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The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide
By Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss
417 pages, Ten Speed Press, 2007
ISBN 1580087450
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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Tea: The Drink That Changed the World
By Laura C. Martin
247 pages, Tuttle Publishing, 2007
ISBN 0804837244
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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Death by Pad Thai: And Other Unforgettable Meals
By Douglas Bauer
240 pages, Three Rivers Press, 2006
ISBN 0307337847
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa
By Matthew Fort
288 pages, Centro Books, 2006
ISBN 1933572027
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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Michael Chiarello's Flavored Oils and Vinegars
By Michael Chiarello
192 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811855368
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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The Art of Decanting: Bringing Wine to Life
By Sandra Jordan
132 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811856798
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Tea: Aromas and Flavors Around the World
By Lydia Gautier
192 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811856828
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The SPLENDA World of Sweetness
By The Maker Of Splenda Sweeteners
256 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811854876
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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Tasting Club
By Dina Cheney
256 pages, DK Publishing, 2006
ISBN 0756620597
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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What to Drink with What You Eat
By Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page
368 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0821257188
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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The Asian Grill: Great Recipes, Bold Flavors
By Corinne Trang
168 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811846318
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The New California Cook
By Diane Rossen Worthington
392 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811849015
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Antipasti: Fabulous Appetizers and Small Plates
By Joyce Goldstein
168 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811848728
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Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food and Baseball
By Molly O'Neill
304 pages, Scribner, 2006
ISBN 0743232682
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A Passion for Ice Cream: 95 Recipes For Fabulous Desserts
By Emily Luchetti
224 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811846024
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Quick & Easy Vietnamese
By Nancie McDermott
168 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 081184434X
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Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide To Over 1,000 Cocktails
By Mittie Hellmich
476 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811843513
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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See's Famous Old Time Candies: A Sweet Story
By Margaret Moos Pick
96 pages, Chronicle Books, 2005
ISBN 0811848671
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The New England Table
By Lora Brody
Chronicle Books, 2005
ISBN 0811843491
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Don't Try This At Home: Culinary Catastrophes From The World's Greatest Chefs
By Kimberly Witherspoon & Andrew Friedman
256 pages, Bloomsbury USA
ISBN 1596910704
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The Big Book of Low-Carb
By Kitty Broihier and Kimberly Mayone
368 pages, Chronicle Books, 2006
ISBN 0811845419
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Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire and Utopian Dreams
By Michael D'Antonio
320 pages, Simon & Schuster
ISBN 0743264096
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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Homegrown Pure & Simple:
Great Healthy Food From Garden to Table
By Michael Nischan with Mary Goodbody
232 pages, Chronicle Books
ISBN 0811844722
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Cooking School Secrets For Real World Cooks
By Linda Carucci
240 pages, Chronicle Books
ISBN 0811842436
Reviewed William I. Lengeman III
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Turning the Tables: Restaurants From the Inside Out
240 pages, $15.72, HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 0060737808
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The Bad Catholic's Guide to Good Living
The Crossroad Publishing Company
ISBN 0824523008
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1264 pages, $39.95, Phaidon Press
ISBN 0714845310
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The Devil's Picnic: Around the World in Pursuit of Forbidden Fruit
by Taras Grescoe
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 1582344299
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In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food
by Stewart Lee Allen
Ballantine Books
ISBN 0345440161
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The BBQ Queens' Big Book of Barbecue
by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig
$12.89, Harvard Common Press
ISBN 1558322973
Reviewed by Claire Charlton
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The Sustainable Kitchen
by Stu Stein
$22.95, New Society Publishers
ISBN 086571505X
Reviewed by Erin Tompkins
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Eat Yourself Slim
by Michel Montignac translated by Erin Goodwillie
279 pages, $19.95, Erica House, Baltimore
ISBN 1-893162-05-2
Reviewed by Mary Etcheverry
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Seasons Of My Heart
A Culinary Journey Through Oaxaca, Mexico
by Susana Trilling
370 pages, hardcover, The Ballantine Publishing Group, N.Y.; $25.00
ISBN 0-345-42596-0
Reviewed by Mary Kay Etcheverry
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The Cambridge World History of Food
The most comprehensive book ever published on food.
Edited by Kenneth F. Kiple & Kriemhild Coneè Ornelas
Two Volumes, 2153 pages, hardcover, Cambridge University Press; $150
ISBN 0-521-40216-6
Reviewed by Walter Rudd
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Bacchus & Me
Adventures in the Wine Cellar
by Jay McInerney
240 pages, hardcover, The Lyons Press, N.Y.; $24.95
ISBN 1-58574-186-8
Reviewed by Scott Clemens
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Cooking at the Kasbah
Recipes from My Moroccan Kitchen
by Kitty Morse
Food photography by Laurie Smith, Location photography by Owen Morse
156 pages, 50 color photographs $22.95, Chronicle Books, San Francisco
ISBN 0-8118-1503-X
Reviewed by Walter Rudd
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Gabriel Gaté's Indulgences
photography by John Hay
182 Pages, large format hardcover, Published by Allen & Unwin, Australia; $34.95
ISBN 1-86508-079-9
Reviewed by Paul Clark
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Chianti Family Cooking
Classic Recipes from the Heart of Tuscany
by Giovanna Folonari Ruffino
188 pages, $30.00, Times Books, Random House, New York
ISBN 0-8129-3138-6
Reviewed by Scott Clemens
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The Mirabelle Cookbook
by Marco Pierre White Photographs by William Lingwood
160 pages, 9 1/2" x 12", hardcover, Ebury Press; $45
ISBN 0-09-186833-5
Reviewed by Paul Clark
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Celebrations Italian Style
by Mary Ann Esposito Illustrated by Tomie de Paola
342 pages, $26, Hearst Books, New York
ISBN 0-688-13038-0
Reviewed by Bill Kimball
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From Duff To Dinner
A Gourmet's Guide to Mushroom Cookery
Edited by Marjorie Young and Vince Viverito
119 pages, Seasonal Feasts, Los Gatos, CA.; $12.95
ISNB 1-890880-02-7
Reviewed by Ann Conlan
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Gourmet Cooking For Dummies
by Charlie Trotter with Judi Carle and Sari Zernich
Photography by Tim Turner Foreword by Emeril Lagasse
390 pages, trade paperback, IDG Books; $19.95
ISBN: 0-76455-029-2
Reviewed by Paul Etcheverry
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