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Cravat-A-Licious  by Matt Preston
Here are MasterChef judge Matt Preston’s best stories and columns. This book will take you from the best restaurants in the world to grungy hole in the walls on the wrong side of town; from the ritual of a traditional pig annual kill to lunch at a Sikh temple in the suburbs; basically wherever the world’s best food can be found.

Paperback,   $34.95. Buy now

Fresh Eggs Don’t Float  by Lara DePetrillo and Caroline Eastman-Bridges
Are you tired of getting cooking tips from people who can’t even remember what it’s like to need them? The shelves are full of people who can tell you how to bake a better pie – but will they remember to tell you that if you have cheap or old tins, you have to line them with baking paper so that you can get the food to come out of them? That’s where ‘Fresh Eggs Don’t Float’ comes in. Lara DePetrillo and Caroline Eastman-Bridges remove the intimidation from cooking and offer a light-hearted, smart and funny approach to making great food from your own kitchen – without fancy gadgets and over-complicated instructions. In this heartwarming guide to food in all its forms, you will find superb recipes, amazing facts and invaluable tips to creatin

,  256 pp,  $27.95. Buy now

Gourmet Smarts  by David Begler
GourmetSmarts is the fun way for food lovers to sate their voracious appetite for the pleasures and knowledge of great food. This stylish game can be used as an adult version of flashcards or as a competitive dinner party game. Play it with friends or nibble on some informative tidbits by yourself. Either way, you’ll find that GourmetSmarts will nourish your palate and your mind. GourmetSmarts includes an informative GourmetTips Guide, a scorepad, and 100 question and answer cards in four categories: Lingo Ingredients Cuisines and Wildcard. The companion GourmetTips Guide is packed with great food do’s and don’ts, charts on when fruits and vegetables are in season, and tips on how to buy fish and meat. It also includes a scorepad, for the c

Cards,   $23.95. Buy now

Foodie Fight Trivia Game  by Joyce Lock
How many bubbles are in a bottle of champagne? What food did Julius Caesar introduce to Rome in 48 B.C.? True or False: Mexican avocado growers sometimes “store” their crop on the tree for up to one year. Calling all food lovers! Whether you scour gourmet magazines looking for exotic recipes, pride yourself on planning the perfect dinner party, or just love good food, ?nally there’s a trivia game that will have everyone coming back for seconds. With over 1,000 questions on topics ranging from culinary science and celebrity chefs to food history and exotic cuisine, each player is bound to get a full serving of food knowledge. But think fast, because the ?rst player or team to ? ll in their game board wins! Includes: -Deck of trivia

,   $31.95. Buy now

Eating for England  by Nigel Slater
The British have a relationship with their food that is unlike that of any other country. Once something that was never discussed in polite company‚ it is now something with which the nation is obsessed. But are we at last developing a food culture or are we just going through the motions? ‘Eating for England’ is an entertaining and somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation of the British and their food‚ their cooking‚ their eating and how they behave in restaurants‚ with chapters on – amongst other things – dinner parties‚ funeral teas‚ Indian restaurants‚ dieting and eating whilst under the influence. Written in Nigel Slater’s trademark readable style‚ ‘Eating for England’ highlights our idiosyncratic attitude towards the fine art of dining.

,  304 pp,  $46.95. Buy now

Secret Ingredients  by David Remnick
Since its earliest days, The New Yorker has been a tastemaker-literally. As the home of A. J. Liebling, Joseph Wechsberg, and M.F.K. Fisher, who practically invented American food writing, the magazine established a tradition that is carried forward today by irrepressible literary gastronomes, including Calvin Trillin, Bill Buford, Adam Gopnik, Jane Kramer, and Anthony Bourdain. Now, in this indispensable collection, The New Yorker dishes up a feast of delicious writing on food and drink, seasoned with a generous dash of cartoons. Whether you’re in the mood for snacking on humor pieces and cartoons or for savoring classic profiles of great chefs and great eaters, these offerings, from every age of The New Yorker’s fabled eighty-year history

,  582 pp,  $41.95. Buy now

BBQ Mastery  by Ross Yarranton
This is the second title to be released from a fantastic range of Australian DIY range of books called “The Drongo’s Guide To…” – a guide for the Drongo in all of us! ‘Drongo’s Guide to BBQ Mastery’ is filled with “how to”… Recipes, tips, safety hints, ideas and interesting snippets that will gain you the reputation of Bonza BBQ Master! • Simple, interesting and helpful information • Light-hearted and humorous language • Entertaining illustrations and cheerful icons • Hassle-free and easy to understand dialogue • Simple information that will turn any Aussie Drongo into an expert!

Paperback,  124 pp,  $12.99. Buy now

The Little Book of Spice Tips  by Andrew Langley
A desirable gift book and a must for spice fanatics (which is pretty much everybody), at a price that will be hard to resist. The Little Book of Spice Tips has been perked-up with fifty snippets of incredible practicality and wisdom. Avail yourself of the numerous ways in which spices can enhance food as well as their amazing medicinal properties, their enviable ability to transform everyday cocktails and much else. A big spice hit in a little package!

Paperback,  112 pp,  $9.95. Buy now

Kafka’s Soup: A complete history of world literature in 14 recipes  by Mark Crick
Literature and food are bedfellows in this book in a way that will surprise you. Each of the 14 recipes is written in the voice of a famous author. Jane Austin does eggs, Raymond Chandler does lamb in dill sauce (while considering his real needs). Other literary giants on duty in their kitchens are Geoffrey Chaucer, Harold Pinter and Virginia Woolf. This book will appeal to the reader in you.

Hardback,  96 pp,  $20.95. Buy now

A Man & His Meatballs: The Hilarious But True Story of a Self-Taught Chef and Restaurateur  by John Lafemina
John LaFemina is one of New York’s most talked-about chefs, earning rave reviews from fans and critics. In this memoir/cookbook, he describes how he used his Brooklyn street smarts to deal with a colourful, and often shady, cast of characters while opening his restaurant. He tells of his staff, the press, and unexpected disasters and finally, the glory of a popular restaurant. And he shares recipes from his restaurant and his Italian family heritage, including: Meatballs with Ricotta Filling Red Pepper and Fresh Basil Soup with Crispy Shallots Mushroom Risotto Open Ravioli with Roasted Butternut Squash White Chocolate Bread Pudding. A book to charm readers eager for great storytelling and delicious recipes.

,  225 pp,  $39.95. Buy now

How to Do it; Or the Lively Art of Entertaining  by Elsa Maxwell
Whether it’s time for high camp or high tea, celebrated dishes or celebrity dish, Miss Maxwell delivers tips on entertaining that are entertainment enough in this classic, camp period piece, as relevant today to hosts and hostesses as it was when it was originally published in 1956. How to Do It dishes out on what to do about bachelors as guests, not inviting the family, uncomfortable greetings, inebriates, and countless other factors that could potentially prevent your party from being This Year’s Important Affair. Want to give a party? Darling, the cocktail party is so over. Miss Maxwell shares her secrets to livening up your soiree, from scavenger hunts to tea parties in the afternoon.

Hardback,  288 pp,  $39.95. Buy now

Extreme Cuisine  by Jerry Hopkins
An unputdownable guide to everything that’s ever been eaten – from genitalia and elephants to fake food, roadkill and marmite. This is an interesting, pacy, informative, and yes, occasionally stomach-churning look at food from around the world. There’s the odd recipe thrown in too, recipes that, strangely, Delia has never turned her hand to – ‘Camel Hoof Paste’ or ‘Roasted Cockchafer Grubs in Coconut Milk’. What the reader soon comes to realise however is that whilst one audience might find some of these dishes unpalatable and in some cases offensive, other readers might be equally offended at what you’re eating- ‘Black pudding, anyone?’. One man’s steak and beer is another man’s bull’s balls pie and mango urine lassi.

Paperback,  320 pp,  $35.00. Buy now

Perfect Egg and Other Secrets  by Aldo Buzzi
A witty, erudite little book about the joys of food with line drawings by the famous New Yorker artist, Saul Steinberg ‘The writer who never talks about eating, about appetite, hunger, food, about cooks and meals, arouses my suspicion, as though some vital elements were missing in him.’ Scholarly playful, idiosyncratic and witty, Aldo Buzzi’s The Perfect Egg is an excursion into the food that has obsessed, provoked and intrigued the author through his life. A book of genial and highly refined chat, enriched with personal anecdotes, recipes and quotations from literature and history, it is a tribute to the profound pleasures of food.

Hardback,  160 pp,  $29.95. Buy now

Gut Reactions  by Joan Sauers
This book breaks down the bathroom door on previously taboo subjects from bad breath to flatulence and every other digestive function in between. How much fibre is enough? Why do I get constipated when I travel? Is coffee good or bad for me? Why do I need to go to the toilet when I’m nervous? Should my poo float or sink? In frank and clear terms, with just a dash of wit, Gut Reactions provides a simple explanation of how our digestion works, as well as an overview of digestive problems from mild (indigestion) to serious (bowel cancer). It takes a clear-eyed look at the huge variety of treatments for digestive health including diatetics, general practice, traditional Chinese medicine, gastroenterology, naturopathy and meditation.

Paperback,  128 pp,  $24.95. Buy now

I Am What I Ate…and I’m Frightened!!!: And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy   by Bill Cosby
An hilarious US bestselling book of original essays focusing on themes of health and food, which explores why Americans are hooked on such bad eating, drinking and other self-indulgent and self-destructive behaviours throughout their lives. The legendary Bill Cosby, America’s most well-known comic, wants food lovers and over indulgers everywhere to know that they are not alone. This is an original collection of hilarious musings and digressions about our obsessions and addictions, from hoagies to stogies, from one of the funniest bestselling authors in the world.

Paperback,  184 pp,  $18.95. Buy now

Goomba’s Guide to Life  by Steve Schirripa
The actor from HBO’s popular series “The Sopranos” offers a humorous look at Italian American culture and includes his thoughts on his own journey from his Brooklyn childhood to success as an actor

Paperback,  234 pp,  $19.95. Buy now

The Macadamia Cookbook  by Leslie Mansfield
And now for the pint-sized, die-cut, cutey-pie version that includes over 40 recipes from the Cooking Treasury. Makes a charming vacation souvenir or an exotic stocking stuffer. For a truly creative gift, make one of the recipes, like a basketful of Chocolate Macadamia Fudge or Mauna Loa’s famous Macadamia Nut Brittle, and tuck one of the books into the basket. We guarantee that the fudge and the brittle will disappear, but a book is a gift that lasts

Paperback,  96 pp,  $8.95. Buy now

Seduction and Spice  by Rudolf Sodamin
Seduction and Spice is not only the perfect gift, but a fabulous and authoritative cookbook as well. The delicious compilation of 130 recipes is guaranteed to have you nibbling– on Lobster Risotto, Chocolate Mousse…or on your lover’s neck! As the executive chef for two world-class cruise-ship kitchens– the QE2 and, currently, the Royal Caribbean lines– Rudo

Hardback,  194 pp,  $59.95. Buy now

Deliciously Easy Salads with Herbs  by Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good
A series of eight cookbooks ($3.50 each) with directions you can trust, whether you’re a beginner or well acquainted with herbs. Add healthy flavor. Add bright life to whatever you bring to the table. Go gently. Go boldly. Herbs will follow your lead. Who can resist Mint Muffins, Autumn Bisque, Grapefruit Grandeur, Tomato-Basil Tart, Lemon Oregano Potatoes, Tarragon Chive Omelet, Skewered Rosemary Chicken, or Cool Citrus Cheesecake? Priced to encourage the purchase of multiple copies — and the giving of these charming books as spontaneous gifts

Paperback,  32 pp,  $4.95. Buy now

Deliciously Easy Breakfasts with Herbs  by Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good
A series of eight cookbooks ($3.50 each) with directions you can trust, whether you’re a beginner or well acquainted with herbs. Add healthy flavor. Add bright life to whatever you bring to the table. Go gently. Go boldly. Herbs will follow your lead. Who can resist Mint Muffins, Autumn Bisque, Grapefruit Grandeur, Tomato-Basil Tart, Lemon Oregano Potatoes, Tarragon Chive Omelet, Skewered Rosemary Chicken, or Cool Citrus Cheesecake? Priced to encourage the purchase of multiple copies — and the giving of these charming books as spontaneous gifts

Paperback,  32 pp,  $4.95. Buy now