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…
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…
Here is a no-nonsense guide to the world of beer, answering many burning questions about the diverse array of styles, ingredients, and international brewing and drinking traditions that drive the world's most popular beverage. Beer FAQ features insight not only on how it's made, but how it makes the journey from the brew house floor to the drinker's glass. The book offers a touch of history, a …
Sauces Reconsidered: Après Escoffier replaces the traditional French hierarchy of sauces with a modern version based on the sauces' physical properties. While itis not a traditional cookbook, it does include many recipes. Cooks need not slavishly follow them, however, as the recipes illustrate their underlying functions, helping cooks to successfully create their own sauces based on their newf…
Increasingly, people are shifting to vegetarian, plant-based, or vegan diets. This shift is having profound effects on our social interactions, and this is the focus of this book. Becoming a vegetarian or vegan involves more than just changing your diet. It can change how you socially and emotionally connect with family, friends and the broader community, shape your outlook on life, and open up…
Why is Prosecco so popular? In the United States, Prosecco is now a household word. Throughout the world, Prosecco bottles sell at twice the rate of Champagne's, even during a pandemic. Although the comparison with Champagne, the great sparkling wine of northern France often erroneously used as synonym of sparkling wine, is a common one, it is not immediately obvious why it should be. This stor…
Una antología de lo mejor que se ha escrito en 2024 sobre gastronomía en los medios de comunicación de España y Latinoamérica seleccionada por el escritor gastronómico Jorge Guitián como curador invitado y la escritora Lakshmi Aguirre, editora de la colección. 27 nuevas miradas críticas, inquietas y curiosas sobre todo lo relacionado con el comer. «La edición de una selección como…
Esta edición especial del libro que ha enseñado a cocinar a varias generaciones de españoles mantiene toda la esencia de un clásico que ha vendido más de tres millones de ejemplares desde su primera publicación en 1972. Incluye, además, versiones más ligeras de un buen número de recetas, así como consejos de cocina, maridaje y unos utilísimos índices de platos e ingredientes. En…
Solemos representarnos la historia de la humanidad como un relato de penuria y escasez centrado en la búsqueda desesperada de alimentos. Pero ¿y si la evolución de nuestra especie no estuviese tan marcada por el hambre como por la persecución de los sabores agradables y el disfrute? Rob Dunn y Mónica Sánchez presentan en Delicioso una idea tan simple como revolucionaria: que el placer cul…
Inés Ortega y Marina Rivas nos presentan una nueva entrega de la serie "1080 Nuevas ideas de cocina", centrada esta vez en los postres. Como todos sus libros anteriores, "Nuestros postres" es una guía práctica y creativa que propone recetas dulces y no tan dulces para preparar los últimos platos de nuestros menús o para elaborar exquisitas meriendas o desayunos. Dividido en dos bloques, un…