Gastronomie

Last summer, The New Yorker published chef Anthony Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Bourdain spared no one's appetite in this tell-all about what happens behind the kitchen door...

From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, comes an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity....

"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat....

For years, Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman’s hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna Konditorei.

From the bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat—and one of America’s most beloved chefs and teachers—a selection of meticulously tested, flavor-forward, soul-nourishing recipes that bring joy and a sense of communion

Once again, Bourdain pulls back the curtain, but never pulls his punches, on the modern gastronomical revolution, as only he can....

In We Are What We Eat, Alice Waters urges us to take up the mantle of slow food culture, the philosophy at the core of her life’s work....

Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs is part investigation into the cultural and culinary significance of hot dogs and part travelogue documenting a cross-country road trip researching them as they’re served today.

Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst....

The Measure of Her Powers showcases Fisher's versatility, providing new listeners and loyal fans alike with a sampler from her wide-ranging body of work....

Eating is an indispensable human activity. As a result, whether we realize it or not, the drive to obtain food has been a major catalyst across all of history....

A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen....

When journalist Isabel Vincent befriends Edward, both are at a crossroads: He wants to follow his late wife to the grave, and she is ready to give up on love....

Chronicling the making, merchandising, and drinking of wine through millennia, this new edition is fully updated to include Johnson’s view of the evolution of wine over the past 30 years....

Through the insightful essays in An Everlasting Meal, Tamar Adler issues a rallying cry to home cooks....

Winemaking is as old as civilization itself. For thousands of years, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to its current status as a global industry, the history of wine has been directly related to major social, cultural, religious and economic changes....

In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling"....

One More Croissant for the Road sees ‘the nation’s taster in chief’ Felicity Cloake embark on the trip of a lifetime, cycling 3,500km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes....

A rich, lively book about the upheaval in French gastronomy, set against the backdrop of France's diminishing fortunes as a nation....

In Fermentation as Metaphor, stemming from his personal obsession with all things fermented, Katz meditates on his art and work, drawing connections between microbial communities and aspects of human culture....

Cocktail writer and historian David Wondrich presents the colorful, little-known history of classic American drinks and the ultimate mixologist's guide....