The legendary actor and L.A. restauranteur shares his favorite--and badass--recipes for bold, fun and versatile Mexican dishes along with stories about his lifelong love of food, in this cookbook that is symbolic of L.A.'s vibrant Latino culture.

"Erin Gleeson, artist and bestselling author of The Forest Feast, is known for her effortless vegetarian recipes, made in her idyllic cabin in the woods. With this new book, Gleeson's most beautifully designed yet, she seeks out new inspiration by driving to some of the most breathtaking landscapes of her home state of California to experience the colorful local bounty of avocado, citrus, and other gorgeous seasonal produce. Gleeson stays in design-forward...

"When The French Laundry Cookbook was published in 1999 (five years after the opening of the French Laundry restaurant), it broke the mold of all previous cookbooks; it has since come to be considered by many to be the most important restaurant cookbook ever published. With more than 600,000 copies in print, the book has been an education for thousands, from home cooks to aspiring professionals, selling in bookstores, wineries, department stores,...

A Nasty Stew Between her latest "sure–fire" foray into the food industry-video restaurant reviews-and her concern over boyfriend Homicide Detective Paavo Smith's depressed state, Angie Amalfi's plate is full to overflowing. Paavo has never come to terms with the fact that his mother abandoned him when he was four, leaving vehind only an antique brooch to remember her by. But when the bauble vanishes, the jeweler who was repairing it is murdered,...

Chef Angie Amalfi can't wait to take off from the city for a week to help devise a delicious vegetarian menu for a lovely new B&B in scenic northern California. The not-yet-open-for-business Hill Haven Inn will be the perfect place to take her budding romance with her homicide detective boyfriend Paavo to the next level! But the situation awaiting them turns out to be less than ideal-with battling investors, rumors of ghosts, cold drafts, a leaky...

"This cookbook will feature 75 recipes for the hearty, ranch-style meals Mary cooks for her family at home. This is a meat-centric cookbook with recipes for the kind of satisfying, comfort food that is popular in middle America, the South, and Southwest."-- Heffernan and her husband own Five Marys Farm, where they are pasture-raising cattle, pigs and heritage lambs. In this collection of recipes, she shares the hearty, ranch-style meals she cooks...

Offers recipes for such foods as grilled halibut with tomato vinaigrette, cinnamon-oatmeal strawberry shortcakes, wild mushroom burgers, and apple-jicama slaw.