"History" downloads in recipes & cooking

"Do not let the peasant know how good cheese is with pears" goes the extremely well known yet hard to...

A History of Wine in America is the definitive account of winemaking in the United States, first as it was...

Food expert and celebrated food historian Andrew F. Smith recounts& mdash;in delicious detail& mdash;the creation of contemporary American cuisine. The...

More than just the beloved base ingredient of so many of our favorite dishes, the tomato has generated both profound...

A fascinating overview of our unique food history and how it continues to change to serve Canadians from coast to...

Pour a cup, open the covers....this is your cup of tea! Tea for two, tea for three...tea for more! Hot...

This extraordinary collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented...

In this provocative and lively addition to his acclaimed writings on food, Warren Belasco takes a sweeping look at a...

Was ice cream invented in Philadelphia? How about by the Emperor Nero, when he poured honey over snow? Did Marco...

This magnificent new book demonstrates the development of a distinctive, unified culinary tradition throughout the Italian peninsula. Thematically organized and...

The Renaissance and the age of discovery introduced Europeans to exotic cultures, mores, manners, and ideas. That kitchen revolution led...

The first popular account of one of America’s most beloved foods (consumed by more than seventy-five percent of the population),...

A social, cultural, and—above all—culinary history of dessert, Sweet Invention explores the world’s great dessert traditions, from ancient In......

Charting the birth and growth of craft beer across the United States, Tom Acitelli offers an epic, story-driven account of...

Over the past decade, the cocktail culture has exploded across America. Bars and lounges have become the Broadway theater of...

Why did the passion for food -- gastronomy -- originate in France? The key, it turns out, is France itself....

The Zinfandel grape-currently producing big, rich, luscious styles of red wine-has a large, loyal, even fanatical following in California and...

How did an animal product that spoils easily, carries disease, and causes digestive trouble for many of its consumers become...

Whisky, A Very Peculiar History' takes a sideways look at this most inebriating beverage from its simplistic origins to its...