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“nick kokonas”

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  • Something and Tonic

    A History of the World's Most Iconic Mixer

    by Nick Kokonas ...
    The expanse of western civilization was hindered by a mosquito bite. For centuries, malaria devastated the European explorers who defined the contours of our modern world map-and the indigenous people who resisted them. The cure? Quinine contained in the bark of the South American cinchona tree, whose medicinal properties were discovered around the turn of the 17th century. Over 400 years later, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Life, on the Line

    A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat

    "One of America's great chefs" (Vogue) shares how his drive to cook immaculate food won him international renown-and fueled his miraculous triumph over tongue cancer.In 2007, chef Grant Achatz seemingly had it made. He had been named one of the best new chefs in America by Food & Wine in 2002, received the James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award in 2003, and in 2005 he and Nick ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Life, on the Line

    A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat

    Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 52 min

    In 2007, chef Grant Achatz seemingly had it made. He had been named one of the best new chefs in America by Food & Wine in 2002, received the James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award in 2003, and in 2005 he and Nick Kokonas opened the conceptually radical restaurant Alinea, which was named Best Restaurant in America by Gourmet magazine. Then, positioned firmly in the world's ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Soul of a Chef

    The Journey toward Perfection

    Narrated by Donald Corren ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 14 min

    In his second in-depth foray into the world of professional cooking, Michael Ruhlman journeys into the heart of the profession. Observing the rigorous Certified Master Chef exam at the Culinary Institute of America, the most influential cooking school in the country, Ruhlman enters the lives and kitchens of rising star Michael Symon and the renowned Thomas Keller of the French Laundry. This ... Read more

    $32.15 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Restaurant Man

    Narrated by Joe Bastianich ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 8 min

    The New York Times Bestselling Book—Great gift for Foodies"The best, funniest, most revealing inside look at the restaurant biz since Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential." —Jay McInerneyWith a foreword by Mario BataliJoe Bastianich is unquestionably one of the most successful restaurateurs in America—if not the world. So how did a nice Italian boy from Queens turn his passion for food and wine ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

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    Yes, Chef

    A Memoir

    Narrated by Marcus Samuelsson ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 47 min

    JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of the great culinary stories of our time.”—Dwight Garner, The New York TimesIt begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother’s house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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    Comfort Me with Apples

    More Adventures at the Table

    by Ruth Reichl ...
    Narrated by Lorelei King ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 26 min

    In this delightful sequel to her bestseller Tender at the Bone, the beloved food writer Ruth Reichl returns with more tales of love, life, humor, and marvelous meals.When listeners left Ruth at the end of Tender at the Bone, she was in Berkeley, California, working as a chef at the Swallow restaurant. Comfort Me with Apples picks up in 1978; Ruth is still living in a commune with her husband, Doug ... Read more

    $27.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Restaurant Man

    **The New York Times Bestselling Book--Great gift for Foodies“The best, funniest, most revealing inside look at the restaurant biz since Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential.” —Jay McInerney**With a foreword by Mario BataliJoe Bastianich is unquestionably one of the most successful restaurateurs in America—if not the world. So how did a nice Italian boy from Queens turn his passion for food and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Devil in the Kitchen

    The Autobiography

    The long-awaited autobiography of the archetypal kitchen bad boy - Marco Pierre WhiteWhen Marco Pierre White's mother died when he was just six years old, it transformed his life. Soon, his father was urging him to earn his own keep and by sixteen he was working in his first restaurant. White went on to learn from some of the best chefs in the country, such as Albert Roux, Raymond Blanc and Pierre ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Soul of a Chef

    The Journey Toward Perfection

    "...[An]adventure story, a hold-your-breath-while-you-turn-the-page thriller that's also an anthropological study of the culture of cooking" -- Anthony Bourdain, The New York TimesThe classic account of what drives a chef to perfection by accaimed write Michael Ruhlman -- —winner of the IACP Cookbook AwardIn this in-depth foray into the world of professional cooking, Michael Ruhlman journeys into ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Yes, Chef

    A Memoir

    **JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of the great culinary stories of our time.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times**It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his grandmother’s house and helps her prepare a roast chicken for dinner. The grandmother is Swedish, a retired ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Beaten, Seared, and Sauced

    On Becoming a Chef at the Culinary Institute of America

    Millions of people fantasize about leaving their old lives behind, enrolling in cooking school, and training to become a chef. But for those who make the decision, the difference between the dream and reality can be gigantic—especially at the top cooking school in the country. For the first time in the Culinary Institute of America’s history, a book will give readers the firsthand experience of ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD