Richard Sterling Livres

Lush photography and tantalizing descriptions of local cuisine set these beautiful pocket guides apart from all of the other guides that juxtapose food and travel. Each guide traces the unique cultural influences that helped shape the culinary traditions of the featured country, with fascinating sidebars on special ingredients and preparation techniques. The best feature of the World Food Guides is the fact that recipes are included, so you can try your hand at making Spanish romesco sauce, Moroccan bastila, or Vietnamese bahn xeo. You'll also find a food glossary, vivid photographs of ingredients and markets, tips and techniques, and much more.

Many people admit that they travel, in large part, to eat, to break bread with strangers and leave the table with friends, to discover the world through the medium of cuisine. Here is a collection of stories which further the proposition that humanity is revealed through cuisine is just as surely as it is through any other art or social activity. Notable authors found in the book include P.J. O'Rourke, M.F.K. Fisher, Peter Mayle, Colin Thubron, and Rory Nugent.

Discover San Francisco Stroll the Golden Gate Bridge as fog rolls in like dry ice at a Kiss concert Bargain-hunt for a halter dress, vintage tees, 'zines and salsa CDs in the Mission Watch the seagulls hover as you bite into fresh fish tacos with avocado-cilantro cream Replay your day of pinots, syrahs and viogniers while soaking in a mud bath In This Guide: 127 delish restaurants, 108 author-tested bars and clubs, 15 tips for a sustainable visit The only guide with dedicated Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans and Moving to San Francisco chapters - more depth, more niches, more fun Content updated daily: visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions

Food — its smells, textures, colors, flavors, and rituals — is tied intrinsically to place. This heartwarming, surprising, and sumptuous collection of stories reveals our obsession with how food nourishes and sustains us, teaches us about other cultures, and creates community and connection with others. From the award-winning editor of Travelers’ Tales Food, here is another collection of funny and sometimes frightening true stories of eating that will make your mouth water while helping you better understand other cultures. Notable authors include Jeffrey Steingarten, Frances Mayes, Jonathan Raban, John Krich, and Maxine Kumin.