Food Lovers’ Library

Cooking for the Culture:
Recipes and Stories from the
New Orleans Streets to the Table

By Toya Boudy

Boudy shares recipes, many of which are deeply rooted in the proud Black traditions. Driving the cookbook are her personal stories from struggling in school to having a baby at sixteen, and her appearances on Food Network. Boudy also shares her original television competition recipes. The result, a deeply personal and unique cookbook.

Countryman Press

 

The Whole Vegetable

By Sophie Gordon

In this beautiful plant-based cookbook, over 130 creative, delicious, planet-friendly recipes put vegetables at the very centre of the table. Embracing discarded parts like leaves, stalks, tops, flowers, seeds and peelings, this is the most sustainable cooking. The Whole Vegetable is packed with thoughtful recipes for every season.

Michael Joseph

 

Salad Freak: Recipes to Feed
a Healthy Obsession

By Jess Damuck

Delicious and beautiful recipes from Martha Stewart’s personal salad chef, Jess offers more than 100 inspired recipes, recipe developer and food stylist Jess Damuck shares her passion for making truly delicious salads. By combining colour, texture, shape, and, of course, flavour, Damuck demonstrates how a little extra effort can be meditative and fun.
Harry N. Abrams

 

How to Eat More Plants
By Megan Rossi PhD
A must-have guide to plant-based eating. This is the ultimate guidebook for anyone wanting to transform their health in a practical, sustainable way without sacrificing the food they love.
The Experiment

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The Meandering Epicurist

Subtext Coffee Roasters Coffee has come a long way from 17c European coffee houses where a hefty jolt of caffeine was all that mattered. It tasted pretty bad apparently. Some, unkindly, liken it to today’s Starbucks dark roast. Hardly surprising

Al Fresco luncheon

There’s something so special about gathering under the sun with good friends and great food. We recently attended an al fresco luncheon at Kamalame Cay, an intimate and exclusive resort in Bahamas where they kept things relaxed but elegant—just the

Favourite Things

Automobili Italiane From Concorso Roma—a grand 3 day gathering of the rarest and most significant historic Italian cars hosted by Anatara Palazzo Naia di Rome Hotel.Photo: Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel The power of colour Full of vibrant contrasts these

Forty-winks in style

Making the best of its enviable reputation, the Drake Devonshire in Prince Edward County seems as popular as ever during my recent visit. Expanding this year to add more rooms, the retro chic property in Wellington remains one of those

Setting the Scene: The power of the tablescape

For Sebastien and Sheila Centner, a thoughtfully designed table is the heartbeat of any gathering. A great tablescape doesn’t just look beautiful—it sets the tone, sparks conversation, and makes guests feel like they’re part of something special. In their entertaining

Fall flavours in your glass

Several of this month’s selections are available exclusively from top-notch Ontario wineries. You can order these wines from the websites noted or by calling the wineries. They’ll ship directly to your doorstep. This is an important way you can support