Aseasoned comedians love letter to Americas food curiositiesthe regional cuisines, the culinary oddities, the weird and the wonderful Mark DeCarlo is a [modern-day] Groucho Marx. PEOPLEWhether it be fish ice cream, kudzu tempura, or even sausage, Mark DeCarlo always wonders, Who the hell thought to eat this stuff the first time? We find out in this hilarious celebrationof the genesis of Americas most creative and idiosyncratic food traditions, and the people who keep these food traditions alive. Jointhe master comedian onhis journey across the United States to visit these people and their foods in their natural habitatsplaces like the French Quarter of New Orleans, lush Maui resorts, and the Annual Road Kill Cook-off Festival in West Virginia. From the obvious and beloved (Buffalo wings, Boston clam chowder, hush puppies, and strawberry shortcake) to the bizarre and, well, beloved by some (Rocky Mountain oysters, fried rattlesnake, scrapple, and deep fried Twinkies), DeCarlo takes readers on a rollicking tour of the people and places behind Americas greatest food inventions. Each chapter features the story behinda particular food (moosehead soup, anyone?) and the people who love it. Signature recipes, snapshot photos from the road, along with Road Rules on how to discover the real America all spice up the travelogue. It's a love letter to Americas culinary curiosities, providing armchair travelers with a tour of the wackiest and kitschiest food festivals, delicacies, and peoplethis country has to offer. FROM THE AUTHOR'S FOREWORDConsider the oyster. Unopened, dirty, and habitually covered with muddy, green crap. If you didnt know that it was hollow and contained a tasty glob of salty protein, would you ever guess that this rock was edible Well. somebody did. Deep in the recesses of time, some caveman or beach-dwelling ape not only discovered that oysters arent rocks. but that theyre tastyas long as youve got Tabasco and a date for the night. But for every.

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A Guide for Food Buying in Japan takes the mystery out of shopping for Japanese food as well as household necessities while staying in Japan. Part 1: Before You Shop outlines what the shopper will encounter when shopping in Japan including the different kinds of local markets, and the methods of pricing and labeling products, and Japanese Kanji and Kana with Romanization and pronunciation of the Japanese ingredients and common necessities found in Japan. Part 2: Food and Household Needs describes different types of products, when and where they may be found, and how they can be incorporated into daily menus and recipes.A Guide for Food Buying in Japan includes comprehensive lists in Japanese and English of popular ingredients as well a household items. Basics from milk, eggs, salt, pepper, soba, tempura to laundry detergents, cleaning supplies and personal hygiene products-all indexed for easy reference. This book helps guide the shopper through each process in shopping for food or personal household products in Japan. The items are listed out clearly along with pictures to help identify the products.

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The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary OfferingsThe ultimate guides to the food scene in their respective states or regions, these books provide the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Engagingly written by local authorities, they are a one-stop for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries Farmers markets and farm stands Specialty food shops, markets and products Food festivals and culinary events Places to pick your own produce Recipes from top local chefs The best cafes, taverns, wineries, and brewpubs

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The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary OfferingsThe ultimate guides to the food scene in their respective states or regions, these books provide the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Engagingly written by local authorities, they are a one-stop for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries Farmers markets and farm stands Specialty food shops, markets and products Food festivals and culinary events Places to pick your own produce Recipes from top local chefs The best cafes, taverns, wineries, and brewpubs

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Travel Bites is a collection of short stories that criss-cross the globe. It is the first work by The Hungry Traveller who has combined his two great life passions: travelling and eating! The Hungry Traveller has been travelling for the last fifteen years and, along the way, has experienced many different sights, tastes, smells and cultures. Central to his travel experiences has been the role of food. Through his unique and very personal style of storytelling, you too can share in the highs and the lows of his stories from around the world. At the end of each story is a recipe for a dish inspired by his adventure. Travel Bites will capture your imagination and curiosity; and will leave you yearning to plan your next holiday, adventure or escape! We hope that you enjoy this book as much as The Hungry Traveller enjoyed sharing his experiences. For more information visit: www. travelbitesbythehungrytraveller.com Total words: 52,500 (Americanized Text)

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Long before the Internet and high-speed travel connected us all, The Farmers Wife magazine gave hard-working rural women a place to find and share advice about everything from raising chickens to running a farm kitchen. One of the magazines most popular offerings was advice on baking, providing farm family recipes for making everything from basic bread to much-loved holiday desserts. The elaborate cakes and company pies, the dainties and muffins for club luncheons, the rich breads for a warming breakfast or a lunch-bucket sandwich, the profusion of pies for threshing parties, the specialties like Cornish Pasties and Danish Kranse-all are here, inviting readers everywhere to recreate the fragrant kitchens and delectable tastes of farm days gone by. Adapted for the needs of the modern kitchen, these classic recipes preserve the flavor of a life dedicated to feeding not just the family, but the nation. They offer readers nostalgia and the chance to bake in a tradition unmatched since the 1930s.

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What is Jewish cooking in France? In a journey that was a labor of love, Joan Nathan traveled the country to discover the answer and, along the way, unearthed a treasure trove of recipes and the often moving stories behind them. Nathan takes us into kitchens in Paris, Alsace, and the Loire Valley; she visits the bustling Belleville market in Little Tunis in Paris; she breaks bread with Jewish families around the observation of the Sabbath and the celebration of special holidays. All across France, she finds that Jewish cooking is more alive than ever: traditional dishes are honored, yet have acquired a certain French finesse. And completing the circle of influences: following Algerian independence, there has been a huge wave of Jewish immigrants from North Africa, whose stuffed brik and couscous, eggplant dishes and tagines-as well as their hot flavors and Sephardic elegance-have infiltrated contemporary French cooking. All that Joan Nathan has tasted and absorbed is here in this extraordinary book, rich in a history that dates back 2,000 years and alive with the personal stories of Jewish people in France today.

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In 1987, Rita, newly divorced, set out to live her dream. She sold all her possessions and became a nomad. She wrote a book about her ongoing journey and, in 2001, insisted on putting her personal e-mail address in the last chapter-against all advice. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision. She has met thousands of readers, stayed in their homes, and sat around kitchen tables sharing stories and food and laughter. In this essay collection, Gelman includes her own further adventures, as well as those of writers and readers telling tales of the shared humanity they experienced in their travels. The stories are funny and sad, poignant and tender, familiar and bizarre. They will make you laugh and cry and maybe even send you off on your own adventure. Also included are fabulous international recipes such as vegetarian dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), chiles en nogada (stuffed poblano chiles topped with a white cream sauce with walnuts and a sprinkle of pomegranate seeds), and ho mok (an extraordinary fish-coconut custard from Thailand). Happy reading-and bon appétit, selamat makan, buen provecho!

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Food Lover's Guide to Pittsburgh is the ultimate guide to the city's food scene and provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Engagingly written by local foodies, this guide is a one-stop resource for residents and visitors alike to find producers and pureyors of tasty local specialities, as well as a rich array of other, indispensible food-related information including: One-of-a-kind restaurants and landmark eateries Speciality food shops The city's best bakeries Local drink scene Food festivals and culinary events Recipes from top Pittsburgh chefs

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50+ activities to entertain kids at home, in the classroom and even on holiday! Let's get crafty! You will never be bored again with the brilliant things to make and do in Boredom Busters. The book is divided into five themed chapters: Art, Craft, Science, Food and Travel. Art Activities shows you how to create pretty pictures using homemade paint, recycled crayons and even coffee filter paper and shaving cream! In Craft Activities, reuse milk cartons for your own bowling game, turn a baby food jar into a snow globe and make cinnamon clay decorations. You will love the cool experiments in the Science section from growing your own crystals to setting off plastic bottle tornados and creating lava' in a cup. Cook up a storm with the great recipes in Food Activities: cool ice cream cone cupcakes, delicious chocolate mug cake and colourful pizza faces. Finally, discover ways to keep yourself busy on journeys and holidays in Travel Activities, such as making a T-shirt pillow, wooden spoon puppets and a homemade travel journal.

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The ultimate guide to Wisconsin's food scene provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Written for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: food festivals and culinary events; specialty food shops; farmers' markets and farm stands; trendy restaurants and time-tested iconic landmarks; and recipes using local ingredients and traditions.

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The ultimate guide to Chicago's food scene provides the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Written for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: food festivals and culinary events; specialty food shops; farmers' markets and farm stands; trendy restaurants and time-tested iconic landmarks; and recipes using local ingredients and traditions. This second edition is fully updated and revised.

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The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary OfferingsThe ultimate guides to the food scene in their respective states or regions, these books provide the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Engagingly written by local authorities, they are a one-stop for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries Farmers markets and farm stands Specialty food shops, markets and products Food festivals and culinary events Places to pick your own produce Recipes from top local chefs The best cafes, taverns, wineries, and brewpubs

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Texas tradition mingles with an international melting pot of cuisines in Houston to create a foodie destination like no other. From Tex-Mex and barbecue to seasonal menus and high-profile eateries, the city's culinary scene offers delicious dishes certain to please anyone's palate. In Food Lovers' Guide to Houston, seasoned food writer Kristin Finan shares the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate these culinary treasures. A bounty of mouthwatering delights awaits you in this engagingly written guide. With delectable recipes from the renowned kitchens of the city's iconic eateries, diners, and elegant dining rooms, Food Lovers' Guide to Houston is the ultimate resource for food lovers to use and savor. Inside You'll Find: Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries Specialty food stores and markets Farmers' markets and farm stands Food festivals and culinary events Recipes from top Houston chefs The city's best cafes, taverns, and wine bars The metro area's best craft breweries, wineries, and wine shops Local food lore and kitchen wisdom

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Food Lovers' GuidesIndispensable handbooks to local gastronomic delights The ultimate guides to the food scene in their respective states or regions, these books provide the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Engagingly written by local authorities, they are a one-stop for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: Food festivals and culinary events Farmers markets and farm stands Specialty food shops Places to pick your own produce One-of-a-kind restaurants and landmark eateries Recipes using local ingredients and traditions The best wineries and brewpubs

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*When we travel, it's often love at first bite. Food Lover's Guide to the World presents a lifetime of eating experiences that will lead you from one end of the globe to the other. Take your taste buds on a tour around the world and cook up your next great culinary adventure. Celebrity food-lover contributions Best places to find local dishes in cities great and small Cultural tips and how-to-eat etiquette Introductions by Mark Bittman and James Oseland More than 50 recipes to cook back home Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Carolyn Bain, Luke Waterson, Anthony Ham, Rob Whyte, Sarina Singh, Helen Ranger, Lucy Burningham, Andrew Bender, Mara Vorhees, Nicola Williams, Duncan Garwood, Austin Bush, Janine Eberle, Gabi Mocatta, Tom Parker Bowles, Will Gourlay, Joe Bindloss, Zoe Li, Jessica Lee, Denise Phillips, Sarah Baxter, Emily Matchar. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) 1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013

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Savor the flavors of New JerseyIf there is one thing New Jerseyans are good at, it's eating. We're equally at home in the poshest restaurant and the most ramshackle seafood shack. We can describe the virtues of filet mignon or a chili cheese dog. We'll think nothing of driving 50 miles or more to our favorite restaurant. The Garden State? Call it the Food Fanatic State. In Food Lovers' Guide to New Jersey, seasoned food writer Peter Genovese shares the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate these culinary treasures. A bounty of mouthwatering delights awaits you in this engagingly written guide. With delectable recipes from the renowned kitchens of the state's iconic eateries, diners, and elegant dining rooms, Food Lovers' Guide to New Jersey is the ultimate resource forfood lovers to USE and savor. Inside You'll Find: Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries *; Specialty food stores and markets *;Farmers' markets and farm stands *; Food festivals and culinary events *; Recipes from top New Jersey chefs *; The state's best cafes, taverns, and wine bars *; Cooking classes *; Local food lore and kitchen wisdom

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The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary OfferingsThe ultimate guides to the food scene in their respective states or regions, these books provide the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Engagingly written by local authorities, they are a one-stop for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries Farmers markets and farm stands Specialty food shops, markets and products Food festivals and culinary events Places to pick your own produce Recipes from top local chefs The best cafes, taverns, wineries, and brewpubs

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Austin is an oasis of creativity in Texas. Food ranges from mom-and-pop eateries and eclectic food trailers to high-end, chef-driven restaurants, and all of them have received a warm welcome from the community. East Austin is home to taquerias and barbecue joints, while north Austin claims some of the city's best Vietnamese and Korean cuisine. Austin Chef's Table is the first cookbook to gather Austin's best chefs and restaurants under one cover. Including a signature "at home" recipe from more than fifty iconic dining establishments, the book is a celebration of the city's creative food scene. Full-color photos throughout capture Austin's eclectic eateries and highlight fabulous dishes and famous chefs.

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The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary OfferingsThe ultimate guides to the food scene in their respective states or regions, these books provide the inside scoop on the best places to find, enjoy, and celebrate local culinary offerings. Engagingly written by local authorities, they are a one-stop for residents and visitors alike to find producers and purveyors of tasty local specialties, as well as a rich array of other, indispensable food-related information including: Favorite restaurants and landmark eateries Farmers markets and farm stands Specialty food shops, markets and products Food festivals and culinary events Places to pick your own produce Recipes from top local chefs The best cafes, taverns, wineries, and brewpubs

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