Danny Meyer

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

The bestselling business book from award-winning restauranteur Danny Meyer, of Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake Shack

Seventy-five percent of all new restaurant ventures fail, and of those that do stick around, only a few become icons. Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and hopeful investors. He is now the co-owner of a restaurant empire. How did he do it? How did he beat the odds in one of the toughest trades around? In this landmark book, Danny shares the lessons he learned developing the dynamic philosophy he calls Enlightened Hospitality. The tenets of that philosophy, which emphasize strong in-house relationships as well as customer satisfaction, are applicable to anyone who works in any business. Whether you are a manager, an executive, or a waiter, Danny's story and philosophy will help you become more effective and productive, while deepening your understanding and appreciation of a job well done. 

Setting the Table is landmark a motivational work from one of our era's most gifted and insightful business leaders.

Setting the Table

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Camas Davis

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

An Education

Camas Davis was at an unhappy crossroads. A longtime magazine editor, she had left New York City to pursue a simpler life in her home state of Oregon, with the man she wanted to marry, and taken an appealing job at a Portland magazine. But neither job nor man delivered on her dreams, and in the span of a year, Camas was unemployed, on her own, with nothing to fall back on. Disillusioned by the decade she had spent as a lifestyle journalist, advising other people how to live their best lives, she had little idea how best to live her own life. She did know one thing: She no longer wanted to write about the genuine article, she wanted to be it. So when a friend told her about Kate Hill, an American woman living in Gascony, France who ran a cooking school and took in strays in exchange for painting fences and making beds, it sounded like just what she needed. She discovered a forgotten credit card that had just enough credit on it to buy a plane ticket and took it as kismet. Upon her arrival, Kate introduced her to the Chapolard brothers, a family of Gascon pig farmers and butchers, who were willing to take Camas under their wing, inviting her to work alongside them in their slaughterhouse and cutting room. In the process, the Chapolards inducted her into their way of life, which prizes pleasure, compassion, community, and authenticity above all else, forcing Camas to question everything she'd believed about life, death, and dinner. So begins Camas Davis's funny, heartfelt, searching memoir of her unexpected journey from knowing magazine editor to humble butcher. It's a story that takes her from an eye-opening stint in rural France where deep artisanal craft and whole-animal gastronomy thrive despite the rise of mass-scale agribusiness, back to a Portland in the throes of a food revolution, where Camas attempts--sometimes successfully, sometimes not--to translate much of this old-world craft and way of life into a new world setting. Along the way, Camas learns what it really means to pursue the real thing and dedicate your life to it.

Killing It

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Rachael Ray

Michigan

Get Togethers

30-Minute Meals

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F. L. Fowler

If you find humor in sexual innuendos, you’ll like this book.  Think bridal shower gift

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Maryland

A Parody in a Cookbook

A wryly whimsical culinary parody of E. L. James' Fifty Shades trilogy combines epicurean double entendres, 50 chicken recipes and the story of a young free-range chicken who finds herself at the mercy of a kinky and dominating chef, in a parody that includes such dishes as "Sticky (Chicken) Fingers" and "Bound Wings."

Fifty Shades of Chicken

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Peter Mayle

An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own.

Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. It is rather a selection of those aspects of Provence that Peter Mayle in almost twenty years there has found to be the most interesting, curious, delicious, or down-right fun.

In more than 170 entries he writes about subjects as wide-ranging as architecture and zingue-zingue-zoun (in the local patois, a word meant to describe the sound of a violin), as diverse as expatriates, Aix-en-Provence, the Provençal character, legends, lavender, linguistic oddities, the museum of the French Foreign Legion, the museum of the corkscrew, the origins of “La Marseillaise,” and a bawdy folklore character named Fanny.

And, of course, he writes about food and vin rosé, truffles, olives, melons, bouillabaisse, the cheese that killed a Roman emperor, even a cure for indigestion. The wonderful accompanying artwork includes curiosities Mayle has gathered over the years — matchbooks, drawings, century-old ads, photos, tourist brochures, maps.
Provence A-Z is a delight for Peter Mayle’s ever-growing audience and the perfect complement to any guidebook on Provence, or, for that matter, France.

Arkansas

A Francophile's Essential Handbook

The author of several books set in Provence, including the now-classic travel tome "A Year in Provence" and a more recent novel, "A Good Year," Mayle has once again trapped the sunshine, the wind, and the very lavender-laden air of the southeastern French countryside.

Provence A-Z (First Edition)

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Recipes for Modern Entertaining

Tasting Table's Cooking with Friends: Recipes for Modern Entertaining is Geoff Bartakovics' and Todd Coleman's first cookbook from TastingTable.com, whose delicious content inspires more than three million foodies daily, features recipes for the new style of entertaining where everyone pitches in.

Tasting Table Cooking with Friends

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Lily Prior

A Novel of Rapture

Since childhood, Rosa Fiore -- daughter of a sultry Sicilian matriarch and her hapless husband -- found solace in her family's kitchen. La Cucina, the heart of the family's lush estate, was a place where generations of Fiore women prepared sumptuous feasts and where the drama of extended family life was played out around the age-old table. When Rosa was a teenager, her own cooking became the stuff of legend in this small community that takes pride in the bounty of its landscape and the eccentricity of its inhabitants. Rosa's infatuation with culinary arts was rivaled only by her passion for a young man, Bartolomeo, who, unfortunately, belonged to another. After their love affair ended in tragedy, Rosa retreated first into her kitchen and then into solitude, as a librarian in Palermo. There she stayed for decades, growing corpulent on her succulent dishes, resigned to a loveless life. Then, one day, she meets the mysterious chef, known only is I'Inglese, whose research on the heritage of Sicilian cuisine leads him to Rosa's library, and into her heart. They share one sublime summer of discovery, during which I'lnglese awakens the power of Rosa's sensuality, and together they reach new heights of culinary passion. When I'Inglese suddenly vanishes, Rosa returns home to the farm to grieve for the loss of her second love. In the comfort of familiar surroundings, among her, growing family, she discovers the truth about her loved ones and finds her life transformed once more by the magic of her cherished Cucina. Exuberant and touching, La Cucina is a magical evocation of lifes mysterious seasons and the treasures found in each one. It celebrates family, food, passion, and the eternal rapture of romance.

La Cucina

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Betsy St. Amant

Kansas

Rory Perez, a food truck owner who can't cook, is struggling to keep the business she inherited from her aunt out of the red--and an upcoming contest during Modest's annual food truck festival seems the best way to do it. The prize money could finally give her a solid financial footing and keep her cousin with special needs paid up at her beloved assisted living home. Then maybe Rory will have enough time to meet the man she's been talking to via an anonymous online dating site. Jude Strong is tired of being a puppet at his manipulative father's law firm, and the food truck festival seems like the perfect opportunity to dive into his passion for cooking and finally call his life his own. But if he loses the contest, he's back at the law firm for good. Failure is not an option. Complications arise when Rory's chef gets mono and she realizes she has to cook after all. Then Jude discovers that his stiffest competition is the same woman he's been falling for online the past month. Will these unlikely chefs sacrifice it all for the sake of love? Or will there only ever be tacos for one?

Tacos for Two

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Wisconsin

Great Kitchen Secrets

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Sandhya Menon

S. K. Ali

Rin Chupeco

Anna-Marie McLemore

Rebecca Roanhorse

Sara Farizan

Jay Coles

Adi Alsaid

Sangu Mandanna

Phoebe North

Karuna Riazi

13 Tales of Food and Love

From some of your favorite bestselling and critically acclaimed authors—including Sandhya Menon, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Rin Chupeco—comes a collection of interconnected short stories that explore the intersection of family, culture, and food in the lives of thirteen teens. A shy teenager attempts to express how she really feels through the confections she makes at her family’s pasteleria. A tourist from Montenegro desperately seeks a magic soup dumpling that could cure his fear of death. An aspiring chef realizes that butter and soul are the key ingredients to win a cooking competition that could win him the money to save his mother’s life. Welcome to Hungry Hearts Row, where the answers to most of life’s hard questions are kneaded, rolled, baked. Where a typical greeting is, “Have you had anything to eat?” Where magic and food and love are sometimes one and the same. Told in interconnected short stories, Hungry Hearts explores the many meanings food can take on beyond mere nourishment. It can symbolize love and despair, family and culture, belonging and home.

Hungry Hearts

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#foodie #food #wine #finedining #entertaining #winepairing #redwine #whitewine #dining

There's a lot more to wine and food pairing than memorizing a few simple rules. The true connoisseur knows the subtleties...and in this book, a wine expert shares his secrets.
What wines accompany which foods-and how to choose
Essays, advice, and comments from award-winning chefs
Covers each course-from entree to dessert, from simplemeals to exotic favorites
Interviews with famous wine connoisseurs on understanding and appreciating wines
Information on wine-making and maps of the world's major wine regions
Resource guide to finding the best wine-specialty shops
Glossary of wine/food terms and advice on how to "read" wine lists
A primer on the complete history of wine
Making sense of labels, vintage years, and the best regions"

The Renaissance Guide to Wine and Food Pairing

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Camilla V. Saulsbury

Pennsylvania

Fantastic fried taste and texture with less oil -- an air fryer can brown foods with up to 80 percent less fat.

175 Best Air Fryer Recipes

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Richard Watson

How to Lose Weight and Change the World

Rich food for thought--a philosopher's guide to losing weight, and keeping it off, by embracing a whole new approach to life.

In this slim volume, a middle-aged philosopher takes on the weighty double challenge of comprehending an expanding universe while fighting an expanding waistline. Witty, thoughtful, and practical, this is a thinking person's guide to the how--and why--of watching what you eat.

"I urge you to live at the peak of enjoyment of life," Richard Watson writes. "Descartes said that the essence of the soul is self-consciousness. If you want to enjoy your life, pay attention to what you are doing. Control as much of your life as you can. Live in full consciousness. And don't stop thinking for yourself."

Here's an erudite and fascinating combination of common sense, Cartesian philosophy, and the presumption that understanding the mysteries of weight loss and the universe are somehow compatible, even sympathetic, ambitions. If Descartes had written a treatise on losing weight as a way to maintain discipline amidst life's vicissitudes, it would have read much like this. Richard Watson wants you to lose weight, as he did, while gaining new wisdom about yourself--and what you eat.

The Philosopher's Diet

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#hardcover #christmas #projects #food #betterhomesandgardens

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Treasury of Christmas Crafts and Foods

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#hardcover #country #food #crafts #projects #betterhomesandgardens

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Treasury of Country Crafts and Food

Further Adventures of a Happy Eater

"In this delightful and delicious book, Calvin Trillin, guided by an insatiable appetite, embarks on a hilarious odyssey in search of “something decent to eat.” Across time zones and cultures, and often with his wife, Alice, at his side." -- Amazon.com viewed August 7, 2020.

Alice, Let's Eat

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Bobby Flay

Joan Schwartz

Back cover has damage, see photo, otherwise book is in excellent shape

Alabama

Trend-setting chef Bobby Flay has created a bold new style of cooking, inspired by southwestern flavours, which has turned his Bobby's Mesa Grill, into one of America's most talked-about restaurants. This book reveals the secrets of his new style.

Bobby Flay's Bold American Food

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Michael Crupain

New Jersey

A Strategic Plan to Improve Your Health and Life Through Food

NY Times best-selling author Dr. Michael Roizen reveals how the food choices you make each day--and when you make them--can affect your health, your energy, your sex life, your waistline, your attitude, and the way you age.

What if eating two cups of blueberries a day could prevent cancer? If drinking a kale-infused smoothie could counteract missing an hour's worth of sleep? When is the right time of day to eat that chocolate chip cookie? And would you actually drink that glass of water if it meant skipping the gym? This revolutionary guide reveals how to use food to enhance our personal and professional lives--and increase longevity to boot. What to Eat When is not a diet book. Instead, acclaimed internist Michael Roizen and preventive medicine specialist Michael Crupain offer readers choices that benefit them the most--whether it's meals to help them look and feel younger or snacks that prevent diseases--based on the science that governs them.

What to Eat When

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Stephanie Donaldson

Traditional Food, Country Crafts, Natural Decorations

Country Store

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 #food #memoir #novel #womansstory #womens #heroin #crossroads

Georgia

Louisiana

Top 10 secrets to perfect cakes Over 100 holiday decorating and entertaining ideas Top 25 all-time favorite Christmas recipes.

Christmas with Southern Living 2005

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Minirth-Meier Clinic Staff

Daily Devotions for Overeaters

Daily meditations written specifically for those recovering from food disorders. The author, a former bulimic, shares her personal experiences in her recovery process and offers daily prayers, scripture passages, and meditations for readers to understand the why's of their addictions and how to confront them.

Food for the Hungry Heart

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Alan Kistler

An Epic Culinary Journey to the Heart of Westeros!

Eat like a Lannister. Brew spirits to warm you in the coming winter. Treat guests to exotic sweets and alchemy-inspired cocktails. With this collection of hearty meals inspired by George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, it's all possible! Every dish finds its roots in the pages that brought Westeros to life, including:

Arbor Red Wine—the finest spirit in the Seven Kingdoms

The House of Stark's Venison, Apple, Cheddar Plaits—savory meat pies, fit for any Warden of the North

The Imp's Wild Strawberry Fool—a dessert light enough to make Tyrion smile

Wilding Grilled Pork Chops with Stir-Grilled Apples—the meal of choice at Craster's Keep

Tears of Lys—the concoction of choice for bartenders and assassins alike

Feast your imagination on entrees, desserts, snacks, and drinks that will make your fantasies a reality!

From Direwolf Ale to Auroch Stew - More Than 150 Recipes from Westeros and Beyond

The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook

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Robb Wolf

Loren Cordain

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The Original Human Diet

Do you want to lose fat and stay young, all while avoiding cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and a host of other illnesses? The Paleo Solution incorporates the latest, cutting edge research from genetics, biochemistry and anthropology to help you look, feel and perform your best. Written by Robb Wolf, a research biochemist who traded in his lab coat and pocket protector for a whistle and a stopwatch to become one of the most sought after strength and conditioning coaches in the world. With Robb's unique perspective as both scientist and coach you will learn how simple nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes can radically change your appearance and health for the better.

The Paleo Solution

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Setting the Table

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Killing It

Rachael Ray

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F. L. Fowler

Fifty Shades of Chicken

Peter Mayle

Provence A-Z (First Edition)

Geoff Bartakovics; Todd Coleman

Tasting Table Cooking with Friends

Lily Prior

La Cucina

Betsy St. Amant

Tacos for Two

Myles Bader; Tony Notaro

Great Kitchen Secrets

Sandhya Menon; S. K. Ali; Rin Chupeco; Anna-Marie McLemore; Rebecca Roanhorse; Sara Farizan; Jay Coles; Adi Alsaid; Sangu Mandanna; Phoebe North; Karuna Riazi

Hungry Hearts

Amy Zavatto; Tony Didio; Daniel Boulud (Foreword by); Tony DiDio

The Renaissance Guide to Wine and Food Pairing

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175 Best Air Fryer Recipes

Richard Watson

The Philosopher's Diet

Joan Cravens; Ann Levine; Rosemary C. Hutchinson

Treasury of Christmas Crafts and Foods

Better Homes and Gardens

Treasury of Country Crafts and Food

Calvin Trillin

Alice, Let's Eat

Bobby Flay; Joan Schwartz

Bobby Flay's Bold American Food

Michael Crupain

What to Eat When

Stephanie Donaldson

Country Store

Camas Davis

Killing It

Southern Living Editors (Editor)

Christmas with Southern Living 2005

Cynthia Rowland McClure

Food for the Hungry Heart

Alan Kistler

The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook

Robb Wolf; Loren Cordain

The Paleo Solution