Cooking Audiobooks | Non-Fiction

Peaceful Kitchen: More than 100 Cozy Plant-Based Recipes to Comfort the Body and Nourish the Soul

Enjoy mindful, creative cuisine with this plant-based cookbook featuring 75 nourishing, feel-good, easy-to-follow recipes that combine Mexican and Dominican influences and flavors from popular Instagrammer @plantbasedrd. In this, her first cookbook, Catherine Perez, an expert chef and registered dietician known to her thousands of Instagram fans as @plantbasedrd, provides dozens of mouthwatering recipes to make eating healthful and delicious every day. Whether you’re thinking about changing to a plant-based diet, a dedicated vegan, or just want something delicious and new to cook tonight and pack for lunch tomorrow, Peaceful Kitchen is for you. Perez helps you take the stress out of eating well with recipes that combine the Mexican and Dominican dishes she was raised on with her own delicious experimentation and the latest scientific information on nutrition. From Moro de Guandules to Breakfast Polenta with Smoky Baked Tempeh, she shows you how eating healthy doesn’t mean eating bland. Inviting you into her own life, Perez inspires you to make the kitchen a true expression of yourself—bringing your own imagination, heritage, and fun to mealtime—and show to cultivate calm as you prepare mindful, sustainable meals. With recipes that are both nostalgic and innovative, delicious and nutritious, flavorful and filling, Perez will reshape how you eat, one dish at a time, and help you turn the kitchen into your Zen space.

Catherine Perez (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France

An American food writer moves his family of unlikely expats to the French countryside, where the locals upend everything he knows about cooking and winemaking, in this delightful memoir from a winner of the James Beard M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award. Steve Hoffman is a perfectly comfortable middle-aged Minnesotan man who has always been desperately, pretentiously in love with France, more specifically with the idea of France. To follow that love, he and his family move, nearly at random, to a small, rural, scratchy-hot village in the south of the country, and he immediately thinks he's made a terrible mistake. Life here is not holding your cigarette chest-high while walking to the cafe and pulling off the trick of pretending to be French, it's getting into fights with your wife because you won't break character and introduce your very American family to the locals, who can smell you and your perfect city-French from a mile away. But through cooking what the local grocer tells him to cook, he feels more of this place. A neighbor leads him into the world of winemaking, where he learns not as a pedantic oenophile, but bodily, as a grape picker and winemaker's apprentice. Along the way, he lets go of the abstract ideas he'd held about France, discovering instead the beauty of a culture that is one with its landscape, and of becoming one with that culture. It's a story told in transporting writing, humor, and delicious detail.

Steve Hoffman (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Food to Die For: Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places

Discover tantalizing recipes, spine-tingling stories, and historic photos from the most notoriously haunted locations across America in this fun and fascinating cookbook. Paranormal investigator and Kindred Spirits co-host Amy Bruni leads you through eerie hotels, haunted homes, hellish hospitals, and spooky ghost towns, giving you stories and a recipe from each place. Whether you're in the mood for Lizzie Borden's meatloaf or want to serve up spooky prison stories along with sugar cookies from Alcatraz, Food to Die For is your guide to ghoulish gastronomy. One of America's favorite ghost hunters, Amy Bruni takes you to mysterious hotels, eerie ghost towns, and possessed pubs in this delightfully sinister collection of stories and recipes. Each of the nearly 60 locations in Food to Die For includes: - Vintage photographs and charmingly creepy stories rooted in history - A noteworthy recipe associated with the people or place - Full-color, captivating, and hauntingly styled food photos to inspire a killer kitchen experience This terrifyingly tasty cookbook will bewitch anyone who: - Has a taste for the paranormal and a hunger to try new foods - Loves history, travel, and culinary curiosities - Enjoys entertaining guests in unique and memorable ways - Would get goosebumps making a recipe written 300 years ago History buffs, thrill-seekers, and foodies will all get shivers seeing the past come to life with every enchanted recipe and delicious tale from Food to Die For.

Amy Bruni (Author), Amy Bruni, TBD (Narrator)

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The Wine List: Stories and Tasting Notes behind the World's Most Remarkable Bottles

A one-of-a-kind exploration of the relationship between culture, politics, history, and wine. Vintage refers to the year grapes are harvested, and that vintage holds meaning. You can look up the weather in any almanac, but some stories are known only to insiders-until now. In this wine book Grant Reynolds, award-winning sommelier, deciphers these signatures to reveal the impact of marketing and mentorship, technology and trends, and influencers old and new. Beginning in the late eighteenth century with a tale about Thomas Jefferson's secret White House stash and spanning over a quarter of a millennium to social media's effect on chenin blanc's popularity, The Wine List explores both the chemistry and sociology that have made vintages taste a certain way, fetch a certain price, or go extinct altogether. Featuring sidebars on topics like the taste of climate change, mini timelines capturing significant historical moments, and collage-style illustration, these entries solidify the idea that every bottle is a product of a particular moment in time. A must-listen for fans of wine books like Wine Folly or The World Atlas of Wine, The Wine List is a fresh new wine bible perfect for anyone looking for bar cart books or gifts for wine lovers.

Grant Reynolds (Author), Preston Geer (Narrator)

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Food for Thought

Jeremy King is one of the world’s leading restaurateurs. In this brilliant new book he shares wit and wisdom from his 40-year career and gives us deep insight into some of life’s most intriguing issues Food for Thought offers a series of life lessons which are applicable to all, based on Jeremy King’s own illustrious career and a belief that everything we need to know about life can be learned through restaurants and hospitality. From Altruism to Decision-making, and from Mentoring to Delegation, Jeremy covers a fascinating range of topics, all elaborated with witty anecdotes and sharp analysis. With a dazzling cast of characters, including Lauren Bacall, Princess Diana, Madonna and Lucien Freud, Food for Thought will appeal to the leadership and business market as well as to the general reader looking for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of an extraordinary world.

Jeremy King (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from nature In Bite by Bite, poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances—a subtext or layering, a flavor tinged with joy, shame, exuberance, grief, desire, or nostalgia. Nezhukmatathil restores our astonishment and wonder about food through her encounters with a range of foods and food traditions. From shave ice to lumpia, mangoes to pecans, rambutan to vanilla, she investigates how food marks our experiences and identities, the boundaries between heritage and memory, and the ethics and environmental pressures around gathering and consuming food. Bite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature, drawn together by intimate and funny personal reflections, with Fumi Nakamura’s gorgeous imagery and illustration.

Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Author), Aimee Nezhukumatathil, TBD (Narrator)

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The Bourbon Drinker’s Companion: A Guide to American Distilleries, with Travel Advice, Folklore, and

This insider's guide to American distilleries offers colorful lore, regional history, and tasting notes for bourbon, whiskey, and rye. The Bourbon Drinker's Companion is a narrative journey into the heart of American craft distilleries, taking listeners from the well-known Jim Beam Booker Noe plant to craft whiskey brewers on the West Coast to the emerging new traditional distillers of the South, in search of America's best whiskey. Bestselling author Colin Spoelman is back to celebrate all things whiskey as he explores the effect branding, taste, region, and distilling processes have on America's beloved and most notorious drink. Head down to Louisville to visit Angel's Envy Distillery, go east to Jeptha Creed Distillery in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and then be sure to hit one of America's oldest distilleries, Buffalo Trace, in nearby Frankfurt, as you follow the road of spirits. Complete with sidebars highlighting key whiskies, bourbons, and ryes from each distillery, as well as tasting notes, pricing information, distilling methods, and more, The Bourbon Drinker's Companion is the perfect plus one to bring along.

Colin Spoelman (Author), Chris Abernathy (Narrator)

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The French Cookery School

Pre-order the brand new romcom from the bestselling author of The Cruise! Mix together a group of mature students Add in a handsome host Season with a celebrity chef Bring to the boil at a luxurious cookery school in France… Waltho Williams has no idea what he’s letting himself in for when he opens the doors to his beautiful French home, La Maison du Paradis. But with dwindling funds, a cookery school seems like the perfect business plan… Divorcée caterer Caroline needs to be able stand on her own two feet. While warm-hearted Fran hopes to help her beloved husband fulfil his lifelong dream. And for food journalist Sally it’s a PR opportunity – until a certain celebrity chef gets under skin… But will the eclectic group be a recipe for success, or will the mismatched relationships sink like a souffle? Whip out an apron, grab a wooden spoon and take a culinary trip to La Maison du Paradis. For the students of the French cookery course, it’s going to be a life-changing experience… Praise for Caroline James: ‘Girl power for the over sixties!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Caroline James (Author), Gill Mills (Narrator)

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Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends

The debut cookbook from benny blanco—pop music super-producer, artist, actor on FXX’s Dave, and consummate food freak—teaches you everything you need to know about cooking, enjoying life, and throwing the greatest dinner party of all time. Hi, I’m benny blanco. I’m in a television show with my best friend Dave and I probably produced most of the songs you have heard on the radio from 2008 until now. When I was thirteen, I got a George Foreman Grill and it changed my life forever. I would invite friends over and we would get stoned and gather around the grill and make the most elaborate sandwiches our prepubescent minds could fathom. I became obsessed with food and cooking for friends. I know what you are going to say, and I get it. Cooking is scary. But I promise you, once you get into it, it will be your new addiction. Slicing an onion is like taking a Xanax to me. I made this cookbook to teach you everything I know about food, cooking, and throwing the greatest dinner party of all time. There are the basics to get your kitchen ready, a little advice from my expert friends, then all of the dinner party menus I love to make, like: 5 Dishes to Get You Laid and One for the Morning After I Wish I Were an Italian Grandma Take Me to the Cheesy Rodeo F*ck Morton’s Steakhouse Which are filled with insane recipes like: Lose Your Mind Lobster Rolls “I Might Go Vegetarian” Veggie Sandwich Chicken Cutlets with Honey, Peppers, and Parm “I Hope We Didn’t Make a Baby” Breakfast Burrito. I’ve been told some of the finest stories over meals. I’ve laughed so hard I thought I was going to actually die. I’ve fallen in love—sometimes with the food, sometimes with the person across the table. I’ve cried in good ways, and I’ve cried in bad ways. I hope you’ve been lucky enough to have all these same memories and then some. But if you haven’t, I can make you a promise. If you follow these three simple steps, it will all become a reality: Open this book. Open your heart. And open wide, baby.

Benny Blanco, Jess Damuck (Author), Benny Blanco (Narrator)

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The Cocktail Parlor: How Women Brought the Cocktail Home

Meet the hostesses who have shaped cocktail history, and learn how to make the drinks they loved. Throughout American history, women have helped propel what we know as classic cocktails-the Martini, the Manhattan, the Old-Fashioned, and more-into popular culture. But, often excluded from private clubs, women exercised this influence from the home, in their cocktail parlors. In The Cocktail Parlor, Dr. Nicola Nice, sociologist and spirits entrepreneur, gives women their long-overdue spotlight in cocktail history and shows how they still impact cocktail culture today. Journeying through the decades, this book profiles a diverse array of influential hostesses. With each historic era comes iconic recipes, featuring a total of forty main cocktails and more than 100 variations that listeners can make at home. Whether its happy hour punch a la Martha Washington or a Harlem Renaissance-inspired Green Skirt, listeners will find that many of the ingredients and drinks they're familiar with today wouldn't be here without the hostesses who served them first.

Nicola Nice (Author), Allyson Voller (Narrator)

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Easy Wins: 12 flavour hits, 125 delicious recipes, 365 days of good eating

‘ An easy, honest, delicious win’ Yotam Ottolenghi ‘Clever, delicious, heartfelt and wholesome’ Jamie Oliver Award-winning and bestselling cook Anna Jones gives her golden rules for easy wins in the kitchen with super-simple recipes that are bursting with flavour and kind to the planet. Anna takes 12 hero ingredients that are guaranteed to make your food taste great, with chapters on lemons, olive oil, mustard, tahini and more. She gives 125 all-new dishes that you will want to cook on repeat, like Double Lemon Pilaf with Buttery Almonds, Traybake Lemon Dhal, Miso Rarebit, and Cherry and Chocolate Peanut Butter Sundae. And there’s practical advice on how to season and flavour, plus plenty of ideas for invaluable vegetarian swaps. EASY WINS will become your go-to for the most flavourful dishes that come together quickly and promise daily moments of triumph.

Anna Jones (Author), TBD (Narrator)

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Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits

In Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits, journalist Aaron Goldfarb goes on an adventure in vintage spirits. This is an intoxicating story of obsessives on the hunt for old bottles of whiskey, tequila, rum, chartreuse-you name it-from estate sales, grandpa's liquor cabinet, and out-of-the-way and inner-city liquor stores that may just have a case or a few bottles lying around in the basement. What Goldfarb and these 'dusty hunters' discover are more than just bottles from bygone brands or old formulations no longer available-they find portals into history. Spirits, once bottled, don't age like wine. A bourbon from the 1935 lets you savor the end of Prohibition. A 1940s rum cocktail with actual 1940s rum tastes the way it would to a GI returning from WWII. An old Italian amaro captures la dolce vita in a glass, and vintage gin is a drinkable time capsule from Mad Men-era lunchtime martinis. Dusty Booze mixes the history of our drinking culture and the Indiana Jones-meets-Simpsons Comic Book Guy adventures of the collectors, including the hunt for rumored stash from a reclusive Hollywood legend. This is a buoyant, thirst-triggering voyage into a unique subculture that has exploded in popularity in recent years.

Aaron Goldfarb (Author), Dean Gallagher (Narrator)

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