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Te Papa to BerlinThe making of two museums
Ken Gorbey is a remarkable man who for 15 years was involved with developing and realising the revolutionary cultural concept that became Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand. Then in 1999 he was headhunted by W. Michael Blumenthal to salvage the Jewish Museum Berlin, which was failing and fast becoming a national embarrassment. Led by Gorbey, a young, inexperienced staff, facing impossible …
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CoffeeFrom Bean to Barista
This engaging guide traces the history, cultivation, and culture of coffee, as well as the major factors influencing the industry today. Robert Thurston provides a readable, concise overview of coffee from the time the seeds of the coffee fruit are planted to the latest ideas in roasting and making beverages. He considers cultivation and its challenges, especially climate change; new research o…
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365 giorni di buona tavola
Uno zibaldone gastronomico dal più eccentrico dei protagonisti dell'enogastronomia italiana. Ogni giorno è scandito da una ricetta, un aneddoto, un ricordo legato alla tradizione culinaria, parte fondamentale del nostro patrimonio culturale. Beppe Bigazzi ci insegna e ci ribadisce che non esiste una cucina di qualità senza delle materie prime di qualità e che la cucina eccellente non è la …
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Making a ChaputsThe Teachings and Responsibilities of a Canoe Maker
A rich visual testament to the practical and cultural power of the dugout canoe, balanced in its description of meaning and method. Tla-o-qui-aht master canoe maker Joe Martin, in collaboration with former museum curator Alan Hoover, describes the meaning and method behind one of the most vivid and memorable symbols of the Northwest Coast: the dugout canoe. Both artform and technological marvel…
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A Taste of BarcelonaThe History of Catalan Cooking and Eating
Widely associated with avant-garde gastronomy and lavish food markets, Barcelona has become a top destination for gourmands and chefs around the world, especially after the spectacular rise of chef Ferran Adrià of the famed elBulli, soon to be reborn as elBulli1846. Barcelona is a city that attracts millions of visitors in search of art and culinary experiences while cookery apprentices from a…
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Cattelan
Maurizio Cattelan nasce a Padova nel 1960. A partire dagli anni Novanta è stabilmente tra i principali e più noti artisti italiani. Pratica e intreccia scultura, scrittura, performance, happening, teatro, anche editoria dando forma e visibilità mediatica a un linguaggio spesso provocatorio e destabilizzante. Il terreno su cui si muove è quello delle avanguardie concettuali del Novecento.
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Nature Morte
Cézanne vécut grâce à une tasse de thé, ou plutôt c'est dans une tasse de thé qu'il réalisa qu'il y avait quelque chose de vivant. Il sut élever la représentation d'une nature morte à un tel niveau qu'elle n'en était plus inanimée. Vassily Kandinsky disait à propos de l'artiste français : « Il peignait ces choses comme des êtres humains parce qu'il était doté de la capacité …
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Adventures with Old VinesA Beginner's Guide to Being a Wine Connoisseur
Adventures with Old Vines offers an engaging and knowledgeable guide to demystify wine for novice enthusiasts. Richard Chilton provides detailed information about buying and storing wine, how to read a wine list, the role of the sommelier, wine fraud, how wine is really made, and how weather patterns can influence the quality of a vintage. A vineyard owner and lifelong wine lover, the author en…
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Artusi. La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiar bene
Con le sue 790 ricette, raccolte dall'autore con paziente passione nel giro dei lunghi anni e innumerevoli viaggi, l'Artusi è il libro più famoso e letto sulla cucina italiana, quello da cui tutti i grandi cuochi dell'ultimo secolo hanno tratto ispirazioni e suggerimenti. È un'opera singolare che esalta il piacere del mangiar bene; più che un ricettario è un libro di gusto, ricco di disser…
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Creative Authenticity16 Principles to Clarify and Deepen Your Artistic Vision
All Great Art is Authentic Connecting to your own authentic core will fill you and your work with strength and relevance. To those engaged in making art, an authentic voice is the most crucial yet most difficult ability to come by. Why does so much conspire to hide what is ultimately the closest, simplest thing of all? Creative Authenticity outlines 16 principles that will help you peel bac…
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