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After years of travelling through Asia, Margaret Ledoux shares her experience of tea tasting.
Taiwan, home to the finest quality oolong teas. Often known as 'grand cru' these teas are savoured and prized as if they were the best of wines.
Margaret travelled extensively throughout Asia and has lived for extended periods in South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines.
It is in Taiwan that she discovered the delicate oolongs and grew to appreciate both...
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Are you craving junk foods? Feeling sluggish and tired all the time? Fueling yourself on caffeine and sugar? Then it's time to incorporate some Energizing Superfood Juices and Smoothies†‹ into your day. Jump-start your body with superfoods in the form of juices, smoothies, and plant-based snacks and meals, with vegetables and fruits selected to coincide with fresh, delicious seasonal produce.
With 45 unique and delicious combinations of vegetables,...
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In the early 18th century, pioneers cleared land in Ohio's Western Reserve and found it suitable for farming, but until the Ohio-Erie Canal opened, it was difficult for them to share the fruit of their labor. Ohio's Canal Country Wineries captures the spirit of those who lived off the land from Cleveland to New Philadelphia along the Cuyahoga River and down to the Muskingum River--the path that the Ohio-Erie Canal took when it was built in 1832. As...
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This "sophisticated guide for fans of Irish whiskey" explores the history, distilleries, and pubs-and includes twelve original cocktails (The Wall Street Journal).
An Irish whiskey guru, two bartender behemoths, and an adept writer combine forces to create this comprehensive guide to Irish whiskey. Starting with an introduction to the history of whiskey in Ireland, the authors explain what makes each style unique. An illustrated tour of the four...
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A fascinating journey through ancient wine country that reveals the drinking habits of early Christians, from Abraham to Jesus.
Wine connoisseur Joel Butler teamed up with biblical historian Randall Heskett for a remarkable adventure that travels the biblical wine trail in order to understand what kinds of wines people were drinking 2,000 to 3,500 years ago. Along the way, they discover the origins of wine, unpack the myth of Shiraz, and learn the...
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Austin might be known for its live music, but its beer scene is just as vibrant and historic. As early as 1860, German immigrant Johann Schneider started brewing beer out of a saloon on Congress Avenue, later crafting innovative brew vaults, the first of their kind in the city. Proving that Austin taste buds were thirsty for something more dynamic than a Lonestar, the end of the twentieth century and beginning of the twenty-first saw a huge boom in...
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The Japanese Sake Bible is the ultimate book about Japan's national drink-from its history and culture to its ingredients and production methods, how to choose the best sake and recommended food pairings.
Author Brian Ashcraft-the author of the popular guide Japanese Whisky-has put together lively commentaries based on dozens of interviews with master brewers and sake experts across Japan. His fascinating stories are accompanied by over 300 full-color...
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This book on single malt whisky makes an excellent guide for all whisky drinkers, from the novice to the connoisseur. Single malt whisky is the fastest expanding sector of the booming whisky market. Over half of Scotland's whisky distilleries are open to visitors and visitor numbers reached record numbers of over 1.7 million in 2016. Whisky Classified has revolutionized our appreciation of single malt whisky. David Wishart cuts through the confusing...
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A barbecue cookbook is a great item to have if you wish to learn how to cook barbecue. There are a lot of people who wish to learn how to barbecue food properly but they just do not have a clue of what they are doing. To barbecue food properly, it will require a lot of trial and error because there are very many things that you will have to consider. It is a lot of work because you have to make sure that everything is perfect. There are a lot of simple...
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With quality beer producers popping up all over the nation, you don't have to travel far to taste great beer. Some of the bets stuff is brewing right in your home state. Beer Lover's Wisconsin features breweries, brewpubs, and beer bars statewide for those seeking the best beers the Badger State has to offer-from bitter, citrusy IPAs to rich, complex stouts.
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Drinking Japan the first practical Japan travel guide in English, to depict Japan's bars and alcoholic beverages. Author Chris Bunting goes to tremendous lengths to present Japan's best bars and alcoholic drinks. You will be prepared for your trip with detailed profiles of Japans finest sake, sochu, awamori, beers, wines and Japanese whiskies. This book tells you where to find each one, which brands are best and which to avoid. A trip to Japan is...
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This unfussy, spirited guide to 35 readily accessible herbs offers botanical names, medical reputations from various modern and historical sources, good-humoredly honest tasting notes, and illustrations to help identify what you've just foraged, grown, or bought at the herb shop or health food store. With teacher and tea aficionado Glenna McLean as your guide, travel back in time by enjoying a blend of herbs that King Tut savored, a tea that was thought...
1033) Professional Drinking: A Spirited Guide to Cocktails, Wine and Confident Business Entertaining
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Have you ever been reduced to a quivering mass of jelly when handed a wine list? Wondered why a sommelier was hovering near your table? Felt out of your element at a nice restaurant with clients, colleagues, or friends?
“Professional Drinking” will boost your confidence and squash the fear of embarrassment. Sommelier and executive coach Jim Schleckser teaches you to handle yourself like a pro in a restaurant or bar, at a business event, or in...
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100 quick and easy plant-based detox recipes to restart, reset, and reclaim your life!
Fasting is a great way to cleanse the body-waste is cleared from the digestive tract and chemicals stored in fat and other tissues are released. The right detox program can improve your clarity and focus; increase your sense of strength, energy, and happiness; minimize your food cravings; and you may even lose weight.
In this book, certified health coach Michelle...
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A delightfully informative guide to two of the world's most rewarding pleasures-fine wine and great literature-that make for an irresistible pairing. Nothing in the world is more satisfying to the soul than a glass of excellent cabernet sauvignon, pinot grigio, bordeaux, or any number of fine varietals-unless it's curling up by the fire with a truly exceptional novel, history, or collection of short fiction. Now Patrick Alexander, wine aficionado...
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With barbecue being one of the most popular summer activities, it is no wonder that there are so many different BBQ cookbooks to be found. But how many times have you had to jump from one book to the other because neither of them contains all the recipes that you need? How many times did you end up ordering guides labeled as the best BBQ cookbooks, only to be presented with a bunch of recipes nobody really even likes? True barbecue fans find this...
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Simple Instructions and Superb Recipes from a Winemaking Legend
With local breweries and wineries popping up everywhere, learning how to make wine is on everyone's "to do" list. Utilize the guidance of home-winemaking legend Jack Keller. In the 1990s, Jack started one of the first (if not the first) wine blogs on the internet. His expertise is shared with you in Home Winemaking. It takes a fun, practical, step-by-step approach to making your own...
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Green smoothies have loads of benefits such as, o Keeping the proper vitamins and minerals in the body in a simple way that even children like o Valuable fiber is included in green smoothies o Unpopular fruits and vegetables are hidden in green smoothies o Cost effective o Children are never aware of eating all the precious fruits and vegetables they say they do not like the taste o Has an abundance of valuable water content adding to important hydration...
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Over-the-Rhine is a place where a building owner can stumble upon huge caverns underneath a basement floor or find long-forgotten tunnels that travel far below city streets. Its present mysteries are attributable to a past that transcends the common story of how cities change over time: it is the story of how a clash between immigrants and "real Americans" helped rob Cincinnati of its image, its soul and its economy. In the 1870s, OTR was comparable...
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New Orleans is a city where making sure you have a good meal in your belly and a strong drink in your hand is of the utmost importance. Recently, one drink has been getting more and more attention in New Orleans: beer. The craft brewing revolution of the last 30 or so years has caught hold here, creating what is only the latest chapter in New Orleans's illustrious love affair with boozy concoctions. From old-school breweries like Jax, Regal and Dixie...
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