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Before I begin, I’m going to ask y’all a question as you read through this post: What are you looking for in a podcast? First up, we have The Art of Eating Cookbook: Essential Recipes from the First 25 Years. From his first newsletter, issued in 1986, through today’s beautiful full-color magazine, Edward Behr has offered [more...]  photo courtesy of ciaprochef To the best of my knowledge, there’s never been a war against Terroir, but if there were, Gerald Asher would be a lively voice raised against it. His new book, A Vineyard in My Glass, draws together a selection of essays he’s written during his over 30 years as the wine [more...] UC Press is proud to announce that Culinary Ephemera: An Illustrated History by William Woys Weaver was named Best Culinary History Book by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). This extraordinary collection, a trove of enchanting designs, appealing colors, and forgotten motifs that stir the imagination, features an unprecedented assortment of ephemera, [more...] Our latest podcast features Stephen Brook, author of the newly released The Finest Wines of California: A Regional Guide to the Best Producers and Their Wines. A regular writer for Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, and the author of fifteen books on wine, Brook is in demand as an international wine judge. Despite being [more...] While in town for the keynote panel at the Food Justice conference in Eugene, Oregon, Gastronomica founding editor Darra Goldstein was interviewed by Food for Thought, a program dedicated to educating the public about local and global food issues on KLCC, Eugene’s NPR affiliate. Goldstein spoke with the show’s hosts about the journey of creating Gastronomica and [more...] We’re pleased to announce that UC Press will be named 2010 Wine Publisher of the Year by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards at the Paris Book Fair in March. UC Press is the first U.S. publisher to receive the honor since 2003 and the first English language publisher since 2006. In addition to being named Wine [more...] What’s your favorite vintage? 2005? 2007? How about 4100 B.C.? That’s the year scientists have dated the earliest known winery, discovered in a cavern in Armenia. The international team of researchers, based out of UCLA, found a vat they believe was used for pressing grapes, along with the remains of crushed grapes, seeds, vine leaves, [more...] With 2011 underway and the sun shining in the Bay Area (at least temporarily), UC Press has declared it safe to come out of winter hibernation. We know of at least three good reasons to leave your house in January: Amiri Baraka, Terry Theise, and Michael McClure. And who knows? There may even be others.
The label for Dogfish Head's Egyptian brew, Ta Henket Patrick McGovern, author of Uncorking the Past, accompanied the owners of Dogfish Head Brewery on their quest to create an ancient Egyptian beer on the Discovery Channel show “Brew Masters” last week. McGovern, an archaeologist whose research specializes in the origins of alcoholic beverages, traveled to Egypt [more...] Hugh Johnson’s The World of Trees has been recognized in the New York Times, Shelf Awareness, the Globe and Mail, and elsewhere as one of the best gift books around this holiday season. Known to millions through his internationally best-selling wine books, Johnson is also among the world’s leading writers on gardening and trees. The [more...] |
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