Kin: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen by Marie Mitchell A passionate debut cookbook celebrates Caribbean food, its legacy preserved—and, ultimately, transformed—by the kinship of those who share food.

Little Local Texas Cookbook by Hilah Johnson
30 classic Texas recipes to treasure

The Little Local Texas Cookbook brings the essential flavors of Texas to your table. From traditional BBQ to celebratory party treats, you’ll find recipes for slow-roasted beef ribs, chicken-fried steak, chili cheese enchilada breakfast tacos, Texas sheet cake, and other classic dishes. Written by a regional food expert and beautifully illustrated, this little cookbook is the perfect gift for Texans and tourists alike.

Maison Lesage: Haute Couture Embroidery by Patrick Mauriès The most prestigious Parisian Haute Couture artisans, Maison Lesage has collaborated with the biggest names in fashion, from Chanel, Schiaparelli, and Yves Saint Laurent, to Cristobal Balenciaga, Valentino, and Alexander McQueen. Founded in 1924, when the Lesage family bought the eminent firm of Michonet (then a supplier to such fashion legends as the House of Worth), Maison Lesage has created exceptional embroidery motifs—often requiring hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of precise beadwork—for star fashion designers for decades. Perhaps best known today for the masterpieces it creates for Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel collections, the house was bought by Chanel in 2002 as part of its Paraffection group to ensure the survival of the house’s unique history and extraordinary skills. Illustrated with specially commissioned photography of the house’s historic creations and illuminated with texts by Patrick Mauries, who has written extensively on Chanel, Maison Lesage is both a tribute to exceptional craftsmanship and a journey through more than one hundred years of fashion at its most sumptuous and inventive. This book will be coveted by anyone interested in luxury fashion.

Memento Mori: The Dead Among Us by Paul Koudounaris
A macabre, spectacular, and thought-provoking survey of death in life, this book collects the many ways human remains are used in decorative, commemorative, and devotional contexts around the world today. This compact edition of Memento Mori takes the reader on a ghoulish but beautiful tour of some of the world’s more unusual sacred sites and traditions, in which human remains are displayed for the benefit of the living. From burial caves in Indonesia festooned with bones to skulls smoking cigarettes, wearing beanie hats and sunglasses, and decorated with garlands of flowers in South America, author Paul Koudounaris ventures beyond the grave to find messages of hope and salvation. His glorious color photographs and insightful commentaries reveal that in many places, the realms of the living and the dead are nowhere near so distinct as contemporary Western society would have us believe.

A beloved baker returns with more than 100 whole–grain recipes to elevate your baking routine. “My goal in this cookbook is to provide you with the same tool kit I offer to those who come apprentice at Friends & Family. . . . Throughout these pages, I’ve distilled my morning rituals and routines to arm you with the recipes, techniques, and insights I’ve learned while baking long before the sun is up, so you can be a morning baker in your own kitchen, at whatever hour you please.”—from the introduction Morning Baker invites readers to get more adventurous with their muffins, breads, and pastries through recipes that include: Buckwheat Joy Muffins * Herby Cottage Cheese Scones * Apple Upside-Down Pancakes * Sweet and Savory French Toasts * Pineapple Fritters * Whole-Grain Croissants * Espresso Pains au Chocolat * Brioche Jam Buns * Heirloom Masa Tortillas * Cinnamon-Raisin Brioche * Pumpkin Spelt Bread * Midnight Cookies * Perfect Quiche * Cherry Cutout Pie The follow-up to Roxana Jullapat’s baking classic Mother Grains, this repertoire of 100 recipes expands the possibilities of whole-grain magic with fundamental pastry formulas, simple sourdough techniques, and tips and troubleshooting advice throughout. Pour a cup of coffee, preheat your oven, and enjoy the rituals of beautiful baking from the comfort of your own home.

New Map France by Herbert Ypma
Today’s discerning traveler is looking not merely for luxury but for a unique experience. But in this age of low-cost flights and easy travel, how do you avoid the crowds and find the hidden gems? Not via sponsored search results or thousands of indistinguishable reviews. What you need is on-the-ground, in-person, tried-and-trusted knowledge. In this new guide to France, Herbert Ypma surprises and delights with his unequaled eye for detail and his unerring ability to judge what makes the difference between a good experience and a truly memorable one. The numerous experiences and tips that he maps out across the length and breadth of France fall into four key categories: staying in character, eclectic experiences, legend for lunch, and convincing context. Featuring more than ninety experiences and tips, from unique places to stay and the best spots for authentic French cuisine to historical must-sees and quirky one-offs, New Map France is the ideal travel companion for a trip to

Oak: From Seed to Ancient Tree by Beth Moon The oak: One of nature’s most majestic creations, sacred to Zeus and Thor, capable of living for a thousand years. But also a familiar friend, the landmark of childhood backyards and parks, host to treehouses and swings, provider of welcome shade. In this beautiful volume, published in the same oversize square format as her best seller Ancient Trees, America’s foremost tree portraitist, Beth Moon, pays tribute to the oak. She captures every stage of its life cycle, from the acorn to the seedling to the sapling. Most of her hand-tinted full-page photographs, however, are devoted to mature oaks of the United States and the United Kingdom—both anonymous specimens whose gnarled, leafy personalities reveal themselves to her sensitive eye and famous trees with their own names and recorded histories stretching back centuries.

Plat du Jour: French Dinners Made Easy by Susan Herrmann Loomis Embrace everyday cooking with Susan Loomis’s Plat du Jour, her appealing take on the French formule. Discover the pleasures of cooking—and eating—with this French approach to everyday meals. Featured on bistro menus and dinner tables throughout France, the plat du jour is the centerpiece of a two-course meal, a formula that Susan Loomis cleverly presents here. By pairing substantial main dishes such as Boeuf Bourguignon, Poule au Pot, and Bouillabaisse, with just the right starter, side, and/or dessert, Plat du Jour makes getting dinner on the table as easy as un,

Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen by Leah Koenig • The IACP 2024 International Cookbook Winner • One of Food & Wine's Best Cookbooks of Fall 2023 • One of the Boston Globe's Best Cookbooks of 2023 • One of Smithsonian's 2023 Ten Best Books About Food • A Los Angeles Times Best Cookbook of 2023 • A Vice Best Cookbook of 2023 • A KCRW Good Food Best Cookbook of 2023 • A National Post Best Cookbook of 2023 • A WBUR Here & Now Best Cookbook of 2023 • One of Wine Country's Ten Best Cookbooks of 2023 A captivating tour through Rome’s centuries-old Jewish community with more than 100 simple, deeply flavorful, vegetable-forward recipes. “Naming the book Portico is my way of saying, ‘Welcome. I’m glad you are here.’”

Sargent and Paris by Stephanie L. Herdrich A fascinating look at John Singer Sargent’s formative years as a young painter in Paris, a city that helped forge his artistic identity and sparked his rise to the pinnacle of the nineteenth-century art world.

Superfine: Tailoring Black Style by Monica L. Miller This exploration of Black dandy fashion and its representation in art and literature highlights the vibrant, complicated legacy of a recognizable yet constantly shifting style, from its origins in Enlightenment Europe to the contemporary art and fashion worlds. Superfine: Tailoring Black Style traces the complex and vibrant legacy of menswear across three centuries of Black culture—from today’s hip-hop aesthetic and popular street trends, through its use during the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights movement as a symbol of creative and political agency, to its surprising origins as an imposed uniform for servants and enslaved people

The Art of Cake by Alice Oehr For dessert lovers everywhere, a mouthwatering illustrated history of cakes from around the globe. Discover fifty of the most beloved cakes from around the world in this delectable guide to a classic dessert. Each delicacy comes to life through the charming writing and delightful illustrations of Alice Oehr, who has fun facts and origin stories for everything from Boston cream pie and Baked Alaska to tiramisu and Black Forest cake. With Oehr, cake becomes so much more than its flavor. Ingredients reflect the time and place in which the recipe was developed, baking methods are a testament to long-standing tradition, and decorations embrace the creativity inherent in favorite desserts. Together, these are the touches that make each cake so cherished in its country of origin.

The Big Book of Amaro by Matteo Zed
A beautifully illustrated and comprehensive celebration of the classic Italian bitter liqueur details everything you need to know about buying, tasting, and enjoying amaro.

Amaro, translated literally as “bitter,” is an herbal liqueur traditionally enjoyed as a digestif. Delightfully complex and bittersweet, it’s also used as an element in many modern cocktails and kitchen recipes. Cocktail designer, spirits writer, and amaro expert Matteo Zed explores amaro’s fascinating history (from its origins in medieval alchemy to today’s popular renaissance), botanical profiles, and remarkable natural properties. Zed showcases how best to use amaro behind the bar and in the kitchen, with recipes such as the Golden Mai Tai and Bitter Goat Cheese Risotto. Readers can browse the thorough buying guide with descriptions of bottles from Italy, Europe, and beyond.

The Book of Kells by Bernard Meehan A captivating guide to Ireland’s greatest cultural treasure—the Book of Kells manuscript at Trinity College, Dublin. The Book of Kells, dating from about 800 CE, is a beautifully decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This official guide by the former Keeper of Manuscripts at the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, where the Book of Kells is on permanent display, provides fascinating insights into one of the greatest surviving examples of medieval art. The illustrations in this guide include striking reproductions of complete pages, and details that reveal the astounding intricacy and richness of the decoration. The Book of Kells is explored through its historical background; its structure; its decorative elements, including its use of symbols and themes; the scribes and artists who worked on the manuscript; and the tools and pigments used in its creation.