International
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A Fistful of Lentils
Syrian-Jewish Recipes from Grandma Fritzie’s Kitchen
Paperback , $16.95
This intimate culinary food album features more than 125 Syrian-Jewish recipes, warm family anecdotes, and little-known stories of Syrian-Jewish culture and history. Syrian-Jewish cooking comes from the Spanish and Arabic rather than the Eastern European tradition. The food is exotic, lavish, and, above all, delicious.
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Catalan Cuisine
Vivid Flavors from Spain’s Mediterranean Coast
Paperback , $18.95
Once an undiscovered gem among Europe’s culinary traditions, Catalan cuisine has become an inspiration to some of the world’s top chefs. The traditional cooking of Catalonia, a province of northeast Spain, uses many of the same ingredients as other Mediterranean cuisines—tomatoes, garlic, olives, beans, pasta, fresh fruits, and all kinds of meat and seafood—but it combines them in unexpected (and mouthwatering) ways. Recipes such as the classic Potato Omelet, Valencian Paella with Shellfish, Eggplant Flan, Sweet Red Peppers Stuffed with Duck, Salt Cod with Garlic and Paprika, Pork Loin with Pomegranate Sauce, and Cinnamon Ice Cream with Warm Strawberry Coulis take the fresh ingredients of the region and combine them to create full-flavored meals. Catalan Cuisine, Colman Andrews’s homage to Catalonia, gives home cooks a passport to these simple yet vibrant flavors with 200 show-stopping recipes that are easy to prepare and sure to amaze.
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The Basque Table
Passionate Home Cooking from Spain’s Most Celebrated Cuisine
Paperback , $16.95
This award-winning, internationally acclaimed cookbook explores the splendid cuisine of the Basque region of Spain, which is nestled between the Bay of Biscay and the Pyrenees mountains. Basque food glories in fresh fish and shellfish; abundant meat, poultry, and cheeses; the olives and olive oils for which Spain is famous; and much more. From boldly flavored pinchos (Basque tapas) to succulent main-course dishes, Barrenechea captures the unforgettable flavors of the north coast of Spain.
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The Bonne Femme Cookbook
Simple, Splendid Food that French Women Cook Every Day
Hardcover , $24.95
Here is authentic French cooking without fuss or fear, the way real French families eat today. Now that the typical French woman, the bonne femme of the title, works outside of the home just like her American counterpart (and now that French men, like their American frères, are often in charge of getting dinner on the table), the emphasis is on easy techniques and speedy preparation.
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The Connoisseur’s Guide to Sushi
Everything You Need to Know About Sushi Varieties and Accompaniments, Etiquette and Dining Tips, and More
By Dave Lowry
Paperback , $14.00
This handy guidebook offers all the information sushi lovers need to elevate their knowledge to a higher level. Easy to pop into a bag or coat pocket to bring along to a restaurant, The Connoisseur’s Guide to Sushi covers everything from the types of fish and sushi available to sushi-eating etiquette. The sushi novice and ardent sushi fan alike will find themselves turning often to this useful book.
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The Japanese Kitchen
250 Recipes in a Traditional Spirit
Paperback , $21.95
In The Japanese Kitchen, nominated for the illustrious IACP Cookbook Award, Hiroko Shimbo gently and authoritatively demystifies Japanese home-style cuisine for the Western cook. She first offers up a detailed lesson in Japanese equipment, techniques, and ingredients, then serves up a stunning feast of Japanese dishes, from updated classics of traditional recipes to her own delectable creations. This is an indispensable book for both aficionados and home cooks eager to learn more about Japanese cuisine.
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The Ploughman’s Lunch and the Miser’s Feast
Authentic Pub Food, Restaurant Fare, and Home Cooking from Small Towns, Big Cities, and Country Villages Across the British Isles
By Brian Yarvin
Hardcover , $26.95
A tour of the U.K.’s traditional cuisine, very much back in style today, from pubs to country inns to home kitchens, with 100 recipes and over 70 color photographs
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The South American Table
The Flavor and Soul of Authentic Home Cooking from Patagonia to Rio de Janeiro, with 450 Recipes
Paperback , $24.95
The South American Table is an extraordinary and authoritative culinary, cultural, and historical chronicle of this fascinating landscape. The result of 15 years of research, it is the first comprehensive survey in more than a decade of the diverse Latin cuisines of South America. With more than 450 authentic recipes from 10 countries, it covers everything from the tamales, ceviches, escabeches, and empanadas that are popular across the continent to the specialties that define the individual cuisines, such as Brazil’s feijoada, the barbecue of the frontier areas of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, and the special seafood dishes of Ecuador and Colombia.
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The Sugar Mill Caribbean Cookbook
Casual and Elegant Recipes Inspired by the Islands
By Jinx Morgan, Jefferson Morgan
Paperback , $17.95
In The Sugar Mill Caribbean Cookbook, the Morgans show that you don’t need to live in the Caribbean to cook in the island style. In more than 250 recipes that use ingredients easy to find in American groceries, they demystify island cooking. With menus for sophisticated entertaining, and with a wealth of ideas for simple and terrific everyday meals, their book is the ideal companion for travelers who have visited the islands and want to recreate its cooking at home and for fans of global cooking who want to master a new and fascinating cuisine with ease.