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Food Facts for the Kitchen Front

Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide: How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks

By Jerry Thomas

Gin: How to Drink it: 125 gins, 4 ways

By Dave Broom

The Monk of Mokha

By Dave Eggers

From Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals

By Barbara Haber

Grandmother's Wisdom: Good, Old-Fashioned Advice Handed Down Through the Ages

By Lee Faber

The Corner Shop: A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick

By Babita Sharma

In The Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food

By Stewart Lee Allen

Slow Rise: A Bread-Making Adventure

By Robert Penn

A Brief History of Pasta: The Italian Food that Shaped the World

By Luca Cesari, Johanna Bishop (Translator)

The Story of Wine

By Hugh Johnson

Art, Culture, and Cuisine: Ancient and Medieval Gastronomy

By Phyllis Pray Bober

Culinary Pleasures: Cook Books and the Transformation of British Cuisine

By Nicola Humble

When the Rivers Ran Red: An Amazing Story of Courage and Triumph in America's Wine Country

By Vivienne Sosnowski

How Italian Food Conquered the World

By John F. Mariani, Lidia Bastianich

Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors

By Lizzie Collingham

Sacred Cow, Mad Cow: A History of Food Fears

By Madeleine Ferrieres, Jody Gladding

Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain

By Pen Vogler

The Ritz London Book Of Afternoon Tea: The Art and Pleasures of Taking Tea

By Simpson, Helen

Perfection Salad

By Laura Shapiro, Narcisse Chamberlain

The Campaign for Domestic Happiness

By Beeton, Isabella

Gentleman's Relish and Other Culinary Oddities: A Gourmet's Guide for Anyone Who Relishes Sampling the Exotic and Unexpected (National Trust Food)

By National Trust, National Trust Books

Small Steps

By Louis Sachar

A Square Meal: A Culinary History Of The Great Depression

By Jane Ziegelman, Andrew Coe

Balancing on a Planet: The Future of Food and Agriculture

By David A. Cleveland

Eating For Victory: Healthy Home Front Cooking on War Rations

By Various, Jill Norman

Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health

By Marion Nestle

A Greedy Man in a Hungry World: Why (almost) everything you thought you knew about food is wrong

By Jay Rayner

A Social History of Tea

By Jane Pettigrew

LAND THAT THYME FORGOT THE

By William Black