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The Chicago Way

An Oral History of Chicago Dining

by Michael Gebert ...

The untold stories behind Chicago's globally celebrated culinary scene—from revolutionary chefs to kitchen disasters to public uproars to Michelin stars, told by the cooks, servers, restaurateurs, critics, dreamers, and rebels who built America's most fearless food city.Whether serious destination diners, weekend visitors, or fans of The Bear, everyone knows Chicago has long outgrown its mid ... Read more

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The untold stories behind Chicago's globally celebrated culinary scene—from revolutionary chefs to kitchen disasters to public uproars to Michelin stars, told by the cooks, servers, restaurateurs, critics, dreamers, and rebels who built America's most fearless food city.Whether serious destination diners, weekend visitors, or fans of The Bear, everyone knows Chicago has long outgrown its mid
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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia

by Maureen Abood, Ann Kathleen Barnds, Daniel Block, Anthony F Buccini, Ellie Carlson, John Carruthers, Julie Chernoff, Cynthia Clampitt, J Peter Clark, Kelsey Coday, Amy Dahlstrom, Bill Daley, Jim Dewan, Robert Dirks, Charla Draper, Megan E Edwards, Monica Eng, Peter Engler, Joshua Evans, Janet Rausa Fuller, Robert Gardner, Michael Gebert, Erik S. Gellman, Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, Rebecca S Graff, Rita Gutekanst, David Hammond, Eleanor Hanson, Judy Hevrdejs, Judith Dunbar Hines, Dave Hoekstra, Mary LaPlante, Margaret LaPort, Robert Launay, Jennifer Lewis, George Macht, Janine MacLachlan, Sarah Muirhead, Josh Noel, Jennifer Olvera, Clara Orban, Stefan Osdene, Sarahlynn Pablo, Deborah Pankey, Donna Battle Pierce, Penny Pollack, Jack H. Prost, Tia Rains, Chandra Ram, Joan Reardon, Jonathan Rees, Barbara Revsine, Elizabeth D Richter, Mike Rossmeier, Geraldine Rounds, Joseph Schwieterman, Amanda Scotese, Richard Shepro, Alan Solomon, Ellen F. Steinberg, Kay Stepkin, Michael Stern, Jane Stern, Bill St. John, Mike Sula, Arlene Swartzman, Richard S Tan, Andres Torres, Mary Valentin, Lauren Viera, Kimberly Voss, Scott J Warner, Rebecca Wheeler, Philip Wojciak, Leah A Zeldes ...

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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of ... Read more

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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of
... Read more

Life, on the Line

A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat

by Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas ...

"One of America's great chefs" (Vogue) shares how his drive to cook immaculate food won him international renown-and fueled his miraculous triumph over tongue cancer.In 2007, chef Grant Achatz seemingly had it made. He had been named one of the best new chefs in America by Food & Wine in 2002, received the James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award in 2003, and in 2005 he and Nick ... Read more

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"One of America's great chefs" (Vogue) shares how his drive to cook immaculate food won him international renown-and fueled his miraculous triumph over tongue cancer.In 2007, chef Grant Achatz seemingly had it made. He had been named one of the best new chefs in America by Food & Wine in 2002, received the James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award in 2003, and in 2005 he and Nick
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All about the Burger

A History of America's Favorite Sandwich

by Sef Gonzalez ...

From conception to perfection, a complete history of the hamburger, for fans of Mark Kurlansky, Tom Standage, Jared Diamond, and Bee Wilson.Discover the food history you've been missing in this entertaining book. Do you know what the first burger chain was? That Taco Bell was originally known as Bell Burger—and was founded in the same city as McDonald's? Have you heard of the 1980s Burger Wars? ... Read more

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From conception to perfection, a complete history of the hamburger, for fans of Mark Kurlansky, Tom Standage, Jared Diamond, and Bee Wilson.Discover the food history you've been missing in this entertaining book. Do you know what the first burger chain was? That Taco Bell was originally known as Bell Burger—and was founded in the same city as McDonald's? Have you heard of the 1980s Burger Wars?
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From Scratch

The Uncensored History of the Food Network

by Allen Salkin ...

**Twenty Years of Dish from Flay and Fieri to Deen and DeLaurentiis...Includes a New Afterword!***“I don’t want this shown. I want the tapes of this whole series destroyed.”—Martha Stewart“In those days, the main requirement to be on the Food Network was being able to get there by subway.”—Bobby Flay“She seems to suggest that you can make good food easily, in minutes, using Cheez Whiz and chopped ... Read more

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**Twenty Years of Dish from Flay and Fieri to Deen and DeLaurentiis...Includes a New Afterword!***“I don’t want this shown. I want the tapes of this whole series destroyed.”—Martha Stewart“In those days, the main requirement to be on the Food Network was being able to get there by subway.”—Bobby Flay“She seems to suggest that you can make good food easily, in minutes, using Cheez Whiz and chopped
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Hotbox

Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business

by Matt Lee, Ted Lee ...

James Beard Award–winning journalists expose food industry secrets in "the Kitchen Confidential of the big-ticket catering world" ( New York Times).Hotbox reveals the real-life drama behind cavernous event spaces and soaring white tents, where cooking conditions have more in common with a mobile army hospital than a restaurant. Award-winning food writers the Lee brothers steeped themselves in the ... Read more

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James Beard Award–winning journalists expose food industry secrets in "the Kitchen Confidential of the big-ticket catering world" ( New York Times).Hotbox reveals the real-life drama behind cavernous event spaces and soaring white tents, where cooking conditions have more in common with a mobile army hospital than a restaurant. Award-winning food writers the Lee brothers steeped themselves in the
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Hamburger America (Revised and Expanded Fourth Edition)

A State-by-State Guide to 220 of the Greatest Burger Joints Across the Country

by George Motz ...

The classic guide to America's greatest hamburger eateries, from burger scholar and restauranteur George Motz, returns in a completely updated fourth edition—featuring 220 establishments where you can find the perfect regional burger and reclaim a precious slice of Americana.America's foremost hamburger expert George Motz has been back on the road to completely update and expand his seminal and ... Read more

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The classic guide to America's greatest hamburger eateries, from burger scholar and restauranteur George Motz, returns in a completely updated fourth edition—featuring 220 establishments where you can find the perfect regional burger and reclaim a precious slice of Americana.America's foremost hamburger expert George Motz has been back on the road to completely update and expand his seminal and
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Hunger Like a Thirst

From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, a Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table

by Besha Rodell ...

A witty and lively memoir from food writer and New York Times contributor Besha Rodell, (formerly) one of the world’s last anonymous restaurant criticsWhen Besha Rodell moved from Australia to the United States with her mother at fourteen, she was a foreigner in a new land, missing her friends, her father, and the food she grew up eating. In the years that followed, Rodell began waitressing and ... Read more

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A witty and lively memoir from food writer and New York Times contributor Besha Rodell, (formerly) one of the world’s last anonymous restaurant criticsWhen Besha Rodell moved from Australia to the United States with her mother at fourteen, she was a foreigner in a new land, missing her friends, her father, and the food she grew up eating. In the years that followed, Rodell began waitressing and
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The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World

The Twin Towers, Windows on the World, and the Rebirth of New York

by Tom Roston ...

An "engrossing" history of the restaurant atop the World Trade Center "that ruled the New York City skyline from April 1976 until September 11, 2001" ( Booklist, starred review).In the 1970s, New York City was plagued by crime, filth, and an ineffective government. The city was falling apart, and even the newly constructed World Trade Center threatened to be a fiasco. But in April 1976, a quarter ... Read more

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An "engrossing" history of the restaurant atop the World Trade Center "that ruled the New York City skyline from April 1976 until September 11, 2001" ( Booklist, starred review).In the 1970s, New York City was plagued by crime, filth, and an ineffective government. The city was falling apart, and even the newly constructed World Trade Center threatened to be a fiasco. But in April 1976, a quarter
... Read more

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All In Good Taste

by Kate Spade ...

New York Times Bestseller: Become the hostess everyone wants an invitation from.in this charming guide to entertaining, kate spade new york throws rigid rules out the door and shares unpretentious ideas for the modern-day hostess that are easy, festive, authentic, and always with an air of deliberate polish.filled with how-tos, personal essays, anecdotes, recipes, and a liberal dash of style, all ... Read more

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New York Times Bestseller: Become the hostess everyone wants an invitation from.in this charming guide to entertaining, kate spade new york throws rigid rules out the door and shares unpretentious ideas for the modern-day hostess that are easy, festive, authentic, and always with an air of deliberate polish.filled with how-tos, personal essays, anecdotes, recipes, and a liberal dash of style, all
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Chef's Story

27 Chefs Talk About What Got Them into the Kitchen

Edited by Dorothy Hamilton, Patric Kuh ...

Twenty-seven extraordinary chefs tell the personal stories behind their culinary triumphs.Over the past decade, our culture's interest in the world's great chefs has grown phenomenally. Once known to only the most dedicated gourmets, these supremely talented men and women have become high-profile stars with restaurants as their stages—masterful artists working in the medium that binds us all: food ... Read more

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Twenty-seven extraordinary chefs tell the personal stories behind their culinary triumphs.Over the past decade, our culture's interest in the world's great chefs has grown phenomenally. Once known to only the most dedicated gourmets, these supremely talented men and women have become high-profile stars with restaurants as their stages—masterful artists working in the medium that binds us all: food
... Read more
A Proper Drink

The Untold Story of How a Band of Bartenders Saved the Civilized Drinking World [A Cocktails Book]

by Robert Simonson ...

A narrative history of the craft cocktail renaissance, written by a New York Times cocktail writer and one of the foremost experts on the subject.A Proper Drink is the first-ever book to tell the full, unflinching story of the contemporary craft cocktail revival. Award-winning writer Robert Simonson interviewed more than 200 key players from around the world, and the result is a rollicking (if ... Read more

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A narrative history of the craft cocktail renaissance, written by a New York Times cocktail writer and one of the foremost experts on the subject.A Proper Drink is the first-ever book to tell the full, unflinching story of the contemporary craft cocktail revival. Award-winning writer Robert Simonson interviewed more than 200 key players from around the world, and the result is a rollicking (if
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