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Keeping the Feast: One Couple's Story of Love, Food, and Healing in Italy
A story of food and love, injury and healing, Keeping the Feast is the triumphant memoir of one couple's nourishment and restoration in Italy after a period of tragedy and the extraordinary sustaining powers of food, family, and friendship.
Paula Butturini (Author), Renée Raudman (Narrator)
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For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History
Journalist Sarah Rose presents a dramatic historical narrative of the man who stole the secret of tea from China.
Sarah Rose (Author), Sarah Rose (Narrator)
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Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices
New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Gelb (Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci) opens our eyes to the remarkable power of wine to unleash creative potential, awaken our genius, and forge bonds with friends and co-workers. Here's a wine appreciation audio book that invites you to experience wine with your "whole brain"-an approach that is unequivocally unique: -Part 1 provides the practical "left-brain" knowledge you'll need to handle yourselves in any wine-related situation (how to buy, what to look for, how to toast, and how to get the best value for the money). -Part 2 explores how wine can serve as a catalyst for creativity and "right brain" thought, highlighting the greatest wine-related art, music, and architecture of all time. -Part 3 guides you through a delightful step-by-step process of bringing family, friends, or colleagues together for "Inspired Thinking" wine parties. -Part 4 features a "Wine Geek Jargon Guide" and other essential wisdom. All in all, Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking will not only improve your enjoyment of wine, but will also enhance the enjoyment of your life.
Michael Gelb, Michael J. Gelb (Author), Michael Gelb, Michael J. Gelb (Narrator)
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Knives at Dawn: America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Legendary Bocuse d'Or Competition
The Bocuse d'Or is the real-life Top Chef, a biannual cooking competition in France featuring teams from twenty-four countries vying for the top honors. Named after Paul Bocuse, one of the greatest, most influential living chefs, the Bocuse d'Or has become the most sophisticated and closely watched cook-off in the world. Ironically, though American cuisine now rates among the best in the world, a U.S. team has never placed among the top three in the competition. In 2008, under the auspices of renowned chefs Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller, the two-person U.S. team of Timothy Hollingsworth and Adina Guest trained in a specially outfitted facility in preparation for the 2009 competition with the goal of a best-ever showing for the United States. With unparalleled behind-the-scenes access, Andrew Friedman follows the American contestants and other hopefuls as they spend months training to cook and serve their dishes just once, over the course of five and a half tense hours, in an arena filled with a thousand screaming spectators. Along the way, he paints intimate portraits of Boulud and Keller, two of the leading culinary figures of their generation, revealing their hopes and aspirations for their protégés as well as for American cuisine. Through this compelling sports-meets-cooking story, Friedman explores the clash of culinary titans and cultures in a real-world kitchen stadium and ratchets up the suspense of who will reign supreme.
Andrew Friedman (Author), Sean Runnette (Narrator)
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Keith Floyd's exuberant personality, as much as his cooking skills, has made him a favourite both as bestselling author and as television presenter. But here, for the first time, he tells his own story - and it is full of surprises. An idiosyncratic, splendid autobiography of a well known personality, and the discovery of a writing talent.The stories from his childhood in Somerset are vivid and moving: his grandfather with his tin leg, his mother at the mills, and his uncle, the ferret keeper and the black sheep of the family for 'carrying on' with married women.Keith Floyd spent a short spell on a local newspaper, and then, in a hilarious episode, joined the army. After he and the Ministry of Defense decided that they did not suit each other, he took his first cooking job as an assistant vegetable cook in a Bristol hotel. The great period of bistros and cafes had dawned and Keith Floyd was in the forefront, cooking in an open kitchen, with Pink Floyd blaring from the speakers.What is wonderful about this book is the vividness of the scenes he paints and the deftness with which he draws the characters - including his several wives. Those who have admired Keith Floyd's way with a whisk will now be impressed to discover and enjoy his remarkable skill with words.
Keith Floyd (Author), Keith Floyd (Narrator)
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Brewmaster's Art: Understanding the History and Science of Beer Making
With origins 8,000 years in the past, beer brewing has held a prominent place in many and diverse cultures the world over. A university professor with more than 30 years' experience in the brewing industry, Professor Charles W. Bamforth is ideally suited to lead these engaging lectures on beermaking. With infectious enthusiasm, Professor Bamforth provides an informative look at brewing today, including commentary on the complexity and balance of flavors that make beer (in its wide range of styles) such a uniquely satisfying beverage.
Charles Bamforth, Professor Charles Bamforth (Author), Charles Bamforth, Professor Charles Bamforth (Narrator)
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Barbara Cartland's Etiquette Handbook: A Guide to Good Behaviour from the Boudoir to the Boardroom
For the record, the word 'parlour' is not used, nor is the relatively recent insidious 'lounge', except about airports, hotels and liners. ' 'Boys should be taught at a very early age - six or seven - to say 'Sir' to an older man. ' 'When there are servants, the plates for the first course are never put on the table until everyone is seated. ''I cannot stress too often that on every formal occasion, whether it is Luncheon, a Bazaar or a Meeting, a hat should be worn. ' Written nearly 50 years ago, Barbara Cartland's Etiquette Handbook conjures up a period when addressing work colleagues by their first names was frowned upon, wives could expect to receive a weekly allowance of five shillings from their husbands, and hats were ubiquitous. Laced throughout with Barbara Cartland's wit and wisdom, and Francis Marshall's illustrations, this is a wonderfully evocative insight into the manners of an England that has largely disappeared.
Barbara Cartland (Author), Patricia Gallimore (Narrator)
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Although many Americans lose weight through dieting, few manage to keep it off. This hypnosis download, created by New York hypnotist Maggie Staiger, addresses the long-term changes that are needed in order to make weight loss permanent. Natural images are used to allow the listener to flow with the feelings of hunger, to eat more slowly and consciously, and to replace unhealthy food choices with healthy ones. Suggestions for increased exercise and relaxation complete the transition to a healthy lifestyle.
Maggie Staiger (Author), Maggie Dubris (Narrator)
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Jonathan Safran Foer won the National Jewish Book Award and the Guardian First Book Award for his debut novel Everything Is Illuminated (which was also made into a major motion picture). In Eating Animals, Foer continues to dazzle readers and critics alike with a writing style that is both precise and continually inventive.
Jonathan Safran Foer (Author), Jonathan Todd Ross (Narrator)
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The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics: A Philosophy for Achieving a Radiant Mind and Fabulous Body
Speaking to the generation of young women looking to extend their healthy lifestyles beyond yoga and Pilates, macrobiotic chef and instructor Jessica Porter offers fresh, contemporary, and accessible insight into one of the world's oldest, yet most popular, diets.
Jessica Porter (Author), Dan Bernard, Jessica Porter (Narrator)
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Cherries in Winter: My Family's Recipe for Hope in Hard Times
What is the secret to finding hope in hard times? When Suzan Colón was laid off from her dream job at a magazine during the economic downturn of 2008, she needed to cut her budget way, way back, and that meant home cooking. Her mother suggested, “Why don’t you look in Nana’s recipe folder?” In the basement, Suzan found the tattered treasure, full of handwritten and meticulously typed recipes, peppered with her grandmother Matilda’s commentary in the margins. Reading it, Suzan realized she had found something more than a collection of recipes—she had found the key to her family’s survival through hard times. Suzan began re-creating Matilda’s “sturdy food” recipes for baked pork chops and beef stew, and Aunt Nettie’s clam chowder made with clams dug up by Suzan’s grandfather Charlie in Long Island Sound. And she began uncovering the stories of her resilient family’s past. Taking inspiration from stylish, indomitable Matilda, who was the sole support of her family as a teenager during the Great Depression (and who always answered “How are you?” with “Fabulous, never better!”), and from dashing, twice-widowed Charlie, Suzan starts to approach her own crisis with a sense of wonder and gratitude. It turns out that the gift to survive and thrive through hard times had been bred in her bones all along. Cherries in Winter is an irresistible gem of a book. It makes you want to cook, it makes you want to know your own family’s stories, and, above all, it makes you feel rich no matter what. From the Hardcover edition.
Suzan Colon (Author), Suzan Colon (Narrator)
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Understanding the World of Wine
Gain the wine know-how you've always wanted in this comprehensive course. Choosing the right wine for an occasion can be a challenge even for the experienced. To help you master that challenge and deepen your appreciation of wine and its inexpressibly rich lore, Master of Wine Brian Wheaton recorded Understanding the World of Wine. Whether you're a seasoned oenophile or a beginner, you will discover new insights in this set of 36 easy-to-use audio lectures. You'll explore the rich history of winemaking, learn how wine is created today, and understand what makes each of the world's great grape varieties special. You will journey through winemaking regions across the globe, from classic areas like Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhone Valley to New World vineyards in the US, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. You will find practical tips and advice. Can wine improve your health? How is wine best matched with food? What are the biggest pitfalls to avoid? What is the essential wine vocabulary? What are the best ways to shop for wine? You can enjoy these lively, 25-minute lectures while you commute, run errands, or exercise- wherever and whenever you want. Discover the wonderful world of wine today. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.
Brian Wheaton (Author), Brian Wheaton (Narrator)
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