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Dirty Dishes is a memoir of unprecedented content. This retold autobiographical journey of a prominent and successful rising star in the Atlanta culinary scene of the 80's is imbued with raw and erotic sexual vignettes, each one more fantastic and outlandish than the other. A true story in every detail, this salacious, naughty tale transpires under the roof of one of Atlanta's most prominent seafood restaurants of the mid-eighties, Falco's. Unbelievably...
22) The Journey
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Maggie Ogunbanwo’s journey has taken her from Lagos in Nigeria to Penygroes in North Wales, with family and food inspiring her at each step of the way. Here Maggie shares her story of raising a family in the UK, building successful businesses and links with the local community in Penygroes, learning the Welsh language and publishing award-winning cookbooks, accompanied by favourite recipes to give you a flavour of her experiences.
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Inspired by her move from Brooklyn to Maine and New Hampshire, as well as the slow-food, buy local movement that has re-energized sustainable farming, bestselling author Kate Christensen turns her blockbuster talent to telling the story of the hardship and happiness that has sustained her adopted home through thick and thin, as demonstrated through the staple foods of the region. Using her candid blend of humor, insight, culinary knowledge, and taste...
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Get the Summary of Alex Prud'homme's Dinner with the President in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Dinner with the President" by Alex Prud'homme is a comprehensive exploration of the culinary habits and food policies of American presidents, from George Washington's austere meals at Valley Forge to the complex relationship between food and politics in the White House. The book delves into the personal tastes of presidents,...
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Cuando nuestra nieta Andrea aprendió a hablar nos endilgó sendos nombres a nosotros sus abuelos, según sus ideas y su cariño. Al igual que su madre, no gusta mucho de los diminutivos. De este modo yo soy el Abuelo y ella, mi amada esposa es la Abue. Este libro constituye un homenaje a mi amada esposa Maria Judith Alva Rivera, la Abue, quien manifestó al casarnos un arte no aprendido de la buena cocina, solamente por amor a nosotros. Esta es,...
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Meet Sarah Jane, a woman with a reputation for culinary catastrophe who tries to keep her family fed in challenging circumstances in rural France. Frugal living was not part of the plan when they arrived from Australia to undertake the renovation of a quaint cottage in the Charente. However, when life throws them a curve-ball the challenge was set. How to survive in France with very little money and two Australian cattle dogs. The answer came in the...
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Carol Durst, an important New York City caterer for fifteen years starting in the early '80s, celebrates her craft and its unsung heroes," writes Sara Moulton, chef, author of "Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better," and host of TV's "Sara's Weeknight Meals." "The food industry was more collegial then; co-workers and fellow chefs were family. There were no big egos; it was about getting the job done and done well-sometimes in daunting...
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¿Cuál es su veneno?
Cómo los cócteles obtuvieron sus nombres.
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¿Por qué llamamos "cócteles" a las bebidas alcohólicas combinadas? ¿Cómo obtuvieron sus exóticos nombres: nombres como Singapore Sling, Destornillador, Alamagoozlum, Beso del Ángel, Hanky Panky, Harvey Wallbanger, Sex On The Beach, Monkey Gland, Brass Monkey, Margarita, Japalac, El Lion's Tail y muchos, muchos más? ¿Quién inventó estos nombres?,...
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If you have ever thought about becoming a Chef, Raymond's account of his career is a must read. Watching cooking shows and competitions along with making great meals at home has little resemblance to the hard life of being a Chef. Raymond's insider view of the realities and the journey a young cook must take to become a Chef are honest, insightful, descriptive and above all motivating. Until now there was little information to provide a real view...
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Get the Summary of Marco Pierre White's The Devil in the Kitchen in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Devil in the Kitchen" is the autobiography of Marco Pierre White, a celebrated chef with a reputation for perfectionism and a fiery temperament. White's journey begins with his childhood in Leeds, marked by the loss of his mother and the influence of his chef father. His father's strict discipline and gambling...
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Get the Summary of Gabrielle Hamilton's Blood Bones Butter in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Blood, Bones & Butter" by Gabrielle Hamilton is a memoir that traces the author's journey from her unconventional childhood in rural Pennsylvania to her establishment as a renowned chef and restaurant owner. Hamilton grew up in a family that celebrated food and community, with her mother's culinary skills and her father's...
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Get the Summary of Michael Cecchi-Azzolina's Your Table Is Ready in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Your Table Is Ready" chronicles Michael Cecchi-Azzolina's journey through the high-stakes world of New York City's restaurant scene. From his early days in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, learning the ropes as an altar boy and candy store worker, to his encounters with the Mob, Cecchi-Azzolina's path is marked by colorful...
33) Catalan Cuisine
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Este libro ofrece un alegre y placentero viaje a través de la variedad gastronómica propia de Cataluña, acercándonos a la costa catalana, los huertos y jardines, las tierras secas, las zonas de montaña y, finalmente, la ciudad de Barcelona.
Un delicioso viaje por los paisajes de la cocina catalana y su historia, con más de 30 recetas compiladas por el Institut Català de la Cuina i la Cultura Gastronòmica.
34) Beat Until Stiff
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Cranky Mary Ryan has sunk a lot of time and talent into the American Fare, San Francisco's hottest spot, while grieving over her broken marriage. At work very early, she steps on a laundry bag stuffed with the dead body of one of her employees. The investigation soon exposes all the dirty secrets that the food business would like to keep secret: the philandering chefs, the silly whims of the dining public, the hiring of illegal aliens, and the
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Angie Turner's Idaho restaurant, the County Seat, is the perfect site for a picturesque country wedding, but the party planning skids to a halt when the groom-to-be is implicated in a murder investigation...
When Angie's best friend and business partner, Felicia Williams, picks the County Seat to host her upcoming nuptials, Angie wants it to feel like a family affair—especially since Felicia is set to marry the farm-to-fork...
When Angie's best friend and business partner, Felicia Williams, picks the County Seat to host her upcoming nuptials, Angie wants it to feel like a family affair—especially since Felicia is set to marry the farm-to-fork...
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Angie Turner's Idaho restaurant, the County Seat, is known and loved for its fresh food. For Angie, it's also meant a fresh start. But when big agriculture comes to town—along with whispers of foul play—Angie could lose more than the farm . . .
A soybean processing plant is trying to buy up the land around the small farm Angie's beloved Nona left her. If Angie doesn't sell, she'll be surrounded by the plant and the...
A soybean processing plant is trying to buy up the land around the small farm Angie's beloved Nona left her. If Angie doesn't sell, she'll be surrounded by the plant and the...
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Sweet Fiction Bookshop mysteries volume 1
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This series debut set in Oregon offers “plenty of clever clues and red herrings” to delight fans of cozy mysteries by Jenn McKinlay and Joanne Fluke (Peg Cochran, USA Today bestselling author).
Lexi Jones and her dog, Cookie, make a bitter discovery in their sweet-as-candy town . . .
Life is sweet when you live in Confection, Oregon. Or, at least, that’s how it’s supposed to be. But...
Lexi Jones and her dog, Cookie, make a bitter discovery in their sweet-as-candy town . . .
Life is sweet when you live in Confection, Oregon. Or, at least, that’s how it’s supposed to be. But...
38) Tea & treachery
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When real estate developer Jack Ford--who was trying to drive her and her grandmother, Rose, out of business--is found dead on Rose's property, Lily, the owner of a traditional English tearoom, discovers that Ford was brewing trouble all over town as she tries to clear Rose's name.
Tea by the Sea is a traditional English tearoom on the picturesque bluffs of Cape Cod. Lily Roberts is the proud proprietor and head pastry chef. Her grandmother, Rose,...
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Au lendemain de la guerre, la jeune Angiola émigre à 17 ans Soeur Angèle (Angiola Rizzardo) est née en Italie en 1938, à l'aube de la deuxième guerre mondiale à Cavaso del Tomba (Trévise en Vénétie), d'une famille nombreuse de paysans montagnards. Elle a connu toutes les horreurs d'une guerre absurde et son lot d'injustices sociales et de discriminations raciales et politiques. Une fois la guerre terminée, elle décide d'émigrer. À peine...
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For the first time, Annabel Langbein, New Zealand's most popular cookbook author, writes about her remarkable life and how food has shaped it, highlighting some of the recipes that have resonated most strongly with her over the years. From her childhood fascination with cooking, to a teenage flirtation as a Maoist hippie, to possum trapping and living off the land as a hunter and forager, to traveling and starting her own croissant business in Brazil,...
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