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		Eating India
		Exploring the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices		Crafts & Hobbies
		Chitrita Banerji
		Bloomsbury 2008 268 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0747581371
		Published Price £12.99		Our Price £4.99
	The diversity of authentic Indian cuisine is the result of generations of arrivals, assimilations and conquests, from Persians and Mongols to Arabs and Europeans, each of whom brought innovative ways to manipulate the country's rich native spices. Chitrita Banerji has toured India visiting traditional weddings, tiffin rooms and city markets, and this account relates her discoveries about how India's turbulent history has shaped both its people and its cuisine.
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		The Scots Kitchen
		Its Traditions and Lore with Old Time Recipes		Crafts & Hobbies
		F Marian McNeill
		Mercat 2006 272 pages		Qty
		Paperback 1841830704
		Published Price £9.99		Our Price £4.99
	Drop Scones and Deer Haggis, Potted Herrings and Stovies, Cock-A-Leekie, Inky-Pinky, Rumbledethumps... First published in 1929, this account of the full spectrum of Scots cookery is considered an essential for the Scottish kitchen. Each recipe is sourced either from an individual cook or a traditional place of origin, and introductory chapters on 'The National Larder', 'The Plenishing of the Kitchen' and 'The Renascence in Scotland' explore this intriguing niche of Scottish lore.
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		Jam with Lamb
		Seasonal West Country Cooking		Crafts & Hobbies
		Richard Guest
		Birlinn 2007 256 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1841585602
		Published Price £20.00		Our Price £6.99
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		The Spice Routes
				Crafts & Hobbies
		Chris & Carolyn Caldicott
		Soma 2001 192 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1579590667
		Published Price £23.54		Our Price £6.99
	Having retraced the journeys of Phoenician seafarers, Arab dhows and caravans, Marco Polo and Dutch and British spice traders, Chris and Carolyn Caldicott present an exotic blend of history and culture together with tantalising recipes from the Mediterranean, India, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In recounting how spices were traded across the globe and how commonplace commodities like cumin, ginger and pepper formed the foundation of vast personal fortunes and imperial ambitions, the authors redefine the term 'Cook's Tour'.
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		The Art and Science of Wine
				Crafts & Hobbies
		James Halliday; Hugh Johnson
		Mitchell Beazley 2006 240 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1845332369
		Published Price £25.00		Our Price £9.99
	Great wine is a complex blend of nature, art and science. Here, two acknowledged wine experts take the reader on a journey from the vineyard to the bottle, explaining the whole process of wine-making and delving into the mystery of why wine tastes like it does. Covering topics from the French notion of terroir to the recent cork or screw-top debate, this is an accessible and beautifully illustrated account of every aspect of viticulture and wine-making. Revised and updated edition.
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		Best American Side Dishes
				Crafts & Hobbies
		(Edited by)
		America's Test Kitchen 2005 356 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 093618485X
		Published Price £20.00		Our Price £9.99
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		Cook Espana, Drink Espana
		A Culinary Journey around the Food and Drink of Spain		Crafts & Hobbies
		John Radford; Mario Sandoval
		Mitchell Beazley 2007 192 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1845332458 250x200mm
		Published Price £20.00		Our Price £7.99
	Celebrated young Spanish chef Mario Sandoval and wine expert John Radford present a gastronomic tour of the food and wine of each of Spain's 17 provinces. A cultural background to each province precedes a number of speciality recipes - such as Castilla-La Mancha's Partridge with Glazed Ceps and Plums and the Catalan Pan-Toasted Black Rice Socarrat with Baby Octopus - along with a survey of the region's wines.
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		From Petticoat Tails to Arbroath Smokies
		Traditional Foods of Scotland		Crafts & Hobbies
		Laura Mason; Catherine Brown
		Harper 2007 172 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0007267894
		Published Price £9.99		Our Price £4.99
	One of the Taste of Britain series, described by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in his preface as 'an exciting journey to find Britain's edible treasure', this volume goes north of the border into the land of oatcakes and haggis, Irn-Bru, Aberdeen Angus cattle and mealie puddings. The authors explain the culinary history and traditions of each raw ingredient or product, how it is prepared (unless it is a trade secret), and where to find it.
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		Terrors of the Table
		The Curious History of Nutrition		Crafts & Hobbies
		Walter Gratzer
		Oxford University Press 2005 296 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0192806610
		Published Price £18.99		Our Price £6.99
	'The history of nutritional science is full of fascination and drama,' writes Professor Gratzer, '...Scholarly rigour offset by pig-headed perversity, noble principle by shameless roguery, self-sacrifice by opportunism'. From the ancient doctrine of humours to the current fear of cholesterol that has 'supplanted the devil', this absorbing history traces the progress of nutritional science and its heroes and villains - the fads and quacks as well as the advances of scientists such as Boerhaave and Lavoisier.
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		The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink
				Crafts & Hobbies
		Andrew F Smith (Edited by)
		Oxford University Press 2007 700 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0195307968 275x216mm
		Published Price £29.99		Our Price £9.99
	From the history of maple syrup to the truth behind Girl Scout Cookies and how to make a proper (and near-lethal) Zombie cocktail, this comprehensive reference work provides a sumptuous look at America's eating culture and its history. Along with the entries on individual foods and drinks, topics like prohibition, obesity and alcoholism are covered, and the book concludes with extensive appendices on food- and drink-related museums, periodicals, organizations and websites.
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		The Philosopher's Kitchen
		Recipes from Ancient Greece and Rome for the Modern Cook		Crafts & Hobbies
		Francine Segan
		Random House 2004 250 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1400060990 252x200mm
		Published Price $35.00		Our Price £7.99
	'Pleasure,' said Epicurus, 'is the beginning and end of living happily.' Molyvos chef Francine Segan recaptures the ancient world's gastronomic pleasures in these recipes inspired by Apicius' cookbook and references in the works of such authors as Galen, Athenaeus, Cato the Elder and Martial. Marjoram Chicken, Honey-Feta Griddle Bread and Bay Leaf Cookies are among the delights to make your Roman banquet a success. More timorous diners will be glad there is no sign of dormice or larks' tongues.
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		From Norfolk Knobs to Fidget Pie
		Foods from the Heart of England and East Anglia		Crafts & Hobbies
		Laura Mason; Catherine Brown
		HarperPress 2007 124 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0007267878
		Published Price £9.99		Our Price £4.99
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		From Eccles Cake to Hawkshead Wig
		A Celebration of Northern Food		Crafts & Hobbies
		Laura Mason; Catherine Brown
		HarperPress 2007 140 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0007267886
		Published Price £9.99		Our Price £4.99
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		From Bath Chaps to Bara Brith
		Thre Taste of South West Britain		Crafts & Hobbies
		Laura Mason; Catherine Brown
		HarperPress 2007 124 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0007267851
		Published Price £9.99		Our Price £4.99
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		Bedfordshire Clangers and Lardy Cake
		Traditional Foods from the South and South East		Crafts & Hobbies
		Laura Mason; Catherine Brown
		HarperPress 2007 92 pages		Qty
		Hardback 000726786X
		Published Price £9.99		Our Price £4.99
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