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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Based on extensive interviews with those who knew him intimately, this biography of the late celebrity chef and TV star examines his battles with childhood trauma and addiction and his eventual rise to international fame.
Anthony Bourdains death by suicide in June, 2018 shocked people around the world. Bourdain seemed to have it all: an irresistible personality, a dream job, a beautiful family, and international fame. The reality, though, was more...
Author
Language
English
Description
Here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling." From the moment she and her husband Paul, who worked for the USIS, arrived in the fall of 1948, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 442 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others. His impact was outsized and his legacy has only grown since his death. Now, for the first time, people have been granted a look into Bourdain's life through the stories and recollections of...
Author
Language
English
Description
"It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother's house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired domestic. The boy is Ethiopian and adopted, and he will grow up to become the world-renowned chef Marcus Samuelsson. This book is his love letter to food and family in all its manifestations. Marcus Samuelsson was only three years old when he, his...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 449 pages,16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The definitive biography of America's best-known and least understood food personality, and the modern culinary landscape he shaped. After World War II, a newly affluent United States reached for its own gourmet culture, one at ease with the French international style of Escoffier, but also distinctly American. Enter James Beard, authority on cooking and eating, his larger-than-life presence and collection of whimsical bow ties synonymous with the...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"By the time he was twenty-seven years old, Kwame Onwuachi had opened--and closed--one of the most talked about restaurants in America. He had launched his own catering company with twenty thousand dollars that he made from selling candy on the subway, yet hed been told he would never make it on television because his cooking wasnt 'Southern' enough. In this inspiring memoir about the intersection of race, fame, and food, he shares the remarkable...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 290 pages ; 24cm
Language
English
Description
"The chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious gets uncomfortably real in his debut memoir"--
The chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious gets uncomfortably real in his debut memoir... In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in a tiny space in Manhattan's East Village. Chang, the chef-owner, worked the line, serving ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and confused diners whose idea of ramen was instant...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a food memoir, cookbook, and tribute to the author's mother, sharing classic family recipes--many of them pre-dating the Civil War--and preparation secrets for such traditional fare as short ribs, biscuits, and perfect mashed potatoes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Readers to Eaters
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Come along with Chef Alice Waters on a wonderful trip to Delicious! She learned as a child, and wants all children to share with her, the joy of tasting real food that begins not in the kitchen, but in the fields with good soil and caring farmers. This lively presentation chronicles Alice's passion, from her childhood to her travels to France, and back home to establish the landmark restaurant Chez Panisse and the Edible Schoolyard project. With an...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
AD 940L
Physical Desc
40 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A 100th anniversary tribute chronicles the inspiring true story of a Chinese-American trail cook whose resourcefulness during a historical camping venture in the Sierras safeguarded a team of influential writers, tycoons, politicians and celebrities who later founded the National Park Service. --Publisher.
12) Burn the place
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Scribner trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 242 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Regan grew up the youngest of four headstrong girls on a small farm in Indiana. She developed an intense connection to food and the earth at an early age, but connecting with people was more difficult. She grew up gay in an intolerant community, was an alcoholic before she turned twenty, and she struggled to find her place in a male-dominated industry. Cooking helped her cope. She got her first restaurant job at age fifteen and taught herself cutting-edge...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 259 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"America's modern culinary history told through the lives of seven pathbreaking chefs and food writers. Who's really behind America's appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from an electric new voice in food writing honors seven extraordinary women, all immigrants, who left an indelible mark on the way Americans eat today. Taste Makers stretches from World War II to the present, with absorbing and deeply researched portraits...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1110L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Paris, Julia devoured recipe books, shopped in outdoor markets, consumed all kinds of foods, and whipped through culinary school. And although she wasn't always successful in the kitchen, she was determined to "master the art" of French cooking. Through perseverance and grit, Julia became a chef who shared her passion with the world, making cooking fun, and turning every meal into a special event."--Publisher's website
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
viii, 557 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
It is rare for someone to emerge in America who can change our attitudes, our beliefs, and our very culture. It is even rarer when that someone is a middle-aged, six-foot three-inch woman whose first exposure to an unsuspecting public is cooking an omelet on a hot plate on a local TV station. And yet, that is exactly what Julia Child did. The warble voiced doyenne of television cookery became an iconic cult figure and joyous rule breaker as she touched...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015].
Lexile measure
820L
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of Julia Child, who was the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and became one of the most well-known television cooking chefs.
Author
Publisher
London
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Julia Child's monumental Mastering the Art of French Cooking and iconic television show The French Chef required a team of innovators to bring out her unique presence and personality. Warming Up Julia Child is behind-the-scenes look at this supporting team, revealing how the savvy of these helpers, collaborators, and supporters contributed to Julia's overwhelming success" --
Author
Publisher
Harper Horizon, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
226 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"What does it take to go from growing up in a Mississippi housing project to becoming a master sergeant and a celebrity chef serving in the White House under four United States presidents? Call Me Chef, Dammit! is the inspiring story of Andre Rush, who became an overnight sensation in 2018, after a photograph of his now-famous twenty-four-inch biceps went viral. However, his journey to that moment could never be captured in a fleeting moment. From...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
352 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"It was a culinary journey like no other: Over the course of 195 weeks, food writer and blogger Sasha Martin set out to cook--and eat--a meal from every country in the world. As cooking unlocked the memories of her rough-and-tumble childhood and the loss and heartbreak that came with it, Martin became more determined than ever to find peace and elevate her life through the prism of food and world cultures. From the tiny, makeshift kitchen of her eccentric,...
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biography about chef José Andrés, who, through his World Central Kitchen organization, is fulfilling a vision to feed people in need all over the world"--