Food Writing

Having spent her summers in Tuscany for the past several years, Frances Mayes relished the opportunity to experience the pleasures of primavera, an Italian spring. Bella Tuscany, a companion volume to Under the Tuscan Sun, is her passionate and lyrical account of her continuing love affair with Italy.

John Wright has been leading forays around Britain for decades. As an expert forager, he shows people how to identify the edible species that abound—but he also reveals the natural history, stories and science behind our surroundings. Here, he takes us with him on eight walks: from verdant forests to wild coastlines, via city pavements, fields and rolling hills, he illuminates what can be found on a walk across any British terrain, and how you might observe and truly understand them, for yourself.

Every wine has a story. In this collection of elegantly written essays from the past 30 years, updated with a new introduction and endnotes, renowned author Gerald Asher informs wine enthusiasts with insightful, engrossing accounts of wines from Europe and America that offer just as much for those who simply enjoy vivid evocations of people and places. Asher puts wine in its context by taking the reader on a series of discursive journeys that start with the carafe at his elbow.

Gerald Asher, who served as Gourmet's wine editor for 30 years, has drawn together this selection of his essays, published in Gourmet and elsewhere, for the collective insight they give into why a wine should always be an expression of a place and a time. Guiding the reader through 27 diverse wine regions in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and California, he shows how every wine worth drinking is a reflection of its terroir - in the broadest sense of that untranslatable word.

Since the beginning of time, food is what brought us all together. But as the human race evolved over time, our desire for unique culinary experiences grew to an insatiable intrigue to be transported to exotic places and enjoy a rich tapestry of taste. A taste sparked by the leaders of the culinary renaissance of their times, a taste that has been maintained through history, a taste that emerged into a tradition and was perfected from generation to generation.

A must-have anthology of the leading Black women and femmes shaping today’s food and hospitality landscape—from farm to table and beyond—chronicling their passions and motivations, lessons learned and hard-won wisdom, personal recipes, and more.

Looking up from a humble dinner plate at six years old, Scam Likely wondered why we eat the way we do. Quarter of a century later, Scam’s restaurant reviews, dining memoirs, and foraging trips are finally available in a single collection. From fine dining to fairy cakes, and from suckling pigs to pickling slugs, Gone South lays bare our food and food culture in a way never seen before. Marvel at the dealings of Hampshire’s most exclusive dining societies.

In the past few years Las Vegas has been carved into one of the world's largest eating cities, home to more acclaimed celebrity chefs and Michelin-star winners than anyone else....

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local: Oregon book is for you.

Travel Tales Collections, Food & Drink, No. 7, February 2015, is part of Michael Brein's Travel Tales Collections series. It contains some of the best stories from Michael's huge collection of travel tales that he has gathered in interviews with nearly 1,750 world travelers and adventurers during his four decades of travel to more than 125 countries throughout the world.

There are few places as unique and diverse as the city of Portland, and the city's dining options reflect the openness of its residents to a wide variety of culinary delights. In this new book, Doug Pitassi takes on the daunting task of offering his expert assessment of the very best restaurants the city has to offer by providing detailed information regarding each and every restaurant earning a ranking among the 15 best.

Joining the California exodus, Charles leaves the Golden State for high adventures in the Great Plains. Landing in Oklahoma City, he decides to check out the food in The Big Friendly by using food delivery apps to see what the city's residents are eating. In this work of gonzo journalism, Charles finds some of the tastiest and most unique dishes he has ever tasted while doing food delivery. It's a quirky, witty, feel-food short listen that will leave your mouth watering! Start laughing now.

Discover the best tasting and most fun restaurants, food trucks, and foodie spots! The Rocking Anand Food Guide is for those joints that you won't necessarily find on tourist lists.

Eat Like a Local: Orange County by Ashley Ryan offers the inside scoop on dining in Orange County, California. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience.

Eat Like a Local: Philippines will give you the inside scoop on eating in the Philippines. Culinary tourism is an import aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and its culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

Have you ever wanted to know the best place to get a chicken-fried steak, breakfast taco, or margarita in Texas? Well, look no further than The Funny Travel List Texas: Eat and Drink, a thorough collection of the finest local Texas hot spots for the best food and drink in the lone star state. Whether you’re a native looking for a new favorite spot, a transplant trying to get the lay of the land, or you’re just passing through, this Texas restaurant guide will give you the low-down on the must-try places around the state.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local audiobook is for you. Eat Like a Local: Netherlands gives you the inside scoop on Netherlands food. In these sections, you will discover advice on having a unique edible experience. This audiobook will not tell you exact addresses or hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge of food and drinks from a local that you may not find in other travel food guides.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local audiobook is for you. Raluca D. Florea offers the inside scoop on the most traditional food in Florence. Eat like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the food, people, and culture. By the time you finish this listen, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next culinary destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local audiobook is for you. Dora Urbancsek offers the inside scoop on the most traditional food in Budapest. Eat like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the food, people, and culture. By the time you finish this listen, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next culinary destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, Eat Like a Local - Wisconsin will give you the inside scoop - a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination. Get to know the food, people, and culture from a local! By the time you finish this audiobook, you will be eager, and prepared to travel to your next culinary destination.