The former owner/proprietor of the beloved appetizing store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side tells the delightful, mouthwatering story of an immigrant family’s journey from a pushcart in 1907 to “New York’s most hallowed shrine to the miracle of caviar, smoked salmon, ethereal herring, and silken chopped liver” (The New York Times Magazine).When Joel Russ started peddling herring from a barrel shortly after his arrival in America from Poland, he could not have imagined that ...

The New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed memoir from cultural icon and culinary standard bearer Alice Waters recalls the circuitous road and tumultuous times leading to the opening of what is arguably America's most influential restaurant.When Alice Waters opened the doors of her "little French restaurant" in Berkeley, California in 1971 at the age of 27, no one ever anticipated the indelible mark it would leave on the culinary landscape—Ali...

Discover the many lives of free-spirited and much-loved Irish Times cookery writer Theodora FitzGibbon 'I have starved in some of the most beautiful places in the world …' The Irish Times food writer Theodora FitzGibbon lived a life filled to the brim. Born in London in 1916, her appetite for love, pleasure, good food and adventure took her all over the globe until she died, in Dublin, in 1991. A Taste of Love, her two-volume autobiography, reveals a life fully lived: the names she used be...

A panoramic portrait of a remarkable woman and the tumultuous Victorian era on which she made her mark, The First Lady of Fleet Street chronicles the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Rachel Beer—indomitable heiress, social crusader, and newspaper pioneer.Rich with period detail and drawing on a wealth of original material, this sweeping work of never-before-told history recounts the ascent of two of London’s most prominent Jewish immigrant families—the Sassoons and the Bee...

In "Synopsis of Jewish History," H. A. Henry offers a comprehensive exploration of the Jewish historical experience, tracing its roots from ancient times through the complexities of the modern era. This meticulously researched work employs a clear and engaging prose style, making complex historical narratives accessible to both scholars and lay readers. Henry situates Jewish history within broader socio-political contexts, deftly navigating the intricate interplay between cultural identity...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 FOOD & TRAVEL MAGAZINE AWARDSEnjoy more than 100 utterly delicious recipes from award-winning restaurant The Palomar, with dishes influenced by the rich cultures of Southern Spain, North Africa and the Levant. This debut cookbook includes recipes for the restaurant's signature dishes, alongside recipes drawn from family tradition, mothers and grandmothers, from influences, encounters, places travelled to and places evoked by their flavours ...

Mexican recipe Bible for learning how to make sensational healthy mexican recipes, mexican dessert recipes, mexican chicken recipes, easy mexican recipes and much more.

Jazz in Nazi-era and postwar Germany, as lived by a Jewish prodigy who survived the horrors of Theresienstadt and Auschwitz."Coco, it's not important what you play. It's important how you play it," said Louis Armstrong to jazz and swing guitarist Coco Schumann during a break between sessions. Recalling this episode Schumann reminds readers that even in the midst of real-world nightmares, music is alive and musicians experience this essential freedom and hope, which...

A lush and gorgeous guide to all things food and entertaining from Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of Jemima J, The Beach House, and Sister Stardust.Jane Green’s life has always revolved around her kitchen...... from inviting over friends for an impromptu brunch; to wowing guests with delicious new recipes; to making sure her ever-on-the-move family makes time to sit down together. For Jane, food is...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Zookeeper's Wife tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Diane Ackerman's book.Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.This short summary and analysis of The Zookeeper's Wife includes:Historical contextChapter-by-chapter overviewsProfiles of...

Food with Attitude takes the notion that healthy food has to be bland and turns it on its head with Cuban-Rican cooking, a fusion of two distinct Caribbean styles that combine for an explosion of exotic spices and flavors. In In this vibrant and imaginative cookbook, Chef Pérez shares his secrets as a master craftsman in the kitchen, and experiences passed down from his ancestral home in Old San Juan. Readers will learn how to turn ordinary dishes into gourmet meals the whole family will l...

Paula Hyman broadens and revises earlier analyses of Jewish assimilation, which depicted “the Jews” as though they were all men, by focusing on women and the domestic as well as the public realms. Surveying Jewish accommodations to new conditions in Europe and the United States in the years between 1850 and 1950, she retrieves the experience of women as reflected in their writings--memoirs, newspaper and journal articles, and texts of speeches--and finds that Jewish women’s patterns of ass...