printed materials from the early American experience. The cookbook collection includes approximately 1,100 volumes.
A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making (American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection)
by Sylvester GrahamDetailed information about the chemistry and cooking of homemade breads by the early American dietary reformer who created graham crackers.Published in 1837, Sylvester Graham’s A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making includes a history of bread, discussion of various grains and which make the best breads, preparation of flour and other ingredients, the process of fermentation, how to prepare and bake bread dough, and discussion of bread varieties. The book describes Graham’s preference for unadulterated flour that is free of chemical additives (used even in those early times to make bread whiter in color). He believed that firm bread made of coarsely ground whole-wheat flour was more nutritious and healthy. The treatise enthusiastically supports making bread in the home instead of buying commercial products, and the recipes were so popular that after publication, Graham was attacked by a mob of angry bakers in Boston. This edition of A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, a Revolutionary War patriot and successful printer and publisher, the Society is a research library documenting the life of Americans from the colonial era through 1876. The Society collects, preserves, and makes available as complete a record as possible of the printed materials from the early American experience. The cookbook collection includes approximately 1,100 volumes.
A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making (American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection)
by Sylvester GrahamDetailed information about the chemistry and cooking of homemade breads by the early American dietary reformer who created graham crackers.Published in 1837, Sylvester Graham’s A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making includes a history of bread, discussion of various grains and which make the best breads, preparation of flour and other ingredients, the process of fermentation, how to prepare and bake bread dough, and discussion of bread varieties. The book describes Graham’s preference for unadulterated flour that is free of chemical additives (used even in those early times to make bread whiter in color). He believed that firm bread made of coarsely ground whole-wheat flour was more nutritious and healthy. The treatise enthusiastically supports making bread in the home instead of buying commercial products, and the recipes were so popular that after publication, Graham was attacked by a mob of angry bakers in Boston. This edition of A Treatise on Bread and Bread-Making was reproduced by permission from the volume in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, a Revolutionary War patriot and successful printer and publisher, the Society is a research library documenting the life of Americans from the colonial era through 1876. The Society collects, preserves, and makes available as complete a record as possible of the printed materials from the early American experience. The cookbook collection includes approximately 1,100 volumes.
A Treatise on Lager Beers: A Handbook for Americans and Canadians on Lager Beer
by Jack Mccallum Fred EckhardtHow to brew lager beer as a hobby.
A Turkish Cookbook
by Arto Der HaroutunianThe acclaimed author of Middle Eastern Cookery explores the culinary traditions of Turkey with more than 130 taste-tempting recipes. From internationally acclaimed author Arto der Haroutunian comes A Turkish Cookbook, a lovingly written recipe book packed with traditional stories, poems, and sayings. Turkey is fast becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations, and while famous for its scenic beauty and ancient sites, it undoubtedly owes much of its newfound popularity to the quality and character of its food. With his inimitable talent for combining fascinating anecdotes with mouthwatering recipes, Arto der Haroutunian brings to life the ancient culinary traditions of this huge and varied country. You can recreate the wonderful fish and seafood dishes, the exotic oriental pastries, experiment with different types of kebabs, or prepare a selection of meze. At once a practical cookbook and a fascinating read, A Turkish Cookbook is a splendid introduction to one of the world’s great cuisines.
A Twist of the Wrist: Quick Flavorful Meals with Ingredients from Jars, Cans, Bags, and Boxes: A Cookbook
by Nancy Silverton Carolynn CarrenoAward-winning chef Nancy Silverton has conquered the gourmet world as the original dessert chef at Spago and founder of the celebrated La Brea Bakery. Her recipes are legendary, innovative, and delicious. However, in the last few years, there has been a great shift in cooking toward the Home Meal Replacement (HMR), better known as &“takeout.&” It&’s impossible to spend hours in the kitchen after a hard day&’s work, so more people are buying prepared foods and frozen meals, compromising taste for convenience. Realizing that people&’s hectic workdays don&’t afford everyone the time to re-create her epicurean triumphs, Nancy has come up with the perfect solution . . .Enter, the jar!Compiling a list of her favorite products that come in jars—and cans, bags, and boxes—Nancy has created easy-to-follow recipes that require less than thirty minutes to prepare. With this book there&’s no need to sacrifice flavor, sophistication, and taste just because you&’re spending less time chopping, cleaning, cooking, or baking. Nancy&’s shortcuts not only allow us to produce quick and easy meals at home, they let us bring back the pride and the joy of creating gourmet meals for our family and friends.A Twist of the Wrist contains 137 quick and delicious gourmet recipes from salads to pasta to meats and desserts, such as:Cumin Shrimp and Chickpea Salad with Roasted CarrotsCreamy Corn Soup with Bacon and Cheddar CrostiniOrzo with Dried Porcini Mushrooms, Radicchio, and Aged Balsamic VinegarBoneless Pork Chops, with Creamy Polenta and Fennel PollenSeared Rare Tuna with Tomato-Olive SalsaDulce de Leche Ice Cream Pie with Hot Fudge Sauce, Cajeta, and Salty Spanish PeanutsIn addition to Nancy&’s own creations, she includes recipes concocted with prepared ingredients from some of her chef friends, including Sara Foster, Tom Colicchio, Charlie Trotter, Mario Batali, Suzanne Goin, Ruth Reichl, and Jean-Georges Vongerichten.There is also a pantry section, telling us where to get—by the Internet and mail order—the best of all things canned, jarred, and bottled.This charming and utterly indispensable cookbook is suited for any type of cook, whether you&’re an on-the-go gourmand or you just love flavorful, accessible meals at home. A Twist of the Wrist fits perfectly into today&’s modern lifestyle and is a must-have for the contemporary kitchen.
A Vacation to Die For (A Tourist Trap Mystery #14)
by Lynn CahoonFans of female sleuth cozies will delight in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon&’s latest installment in her long-running Tourist Trap Mystery series. In the California coastal town of South Cove, Jill Gardner, owner of Coffee, Books, and More, discovers that wedding planning can be murder . . . Hustling her fiancé off to a neighboring tourist town might be the only way Jill Gardner can plan her nuptials to South Cove&’s in-demand police detective. But when a mystery man turns up dead at South Cove&’s PD, Greg is hightailing it back home to investigate, leaving Jill to finish the vacation solo. Jill can barely get in a spa day before her own respite is spoiled by a greedy hotel guest and unexpected revelations about Max Winter, the developer conniving to buy her home out from under her. Then there&’s the staffing issues at the store, the strange men seen lurking about town, and an aggressive and obnoxious family member harassing Jill&’s beloved employee. It&’s enough to make the bride-to-be full of jitters . . . especially when she finds herself in the crosshairs of a killer . . . Praise for Lynn Cahoon and the Tourist Trap Mysteries &“I love the author&’s style, which was warm and friendly . . . [A] wonderfully appealing series.&” —Dru&’s Book Musings &“Lynn Cahoon&’s popular Tourist Trap series is . . . one of my go-to cozy mystery series!&” —Hope By the Book
A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese)
by America's Test Kitchen Kevin Pang Jeffrey PangJames Beard Award winner Kevin Pang and his dad Jeffrey, hosts of the hit America&’s Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs, show you the way to delicious Chinese cooking in this accessible, funny, heartfelt cookbook.From American Chinese classics (General Tso&’s Chicken) to Sichuan street foods (Dan Dan Mian) and Hong Kong dim sum favorites (Shu Mai), A Very Chinese Cookbook is ideal for both the Chinese food-curious and experienced cooks seeking a weekend soup dumpling project.Chock full of tips, techniques, stories, and friendly ingredient guides, with over 100 of ATK&’s trademark rigorous recipes—and even a magic trick with fortune cookies—the cookbook in your hands is very practical, very personal, and very Chinese indeed.Two Generations of Storytelling: Jeffrey recounts a lifelong love of cooking that began in childhood, growing up in Hong Kong, cooking at his mother&’s side, and exploring the street vendors and markets. Kevin dispenses practical wisdom that brings the recipes to life—why Beef Ho Fun is the mark of a great Cantonese chef; why Shu Mai is the world heavyweight champion of dumplings. Test Kitchen Techniques: From the basics of successful stir-frying to folding methods for Shanghai Soup Dumplings, careful instructions and abundant photos teach key steps.Chinatown Shopping Guide: From choosing the right soy sauce or vinegar to buying fresh noodles and seeking out superlative Buddhist-style chickens, let the Pangs be your trusted guides.
A Very Nice Glass of Wine
by Helen McGinnIn this lighthearted guided journal, Daily Mail wine columnist Helen McGinn simplifies wine education for amateur wine drinkers who want to know more about wine and are looking for a fun, easy way to learn. Fifty-two weeks of intuitive fill-ins become a self-taught course in wine-tasting, gleaned from evaluating one new wine each week, combined with McGinn's streamlined explanations of key wine knowhow (what distinguishes common wine styles, how to read wine labels, what wine terminology really means, and more). Users end up with a working knowledge of wine, an understanding of which wines they enjoy and why, the confidence to shop for wine, and a lasting record of all the new wines they've tried over the year.
A Very Prairie Christmas Bakebook: Cookies, Candies, Cakes & More: Vintage Baking to Celebrate the Festive Season
by Karlynn JohnstonThe quintessential classic Christmas baking book, with over 120 recipes to celebrate the festive baker in all of us!A Very Prairie Christmas Bakebook is the only cookbook you will need this season, whether you're from the Prairies or just love Christmas baking. Take it from Karlynn Johnston, the best-selling author of Flapper Pie and a Blue Prairie Sky and The Prairie Table and someone who owns six Christmas trees—these goodies are sure to keep your Christmas spirit going all season long.Inside, you'll find over 120 of the best of the best recipes for filling your family&’s homes and bellies with festive cheer, including:Traditional family recipes: Inspire memory-making for you and yours with sweets like Traditional Whipped Shortbread, Divinity Candy, and Auntie Darlene&’s Dark Whisky Fruitcake.Home-grown Prairie desserts: Treats like Millionaire&’s Shortbread and Marshmallow Yule Logs warm the soul when the Prairies turn into a winter wonderland.The ultimate cookie exchange guide: Pick up tips for hosting and baking the best cookies to swap, like Cherry Snowballs and Gumdrop Cookies.Cocktails and punches: Get the Christmas party started with drinks like the Retro Sherbert Party Punch and the Perfect Christmas Crantini.Ukrainian Christmas dishes: learn Karlynn&’s family's traditional recipes, like Pampushky and Kutia.Indulge in the chilly season&’s slower pace with a glorious, once-a-year baking fest where you pull out all the stops. Whether you&’re a fan of Karlynn&’s previous books or you&’re discovering her vintage charm for the first time, these sweetly dressed pages make it clear that this is the book she was born to write. A Very Prairie Christmas Bakebook is a feast for all senses, for reminiscing in your favorite festive memories and making cherished new ones.
A Very Vegan Christmas: Plant-based Recipes For Celebrating In Style
by Sam DixonEnjoy plant-based twists on iconic Christmas dishes and discover some new festive favourites, with more than 70 recipes for the holiday season. Christmas can often be a feast of meat, cheese and chocolate, but whether you are reducing your meat intake or catering for plant-based friends and family, A Very Vegan Christmas will provide amazing food that everyone will love. Each recipe is simple to make and packed full of flavour, making sure each meal is a true celebration. With beautiful photography and illustrations throughout, this book would also make a wonderful gift for the vegan in your life.Contents Include:Chapter 1: Party FoodRainbow vegetable sushi with sriracha mayo; Curried parsnip croquetas; Korean fried cauliflowerChapter 2: MainsCaramelised onion tart; Mushroom wellington; Carrot, swede & parsnip nut roastChapter 3: SidesMaple & pecan stove-top carrots; Crispy sage & garlic sprouts; Polenta & rosemary roast potatoesChapter 4: Leftovers Mincemeat pancakes; Roast veg & stuffing hand pies; Cranberry sauce muffinsChapter 5: BakingChocolate chip orange shortbread; Pesto tear 'n' share Christmas tree; Iced gingerbreadChapter 6: DessertsSticky stem ginger toffee pudding; Blood orange pavlova; Flourless chocolate chestnut pudding
A Very Vegan Christmas: Plant-based Recipes For Celebrating In Style
by Sam DixonEnjoy plant-based twists on iconic Christmas dishes and discover some new festive favourites, with more than 70 recipes for the holiday season. Christmas can often be a feast of meat, cheese and chocolate, but whether you are reducing your meat intake or catering for plant-based friends and family, A Very Vegan Christmas will provide amazing food that everyone will love. Each recipe is simple to make and packed full of flavour, making sure each meal is a true celebration. With beautiful photography and illustrations throughout, this book would also make a wonderful gift for the vegan in your life.Contents Include:Chapter 1: Party FoodRainbow vegetable sushi with sriracha mayo; Curried parsnip croquetas; Korean fried cauliflowerChapter 2: MainsCaramelised onion tart; Mushroom wellington; Carrot, swede & parsnip nut roastChapter 3: SidesMaple & pecan stove-top carrots; Crispy sage & garlic sprouts; Polenta & rosemary roast potatoesChapter 4: Leftovers Mincemeat pancakes; Roast veg & stuffing hand pies; Cranberry sauce muffinsChapter 5: BakingChocolate chip orange shortbread; Pesto tear 'n' share Christmas tree; Iced gingerbreadChapter 6: DessertsSticky stem ginger toffee pudding; Blood orange pavlova; Flourless chocolate chestnut pudding
A Victorian Guide to Healthy Living
by Dr. Thomas AllinsonThe Victorian Dr. Thomas Allinson founded the famous Allinson bread firm in 1892 and wrote five volumes of medical essays outlining his beliefs that food was an important factor in health. His sage advice was an anathema to his Victorian peers and he was struck off in an age where medicines were made of mercury and arsenic. His outrageous beliefs included exercise being good for health, the need for a work-life balance for better efficiency and health, avoiding tea and coffee in the evening to promote better sleep and obesity being caused by eating too much. These misguided beliefs are so relevant to todays market and written in a wonderfully anachronistic but accessible manner. Best-selling author and food and health expert Anna Selby has edited his five books into one volume, incorporating chapters such as vegetarianism, exercise and the work-life balance, as well as a chapter containing some of his quirkier beliefs.
A Victorian Guide to Healthy Living
by Dr. Thomas AllinsonThe Victorian Dr. Thomas Allinson founded the famous Allinson bread firm in 1892 and wrote five volumes of medical essays outlining his beliefs that food was an important factor in health. His sage advice was an anathema to his Victorian peers and he was struck off in an age where medicines were made of mercury and arsenic. His outrageous beliefs included exercise being good for health, the need for a work-life balance for better efficiency and health, avoiding tea and coffee in the evening to promote better sleep and obesity being caused by eating too much. These misguided beliefs are so relevant to todays market and written in a wonderfully anachronistic but accessible manner. Best-selling author and food and health expert Anna Selby has edited his five books into one volume, incorporating chapters such as vegetarianism, exercise and the work-life balance, as well as a chapter containing some of his quirkier beliefs.
A Vida Vegetariana (Como... #125)
by Owen JonesOlá, obrigado por comprar este livro chamado “A vida vegetariana”. Este não é um livro de receitas, embora ele trate de comida vegetariana e dê alguns exemplos de receitas. Espero que você considere as informações úteis, aplicáveis e proveitosas. As informações deste e-book sobre vegetarianismo e outros assuntos correlatos está organizada em 15 capítulos com cerca de 500-600 palavras cada. Como um bônus, eu dou a permissão para o uso do conteúdo em seu próprio site, blog ou boletim de notícias, embora seja melhor reescrevê-lo com suas próprias palavras. Você também pode dividir o livro em partes e revender os artigos. Com efeito, o único direito que você não possui é o de revendê-lo ou dá-lo da mesma forma que lhe foi enviado. Se você tiver alguma consideração, entre em contato com a empresa que vendeu o livro. Obrigado novamente por comprar este e-book. Atenciosamente, Owen Jones
A Vineyard in My Glass
by Gerald AsherGerald Asher, who served as Gourmet's wine editor for thirty years, has drawn together this selection of his essays, published in Gourmet and elsewhere, for the collective insight they give into why a wine should always be an expression of a place and a time. Guiding the reader through twenty-seven diverse wine regions in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and California, he shows how every wine worth drinking is a reflection of its terroir--in the broadest sense of that untranslatable word. In evocative reminiscences of wines, winemakers, and the meals he has had with them, he weaves together climate, terrain, and local history, sharing his knowledge and experience so skillfully that we learn as we are entertained and come to understand, gradually, that the meaning and pleasure of a wine lie always in the context of its origin and in the concurrence of where, how, and with whom we enjoy it.
A Vineyard in Napa
by Danny Meyer Doug Shafer Andy DemskyAt the age of 47, when he a successful publishing executive and living with his wife and four children in an affluent Chicago suburb, John Shafer made the surprise announcement that he had purchased a vineyard in the Napa Valley. In 1973, he moved his family to California and, with no knowledge of winemaking, began the journey that would lead him, thirty years later, to own and operate what distinguished wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. called "one of the world's greatest wineries." This book, narrated by Shafer's son Doug, is a personal account of how his father turned his midlife dream into a remarkable success story. Set against the backdrop of Napa Valley's transformation from a rural backwater in the 1970s through its emergence today as one of the top wine regions in the world, the book begins with the winery's shaky start and takes the reader through the father and son's ongoing battles against killer bugs, cellar disasters, local politics, changing consumer tastes, and the volatility of nature itself. Doug Shafer tells the story of his own education, as well as Shafer Vineyards' innovative efforts to be environmentally sustainable, its role in spearheading the designation of a Stags Leap American Viticultural Area, and how the wine industry has changed in the contemporary era of custom-crushing and hobbyist winery investors.
A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover's Dream
by Ferenc Máté"A sun-drenched memoir with a fairy-tale ending."--Kirkus Reviews In this laugh-out-loud tale, two adventurers discover that rare combination: joy and success. Candace, a painter, and Ferenc, a writer, begin a new life near the hill town of Montalcino. They restore a thirteenth-century friary, plant fifteen acres of vines, build a winery, tame a runaway tractor, excavate an Etruscan village, and battle volcanic fermenting vats, while learning from famous vintner neighbor Angelo Gaja the secrets of growing the best grapes and making superb, award-winning wine. This extraordinary tale will enrich the lives of travelers and wine lovers alike. A New York Times Book Review 2007 Notable Travel Book.
A Visual Guide to Sushi-Making at Home
by Hiro Sone Lissa DoumaniFrom the James Beard Award–winning chefs, an all-inclusive, visual handbook for sushi lovers who want to make sushi affordably and confidently at home! This gorgeously accessible book includes popular sushi, sashimi, and sushi-style recipes by the husband-and-wife restaurant team of Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani. More than 175 photographs feature beautifully finished nigiri, rolls, and ingredients in step-by-step sequences that visually demonstrate basic sushi cuts and shaping fundamentals. Packed with essential sushi knowledge—including profiles of the sixty-five fish and other key ingredients of sushi, recipes for staples such as dashi, and lessons in basic beverage pairing—this comprehensive yet stylish book will appeal to any fan of sushi or Japanese culture. &“The visuals running throughout the book are exciting, and the concise instructions help make this book ideal for anyone with an interest in making sushi.&” —Publishers Weekly &“The instructions are detailed and accompanied by step-by-step photos . . . A great introduction for us beginners.&” —The Kitchn
A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City
by Edward Chisholm'Visceral and unbelievably compelling' - Emerald Fennell'Vividly written and merciless in its detail' - Edward StourtonA waiter's job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door...is hell.Edward Chisholm's spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you below the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world and right into its glorious underbelly. He inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you're fighting your colleagues for tips. Colleagues - including thieves, narcissists, ex-Legionnaires, paperless immigrants, wannabe actors and drug dealers - who are the closest thing to family that you've got.It's physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. But it doesn't matter because you're in Paris, the centre of the universe, and there's nowhere else you'd rather be in the world.