Holiday Catalog: Food and Drink

Chris Shepherd gets Houston! He understands what makes this city the greatest food city in the world, and it's the people. It's the mom-and-pops restaruants all over Houston. It's a vast food culture that's always evolving and yet always remembering it's roots. Cook any dish from this book and invite people over and share. That is the purpose of this cookbook...to connect, enjoy, and eat a fantastic meal!

Need a gift for the new or experienced cook in your life? Or just want to update your old Joy Of Cooking? Look no further. Thousands of old favorites updated! 600 new recipes. Burrito recipes! Dumpling recipes! A vegetarian section! Gluten free recipes! Kale salad1 You get the idea. Joy for a new generation in one well-organized volume

From James Beard Award-winning chef we get another fantastic cookbook all about The South. From Southern classics like Grilled Catfish, and new takes on iconic dishes and Southern flavors like grits, Southern food is diverse and layered and Brock wants to teach you the many ways this cuisine should be enjoyed and made at home.

A James Beard awarding-winning food historian compiles what is undoubtedly the most socially important cookbook in some time. A reclamation of the African-American roots of much of our nation's cuisine, JUBILEE puts known classics into their correct context and rescues forgotten staples from the brink of oblivion. A great gift idea for those who love to cook and understand the history of food.

The subtitle of this one is Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook, and while you won’t throw away the old conventional home cooking wisdom, you will find permission to break the ‘rules’ with grand abandon! Maybe bitter is okay. Ginger is a vegetable. Pasta can cook in its own sauce. Perfect for beginning cooks and seasoned pros. My favorite rule hack? Don’t stir the polenta!

Ok, sure, he's known more as a musician than a foodie, but wouldn't you like to go to a dinner party hosted by Questlove? This book offers the closest experience you'll get, with recipes from all of Questlove's famous friends and song pairings to go with each dish. Grab a bowl of Q-Tip's mac and cheese and pour yourself a glass of Gabrielle Union's bourbon raspberry tea.

This book is a culinary history tour de force with some of the world's most famous and iconic recipes. The book itself is a gorgeous piece of art with marbled blue paper edges and meticulously illustrated dishes. This is the perfect book for a foodie or historian.

This is a fascinating look into American cuisine; not just hot dogs, hamburgers, and pizza, but regional dishes like gumbo and clam chowder. Freedman explores both the history and cultural identity of American food from colonial times through the 20th century. Impeccably researched and intellectually satisfying, this is the perfect gift for any foodie or historian in your life.

An eclectic and wide-spanning collection of menus from everywhere and everywhen. This book of the world’s most iconic menus will fill your plate with more than stories of food. You’ll also get healthy portions of notable events, art, culture, and a glimpse into the daily lives of humans and their food from prehistoric times to modern day.

A much anticipated memoir by one of the most renowned chefs in the world today. JGV puts the reader on the line through all the ups, downs, hard work and late nights that it takes to rise to the top of the culinary world. Featuring 12 of the recipes that molded a young chef into a master, this is the perfect gift of the aspiring or dedicated foodie.