French Cuisine

Ducasse is a book you'll want to leave out on a coffee table. It is more than beautiful--left open, it has the power to transform the nature of a room with its exquisite photographs and recipes, which are as good to read as they are to cook from. Taken into the kitchen, the power is inherent in Ducasse to transform any meal well beyond the exemplary.
|BUY|

Filled with practical information on everything anyone would need to know about wine, this wonderfully illustrated wine reference book will appeal to the novice as well as the serious wine enthusiast. Subjects such as reading a wine label, selecting wine, storing, uncorking, decanting, and serving are all carefully explained and illustrated.
|BUY|

Georges Blanc's culinary tour of the wine regions of France is more than just another cookbook; it's a delicious investigation into the geography, culture, climate, wines, and eating habits of France, and as fine a way as there is to prepare for a trip. For each of the 13 districts (including Champagne and the Loire Valley, Languedoc-Roussillon and Quercy-Gascony, Savoy and Bordeaux) Blanc provides a thumbnail sketch of the land and its history, profiles some notable vintners, then throws in a good number of regional recipes.
|BUY|

See more on French Cuisine at Amazon.com

Pacific Northwest

Inside the Pike Place Market by Braiden Rex-Johnson is as fresh and vibrant as the famed Seattle marketplace itself. The country's oldest continuously operating farmer's market is miraculously captured in two dimensions: its nooks and thoroughfares, its personalities, and the found items that define the essence of Pike Place.
|BUY|

Farmers' markets are booming across the country, and the legendary Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, is known around the world as a cornucopia of the freshest fruits, vegetables, and especially, seafood. Now cookbook author Braiden Rex-Johnson compiles the expertise, recipes, and traditions from the market's famous fish Public Market Seafood Cookbook. Over 150 recipes in the book were collected from chefs.
|BUY|

If you're on the lookout for the ultimate places to smooch with your sweetie, look no further. Laura Kraemer and Linnea Lundgren have found, through diligent research--well, someone had to--more than 800 pucker-worthy places throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Using privacy, ambience, and location (or view or setting) as their criteria, they rate each spot for its romantic appeal. Maximilien is rated "Best Place to Kiss 4 Lips".
|BUY|

See more on the Pacific Northwest at Amazon.com