Cooking and Food

Softcover. Berkeley CA, University of California Press, 2nd pr., 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 421 pages, b&w illustrations. Located only blocks from Tokyo's glittering Ginza, Tsukiji-the world's largest marketplace for seafood-is a prominent landmark, well known but little understood by most Tokyoites: a supplier for countless fishmongers and sushi chefs, and a popular and fascinating destination for foreign tourists. Early every morning, the worlds of hi-tech and pre-tech trade noisily converge as tens of thousands of tons of seafood from every ocean of the world quickly change hands. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Artisan/Workman, 1st, 2024, Hardcover decorated gray boards with embossed gilt lettering. Knowledgeable, entertaining, and more than a little infatuated with his subject, award-winning food writer and chef Edward Lee gives us his insight into bourbon, telling us everything we should know about the mellow honey-brown treasure that's put Kentucky on the global map: How bourbon is made. Its history. How to read a label. A look inside the famous distilleries. The influence of oak. Tours of Kentucky's bourbon regions. How to taste bourbon like a professional. And, in the most delicious surprise, how to cook with bourbon, with 50 recipes from Bourbon-Glazed Chicken Wings and Blackened Salmon with Bourbon-Soy Marinade to a Bourbon and Butterscotch Pudding. Plus the best Old-Fashioned you'll ever mix. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Softcover. Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 3rd pr., 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled wraps, 37 pages. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Century Co., 1915, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 254 pages. Hardcover. Previous owners stamp on inside front cover, signature and pasted in baking tips. Handwritten recipes on rear endpages, some brief notes at points in margins. Black & white illustrations by Sarah K. Smith. White cover with pale blue title and illustration, spine faded entirely to white.

Hardcover. Andrews McMeel , 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 373 pages. In Bread Matters, Andrew Whitley, professional organic baker, founder of Bread Matters, and cofounder of the Real Bread Campaign, exposes the terrible state of modern commercial bread and shares his recipes for making great, nutritious bread at home. Using the skills he has amassed during more than 25 years as a professional bread baker, Whitley clearly explains the process in detailed discussions of the tools, ingredients, methods, and tricks of the breadmaking trade. He also offers more than 50 foolproof recipes for all types of bread, including yeast-free and gluten-free loaves, as well as uses for leftover crumbs once they've passed their prime. Bread Matters is an essential bread book for beginning and seasoned bakers alike. Once you see how easy it is to make your own delicious bread at home, you may never buy commercial bread again.

Hardcover. NY, Warner Books, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The saucy and often humorous memoir of New York magazine food critic Gael Greene. From the glamorous restaurants of Manhattan to the culinary shrines of France, Greene's fierce wit and sensuous prose reveal the humor, obsession, and insatiable desires behind fine dining. Greene's love for life and food shine through in the pages of this book. From her midwestern roots to her position as a powerful critic for one of New York's most respected magazines, Greene brings readers on a quest to satisfy an insatiable hunger. 368 pages, b&w photos. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Clarkson Potter, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 319 pages, color illustrations. This stunning cookbook collects 100 of the most timeless and seminal recipes from the first leg of Bobby Flays monumental career in one place, for the first time ever. At the age of sixteen, Bobby Flay left high school and the idea of traditional education behind to pursue a life in professional restaurant kitchens. Through his groundbreaking restaurants, cookbooks, and numerous television shows, Flay has built a body of work that is one of the most influential in American culinary history. His stamp can be felt in restaurants across the country, as well as at the dinner table in many families' homes. Read the essays, absorb the photography, and most important, cook tantalizing dishes from this book. Bobby Flay has put decades of his daily work into these pages. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 344 pages, color illustrations by Patricia Curtan. For twenty-five years, Alice Waters and her friends at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California have dedicated themselves to the ideal of serving the finest, freshest foods with simplicity and style. From tender baby asparagus in early spring, to the colorful spectrum of peppers at the height of summer; crisp, leafy chicories in autumn, to sweet butternut squash in the dark of winter, much of the inspiration about what to put on the menu comes from the high quality produce Waters and her chefs seek out year-round. Using the treasures from the earth, Chez Panisse Vegetables offers endless possibilities for any occasion. Try Grilled Radicchio Risotto with Balsamic Vinegar at your next dinner party, or Pizza with Red and Yellow Peppers for a summer evening at home. Why not forgo green-leaf lettuce, and opt for Artichoke and Grapefruit Salad drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil? Or serve Corn Cakes with fresh berries for breakfast instead of cereal? Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Fox Duffield & Co., 1st, 1904, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 350 pages, 13 pages of b&w photographs (12 African American portraits by A.L. Coburn). Textured blue cloth covers with dark blue lettering and ruled design. Some light soiling and wear to covers and spine. Internally clean, a few dog-eared pages.

Hardcover. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1st Edition, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 352 pages. Hardcover. Color illustrations throughout. Photography by Kristin Teig. Decorative cover boards. Decorated endpapers. In excellent condition. Pages clean. Spine straight. Binding tight.

Hardcover. Kalamazoo, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color photos.o Features more than 170 recipes tailored specifically for grilling, smoking, pizza-making and other popular outdoor cooking techniques.o Includes crucial tips for achieving the best results every time you cook.o Covers a vast array of dishes including appetizers, kebabs, tacos, burgers, steaks, ribs, fillets, roasts, poultry, pizzas, sides and desserts. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Sydney/London, Murdoch Books , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 327 pages, color plates. An Asian cookbook written with fresh eyes by an author whose soul lies in Asia but who has adopted techniques and ingredients from the west that endear his recipes to cooks everywhere. Structured by food type - from meat, poultry and seafood to vegetables, and dumplings -Tony Tan's Cooking Class takes readers through the fundamentals of more than 100 beloved dishes, many core to the canon, others dishes that he has made his own. Tan shares insights on the key building blocks, from the art of the wok to understanding the role of oils and fats to noodles 101 and the essential pantry. Beautifully photographed, thoughtfully illustrated and evocatively written, this is the essential book for a new generation on the essential foods and techniques of Asian cuisine from a beloved teacher, cook, writer and respected expert. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 341 pages. First printing as indicated (per Random House protocol) by the stated "First Edition," with a number line ending in 2. Preface by Alice Waters. Notable for the artist Wayne Thiebaud's pen and ink drawings as well as his color art on the dust jacket. Clean copy with light fading to dj spine.

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, white, red & blue decorative cloth covers, no dust jacket. First Edition stated on copyright page. Here, from Julia Child and Simone Beck, is the sequel to the cooking classic that has inspired a whole American generation to new standards of culinary taste and artistry. On the principle that "mastering any art is a continuing process;" they themselves continued, during the years since the publication of the now~celebrated Volume One, to search out and sample new recipes among the classic dishes and regional specialties of France ~ cooking, conferring, tasting, revising, perfecting. Out of their discoveries they have made, for Volume Two, a brilliant selection of precisely those recipes that will not only add to the repertory but will, above all, bring the reader to a yet higher level of mastering the art of French cooking. This second volume enables Americans, working with American ingredients, in American kitchens, to achieve those incomparable flavors and aromas that bring up a rush of memories ~ of lunch at a country inn in Provence, of an evening at a great Paris restaurant, of the essential cooking of France. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 1st Edition, 2003, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 276 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Decorated endpapers and cover boards. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages and edges clean and bright. Like new, in beautiful condition. A fitting celebration of the vision and allure of Mast Brothers Chocolate, the choice of the world's great chefs.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, reprint, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 312 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY JULIA CHILD on HALF TITLE PAGE. Otherwise, clean, tight copy with minor wear to cover edges. Color photographs throughout.

Hardcover. Urbana IL, AOCS Press , 3rd pr., 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, 490 pages, b&w illustrations. Includes summary of the basic principles of edible oil refining, processing, and deodorizing, serving as a hands-on training manual for chemists, engineers, and managers new to the industry. The 15-chapter book includes current information on the bleaching of green oils and coconut oil, quality requirements for frying oil applications, and more. Written for the non-chemist new to the industry, the book makes it simple to apply these important concepts for the edible oil industry: Provides insights to the challenges of bleaching very green oils./ Includes new deodorizer designs and performance measures./ Offers insights on frying oil quality management./ Simple and easy-to-read language. Clean, bright copy, no markings.

Hardcover. NY, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. With her outsize personality, Julia Child is known around the world by her first name alone. But despite that familiarity, how much do we really know of the inner Julia? Now more than 200 letters exchanged between Julia and Avis DeVoto, her friend and unofficial literary agent memorably introduced in the hit movie Julie & Julia, open the window on Julias deepest thoughts and feelings. This riveting correspondence, in print for the first time, chronicles the blossoming of a unique and lifelong friendship between the two women and the turbulent process of Julias creation of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, one of the most influential cookbooks ever written. Frank, bawdy, funny, exuberant, and occasionally agonized, these letters show Julia, first as a new bride in Paris, then becoming increasingly worldly and adventuresome as she follows her diplomat husband in his postings to Nice, Germany, and Norway. With commentary by the noted food historian Joan Reardon, and covering topics as diverse as the lack of good wine in the United States, McCarthyism, and sexual mores, these astonishing letters show America on the verge of political, social, and gastronomic transformation. Clean copy.

Softcover. Johnstown NY, Charles B. Knox Gelatine Company, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Color wrapper with an illustration on the front cover that shows a woman with a concerned look on her face as she looks at her reading on a scale while a Scottish terrier looks up at her with its forepaws also the scale. Back cover has an illustration of a Knox Sparkling Gelatine box with a cow on it. 4 1/2" x 6." Twenty-two pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Some of the recipes come with illustrations. Inside of front cover has a table showing the "proper" weight for men and women based on age and height. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. This is a recipe book for desserts that use Knox Gelatine. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Viking Studio, 1st US, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 483 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with full color photographs. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Ryland Peters & Small, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 175 pages. Emmanuel Hadjiandreou is passionate about bread and in this, his first book, he shows you how to make it, step by step. The book starts by explaining the key to good bread: why flour, yeast and temperature are important, and which kitchen equipment makes life easier. In Basic Breads, you'll learn how to make a Basic White Loaf with clear, step-by-step photos. With this method, you'll have the base for a number of variations. The rest of the book covers Wheat- or Gluten-free Breads, Sourdoughs, Flavoured Yeasted Breads, and Pastries and Morning Bakes--in more than 60 easy-to-follow recipes.

Softcover. Cambridge MA, Lever Brothers, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, small stapled brochure with color, b&w illustrations, 48 pages. A promotional cookbook for Spry Vegetable Shortening (a competitor of Procter & Gamble's Crisco), which was produced by Lever Brothers from 1936 and thru the 1940s.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Ten Speed, 1st, 2024, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 238 pages, color illustrations. Tom Parker Bowles, award-winning food writer, restaurant critic, and son of Queen Camilla, blends history, monarchy, and gastronomy to provide a fascinating window into the world of royal tastes and traditions as far back as Victorian times. An intimate cookbook exploring 200 years of British royal food, studded with anecdotes, delectable tidbits, and nuggets of history, featuring 100 accessible recipes. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. Lincoln NE, Tea Table Mills, 1945, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover brochure, 80 pages, color illustrations. A cookbook using macaroni as the main ingredients. "The magic of macaroni in its endless combinations with all kinds of food." Discusses soups; meats; fish, seafoods & poultry; sauces; meatless main dishes; vegetable recipes; salads and desserts; cooking for the crowd. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 590 pages. SIGNED BY CO-AUTHOR MOLLY STEVENS ON HALF TITLE-PAGE. Light wear to edges of dust jacket, else a very nice, tight, clean copy.

Hardcover. The Siamanto Press, Reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 438 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Purple endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Black cover boards, white title on spine. Very good condition, just one small spot on bottom edge. Pages clean, binding tight, spine straight.

Hardcover. NY, Guild Hall/NY Times, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Great American artists of the 60's and 70's on the East End of LI giving up their secret recipes including photo of and artwork by them for Guild Hall of East Hampton. How about Lee Krasner's Hominy Puffs with Crabmeat, Robert Gwathmey's Egg Canape, Robert Dash's Hampton Greens, Greengages a la Warhol, Jack Lenor Larsen's Lemon Squares. the unforgettable Koo-Sauce by Willem de Kooning. 210 pages, art and photos in b&w, an unbelievable potpourri of American artists and their palate. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Clarkson Potter, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 287 pages, color plates. 120 go-to Italian American favorites for all the red-sauced, pan-fried, crispy-cornered, baked-until-bubbly comforting classics youll want to eat every night. Food Network star Alex Guarnaschelli may be a French-trained chef, an Iron Chef, and a short-order-chef to her daughter, Ava, but at her core, she is an Italian American home cook. Her moms heritage was Sicilian and her dads people were from Bari; she pledged allegiance to her fathers marinara on weekdays and to her moms on the weekend and grew up eating at many of the red-checked-tablecloth trattorias throughout New York City. She still stops in to chitchat with the shop owners in Little Italy, where she buys the milkiest fresh mozz, the most thinly sliced prosciutto, and the crunchiest biscotti. These are the recipes that are favorites for so many of us, whether your family is from Italy or not. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, reprint, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, white, red & blue decorative cloth covers, no dust jacket. Clean copy. The bible of French cooking for the American chef.

Hardcover. New York, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1st Edition, 2008, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 199 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Decorated cover boards, pristine. Pages and edges clean and bright. Binding tight. Spine straight. In beautiful, like new condition. Adapting all his recipes for the home cook, Torres showcases his favorite chocolate creations--from traditional French pastry to classic American treats.

Hardcover. NY, Frederick A. Stokes, 1st, 1888, Hardcover, one in a series of small and useful cookbooks written by Murrey, veteran of the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia, Astor House in New York, etc. Illustrated boards with green cloth spine, 86 pages. Color illustration on front cover is heavily faded, edges worn. Interior clean, very good. The author dedicates the book to the inventor of the Sheldon Close-op Gas-Stove. Scarce book.

Hardcover. Berkeley CA, Ten Speed Press, 1st thus, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Reaktion Books, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 256 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Meals associated with train travel have been an important aspect of railway history for more than a century - from dinners in dining cars to lunches at station buffets to foods purchased from platform vendors. For many travelers, the experience of eating on a railway journey is often a highlight of the trip, a major part of the 'romance of the rails'. Food on the Move focuses on the culinary history of these famous journeys on five continents, from the earliest days of rail travel to the present. The engaging story and vivid illustrations invite readers to discover an array of railway feasts: haute cuisine in the elegant dining carriages of the Orient Express, American steak-and-eggs on the Santa Fe Super Chief, and home-cooked regional foods along the Trans-Siberian tracks. Readers will be tempted to eat their way across Canada's vast interior and Australia's spectacular and colourful Outback; grab an infamous `British railway sandwich' to munch on the Flying Scotsman; snack on spicy samosas on the Darjeeling Himalayan `Toy Train'; dine at high speed on Japan's `Bullet Train'; and sip South African wines in a Blue Train luxury lounge car featuring windows of glass fused with gold dust. Food on the Move focuses on the culinary history of these famous journeys. Clean copy.

Softcover. Minneapolis, Pillsbury Mills Inc,, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 96 pages, plus covers. Pictorial wrappers, Illustrations (some in color). "Ann Pillsbury" was a leading home economist who wrote this first edition of this book in 1946 to share the idea that baking is fun! And, just like Betty Crocker, Ann Pillsbury was totally made up. Contains cherished recipes from 100 kitchens in America. Cover photo of Art Linkletter with Mrs. Bernard Kanago of Webster, S.D., the 1953 award winner. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Lippincott Company, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 312 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front flyleaf. A Cape Cod cook book. Light foxing to fore edge copy. Very small tear to dust jacket lower spine. Faint yellowing to rear dust jacket top edge. Decorative staining to top edge copy block. Bright and clean; a tight copy.