Category — Books, Guides & Kits

Perusing old cookbooks is a great way to find inspiration. “The Paris Boulevard” by Carl Warner is another. The poster for the Paris Cookbook Fair Poster 2012 looks good enough to eat, doesn’t it?

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Like Jamie Oliver? Like Facebook games? Guess what two things have just collided. Read on to learn how the TV Chef has invaded Restaurant City.

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Together at last! Two obsessive tastes that taste great together! It’s no secret that Scrabble enthusiasts are, well, enthusiastic. Happens to be, so are many chefs about what they do. Scrabble Cooking by USAopoly offers the chance for chefs and Scrabble-fiends the ability to finally see eye-to-eye. Word to the wise however (ahem), and clear up if French words are allowed before you start picking tiles. We wouldn’t want any Scrabble-related injuries over the name of Escoffier.

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One might think that cooking food on a stick is simply a matter of sticking food on a stick. (With me so far?) Ah, but there’s a fine art to it. Which foods taste best when on a stick? How to keep food on a stick from falling off of a stick? Does everything taste better on a stick? (Yes.) These are all worthy topics to explore. The new cookbook On a Stick! by Matt Armendariz looks to answer a few of these delicious questions.

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There’s only one way to host a tea party. With the Mad Hatter! This Alice In Wonderland Tea Set will make it easy to invite him. And his riddles.

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

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Looking for some fine reading to look over while enjoying a cup of tea? Consider The Ancient Art of Tea: Wisdom From the Ancient Chinese Tea Masters by Warren Peltier. In it you will learn that “…mountain water is superior. Inferior is river water. Well water is inferior to river water.” Which makes sense. Naturally.

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