James Beard Foundation Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained + More Than 100 Essential Recipes
Nik Sharma
Reference, History and Scholarship: Black Smoke by @soulfoodscholar; The Flavor Equation by @abrowntable; and Koji Alchemy by Rich Shih and @TMGastronaut #jbfa
Hardcover, 2020
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Every Season: Read Aloud Grade K
Reading
Single Subject: Cool Beans by @JoeYonan; Grains for Every Season by @joshua_mcfadden with @marthaholmberg; and The Hog Book by Jesse Griffiths #jbfa
Paperback, 2009
$38.20$19.10 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue
Adrian Miller
#jbfa winner @soulfoodscholar chronicles the contributions that Black Americans have had to barbecue in his new book, “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue.” Read an excerpt here: https://bit.ly/36KUmKX
Hardcover, 2021
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Koji Alchemy: Rediscovering the Magic of Mold-Based Fermentation (Soy Sauce, Miso, Sake, Mirin, Amazake, Charcuterie)
Jeremy Umansky
Reference, History and Scholarship: Black Smoke by @soulfoodscholar; The Flavor Equation by @abrowntable; and Koji Alchemy by Rich Shih and @TMGastronaut #jbfa
Hardcover, 2020
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food: A Cookbook
Marcus Samuelsson
Commercial/Sponsored Visual Media: Justin V. Barocas, Uber Eats Presents: On the Rise with Marcus Samuelsson; Sean O'Connor, Whitney Hassett, Kyle J. Glenn, I Hire Punks; and @elmundodemando, Dennis Burnett, Made Right Here Road Trip #jbfa
Hardcover, 2020
$38.00$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
Kwame Onwuachi
Writing: Eat Like a Fish by Bren Smith; Notes from a Young Black Chef by @ChefKwame with Joshua David Stein; and Women on Food by @cettedrucks #jbfa
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen
Joanne Lee Molinaro
For Vegetable-Focused Cooking: The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen by @thekoreanvegan #jbfa
Hardcover, 2021
$37.00$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Foot Trodden: Portugal and the Wines That Time Forgot
Simon J. Woolf
Beverage without Recipes: Foot Trodden: Portugal and the Wines that Time Forgot by @simonjwoolf and @ryanopaz; Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by @malloryomeara; and The Noble Rot Book: Wine from Another Galaxy by Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew #jbfa
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Falastin: A Cookbook
Sami Tamimi
International: Falastin by @Samitamimi and Tara Wigley; In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan with Julia Turshen; and Ripe Figs by @yasmin_khan #jbfa
Hardcover, 2020
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way with Grains
Joshua McFadden
Single Subject: Cool Beans by @JoeYonan; Grains for Every Season by @joshua_mcfadden with @marthaholmberg; and The Hog Book by Jesse Griffiths #jbfa
Hardcover, 2021
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book