Summary: Best-selling author, culinary adventurer and self-proclaimed hedonist, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana Jones. In this series, his journey introduces viewers to people and places far beyond the realm of food as he travels the world sampling local foods and culture. Paris: Take an unusual tour of the city of light and love as Tony ventures from a hardcore...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Communications 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Where Our Food Really Comes From, an eight-lecture course that explores the history, design, technology, and labor behind the foods you know and love."--Publisher's promotional description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.033 WHESummary: "After a decade living in the United States, [filmmaker Asori] Soto returns to his homeland of Cuba to search for the missing flavors of his childhood--a journey to discover culinary traditions long thought lost due to the hardship that Cuba survived after the collapse of the Soviet Union."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CUBSummary: A modern story of the animals we eat, as told by the people from whom we rarely hear. From the solitary hunter, who believes everyone needs to be educated about their food, to the family farmer, who argues that money isn't his primary driver, compassionate practices of food production connect their stories. It is an eye opening, thoroughly engaging, fly-on-the-wall film. Never has "farm to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MEAPham, Thien
Summary: "Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Kalla, Joudie
Summary: Joudie Kalla, author of the bestselling Palestine on a Plate, introduces readers to more of the Middle Easts best-kept secret, Palestinian cuisine. Baladi means my home, my land, my country, and Joudie once again pays homage to her homeland of Palestine by showcasing the wide-ranging, vibrant and truly delicious dishes of her country. Baladi features recipes that are broadly categorized...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 2019
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Summary: "Get ready to play (and learn!) with your food! Discover the secrets of Pi(e), learn about the hidden numbers in your food, conduct experiments with shapes and patterns, and more. The Math of a Milkshake brings math into the kitchen, for a fun and interactive approach to learning for the whole family."--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Travel journalist Rudy Maxa and Washington, D.C. restaurateur Daisuke Utagawa present three episodes that highlight three distinct regions of Japan, focusing on the nation's food and food producers. From the ramen of the northern island of Hokkaido, to the sushi of Tokyo, to the Wagyu beef raised on the southern island of Kyushu, food is a window on the soul of Japan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.2 RUDSummary: "Within the last half century, our agricultural and food industries have changed more than ... ever before. New technologies and scientific ingenuity have given rise to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and other man-made foods. People have begun to raise concerns about the safety of GMOs in our food supply, given their incredible dominance in a large portion of our diets. Traditional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KITG Productions 2015