Once dominated by megabreweries like Miller and G Heilemann, the Midwest has in recent years become home to a dynamic craft beer industry at the core of America's current brewing renaissance. Beer writer and Certified Cicerone® Michael Agnew crisscrossed Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin sampling the astonishing variety of beers on offer at ......
165 treasured recipes that bring together ancient flavors and 21st-century style
A veteran cookbook author returns to her delicious culinary heritage in this savoury and passionate recipe collection.Victoria Jenanyan Wise grew up with the flavours, scents and seasonings of Armenian cooking - a cuisine that combines Mediterranean tastes with Persian, Arabic and Russian accents. In her first Armenian cookbook, Wise presents ......
Looking at the historic Italian American community of East Harlem in the 1920s and 30s, Simone Cinotto recreates the bustling world of Italian life in New York City and demonstrates how food was at the center of the lives of immigrants and their children. From generational conflicts resolved around the family table to a vibrant food-based economy ......
From the first edition of The Fannie Farmer Cookbook to the latest works by today's celebrity chefs, cookbooks reflect more than just passing culinary fads. As historical artifacts, they offer a unique perspective on the cultures that produced them. In Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking, Jessamyn Neuhaus offers a perceptive and piquant analysis of ......
The Food and Feasts of the Apostle Paul takes readers inside the world of the early Christian church through a new lens-what people ate (and didn't eat). The early church encompassed diverse communities and people, and understanding its food helps us understand both the worship and culture of these people, as well as their sources of conflict. ......
Iconic Delights, Famous Brands, and Legendary Tastemakers
The history of fun foods is fast, energetic, and full of surprises. Ever-present and multi-faceted, fun foods have made appearances at birthday parties and lunch boxes in numerous guises, from Twinkies to energy bars. No mere high calorie treats, fun foods were instrumental to the core of how we live, and integral to the influence of Domestic ......
How an American Came to Own a Legendary Vineyard in France
Named one of the New York Times Best Wine Books of 2023 Named one of the Washington Post's Best Wine Books of 2023 This is a unique tale about the first non-Frenchman to ever own one of the Montrachet Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy, France. Weaved throughout entertaining stories that celebrate the history of this world renowned region, is the ......
Like the American South, New England is one of those few regions that have long-enjoyed a popular and enduring hold on the larger nation. Culturally, politically, geographically, it is a place apart. Some of this uniqueness owes no doubt to New England's place in American history: the first colonies, the founding, the first forays into battle and ......
A Seasonal Guide and Cookbook Celebrating The Market's First 50 Years
Nearly every Saturday and Sunday morning at Steamboat Landing, you will see the faithful browsing the nationally renowned Ithaca Farmer's Market in search of the freshest and most beautiful produce, filling bags and baskets with fixings for the week's home meals, encouraging farmers and growers to extend their culinary reach. Celebrating a ......
