Travel guides: restaurants and cafes Books

Book SynopsisA bite-sized guide to 25 of the best culinary towns and cities in the UK for foodies. Looking for the best curry spot in Manchester, where you can sample a classic afternoon tea in London or fancy tucking into the best gastro-pub grub in Edinburgh? Need a place for cocktails in Belfast, or want to get off the tourist trail and find the best fish and chips in Cornwall? After years in the culinary wilderness, over the last decade England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have planted themselves firmly on the map as must-visit destinations for any self-respecting foodie. The UK food scene is positively brimming with ideas and enthusiasm, where chefs and artisan producers celebrate the best, freshest local ingredients and use them in dishes inspired by cuisines from around the world. Foodie Breaks: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales will provide you with a snapshot of 25 culinary hotspots, each with 10 recommendations any self-respecting foodie simply must try. It’s the perfect travel companion for a long weekend, with all the hard work and research done for you. Simply pick a place to eat and tuck in.Trade Review"Discover a fresh side to Britain and its food with a new fact-filled guide to the country's eateries." - British Travel Journal

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Book SynopsisThe MICHELIN Guide España is carefully researched, with objective recommendations to numerous restaurants. Anonymous inspectors use the famed Michelin star rating system to create an extensive selection of great places to eat for all budgets. Recommendations to 1400 delicious restaurants. From Starred to highly recommended restaurants traditional or starred restaurants for a special occasion. Awards such as the Bib Gourmand indicative of an affordable and enjoyable meal. Plates identifying restaurants offering a good meal. Covering traditional dishes and starred restaurant menus for every occasion... To make your visit memorable, the MICHELIN guide has an easy-to-use format, featuring: * Longer more in depth descriptions for two and three star restaurants * Thematic indexes to help you make the right choice * Cultural and practical information * Cuisines from around the world, in all price bands * City map locating the guide's restaurants * Lively description for each entry with pictures, including price indications (SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION)

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Book SynopsisThe supper club is a tradition and now somewhat of a phenomenon found in the Upper Midwest. They are so retro that they are coming back in to vogue. With more than 60 recipes from 40 supper clubs, Wisconsin Supper Club Cookbook will uncover the secrets to the food and the drinks that keep people coming back to the party any time of the day.Trade ReviewWhile supper clubs are little-known in much of the country, they thrive in the upper Midwest, a fact proven in Mary Bergin's Wisconsin Supper Club Cookbook. Here are recipes for hearty food and stout drinks along with vivid descriptions of the supper-club dining experience, including Friday fish fries and Saturday prime rib as well as old-fashioned cocktails and after-dinner ice-cream libations. For those of us who prize culinary tradition, the charm of this book goes beyond enticing recipes. Mary Bergin has created a glorious tribute to a uniquely American way of going out to eat. -- Michael Stern, Roadfood.comMary Bergin’s Wisconsin Supper Club Cookbook is an understated title. If you never prepare one recipe, it remains a worthy guide to Wisconsin’s regional supper clubs. Bergin offers salient histories to convey why customers loyally embrace these clubs as community treasures. Someday, you may wish to prepare those recipes to remember when and recapture a memory. Catherine Lambrecht, Greater Midwest Foodways AllianceIf it's Thursday, it's prime rib, and, if you're lucky, still a Wisconsin supper club near you, and now, on any day of the week there's Mary Bergin's wonderful Wisconsin Super Club Cookbook to keep the home fires burning and a great tradition going! Michael Feldman, Whad'ya Know? show host, Wisconsin Public RadioA hungry traveler’s road map, menu and history, Bergin’s book satisfies like a Wisconsin supper club dinner plating up heaping portions of distinctive, Badger State dining culture and recipes sided with tasty tidbits on the supper club's influence shaping social legacy, local lore and the Midwestern comfort food life. Dig in and come back for more! -- Kit Bernardi, KitTravels.com and Midwest Living Magazine Contributing Editor and Writer"

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Book SynopsisLondon has some of the best cocktail bars in the world, from the luxurious and trendy to the quirky and classy. London's Best Cocktail Spots is the hippest, most up-to-date guide to London's diverse and stylish cocktail scene. It offers lively descriptive reviews of 50 top venues across the city, from smart hotels and rooftop bars to craft cocktail hotspots, over-the-top concept bars and celebrity-spotting destinations. Each revealing entry includes a concise description, contact and reservation details, nearby tube stops, whether food is served, opening hours and lavish color photos. Locations are pinpointed on easy-to-read maps. This indispensable nightlife guide even includes recipes for the best signature cocktails in town, plus an introduction to the art of cocktail making and the history of cocktails.

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Book SynopsisFood-focused travel guides for the world’s most exciting cities This book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-the-know Barcelonians. You’ll also find insights into the city’s idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you’ve returned home. It’s the inside knowledge that allows you to Drink, Shop, Cook and Eat Like a Local.

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Book SynopsisFood-focused travel guides for the world’s most exciting cities This book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-the-know Shanghainese, including expert contributing editor Michael Zee (author of Symmetry Breakfast). You’ll also find insights into the city’s idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you’ve returned home. It’s the inside knowledge that allows you to Drink, Shop, Cook and Eat Like a Local.

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Book SynopsisBeyond the Monuments in Washington DC is your guide to some of the US capital’s cool places to visit that extend way beyond power and politics. Travel writer Kate Armstrong covers all of the new hip locales, including H Street Corridor, 14th Street and Union Market District, and the hangouts of historic Georgetown and Dupont Circle. She offers a local’s take on where to go for great coffee, crafty cocktails, DC-centric shopping and superlative sights (these include the freebie 'must dos' around the Mall, such as the National Museum of the African American History and Culture and the Library of Congress). There are fun, themed walking itineraries for U Street, old town Alexandria, and gardens and homes of Georgetown, plus three accessible daytrips to Mount Vernon, Richmond, and Gettysburg. There's so much to see and do in this under-rated city, and this book in the Curious Travel Guides series will add polish to your visit. - The Curious Travel Guides highlight the best of coffee, culture and good food from an insider's perspective. They are perfect for all kinds of travel, including for those who may only have the weekend to spend in the city.  - Detailed reviews of selected temples, shops, cafes, restaurants, bars and izakaya, museums and open-air spaces.  - Sleek, contemporary design with beautiful images, and a luxe leather-like cover make this book a beautiful keepsake.  - Other titles in the series: Neon Lights in Tokyo, Sundays in Paris, Lost in Florence, Art and Fiesta in Mexico City, Wanderlust in Berlin and Marrakesh, Explore the Magic of the Red City and California Travel Dreaming.

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Book SynopsisFrom Masterchef: The Professionals quarter-finalist Carla Lamont. This book shares the sensual beauty and bounty of the Isle of Mull through the eyes of restauranteur and MasterChef: The Professionals 2020 quarter-finalist Carla Lamont and photographer Dr Sam Jones. At Ninth Wave Restaurant, an enterprising couple have created one of Scotland’s hidden culinary gems. Multiple winner of Best Restaurant Award – VisitScotland, and two-time Winner of Restaurant of the Year – Highlands & Islands, Carla and her rugged fisherman husband Jonny have put Mull firmly on the food map. After lovingly renovating a granite bothy on their windswept croft, they opened Ninth Wave as the first high-end restaurant on the Ross of Mull. The food is an exhilarating blend of the traditional and modern, using the wonderful natural larder of Mull and influences from exotic cuisines from all over the world. Carla has gathered her experiences in this book full of magical imagery, tantalising recipes and quirky anecdotes about cooking, love, life and the challenges of running a restaurant at the edge of the Hebrides. Gloriously illustrated with atmospheric food and landscape pictures of an award-winning photographer, this memoir and cookbook captures the hedonistic joy of all that is the Ninth Wave experience.Trade Review'unusual and compelling ... a sure-fire winner for those in search of inspiration' * Herald *'The author shares the sensual beauty and bounty of the Hebridean island of Mull in this fine book which is elegantly illustrated by photographer Sam Jones' * Scotland Magazine *

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Book SynopsisFew things convey the identity of Britain's towns and cities more vocally than football and food, yet put them together and they become incompatible foes. Balti pies served out of tin trays and rubbery burgers that cost north of a tenner are typical of the over-the-counter fare that welcomes fans through the turnstile. But it doesn't have to be that way. As Britain embraces a craft revolution of locally made produce we, the travelled football fans, have the unique opportunity to experience the country in a way few others can. We can feast on cockles and mussels on the south-east coast, tuck into smack barm and pey wet in Lancashire and drink our way through an explosion of craft distillers and breweries all in the name of the club we love. The Great Pie Revolt is the definitive guide to the cafes, market stalls, takeaways, microbrewers, pubs and bars that pride themselves on their locality. It is proof that when paired properly football and food are a match made in heaven, but both are in dire need of a spectator-driven revolt.

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Book SynopsisSandwiches are still the fastest growing food sector, which makes good quality coffee and sandwich bars an exciting opportunity. In this revised and updated edition, the author passes on knowledge he has gained from his own experience. Find out how to: - CREATE A CONCEPT AND YOUR IMAGE - CHOOSE THE RIGHT LOCATION- BUY EQUIPMENT AND FIT OUT THE SHOP- GENERATE INTEREST BEFORE YOU OPENTrade ReviewREADER REVIEWS '...I read the book cover to cover in one weekend...useful to any novice considering going into a catering business.' 'This book has definitely given me the confidence to understand what I will need to do get things moving.'Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Preface; 1.Planning your business; 2. Dealing with your professional advisers; 3. Choosing your shop unit; 4. Creating your own identity; 5. Bread and butter issues: food and drink, staff and you; 6. Suppliers; 7. Fitting out and equipping the shop; 8. Staffing and day-to-day issues; 9. Food hygiene and health and safety; 10. Getting up and running; 11. Beyond the basic concept; Extract from Millers staff handbook; Useful contacts and publications; Further reading; Index.

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Book SynopsisEach featured city includes a review of the city, with selected tourist highlights, food recommendations, itineraries for first-time visitors, accommodation and travel options, followed by 5-9 recommended beer bars, cafes and brewery taps where the reader can experience the best of each city's burgeoning beer scene. An extensive section on transportation will enable the beer tourists wanting to see more of Europe to link destinations using public transport. Featured destinations include Barcelona, Berlin, Bristol, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Madrid, Porto, Tallin, Tel Aviv and Vienna.

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Book SynopsisFrom the splendid Eccles cakes of London's St John Bakery to the delicate pasteis de nata at Manteigaria in Lisbon, Europe's Best Bakeries has baked goods for every taste. This overview of bakeries in the UK, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany and France is a fascinating, mouth-watering and unique introduction to Europe's long and impressive baking tradition.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Jam packed with interesting stories and colorful characters that will make each bite just a little more enticing." --Better"Chicago has invented, transformed, and promoted dozens of foods that give the city its distinct and inimitable gastronomy. Veteran Chicago journalists Eng and Hammond teamed up to delve into 30 of those unique Chicago eats to discover their origins and their status as icons of American cuisine." --Booklist"A taxonomic guidebook to the city’s lesser-known endemic eats. With obligatory chapters on familiar signatures like hot dogs and deep dish, its real value lies in the stories behind less celebrated working-class originals like the Japanese-American rice and gravy burger plate akutagawa; sweet sticky Chinese-Korean gampongi lollipop wings; and the city’s other beef on a bun: the sweet steak sandwich." --Chicago Reader“Eng and Hammond are two of Chicago’s most respected (and voracious) food reporters, so it’s no surprise to see how they’ve covered the city’s iconic foods like a layer of mozzarella on a deep-dish pie. This is the most thorough, gumshoe, deep-dive reporting into the origins of not only the well-known dishes (Italian beef, pizza, and hot dogs) but also the lesser-known gems in specific neighborhoods, like the Big Baby and the Gym Shoe. I clearly need to get out more, because how have I lived in Chicago for thirty years and never had Taffy Grapes?! This is a must-read for any local who wants to understand what it means to ‘eat like a Chicagoan,’ but it’s also a fascinating history lesson about how waves of immigration have shaped our local diet over the years.”--Steve Dolinsky, 13-time winner of the James Beard Award and food reporter for NBC 5 Chicago“Made in Chicago proves that Chicago is one of the world’s greatest vernacular food cities. Created mainly by ethnic food vendors--from pushcarts to diners and small food companies--these dishes show the city in all its quotidian culinary glory.”--Bruce Kraig“Few are better qualified to write about Chicago food (and one notorious drink) than Monica Eng and David Hammond. They are journalists who have reported on deliciousness for decades, and shared the heartfelt human stories behind the scenes. Made in Chicago digs even deeper. It’s an essential guide with details that will surprise even the most dedicated experts of local culture and cuisine.”--Louisa Chu, Chicago Tribune food critic and cohost of ChewingTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Akutagawa Big Baby Bone-In Pork Chop Sandwich Breaded Steak Sandwich Chicken Vesuvio Chicago Corn Roll Tamale Chicago Mix Chicago Style Egg Roll Chicago Hot Dog Deep Dish Pizza Flaming Saganaki Giardiniera Gam Pong Chicken Wings Gyros Italian Beef Sandwich Jibarito Jim Shoe Malört Maxwell Street Polish Mild Sauce Mother-in-Law Pepper and Egg Sandwich Pizza Puff Rainbow Cone Rib Tips Shrimp DeJonghe Steak and Lemonade Sweet Steak Supreme Sandwich Taffy Grapes Tavern Style Pizza References

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Book SynopsisShowcasing the region's finest distilleries, as well as local restaurants, hotels, and parks, The State of Bourbon will lead you across Kentucky and into your own bourbon adventure. Trade ReviewAn essential addition to the library of anyone considering a trip to Kentucky to explore bourbon country, and a must have for any Kentuckian who will inevitably have out of town guests looking for bourbon related adventures. Cheers! * New York Journal of Books *Not just a trail or tasting guide, The State of Bourbon will lead the reader on a kind of armchair travel adventure across Kentucky, through the history of the spirit, and into a personal bourbon adventure. * MBR Bookwatch *Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: Bourbon Firsts1. The First Kentucky Bourbon2. The State's First Bourbon Distillery3. The First Sour Mash Recipe4. The First Distillery to Use the Steam-Powered Distillation Process5. The First Bourbon to Be Bottled and Sealed for Sale Part II: Kentucky's River Towns6. Louisville7. Maysville8. The Jackson PurchasePart III: Prohibition and Beyond9. Prohibition in Kentucky10. Medicinal Bourbon Permits11. The Impact of Kentucky Bourbon on WWII12. The Distiller's Association and the Modern Bourbon IndustryAppendix: A Glossary of Bourbon Terms

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Book SynopsisA complete blueprint for all types of restaurant developmentfrom concept through construction Whether you are planning a small neighborhood bistro or an expansive hotel eatery, Restaurant Planning, Design, and Construction provides you with the specific information and in-depth guidance you need to navigate the restaurant development process effectively. With easy-to-use worksheets, checklists, review procedures, and guidelines, this comprehensive manual can help you to avoid the pitfalls of miscommunication, omission, and faulty execution that can mean the difference between your success and failure. Taking you step by step through each phase of the development process, the book shows you how to: Assemble and manage your restaurant development team Prepare a marketable business plan to use when seeking financial backing Approach site evaluation, budgets, scheduling, and more Write a detailed operational plan of how the restaurant will functiTable of ContentsRestaurant Development. Choosing and Managing Your Development Team. Preparing a Marketable Business Plan. Refining Your Concept and Writing the Operational Plan. Preparing the Design Program. Planning and Design. The Construction Phase: Building Your Restaurant. Index.

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Book SynopsisA major revision of a classic text-how to be an effective foodservice manager. When it comes to handling the demands of the foodservice industry, there is no single approach. Quantity Food Production, Planning, and Management goes beyond the mere teaching of technical skills to address the multitude of situations and challenges facing operators today. Now in a new edition, this classic hospitality management text continues to set the standard for planning production, executing culinary technique, and understanding food and beverage management. Chapters are logically organized, and each one discusses a separate element of successful hospitality operations management. With 80 percent of the material revised to address current trends, the Third Edition features new sections on: * Employee productivity * Total Quality Management * Innovative cooking methods and trends * Cultural diversity * Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACTable of ContentsQUANTITY FOOD PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. Raising the Standard. Understanding Trends in Nutrition and Health. Producing a Menu. Implementing Equipment. Controls. Service and Dining Etiquette. Human Resources. Products and Profits. Property and Promotion. QUANTITY FOOD PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT. Cooking Principles, Methods, and Trends. Sanitation and Safety. Pantry Products. Stocks, Soups, and Sauces. Fruits, Vegetables, and Cereals. Meats, Poultry, and Seafood. Bakeshop Production. Dairy Products and Eggs. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisWith authentic recipes, behind-the-scenes stories, and recommendations of where the locals eat, this is the indispensable guide to Texas's appetizingly diverse tacos and taco culture by the authors of Austin Breakfast Tacos.Trade Review"Part travel guide, part-taco manual, part cultural history of the people and places that have shaped—and been shaped by—this divine dish, Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece have created a fun, stomach-growling romp of a book that is coming out at just the right moment. . . . [F]rom the opening pages of The Tacos of Texas, it’s clear that this simple recipe belies a world of taco complexity with a deep multicultural history populated by some truly amazing characters." * The Daily Beast *"[T]here is a bounty of tacos and this book is your best guide. . . . This is a big book with 440 pages of ideas, lore, fascination, and food. You can use this book even if you aren’t headed for Texas. But if you do have a trip planned there, grab a copy of this and some tacos when you land. This is variety Texas style. Big, bold, and sure to please." * Cooking by the Book *Table of Contents The Tacos of Texas The Holy Trinity: Las Tortillas, Los Fillings, y Las Salsas Rio Grande Valley Laredo El Paso Austin Corpus Christi San Antonio Houston Dallas–Fort Worth Midland–Odessa Abilene ¡Que Vivan los Tacos! El Glossary Acknowledgments Index

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