Showing titles in Food & Wine

Victory in the Kitchen is a culinary biography: a life lived through food, ranging from rural Berkshire to wartime London, via Belle Epoque Paris and prohibition-era New York. While Georgina Landemare saw herself as ordinary, her accomplishments, and the life she lived, were anything but. She started her career as a nursemaid and ended it cooking for one of the best-known figures in British history, Winston Churchill, a man to whom food was central as a diplomatic tool in a time when the world was embroiled in a worldwide war.

“At last, a definitive guide to the medicinal origins of every bottle behind the bar! This is the cocktail book of the year, if not the decade.” —Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants “A fascinating book that makes a brilliant historical case for what I’ve been...

A history of Russia in the twentieth century unlike any other—from the Russian revolution to the oligarchs of the '90s, via the Holodomor, the siege of Leningrad and Chernobyl.

Shortlisted for Debut Food Book of the Year at the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards 2024 Guild of Food Writers 2024 Finalist, Food Book of the Year ‘A lyrical, amiable and educational celebration of what may be our greatest achievement: the chippy.’ Stuart Maconie Step inside and...

Experience the vibrant flavors and health of the Mediterranean—without hours in the kitchen, even if you’ve never cooked a single Mediterranean meal before! Are you ready for a beginner’s guide that gives you confidence, clear nutrition, and the joy of Mediterranean eating—right from your own kitchen? You don’t need advanced skills, special equipment, or a gourmet pantry to cook Mediterranean food that’s both healthy and crave-worthy.

This new collection by the acclaimed novelist—and, according to Salon, “the best wine writer in America”—is generous and far-reaching, deeply knowledgeable and often hilarious. For more than a decade, Jay McInerney’s vinous essays, now featured in The Wall...

Transform the delectable flavors of homegrown or locally sourced produce into timeless delights by mastering the art of canning and preserving with effortless flair… Ever looked at your overflowing garden and wished the season's bounty could last all year? Or perhaps you've strolled through local farmers' markets, wishing to savor each fresh bite just a little longer? What if you could lock in the flavor and goodness of these foods while making sure they do not spoil? While some preserving methods may seem easy, it takes a bit of knowledge and skill to get them right.

It's a familiar trope: angry men berating each other in kitchens as pots furiously boil, sauces burn and a giant slab of beef rests in the background. The dominant view of a professional kitchen is one of chaos and pent-up fury - a gladiatorial contest of male ego. Why then do we also hear the misogynistic refrain that women 'belong in the kitchen' if, in a professional context, they're all but erased from them?

Anti-Inflammatory Diet Simplified isn’t another restrictive plan. This audiobook is a supportive, practical guide to calming inflammation, reclaiming energy, and building lasting habits, delivered in a relatable, encouraging voice that makes healthy living feel achievable.

For fans of the Table Manners podcast, Jessie and Lennie’s cookbook is brought to life in this unique audiobook. This audiobook features seven recipes from the book, cooked live in Lennie’s kitchen, as well as an exclusive Q&A with Jessie and Lennie taking you behind the scenes of Table Manners family stories and anecdotes taking you through their favourite easy, complex, summer, Christmas and Jewish-ish recipes.

‘What’s the podcast all about?’ I asked my daughter, Lois. ‘Food, Dad,’ she said. ‘Ah, but food in what shape or form?’ I said. ‘Well, it’s about how we cook what we cook and why we cook it,’ she said. 'And how we eat what we eat and why we eat it,’ I said. 'That goes without saying’, she said. ‘There’s no cooking without eating.’ ‘What else, then?’ I said. ‘There foods we hate and foods we love, food on tv, how not to waste food, restaurants we remember and why. There are recipes and tips and hints. There are stories, memories, reflections. There’s -‘ ...

In the beginning, there was the vine. Wine: a drink, a medicine, a ritual and a commodity. Across millennia, it has been used to celebrate and commiserate, as a negotiating tool and a diplomatic gift. But where and when - was it first discovered? And how did it become a worldwide phenomenon?...

In this fascinating and easily digestible book, The One Show's resident scientist Marty Jopson takes us on a mouthwatering tour of the 21st-century kitchen and the everyday food miracles that we all take for granted. Ever wondered what modified starch is and why it's in so much of the food we buy? What do instant mash and freeze-dried coffee have in common? What's the real truth behind the five-second rule?

Are you a baker? Do you run your own cake business? Ever wonder if you're going about it the right way? Or perhaps you're thinking of taking the plunge and looking for an alternative to that career you're getting tired of? If so, this podcast is for you! We sit down with some of the brightest stars in the baking world. Chatting about how they got into baking, why they love it, and why some days it's the last thing they want to do. It's about what drives them, what makes them successful, and how they manage their day to be a star baker. It's not all rainbows and flowers though. As you'll hear, ...

ThirtyFifty's Level 3 Wine Podcast is a fabulous resource for students studying the WSET Level 3 Award in Wine. We have taken the most relevant interviews from ThirtyFifty's UK Wine Show Podcast and put them all in one place and in the order that you would typically do the course in the classroom or online. Some of the shows as designed specifically to support the WSET Level 3 Wine Course, while others are interviews with leading wine experts covering topics from the syllabus.

Now a limited Netflix series starring Zoe Saldaña! This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is “a captivating story of love lost and found” (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and...

Beer Brewing Bliss: Bundle edition is the complete two-part book series that will guide you from novice to beer-brewing master. This complete series contains both previous books, Extract Brewing Basics and All-Grain Brewing Mastery. In Beer Brewing Bliss: The Complete 2 in 1 Edition, you'll find everything you need to know to take your brewing to the highest level.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A delicious insider account of the gritty, glamorous world of food culture.”—Vanity Fair In this “poignant and hilarious” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir, trailblazing food writer and beloved restaurant critic Ruth Reichl chronicles her...

'Electrifying' Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times Bestselling author of VOX 'A cleverly woven tale' The Times *WINNER OF THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2020* Imagine a world where... Everything you ate was monitored by the government. Every step you took was counted. Your children were...

The fatigue, bloating, mental fog, and pain that you've experienced are all messages telling you it's time to finally make a change. In this guide, you'll find a breakdown of what it means to follow a WFPB lifestyle - and why millions of people around the world are adopting this new approach to eating. It's never been simpler to start following a plant-based diet, and with this guide, you can take the guesswork out of making the transition.