The Food Snob S Dictionary

Author : David Kamp,Marion Rosenfeld
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-04
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780307427526

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The Food Snob's Dictionary by David Kamp,Marion Rosenfeld Pdf

Food Snob n: reference term for the sort of food obsessive for whom the actual joy of eating and cooking is but a side dish to the accumulation of arcane knowledge about these subjects From the author of The United States of Arugula--and coauthor of The Film Snob’s Dictionary and The Rock Snob’s Dictionary--a delectable compendium of food facts, terminology, and famous names that gives ordinary folk the wherewithal to take down the Food Snobs--or join their zealous ranks. Open a menu and there they are, those confusing references to “grass-fed” beef, “farmstead” blue cheese, and “dry-farmed” fruits. It doesn’t help that your dinner companions have moved on to such heady topics as the future of the organic movement, or the seminal culinary contributions of Elizabeth Drew and Fernand Point. David Kamp, who demystified the worlds of rock and film for grateful readers, explains it all and more, in The Food Snobs Dictionary. Both entertaining and authentically informative, The Food Snob’ s Dictionary travels through the alphabet explaining the buzz-terms that fuel the food-obsessed, from “Affinage” to “Zest,” with stops along the way for “Cardoons,” “Fennel Pollen,” and “Sous-Vide,” all served up with a huge and welcome dollop of wit.

Author : David Kamp,David Lynch
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780767926928

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The Wine Snob's Dictionary by David Kamp,David Lynch Pdf

A nicely structured, lightly acidic addition to the handy Snob’s Dictionary series, decoding the baffling world of winespeak from A to Z. Wine Snob. The very phrase seems redundant, doesn't it? When faced with this snobbiest of snobberies, the civilian wine enthusiast needs the help of savvy translators like David Kamp and David Lynch. Their Wine Snob’s Dictionary delivers witty explication of both old-school oeno-obsessions (What's claret? Who's Michael Broadbent?) and such new-wave terms as "malolactic fermentation" and "fruit bomb." Among the other things Kamp and Lynch demystify: Finish: the Snob code-term for "aftertaste." (Robert Parker includes the stopwatch-measured length of a wine's finish in his ratings.) Meritage: an American wine classification that rhymes with "heritage," and should NEVER be pronounced "meri-TAHJ." Terroir: that elusive quality of vineyard soil that has sommeliers talking of "gunflint," "leather," and "candied fruits" Featuring ripe, luscious, full-bodied illustrations by Snob's Dictionary stalwart Ross MacDonald, The Wine Snob’s Dictionary is as heady and sparkling as a vintage Taittinger, only much less expensive... and much more giggle-inducing. Cheers!

Author : Graydon Carter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781440661815

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Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood by Graydon Carter Pdf

The stories behind the stories of some of Hollywood's most iconic movies The magazine world 's monthly arbiter of culture, personality, and world affairs, Vanity Fair has always offered the definitive insider's look at Hollywood power and glamour since its relaunch twenty-five years ago. Now, for the first time ever, Vanity Fair presents a one-of-a-kind collection featuring thirteen behind-the- scenes stories on some of cinema's most iconic films-including pictures as varied as All About Eve, Cleopatra, Sweet Smell of Success, Rebel Without a Cause, and Saturday Night Fever. For pop-culture fanatics and movie buffs alike, Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood is an irresistible glimpse at how classic films-and box office bombs-are made.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1198 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Dressmaking
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133485693

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Vanity Fair by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joseph Wright
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 903 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : History
ISBN : 9785880963034

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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete vocabulary of all dialect words still in use, or known to have been in use during the last two hundred years by Joseph Wright Pdf

Author : David Kamp,Lawrence Levi
Publisher : Crown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780767918763

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The Film Snob*s Dictionary by David Kamp,Lawrence Levi Pdf

From the same brain trust that brought you The Rock Snob*s Dictionary, the hilarious, bestselling guide to insiderist rock arcana, comes The Film Snob*s Dictionary, an informative and subversively funny A-to-Z reference guide to all that is held sacred by Film Snobs, those perverse creatures of the repertory cinema. No longer must you suffer silently as some clerk in a “Tod Browning’s Freaks” T-shirt bombards you with baffling allusions to “wire-fu” pictures, “Todd-AO process,” and “Sam Raimi.” By helping to close the knowledge gap between average moviegoers and incorrigible Snobs, the dictionary lets you in on hidden gems that film geeks have been hoarding (such as Douglas Sirk and Guy Maddin movies) while exposing the trash that Snobs inexplicably laud (e.g., most chop-socky films and Mexican wrestling pictures). Delightfully illustrated and handily organized in alphabetical order for quick reference, The Film Snob*s Dictionary is your fail-safe companion in the video store, the cineplex, or wherever insufferable Film Snobs congregate.

Author : Kali Amanda Browne
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-17
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781468906998

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Kali, The Food Goddess by Kali Amanda Browne Pdf

Author : Thomas Herbst,David Heath,Ian F. Roe,Dieter Götz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110892581

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A Valency Dictionary of English by Thomas Herbst,David Heath,Ian F. Roe,Dieter Götz Pdf

This dictionary provides a valency description of English verbs, nouns and adjectives. Each entry contains a comprehensive list of the complementation patterns identified on the basis of the largest corpus of English available at the present time. All examples are taken directly from the COBUILD/Birmingham corpus. The valency description comprises statements about the quantitative valency of the lexical units established, an inventory of their obligatory, contextually optional and purely optional complements as well as systematic information on the semantic and collocational properties of the complements. An outline of the model of valency theory used in this dictionary is provided in the introduction.

Author : Tom Rachman
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385671040

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The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman Pdf

Set against the gorgeous backdrop of Rome, Tom Rachman's wry, vibrant debut follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors, and executives of an international English language newspaper as they struggle to keep it - and themselves - afloat. Fifty years and many changes have ensued since the paper was founded by an enigmatic millionaire, and now, amid the stained carpeting and dingy office furniture, the staff's personal dramas seem far more important than the daily headlines. Kathleen, the imperious editor in chief, is smarting from a betrayal in her open marriage; Arthur, the lazy obituary writer, is transformed by a personal tragedy; Abby, the embattled financial officer, discovers that her job cuts and her love life are intertwined in a most unexpected way. Out in the field, a veteran Paris freelancer goes to desperate lengths for his next byline, while the new Cairo stringer is mercilessly manipulated by an outrageous war correspondent with an outsize ego. And in the shadows is the isolated young publisher who pays more attention to his prized basset hound, Schopenhauer, than to the fate of his family's quirky newspaper. As the era of print news gives way to the Internet age and this imperfect crew stumbles toward an uncertain future, the paper's rich history is revealed, including the surprising truth about its founder's intentions. Spirited, moving, and highly original, The Imperfectionists will establish Tom Rachman as one of our most perceptive, assured literary talents.

Author : Nelson George,Daphne Carr
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786726127

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Best Music Writing 2008 by Nelson George,Daphne Carr Pdf

The ninth entry in the acclaimed series celebrating the best writing on every style of music, from rock to hip-hop, R&B to jazz, pop to blues, and more. Best music writing is the definitive guide to the year in music writing, an annual feast of essays, missives, and musings on every musical style by critics, novelists, and musicians themselves. Culled from publications ranging from blogs to the New Yorker, the 2008 edition captures a year in music writing as diverse and riveting as the music it illuminates.

Author : Melissa Brackney Stoeger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610693769

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Food Lit by Melissa Brackney Stoeger Pdf

An essential tool for assisting leisure readers interested in topics surrounding food, this unique book contains annotations and read-alikes for hundreds of nonfiction titles about the joys of comestibles and cooking. Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction provides a much-needed resource for librarians assisting adult readers interested in the topic of food—a group that is continuing to grow rapidly. Containing annotations of hundreds of nonfiction titles about food that are arranged into genre and subject interest categories for easy reference, the book addresses a diversity of reading experiences by covering everything from foodie memoirs and histories of food to extreme cuisine and food exposés. Author Melissa Stoeger has organized and described hundreds of nonfiction titles centered on the themes of food and eating, including life stories, history, science, and investigative nonfiction. The work emphasizes titles published in the past decade without overlooking significant benchmark and classic titles. It also provides lists of suggested read-alikes for those titles, and includes several helpful appendices of fiction titles featuring food, food magazines, and food blogs.

Author : Marion Nestle
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520384163

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Slow Cooked by Marion Nestle Pdf

"A chronicle of hard work and a public health resource, Slow Cooked is also proof that it’s never too late."—New York Times​ Marion Nestle reflects on her late-in-life career as a world-renowned food politics expert, public health advocate, and a founder of the field of food studies after facing decades of low expectations. In this engrossing memoir, Marion Nestle reflects on how she achieved late-in-life success as a leading advocate for healthier and more sustainable diets. Slow Cooked recounts of how she built an unparalleled career at a time when few women worked in the sciences, and how she came to recognize and reveal the enormous influence of the food industry on our dietary choices. By the time Nestle obtained her doctorate in molecular biology, she had been married since the age of nineteen, dropped out of college, worked as a lab technician, divorced, and become a stay-at-home mom with two children. That's when she got started. Slow Cooked charts her astonishing rise from bench scientist to the pinnacles of academia, as she overcame the barriers and biases facing women of her generation and found her life's purpose after age fifty. Slow Cooked tells her personal story—one that is deeply relevant to everyone who eats, and anyone who thinks it's too late to follow a passion.

Author : John Lukacs
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300180947

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Democracy and Populism by John Lukacs Pdf

"This intensely interesting-and troubling-book is the product of a lifetime of reflection and study of democracy. In it, John Lukacs addresses the questions of how our democracy has changed and why we have become vulnerable to the shallowest possible demagoguery. Lukacs contrasts the political systems, movements, and ideologies that have bedeviled the twentieth century: democracy, Liberalism, nationalism, fascism, Bolshevism, National Socialism, populism. Reflecting on American democracy, Lukacs describes its evolution from the eighteenth century to its current form-a dangerous and possibly irreversible populism. This involves, among other things, the predominance of popular sentiment over what used to be public opinion. This devolution has happened through the gigantic machinery of publicity, substituting propaganda-and entertainment-for knowledge, and ideology for a sense of history. It is a kind of populism that relies on nationalism and militarism to hold society together. Lukacs's observations are original, biting, timely, sure to inspire lively debate about the precarious state of American democracy today." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004058450-d.html.

Author : Charlotte Druckman
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781452107097

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Skirt Steak by Charlotte Druckman Pdf

"Skirt Steak takes us deep into the world of more than 70 of the most brilliant women chefs working today"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Amy E. Guptill,Denise A. Copelton,Betsy Lucal
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745663906

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Food and Society by Amy E. Guptill,Denise A. Copelton,Betsy Lucal Pdf

This timely and engaging text offers students a social perspective on food, food practices, and the modern food system. It engages readers’ curiosity by highlighting several paradoxes: how food is both mundane and sacred, reveals both distinction and conformity, and, in the contemporary global era, comes from everywhere but nowhere in particular. With a social constructionist framework, the book provides an empirically rich, multi-faceted, and coherent introduction to this fascinating field. Each chapter begins with a vivid case study, proceeds through a rich discussion of research insights, and ends with discussion questions and suggested resources. Chapter topics include food’s role in socialization, identity, work, health and social change, as well as food marketing and the changing global food system. In synthesizing insights from diverse fields of social inquiry, the book addresses issues of culture, structure, and social inequality throughout. Written in a lively style, this book will be both accessible and revealing to beginning and intermediate students alike.