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Let’s say you’ve got a dream. A big dream. A huge dream. You want to open a coffee shop. Let me guess - your friends and family have told you it’s a risky idea. At least a hundred people have told you “you don’t know what you’re doing”. And that’s probably true!

Do you want to make your own wine but don’t know where to start? What about making your own vinegar or fermented hot sauces? The Basics of Making Homemade Wine and Vinegar is a practical guide, from a family that had made hundreds of gallons of wines and vinegars over a decade of urban homesteading. This book shares simple yet practical knowledge which covers the basics you need to be successful in-home fermentation.

In this dual memoir, Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano take turns telling how they went from tentative business partners to dear friends while turning a dilapidated formerly segregated Greyhound bus station into The Grey, now one of the most celebrated restaurants in the country. Recounting the trying process of building their restaurant business, they examine their most painful and joyous times, revealing how they came to understand their differences, recognize their biases, and continuously challenge themselves and each other to be better.

From Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben to the Jolly Green Giant and Ronald McDonald, corporate icons sell billions of dollars’ worth of products. But only one of them was ever a real person—Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken/KFC. From a 1930s roadside café in Corbin, Kentucky, Harland Sanders launched a fried chicken business that now circles the globe, serving “finger lickin’ good” chicken to more than 12 million people every day.

From renowned fishing expert Nick Fisher comes this concise guide to fishing along British coastline. All that's needed is a beach, pier, harbour, estuary or boat. Nick covers all the basics, such as when and where to go fishing, and then profiles the sea fish that you are likely to catch, covering their conservation status, season, habitat and method of catching.

Discover all the secrets and countless benefits of fermentation today! This audiobook is intended to introduce anyone to the art of fermenting food at home. It is specifically geared toward true beginners. Inside you'll learn about what fermented foods are and why they are so good for you; how fermentation was used in different cultures throughout history; how to make base recipes such as kefir, whey, brine, and sauerkraut; and more.

Looking for a healthier alternative to deep frying? Meet the Air Fryer, your new favorite gadget. With an Air Fryer, you can actually cut down the calories by more than 60 percent and even more when it comes to saturated fats. It's your ticket to healthier fried foods that still taste crispy-crunchy delicious - and leaves you with “a lot less mess”at clean-up time. Plus, this versatile machine does more than "fry" - use your air fryer to make meat loaf, roast veggies, bake potatoes, and much more.

Heralded by New York magazine as one of the city's most popular diets, macrobiotics has become the latest trend in dieting, thanks to high-profile supporters like Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow.

The fun + frank podcast which helps you navigate the world of wine. Hosted by Australia's first female Master of Wine Meg Brodtmann, and self-titled Master of Sabrage Mel Gilcrist.

This novel take on the history of wine reveals that, whether by adding toxic sweeteners or passing off counterfeit bottles, wine fraud is abundant—and as old as wine itself. Vintage Crime will intrigue even the most sated of wine drinkers with its juicy tales of deception, raising interesting questions along the way: what counts as wine, why do we drink it, and what makes a wine truly authentic?

Anne Willan, multi-award-winning culinary historian, cookbook writer, teacher, and founder of La Varenne Cooking School in Paris, explores the lives and work of women cookbook authors whose essential books have defined cooking over the past 300 years. Beginning with the first published cookbook by Hannah Woolley in 1661 to the early colonial days to the transformative popular works by Fannie Farmer, Irma Rombauer, Julia Child, Edna Lewis, Marcella Hazan, and up to Alice Waters working today.

Secret Palace Recipes from the British Royal Family is an enchanting cookbook that offers you a taste of palace life and a glimpse into royal culinary traditions spanning generations. You’ll discover timeless recipes inspired by favorite dishes of the late Queen Elizabeth to King Charles, Prince William, and other royals. Whether you’re hosting an elegant dinner or a cozy movie night in, these recipes are sure to impress your guests...even if they’re not wearing their tiaras!

A history of Russia in the twentieth century unlike any other—from the Russian revolution to the oligarchs of the '90s, via the Holodomor, the siege of Leningrad and Chernobyl.

How much do you know about your favorite drink? If you’ve wondered why whiskey is so popular or what the real difference is between scotch and bourbon, this book is for you. Packed with interesting facts, this book tells you all you ever wanted to know about whiskey. This book explains what proof is and why it matters so much for your whiskey. You also learn the right way to judge a good whiskey, including how it should look, smell, and most importantly, taste.

From one of our most interesting literary figures, former editor of Granta, former fiction editor at The New Yorker, acclaimed author of Among the Thugs, a sharp, funny, exuberant, close-up account of his headlong plunge into the life of a professional cook.

In fifty short chapters, Martins cuts through organized zealotry and the misleading jargon of food labeling to outline realistic steps everyone can take to be part of the sustainable-food movement. With wit, and insight, and no small amount of provocation, The Carnivore's Manifesto is both a revolutionary call to arms and a rollicking good read that will inspire, engage, and challenge anyone interested in the way we eat today.

Wine for Beginners is your first step in becoming an expert at wine tasting. Wine is an incredibly technical and nuanced drink, so the ability to pick up on flavors and aromas can seem like a daunting task. This book is a comprehensive and easy-to-read guide on how to properly drink, speak about, and pair wine. You will not only become a more confident wine drinker, but you will also be able to dazzle your friends and family with your knowledge of wine and skill at wine and food pairing.

In Feels Like Home, Grammy award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt effortlessly evokes the magical panorama of the high desert, a landscape etched by sunlight and carved by wind, offering a personal tour built around meals and memories of the place where she came of age.

Are you keen on trying out the Dr. Sebi diet but don’t know where to start? Do you want to lose some excess weight and get healthy and energetic? Do you want to harness the power of all-natural recipes and manage ailments that? If this is the case, then this is the right audio for you!

Don’t fret as you are now holding the key to make healthy meals in advance! This book will help you get started in preparing nutritious meals for the whole family, even if you are busy. In this book you will learn the basics of food prepping, different foods that you can use to prep your meals in a lot of different ways, and how to prepare them the right and nutritious way! Meal prepping is time saving, healthy, and budget friendly. In addition, it is a good habit that you can include in your daily life.