Book of American Baking: A Practical Guide Covering Various Branches of the Baking Industry, Including Cakes, Buns, and Pastry, Bread Making, Pie Baking, Etc. is a comprehensive and authoritative manual designed for both professional bakers and enthusiastic home cooks. This classic volume delves into the art and science of baking, offering a wealth of practical knowledge and time-tested techniq…
Dostoevskij: "La bellezza salverà il mondo". L'epoca che viviamo, spinta in maniera penosa verso la ricerca di un'identità cangiante e impropria, tramite un'immersione apneica negli abissi dei social network, sta creando confusione, disagio e svuotamento interiore. La soluzione? Educazione alla bellezza. Per imparare a riconoscerla, per ammirarla ed esserne custodi gelosi, per assorbire e tra…
Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method is a comprehensive and practical guide designed to teach readers the art and science of home canning using the cold-pack method. Authored by Grace Viall Gray, this book provides clear, step-by-step instructions for preserving a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, meats, and other foods, ensuring that even beginners can achieve safe and delicious resul…
La fotografía es un arte poético porque, al mostrarnos esto, alude o presenta a aquello. Comunicación continua entre lo explícito y lo implícito, lo ya visto y lo no visto. El dominio propio de la fotografía, como arte, no es distinto al de la poesía: lo impalpable y lo imaginario. […] En el arte de Manuel Álvarez Bravo, esencialmente poético en su realismo y desnudez, abundan las im…
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery, for Ladies and Professional Cooks: Containing the Whole Science and Art of Preparing Human Food is a comprehensive culinary guide authored by Pierre Blot, a renowned 19th-century chef and educator. First published in 1867, this seminal work offers an extensive exploration of the principles, techniques, and artistry involved in preparing food for both the home and…
This is the first book to examine the key role played by New York gallerist and dealer Valentine Dudensing (1892-1967) in shaping the canon of modern art in the United States. It reveals how Dudensing developed relationships with the country's leading art collectors, establishing the market and bringing some of modernism's most celebrated artists to American consciousness in the process. Many …
Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. is a comprehensive and accessible guide to French culinary arts, adapted for English households and first published in the 19th century. This classic cookbook offers a rich collection of authentic French recipes, carefully translated and modified to suit the ingredients and tastes familiar to English-speaking readers. The book covers a wide array of dishes, from…
As climate change, war, social injustice, gender and racial inequality, unchecked technology and exploitative capitalism remain urgent issues, the worldwide craft community has responded in notable ways. In this follow-up to Craft is Political (Bloomsbury, 2021), D Wood and contributors demonstrate how global circumstances have given rise to additional craft scholarship that further interrogate…
A Guide to Modern Cookery by Auguste Escoffier is a seminal work in the world of culinary arts, first published in 1907 and widely regarded as one of the most influential cookbooks of the 20th century. This comprehensive volume offers an in-depth exploration of French haute cuisine, meticulously detailing the principles, techniques, and recipes that have shaped modern gastronomy. Escoffier, oft…
For A Taste of Acadie, Melvin Gallant and Marielle Cormier-Boudreau travelled all over Acadia, from the Gasp Peninsula to Cape Breton, from the tip of Prince Edward Island to the Magdalen Islands, and around northern New Brunswick and southern Nova Scotia. They gathered the culinary secrets of traditional Acadian cooks while there was still time, and then they adapted more than 150 recipes for …