After cooking for so many years in different places for and with people of various nationalities and cultures, I found that EVERYBODY has a recipe for something and they believe there's to be the bestt. That point may have even been proven to be true in some cases. So I decided not to write a book with any of MY recipes, but instead to show through my experience and skills how all those great cooks out there can make THEIR dishes LOOK better! You may be able to create a great dish, but now...

After cooking and preparing food for many years with people of different nationalities and cultures, I found that many people have their own favorite recipe they believe to be the best there is. That being the case, I decided to write a book that shows those same people how they can increase the quality of their dishes with simple artistic food presentation. Now you can present your dishes at family functions, dinner parties, elaborate caterings and meetings after turning those dishes into...

When Top Chef judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate school, business school, law school . . . but what was she going to do? Fortunately, a family friend gave her some invaluable advice-make a list of what you love to do, and let that be your guide. Gail wrote down four words:Eat. Write. Travel. Cook.Little did she know, those four words would become the basis for a career as a professional ...

In the city where dining is a sport, a gourmand swears off restaurants (even takeout!) for two years, rediscovering the economical, gastronomical joy of home cookingGourmand-ista Cathy Erway's timely memoir of quitting restaurants cold turkey speaks to a new era of conscientious eating. An underpaid, twenty-something executive assistant in New York City, she was struggling to make ends meet when she decided to embark on a Walden- esque retreat from the high-priced ...

New York Times Bestseller: Become the hostess everyone wants an invitation from.in this charming guide to entertaining, kate spade new york throws rigid rules out the door and shares unpretentious ideas for the modern-day hostess that are easy, festive, authentic, and always with an air of deliberate polish.filled with how-tos, personal essays, anecdotes, recipes, and a liberal dash of style, all in good taste will transform you into the hos...

Food writing has exploded in the past decade; nowhere else is it as easy and enjoyable to catch the trends, big stories, and upcoming stars than in the annual Best Food Writing collection. From molecular gastronomy to the omnivore's dilemma, from meat-free to wheat-free to everything goes, there's something for every foodie in this acclaimed series.Best Food Writing 2011 once more authoritatively and appealingly assembles the finest culinary prose from the...

From lifestyle and fashion icon Lauren Conrad—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Lauren Conrad Style and Lauren Conrad Beauty—comes her dazzling and essential party planning guide to entertaining, filled with an inspiring array of lifestyle tips and personal stories and lavishly illustrated with dozens of color photographs throughout.Now that Lauren Conrad has gotten everyone all dressed up and looking their most beautiful, she gives them somewhere to go in this must-have ente...

The Fun Book for Christmas tackles everything Yuletide. Readers get a lively little book packed with big ideas, from reinventing old family traditions to creating fun, new ways to enjoy the holidays with family and friends.New ideas for Christmas cheer include delivering a fully decorated tree to a family in need, downloading a fun holiday music mix, or having an earth-friendly Christmas by recycling or buying a replantable tree.

Scraps to Snacks is an eBook written by kids for kids and is filled with recipes made from food scraps normally thrown in the trash.Surprised by the fact that 31% of our food goes into the landfill, the Lightsabers Phoenix Squadron robotics team created a fun cookbook featuring delicious recipes for treats made from tidbits normally trashed.The kid friendly recipes in Scraps to Snacks encourage recycling of crumbs to cuisine!...

Which friends always Eat with you?Your taste buds!Hungry for humour? The bestselling jokesters The Hennessy Kids are back to fill your belly - with laughs!Share these jokes with your friends & family and enjoy laughing together over food.The Hennessy Kids are authors of the bestselling joke books 101 Halloween Jokes, 101 Christmas Jokes, 101 Pet Jokes,101 Knock Knock Jokes (Volume 1), and 101 Nature Jokes.

Have you ever read a book that referenced some kind of deliciousness that you'd just love to try? You know, when a character sits down to a plate full of *insert yummy item name or description here* and you think to yourself, "God, that sounds so good; I wish I had the recipe."Well, now you do! At least for things you've read about in my Skin Deep Series, anyway. So grab a glass (ahem, or bottle) of wine, get your cookin' shoes on, grab your apron, and call your friends. We're cook...

"[A] paean to pork."— Boston HeraldA love letter to the "best meat ever," Bacon, by unabashed bacon enthusiast Heather Lauer, is a wondrous collection of bacon bits—filled with fun facts, recipes, history, and smoked porcine worship. The Memphis Commercial Appeal says, "If you can make it to the end of this book without craving just a taste of the savory stuff, then you're probably the world's strongest vegetarian." Adoring, entertaining,...