Celebrities & TV Shows Cookbooks

David Wood Cooking for Friends

In the 30 years since David Wood first published his classic David Wood Food Book, he has continued his reputation as one of Canada’s great culinary artisans. Former owner of the prestigious David Wood Food Shop in Toronto, David has spent over two decades on the West Coast cultivating acclaim for his cheese-making as well as for …

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Pascal’s Manale Cookbook: A Family Tradition

For more than a hundred years, this beloved Uptown New Orleans restaurant has specialized in seafood (particularly barbecued shrimp), Italian dishes, and steaks. The raw oyster bar has been a focal point since 1913. This mouthwatering cookbook offers a history and recipes from the legendary dining …

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The Ritz – the quintessential cookbook

‘The dining room has long attracted old-world grandees and now enjoys a new stream of gastronauts eager to try Williams’ “Menu Surprise” for the first time…Extraordinary standards.’ – British GQThe Ritz: The Quintessential Cookbook is the first book to share the recipes that are served in the restaurant today, at lunch and at dinner. The book features 100 …

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The Last Schmaltz: A Very Serious Cookbook

SCHMALTZ (Yiddish): 1) melted chicken fat. 2) Excessive sentimentality; overly emotional behavior. From one of Toronto’s most magnetic chefs and restaurateurs comes a long-awaited cookbook that has just the right amount of schmaltz.Whether you know him as Toronto’s King of Comfort Food, the Don of Dupont, or the Sultan of Smoked Meat, a conversation about the food and …

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Cooking School: Mastering Classic and Modern French Cuisine

Presenting nearly 200 recipes, each illustrated with full-color, step-by-step photographs, and expert instruction from master chefs, Cooking School is more than a cookbook—it’s a complete gourmet education. Recognized as one of the most renowned chefs and restaurateurs of his generation, Alain Ducasse also operates an acclaimed cooking school in the heart of Paris. Now as a gift to …

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Honest Weight: Straight Talk from the Seafood Counter

John Bil has worked with fish ― on the water, behind the counter, and in the kitchen ― for over twenty-five years. In Honest Weight: Straight Talk from the Seafood Counter, Bil pulls back the curtain on the fish business to give seafood lovers the information and confidence they need to make smart decisions about the fish they …

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WWE: The Official Cookbook

Take your talents from the ring to the kitchen with WWE: The Official Cookbook, a collection of recipes and dishes inspired by your favorite WWE Superstars.Can you smell what the WWE Universe is cooking? WWE: The Official Cookbook gives fans a guide to creating a variety of fun dishes and drinks inspired by the WWE Universe of both …

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Ten Restaurants That Changed America

Featuring a new chapter on ten restaurants changing America today, a “fascinating . . . sweep through centuries of food culture” (Washington Post). Combining an historian’s rigor with a food enthusiast’s palate, Paul Freedman’s seminal and highly entertaining Ten Restaurants That Changed America reveals how the history of our restaurants reflects nothing less than the history of America …

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Lost Restaurants of Houston (American Palate)

With more than fourteen thousand eating establishments covering seventy different ethnic cuisines, Houston is a foodie town. But even in a place where eating out is a way of life and restaurants come and go, there were some iconic spots that earned a special place in the hearts and stomachs of locals. Maxim’s taught overnight millionaires how to …

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