Take some DIY fever toss is a mania for quality and you have a revival of old school butchery! Artisan cooks whose make regular trips to their favorite farmers markets are buying up meat from small farms in butchery sized portions. Dubbed a 'rock star butcher' by the NYT, Ryan Farr is a self taught ... More →
Ed Levine, along with the other editors of the food blog SeriousEats.com now brings you the first ever Serious Eats ($12) book. This is a celebration of the favorite foods of America, from barbecue to pizzas, sliders to tacos, egg sandwiches to doughnuts and much much more. Serious Eats literally ... More →
Nano House ($23) contains 40 examples of ingenious, responsible and advanced homes that each have less that 650 sq ft of living space. Housing is becoming a real problem due to lack of space. In growing cities space is at a premium due to new businesses whereas out in the country we are doing our ... More →
Since the wild times of the 1960s, Ken Regan has been capturing the passion and energy of some of the most influential artists in the crazy world of rock & roll. His early works with the likes of the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan made his fast become the photographer of choice for many of the ... More →
Germany is fame for beer, France has it wonderful wines and America is widely known as the land of cocktails. The whole cocktail culture that spawned several movies in the 1980's is right back in vogue and bartenders across the county are jugging their shakers around and, thanks to artisan, homemade ... More →
Ever not know what you should make for dinner? Are in the situation where every evening has become an occasion for deliberation and duress? Well those days have now gone as What the F*@# Should I Make For Dinner?($10) will get everyone off their a** and into the kitchen. A derivative of the hugely ... More →
Apple Design ($39) gives you an inside look into one of the most popular and influential design companies of our time, Apple has made history in the world of electronics design with its innovative range that includes iPhones, iMacs. Ipads and ipods. Apple Design features more that 200 examples of ... More →
Advertising for the space AgeﾄZoom back in time to the 50s and 60s! Gleaned from literally thousands of images, Mid-Century Ads ($40) offers the very best of American's print advertising from the age known as the 'Big Idea'. At the very height of American consumerism every magazine was flooded with ... More →
1001 Whiskies You Must Taste Before You Die ($24) in the massively popular 1001 series gives us a connoisseurs' scoop on the very finest spirits ranging from the Scottish highlands to the new exotic whiskies coming over from Japan as well as evolving world of the micro-distilleries in America. This ... More →
Steve McQueen: The Actor and his Films ($42), is THE definitive account of every single movie that this iconic actor made. A lavishly illustrated book that devotes almost 500 pages to the career of Steve McQueen and follows his journey from juvenile delinquent into Marine Corps and then onto ... More →
Personally, I'm in the camp that television has gotten better year after year. At what period in time have we had such a catalog of classic's from Breaking Bad, the Sopranos, Sons Of Anarchy, Boardwalk Empire, and of course The Walking Dead. Yesterdays episode marked the return of the fifth season ... More →
The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook ($17) encompasses a whole range of recipes using one of many cooks favorite ingredients. If you are a budding cannabis cook then this is the book for you. There also recipes inspired by well known fans of the green including Cheech and Chong, Willie Nelson ... More →
