Cooking

"A beautifully designed tome ... a loving and energetic culinary world tour" - The Observer

From New York to Macau and from London to Guadalajara, there is no food more democratic, or currently more coveted, than the sandwich.

Part travel inspo and part foodie bible, Cult Sandwiches is the ultimate guide to 100 iconic things-in-bread from around the world. Food writer David Paw delves into the details of specific sandwiches from destination delis and cafés such as Langer's in LA and Er Buchetto in Rome, as well as exploring national icons like Tunisia's fricassé and Japan's ichigo sando.

Cult Sandwiches will tell you what and where the most delicious sandwiches are and how they're made, and chews over the origins of mouth-watering classics and the cultural significance of this most humble of meals.

Elevating simple toasted bread - the world's favourite comfort food - into delicious, mouth-watering meals.

Featuring a range of international influences and celebrating fresh ingredients and exciting flavour combinations, Toast is packed with 80 amazing toast-topper recipes for every occasion. From simple tuna melt and Welsh rarebit to sumptuous Scandi salmon on rye and more, these tasty recipes merge super-satisfying comfort food with refined tastes and textures that transform a humble toast-based meal into showstopper staples.

Shortly after opening its doors in 1993, Slightly North of Broad restaurant became an integral part of its hometown, reflecting at once Charleston’s bright spirit, open attitude, and historic character.
It is a home, a family, and a heart for thousands that, for more than twenty years, beat to the resounding drum of Chef Frank Lee. This book does not try to speak to every dish churned out of the S.N.O.B. kitchen over the years. Instead, it presents classic recipes—those “sacred cows” that regulars would not allow off the menu— as well as long-running seasonal plates and many of the sauces, side dishes, and dressings that played foundational roles in the restaurant’s popular Lunch
Express and Dailies menus. But don’t expect long explanations and elaborate instructions. It’s on you, dear reader, to see these recipes for what they are—a starting point. It’s on you to bring them together and to use what’s around you—to learn your technique and create balance within the rhythm of your own kitchen.
Accept the challenge, embrace the effort, and evolve.

“… a superbly presented collection of rich, lip-smacking treats offering a festival of taste and exploration for adventurous dining.”—The Midwest Book Review

Now available in an illustrated edition with new recipes and color photos!

Sicilian Feasts was born out of the author’s love for her native Sicily. Giovanna Bellia La Marca uses simple methods and readily available ingredients to teach the straightforward and delectable everyday cooking of Sicily. The history, customs, and folklore, as well as the flavorful and varied cuisine of her beautiful Mediterranean island are well represented in these recipes and stories.

In this new third edition, La Marca adds a number of popular Sicilian recipes that have been featured on YouTube on the popular “Pasta Grannies” channel as well as on La Marca’s own cooking show, “Kitchen on the Cliff.”

Sample recipes:

• Omelet with Peas (Frittata ri priselli)
• Rice Balls (Arancini)
• Stuffed Artichokes (Carciuofuli cini)
• Handmade Pasta (Causunedda)
• Fennel and Orange Salad (Finuocci e aranci a ‘nzalata)
• Roasted Leg of Lamb (Coscia ri agnieddu arrustuta)
• Swordfish with Salmoriglio (Piscispada co’ salmurigliu)
• White Milk Pudding (Biancu manciari)
• Watermelon Dessert (Gelo di melone)

Until restaurants became commonplace in the late 1800s, printed menus for meals were rare commodities reserved for special occasions. As restaurants proliferated, the menu became more than just a culinary listing: it was an integral part of eating out, a clever marketing tool, and a popular keepsake.Menu Design is an omnibus showcasing the best examples of this graphic art. Illustrated in vibrant color, this compact volume not only gathers an extraordinary collection of paper ephemera but serves as a history of restaurants and dining out in America. Featuring both covers and interiors, the menus offer an epicurean tour and insight to more than a hundred years of dining out. An introduction on the history of menu design by graphic design writer Steven Heller and extended captions by culinary historian John Mariani accompany each piece throughout the book. Various photographs of restaurants round out this compendium that will appeal to anyone who enjoys dining out and its graphic and gastronomic history.

Birds, Booze, and Brilliant Puns in One Book

A witty, illustrated cocktail guide for bird lovers, Make Myna Double pairs scientifically sound ornithology with pun-filled, bird-inspired drink recipes that are as delightful as they are delicious.

Birds and booze, together at last. Whether you're a budding birder or just love a well-crafted cocktail, Make Myna Double offers a playful and practical crash course in bartending and birdwatching. With every recipe tied to a real species—from hummingbirds and toucans to kiwis and ptarmigans—you’ll learn the science behind feathers and flavors while shaking up creative drinks.

Crafted by a PhD ornithologist turned full-time cocktail creator. Katie Stryjewski, known for her Instagram @garnish_girl, combines her love of birds with years of mixology experience to create this one-of-a-kind guide. Each page brings together bird facts, clever puns, and mixology tips, with recipes grouped by spirit and presented alongside scientific sidebars, drink layering techniques, and fun field guide illustrations.

Inside, you’ll find:

• 65 original cocktail and mocktail recipes, inspired by real birds and classic drinks
• Ornithological sidebars and bird facts, from courtship displays to brood parasitism
• Mixology guidance on tools, glassware, ingredients, and layering techniques
• Humor and education in equal parts, perfect for bird nerds and home bartenders alike

If you liked Tequila Mockingbird, Modern Classic Cocktails, or Mocktales, you’ll love Make Myna Double.

Vikrant Batra’s journey into wine began 15 years ago with a single, life-changing glass of Gewürztraminer in Alsace—a sip so surprising it made him sit up and wonder, What on earth have I been drinking all this time?That moment sparked a love affair with vineyards, winemakers, and the stories behind the bottles.

In Veni, Vidi, Vino, Batra brings these stories of memorable wines to life, from a German winemaker with a flair for wild experiments to a serene Korean monk whose curiosity led to her first sip of Château d’Yquem. Each tale, infused with the Japanese philosophy of Ichigo Ichie—that every encounter is a once-in-a-lifetime event—is a reminder that wine has a remarkable way of creating unforgettable connections (and a few good laughs).

For Batra, wine is more than just a drink; it’s an opportunity to connect with others and savor the magic of a shared moment.With vivid descriptions and original illustrations of the people and places Batra encountered on his journey, Veni, Vidi, Vino invites you to pour a glass and join Batra in celebrating the extraordinary stories behind the bottle.

The ultimate companion cookbook to The Diabetes Code from the New York Times-bestselling author and pioneer of intermittent fasting, Dr. Jason Fung.

Dr. Jason Fung helped thousands of people lose weight with his breakout bestseller The Obesity Code.

Next, he helped prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes with his groundbreaking book The Diabetes Code.

Now, The Diabetes Code Cookbook makes it even easier to follow Dr. Fung’s proven advice for preventing and reversing type 2 diabetes through intermittent fasting and a low carb/high-fat diet.

This cookbook features full-color photographs and includes:

• 100 simple and delicious recipes to help manage insulin and aid in weight loss
• Intermittent fasting schedules and plans (16, 24, 30, and 26-hour fasts)
• Grocery shopping lists
• A new intro from Dr. Fung with up-to-date information on insulin resistance and its connection to weight gain and type 2 diabetes

Readers will come away with knowledge of their health and an arsenal of mouthwatering meals—because eating for type 2 diabetes doesn’t have to be bland!

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Jason Fung helped thousands of people lose weight with his groundbreaking book The Obesity Code.

Now, he offers the ultimate companion cookbook, filled with zero carb recipes and intermittent fasting plans to help readers lose weight, manage type 2 diabetes, and increase longevity, all while eating delicious food.

In his original bestseller The Obesity Code, Dr. Jason Fung showed us that everything about our metabolism, including our weight, depends upon on our hormones. He showed us that the hormone insulin triggers our bodies to store calories as fat, and that once we understand weight gain as a result of excess insulin and homonal imbalance in our body, we can begin to treat it by looking at what’s on our plate.

Enter The Obesity Code Cookbook, a collection of mouthwatering recipes for your journey to lower insulin, lose weight for good, and reverse and prevent type 2 diabetes. More than a recipe book, it comes with bonus material including:

• A guide to stocking your pantry with the right foods (and ditching the wrong foods);
• Fung’s easy-to-understand explainers on how weight gain and weight loss really work;
• intermittent fasting FAQs and best practices;
• and meal plans for 16-hour, 24-hour, and 36-hour fasts.

In other words, The Obesity Code Cookbook will not only show you what to eat, but also when to eat it—and why.

But eating this way doesn’t have to bland. The Obesity Code Cookbook’s many delicious comfort foods include:

• Hearty breakfasts like the Everyday Omelette and Coconut Pancakes;
• Flavorful vegetable mains like Roasted Cauliflower with Turmeric and Tahini and spicy Thai Vegetable Curry
• Scrumptious seafood such as Scallops with Prosciutto and Chili Garlic Shrimp
• Meat-forward mains such as Gruyere Meat Loaf, Pork Belly with Star Anise, Roast Chicken Thighs with Lemon and Tea-Braised Duck with Fennel

And don’t forget about desserts and snacks: Nut Bars with Chocolate Drizzle, Almond Fig Cake, and Walnut Power Balls are just a few of the delights you’ll enjoy while eating your way to a healthier, better you.  

Praise for Dr. Jason Fung:

“The doctor who invented intermittent fasting.”—The Daily Mail

“Dr. Jason Fung’s explanation of insulin resistance and the accompanying insulin model of obesity is original, brilliant and game changing.”
—Zoë Harcombe, Obesity researcher, author of The Harcrombe Diet

Dr. Jason Fung triumphs in explaining the core underlying causes of obesity and manages to simplify it in a way that anybody can understand. If more doctors and people were able to understand these causes and implement Dr. Fung's actionable advice then we would be able to start reversing the obesity epidemic tomorrow.”
—Sam Feltham, USA Today World Fitness Elite Trainer of the Year 

“Fung zeroes in on why insulin resistance has become so prevalent and offers specific outside-the-box solutions that have emerged as the key to maximizing health.”
—Jimmy Moore, author, Keto Clarity and Cholesterol Clarity

Uncle Billy’s Wine Guide for Novices is not intended for wine experts and others that consider themselves extremely knowledgeable about wine. This book is for the rest of us who want to learn more about the pleasures of enjoying wine and talking intelligent about it.

About 8% of wine consumers consider themselves extremely knowledge about wine. Of these, about 3% consider themselves wine experts. This leaves the rest of us, about 92% who want to learn more about wine but don’t want to become experts.

Humor is scattered throughout the book to make your reading more enjoyable. The goal is to help you become more knowledgeable about wine and have fun doing so. And remember: “Always drink the wine you enjoy, and enjoy the wine you drink.” William Allan Kritsonis, PhD, Author

BREW is the ideal handbook for the aspiring ale-maker, and a master brewer's entertaining accomplice.

In a series of simple but beautifully illustrated steps, our expert author describes and demonstrates all the essentials and more. Discover how to PLAN your home brewery and plot your equipment; how to master the essential methods required to MAKE your first batch; how to PLAY with recipes and ingredients to develop your own unique flavors; and where to find the ideas and inspiration to help you GROW your hobby into a business or a lifelong passion. Includes dual measures.