Home Food Business

Charles E. Hires and the Drink That Wowed a Nation chronicles the humble origin and meteoric business success of this extraordinary entrepreneur. Author Bill Double uses published interviews, correspondence, newspaper reports, magazine articles, financial data, and a small family archive to tell this story of native ingenuity. Here, the rough-hewn capitalism of the gilded age, the evolution of the neighborhood drugstore, the rise of advertising in creating mass markets, and the emerging temperance movement all come together in a biography that fizzes with entrepreneurial spirit.

Gallo Be Thy Name is the portrait of an American dynasty that rose from hardscrabble poverty in the early 1900s to become the most successful wine company in the world through toil, cunning, and crime. From selling Dago Red to Al Capone during Prohibition to conquering America's wine market with such plonk as Thunderbird and Ripple, and from the Great Depression to the roiling farm labor movements of the 60s and 70s, the Gallos rode the turbulent currents of history to triumph, with iconic brothers Ernest and Julio steering the ship.

What makes a wine distinctive is the goût du terroir, or the taste of the land - plus the personality and passion of the wine maker who lovingly adds his own liqueur de dosage or secret ingredient to each bottle. Here is a vintner's month-by-month account of one vintage at the Iron Horse vineyard located in the hills of Sonoma County in California. Author and wife of Iron Horse's wine-maker, Joy Sterling, fascinates with her account of the commitment involved in producing a premium wine.

Bottled water is on the verge of becoming the most popular beverage in the country. But what's the cost of all this water for us and for the environment? In this eye-opening book, Elizabeth Royte does for water what Michael Pollan did for food: She examines the people, machines, economies, and cultural trends that surround it on its journey from distant aquifers to our supermarkets and homes.

At some point, nearly everyone has considered it. Even as a passing thought, that little “Maybe, I could...” has drifted through your mind. With delivery apps, options to order online, and food trucks standing at the ready, finding delicious food has never been easier. The food truck revolution has begun, making it prime time to explore that thought.

このオーディオブックは、創業明治13年という東京・新橋の老舗すき焼き「今朝」(いまあさ)の5代目当主・藤森朗氏が、偉大なるごちそう「すき焼き」を語り尽くします。 なぜすき焼き屋の老舗には「今」の字が付く店が多いのか、なぜすき焼きというのか、そもそも日本ではいつから牛肉を食べるようになったのかなど、すき焼きの歴史に始まり、よりおいしい食べ方、すき焼きにマッチする日本酒・ワインの種類まで、今すぐにでも食べに行きたくなるようなすき焼きの魅力を余すところ無く語っています。聞き手はジャーナリストの高野光一郎。日本の伝統・文化の良さを再発見し、発信していくbeginningsレーベルの第2弾(C) Beginnings