Culinary Reference
The Chocolate Connoisseur
Chocolate. We all love it. We know what we like, and we're pretty sure it's naughty. But have you really, truly explored the wonderful world of fine chocolate?
Tsukiji : The Fish Market at the Center of the World
Located only blocks from Tokyo's glittering Ginza, Tsukiji--the world's largest marketplace for seafood--is a prominent landmark, well known but little understood by most Tokyoites: a supplier for countless fishmongers and sushi chefs, and a popular and fascinating destination fo
Timing is Everything
Cooking shouldn't be a research project, forcing you to read through recipes to find answers to the simplest of questions: How long? Now, Timing is Everything, the ultimate guide to timing and storage, provides easy answers at a glance.
Eat The Grapes Downward
Fascinating facts & surprising insights into the colorful world of food for its own sake. No recipes. 175 pgs.
Food
CLASSIC! Waverly Root's idiosyncratic guide to foods of the world: 200+ essays on more common foods (with shorter entries on the uncommon).
How I Gave My Heart To The Restaurant Business
New! Fast-paced, deliciously funny roman a chef by a 3-star cook & restaurateur. 272 pgs.
Howard Hillman's Kitchen Secrets
Over 1, 500 market-place pointers & practical hints to improve your cooking
Tastings
LANG's first book, Tastings, is the result of four years of research and writing. Information on everything in the pantry, from ketchup to caviar.
Craig Claiborne's New York Times Food Encyclopedia
Fun, fascinating & useful food facts in over 1, 000 entries & 300 illus. 496 pgs. No recipes.











