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Armchair Travel April 2019
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| See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy by Frances MayesWhat it is: an evocative, recipe-complemented travelogue through 13 regions of Italy by the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, who's often joined by her husband and her teenage grandson as she eats sumptuous meals in lovely locales.
Read this next: for more books that detail the good eats and fascinating sights in the off-the-beaten-path parts of Italy, pick up Elizabeth Helman Minchilli's Eating My Way Through Italy (also with recipes) or Matt Goulding's Pasta, Pane, Vino (which includes many color photos). |
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Real Queer America: LGBT Stories From Red States
by Samantha Allen
A transgender reporter for the Daily Beast visits Red States in America's "flyover country" and tells the stories of extraordinary LGBT people who decided to stay, rather than leave for the more liberal coasts, and describes their work for change.
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Staying Healthy Abroad: A Global Traveler's Guide
by Christopher Sanford
Also covering concerns unique to women, men, children, LGBTQ individuals and those with chronic illnesses, a physician and educator provides straightforward and easy-to-follow recommendations for those traveling to both developing and industrialized nations.
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Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture
by Matt Goulding
The author of Rice, Noodle, Fish presents a celebration of the culture and cuisine of Spain that contextualizes sensuous meals with the stories behind them, offering an evocative tour of everything from Barcelona's tapas bars and modernist culinary temples to the coastal Cadiz Bluefin tuna hunts and the small-plate flavors of Madrid.
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No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach
by Anthony Bourdain
In an illustrated travel journal, the host of the popular Travel Channel series No Reservations provides a behind-the-scenes account of his global culinary adventures, from New Jersey to New Zealand, offering a host of full-color photographs, mementos, and often outrageous commentary on food in every corner of the globe.
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Following Fish: One Man's Journey Into the Food and Culture of the Indian Coast
by Samanth Subramanian
In India's long and diverse coastline, fish inhabit the heart of many aspects of life: food of course, and also culture, commerce, sports, history, and society. Journeying along the edges of the peninsula, Samanth Subramanian delivers a kaleidoscope of extraordinary stories. Following Fish conducts rich, journalistic investigations of the use of fish to treat asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation and the process of eating West Bengal's prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine and the singular spirit of Kerala's toddy shops; of the food and the lives of Mumbai's first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; and of the hunt for the world's fastest fish near Goa; and of many others. Pulsating with pleasure, adventure, and discovery, Following Fish reveals a series of unknown Indias in a book as intriguing as the country itself.
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A Thousand Days In Tuscany: A Bittersweet Adventure
by Marlena De Blasi
A transplanted American chef and food writer continues her story of her life in Italy, describing her and her husband's move to rural Tuscany into a former stable with no phone or central heating and detailing their participation in local life, farming traditions, and culinary discoveries.
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