“Matteo Lane is a liar. In the pages of Your Pasta Sucks**, he repeats that he has no business writing a cookbook, all while masterfully (and hilariously) weaving an intricate tale of food and family and schooling the reader in the flavors, traditions, and techniques of Rome, Sicily, and his own Italian-American kitchen.”****—Katie Parla, author of** Food of the Italian IslandsYour pasta sucks, but it does...

Crowd-sourced recipes celebrate the dainty French delight—and prove that classic doesn't have to mean conventional.Forty reverential recipes—developed by madeleine lovers from Italy to Oregon and curated by Miss Madeleine herself—break the mold, with unexpected delights from Rosemary Parmesan Polenta to Molasses Spice to Chocolate Hazelnut, plus gluten-free and vegan options. Featuring expert tips on choosing ingredients, mixing and baking batter, and picking the r...

From the grilled cheese champions— mouthwatering recipes for melty, satisfying sandwiches, plus macs, soups, pickles, sides, and more.Melted cheese between slices of toasted bread—it's the ultimate in comfort food. After collecting multiple trophies at national grilled-cheese championships, Heidi Gibson teamed up with Nate Pollak to open The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen in San Francisco—which became a phenomenal success against all odds. In this...

From the James Beard Award–winning chefs, an all-inclusive, visual handbook for sushi lovers who want to make sushi affordably and confidently at home!This gorgeously accessible book includes popular sushi, sashimi, and sushi-style recipes by the husband-and-wife restaurant team of Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani. More than 175 photographs feature beautifully finished nigiri, rolls, and ingredients in step-by-step sequences that visually demonstrate basic sushi cuts an...

From the popular NYC cookie shop come eighty-nine tried, true, and scrumptious recipes for cookies, bars, and brownies—with a foreword by Jacques Torres.In Milk & Cookies, pastry chef Tina Casaceli shares classic family recipes, as well as favorites from her bakery. More than forty-five good-enough-to-eat photographs, can-do baking formulas, and a friendly Greenwich Village vibe make this cookbook too tantalizing to resist.Recipes include:...

Designer Antonis Antoniou and award-winning author Steven Heller’s Decoding Manhattan reveal the mysteries and folkways of New York City in an entertaining collection of graphic art.The life and legend of New York City, from the size of its skyscrapers to the ways of its inhabitants, is vividly captured in this lively collection of more than 250 maps, cross sections, flowcharts, tables, board games, cartoons, infographics, and other unique diagrams spannin...

After the Covid 19 Pandemic outbreak in 2020 our habits, activities, routine our very way of life was put into question. In the shade of this new emerging reality, each one of us was dwelliing on wether it was possible to live the closest to the old lifestyle, without having to sacriffice who we are and thus what we do, for the sake of safety. A product of such thought, is this book which aspires to serve as a detailed guide, for the ones not willing to give up on what they love doing the ...

Fresh twists on classic morning treats from the author of Grilled Cheese Kitchen!Whether slathered with mouthwatering homemade spreads or savored just as they are, muffins and biscuits are comfort food at its finest. This cookbook features fifty recipes for tender-on-the-inside, crunchy-on-the-outside biscuits and melt-in-your-mouth muffins, plus an irresistible assortment of flavored butters, sauces, and preserves.With sweet and savory varieties a...

The author of Field Guide to Candy shares recipes for the yummiest lollies—from kid-favorite Chocolate-Pop Rock Lollipops to grown-up Beer Lollipops.Brightly colored lollipops are the perfect sweet for children and adults alike—and now these whimsical treats can be made with ease in the home kitchen. Showcasing recipes for every kind of lolly imaginable, the techniques for layering, coloring, and swirling will result in indulgences as beautiful as they are...

"Filled with classic recipes, creative innovations . . . The world of twice-baked sweets might seem challenging to new bakers, but Marchetti is a good coach." — Chicago TribuneCiao Biscotti is a collection of forty-four authentic biscotti from Italian cooking expert Domenica Marchetti. Studded with nuts, adorned with chocolate, or dotted with dried fruit, biscotti, Italy's unique twice-baked cookies have a crunchy, toasty, enduring appeal. Perfect for dunki...

Food is at the heart of security, peace, and health. But millions live without access to basic nutrition, and billions live without control or understanding of where their food will come from and how it is produced.Nowhere is this problem clearer than in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Through meticulous research, community engagement and direct action within the Maré region—a cluster of seventeen favela communities in the northern zone of Rio—Antonis Vradis, Timo B...

The Shadow of the ViolinA Mystery. A Melody. A Reckoning.After twenty years away, Aria returns to the mansion that stole everything from her—only to uncover a melody that never stopped playing.