Read Michael Harney’s posts on the Penguin Blog.The country’s leading connoisseur presents a comprehensive guide for developing your tea palate. The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea transforms tea drinkers into tea experts. Written by one of the country’s leading tea professionals, The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea is an illuminating resource for tea drinkers interested in …
Indulge In Your Passion For Beer Even More and Start Brewing Today!! Have fun and enjoy great beer by learning how to home brew! Beer has been brewed by man for thousands of years and is more popular now than ever. It’s so prevalent yet most people have no idea what beer contains; let alone …
The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr., and the Reign of American Taste
This is the story of how an American lawyer raised on Coca-Cola caused a revolution in the way wines around the globe are made, sold, and talked about. The world’s most influential wine critic, Robert M. Parker, Jr., has dominated the international wine community for the last quarter century, embodying the triumph of American taste. Using Parker’s story …
A tasteful guide that explores the pleasures of tea through word and image.In a skinny-no-whip-mocha-latte world, The Tea Drinker’s Handbook is a refreshing return to America’s roots in tea-drinking. Though tea is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world, second only to water, it is far from mundane. For both the lifelong tea drinker and the recent …
Wine Tasting Journal is for wine lovers who want to keep a record of the wines they have tasted, in a wine journal. Tasting wine and writing notes to keep and refer to, making note of the best wines along with the details that can become all too easy to forget if you don’t write them down. The …
In the West, we have identified only four basic tastes―sour, sweet, salty, and bitter―that, through skillful combination and technique, create delicious foods. Yet in many parts of East Asia over the past century, an additional flavor has entered the culinary lexicon: umami, a fifth taste impression that is savory, complex, and wholly distinct.Combining culinary history with recent research …
From the people who have been delivering trustworthy guidebooks to every destination in the world for 40 years, Lonely Planet’s 50 Bars To Blow Your Mind handpicks the world’s most extraordinary drinking holes, from caverns and island party havens to a bar nestled in an ancient tree trunk.This pocket-sized gift book showcases 50 of the world’s best bars …
The Fish Sauce Cookbook: 50 Umami-Packed Recipes from Around the Globe
Fish sauce—used to season various dishes such as soups, meat, dipping sauces—is a rising star in both Asian and non-Asian pantries. This is the first cookbook to include 50 recipes from the best chefs across the country using fish sauce as the key ingredient.Move over Sriracha, fish sauce is the most popular ingredient in town. Long used as …
Travel the world from the comfort of your own living room! From the people who have been delivering trustworthy guidebooks to every destination in the world for 40 years, Lonely Planet’s World’s Best Drinks is your passport to the planet’s best tipples and soft drinks. Quench your thirst with over 60 recipes including cocktails, delicate tea brews and …
This updated guide to the small and “secret” back-lane wineries and tasting rooms of Napa profiles over 70 hard-to-find, authentic boutique estates that feature world-class, artisanal wines revered by locals and critics.Beyond the crowded tasting rooms of Napa’s popular wineries, there’s an authentic, welcoming side of the valley waiting to be explored: boutique estates run by passionate winemakers who …