Tag: Culinary

Queens A Culinary Passport Exploring Ethnic Cuisine in New York City’s Most Diverse Borough


Free Download Queens: A Culinary Passport: Exploring Ethnic Cuisine in New York City’s Most Diverse Borough by Andrea Lynn
English | September 30, 2014 | ISBN: 1250039878 | 224 pages | PDF | 18 Mb
Everyone knows New York City is the culinary epicenter of the United States. And while Manhattan gets Michelin stars and Brooklyn gets blogger hype, real culinary fanatics know that authentic ethnic food experiences happen in the restaurants of Queens. There, New York’s celebrated ethnic diversity is the most potent, with more than one million foreign-born residents. This means food lovers can travel the globe without using any vacation time: take a culinary tour of China, sip a frappe in Greece, dine on authentic Italian sausage―all without ever leaving Queens!

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Milk and Dairy Products in the Medicine and Culinary Art of Antiquity and Early Byzantium (1st-7th Centuries AD)


Free Download Zofia Rzeźnicka, "Milk and Dairy Products in the Medicine and Culinary Art of Antiquity and Early Byzantium (1st-7th Centuries AD) "
English | ISBN: 832334745X | 2021 | 240 pages | PDF | 10 MB
The following publication constitutes a continuation of a longstanding research conducted by both authors on nourishment, dietetics, pharmacology and gastronomy in the Late Antiquity and early Byzantium. The book was created based primarily on Greek medical treaties composed from the 1st to 7th century, but it takes into account data that originates outside of this collection.

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White Jacket Required A Culinary Coming-of-Age Story


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English | ISBN: 1402777779 | 2012 | 208 pages | PDF | 1505 KB
What do you do when you’ve just graduated from college and aren’t sure what your next step should be? Jenna Weber, whose Eat, Live, Run blog has a huge following, turned to culinary school-but to become a food writer, not a chef. Jenna’s charming coming-of-age story follows her ups-and-downs as she confronts the rigors of training, gets her first job, deals with a family crisis, and enters into a love affair.

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Signature Dishes of America Recipes and Culinary Treasures from Historic Hotels and Restaurants


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English | October 3, 2023 | ISBN: 1493072641 | 248 pages | MOBI | 29 Mb
America’s chefs and cooks have reveled in serving meals to their customers since this country’s early beginnings, creating their own recipes based on available ingredients, creativity, or at the request of others. Some took humble home recipes and made them into their signature specialties, many of which have become synonymous with certain hotels and restaurants in America. These culinary treasures are household names, but their true origin has slipped back into history. Signature Dishes of America captures nearly 100 of these well-known dishes and their origins. Foods like Eggs Benedict, Green Goddess Dressing, and Hot Browns were created decades ago and remain mainstays in our culinary world today. Discover the story behind Los Angeles’ Brown Derby’s Cobb Salad, whose recipe was created by a hungry owner, or how an old pie recipe discovered in an antique drawer became a favorite at the Golden Lamb restaurant. This collection of recipes and their background is a tasty way to share American food history and culture.

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Eating the Other Translations of the Culinary Code


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English | ISBN: 144387793X | 2015 | 297 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Food represents an unalienable component of everyday life, encompassing different spheres and moments. What is more, in contemporary societies, migration, travel, and communication incessantly expose local food identities to global food alterities, activating interesting processes of transformation that continuously reshape and redefine such identities and alterities. Ethnic restaurants fill up the streets we walk, while in many city markets and supermarkets local products are increasingly complemented with spices, vegetables, and other foods required for the preparation of exotic dishes. Mass and new media constantly provide exposure to previously unknown foods, while fusion cuisines have become increasingly popular all over the world. But what happens to food and food-related habits, practices, and meanings when they are carried from one foodsphere to another? What are the main elements involved in such dynamics? And which theoretical and methodological approaches can help in understanding such processes? These are the main issues addressed by this book, which explores both the functioning logics and the tangible effects of one of the most important characteristics of present-day societies: eating the Other.

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Culinary Kids 50 Easy Recipes for Kids 7-10


Free Download Culinary Kids: 50 Easy Recipes for Kids 7-10 by Julia Chiles
English | September 13, 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08HYW7R5V | 70 pages | PDF | 20 Mb
Do you have a 7 to 10-year-old culinary maestro in the cooking? Need the easy but challenging and delicious recipes for your lil’ chef? This Culinary Kids: 50 Easy Recipes for Kids 7-10 cookbook is easy meals for all palettes and occasions! Crock pot, instant pot, air fryer, Dutch oven, casseroles we got it covered!

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Real Taste Of Indonesia A Culinary Journey#100 Unique Family Recipes


Free Download Real Taste Of Indonesia: A Culinary Journey#100 Unique Family Recipes by Hardie Grant Books
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1740668200 | 288 Pages | EPUB | 49.2 MB
Not having a restaurant tradition, when it’s time to celebrate Indonesians prepare the favorite delicacies of the family at home-and that’s where these richly varied recipes come from Showcasing the cuisine of Indonesian families, who celebrate special occasions by inviting relatives and friends for dinner, this beautiful cookbook unravels the cooking secrets behind the most spectacular dishes-Crispy Fried Tamarind Chickens, Snake Beans and Prawns in Soy Bean Sauce, Sweet and Salty Corn Fritters, Coconut-Simmered Fish, Layered Spice Cake, and more. These are recipes that have been scribbled down and then passed from mothers to daughters and sons: highly original dishes from all parts of Indonesia and all kinds of tips on this fragrant cuisine in all its variety. True stories enrich the selection of recipes, from the mildly sweet dishes of Java to the spicy Sumatran kitchen or the Balinese cuisine, where the Hindu influence shines through.

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