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Romaine Wasn't Built in a Day: The Delightful History of Food Language

Judith Tschann - Voracious
Format: Hardcover

Discover how the food we love shapes the language we use in this sharp, laugh-out-loud story of the etymology of food words. All food has a story, reaching as far back into history as language itself. Throughout time, as languages followed and reflected the tides of civilizations, food...
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Totally Kosher: Tradition with a Twist! 150 Recipes for the Holidays and Every Day

Chanie Apfelbaum - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

More than 150 fun, flavorful, and modern kosher recipes inspired by dishes from around the world - featuring quick-and-easy weekday meals, traditional recipes, and unfussy holiday dinners from the creator of the blog Busy in Brooklyn. Known for bringing a trendy edge to kosher meals, Chanie's...
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Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live

Dan Ahdoot - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A collection of hilarious essays about how food became one man's obsession and coping mechanism, and how it came to rule - and sometimes ruin - his relationships, from the Cobra Kai actor, stand-up comic, and host of Food Network's Raid the Fridge. "When most people say they...
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Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House

Alex Prud'homme - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A wonderfully entertaining, often surprising history of presidential taste, from the grim meals eaten by Washington and his starving troops at Valley Forge to Trump's fast-food burgers and Biden's ice cream - what they ate, why they ate it, and what it tells us about the state of the nation...
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Cooking à la Heart, Fourth Edition: 500 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Help Make Every Meal Heart Healthy

Linda Hachfeld - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover

Promote heart health, support brain health, and reduce inflammation, with this comprehensive cookbook filled with 500 flexible, flavorful recipes and practical tips for healthy eating. The Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating patterns are scientifically...
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