Offering a weaning solution from expert authors based on your baby's sensory personality, Weaning Sense demystifies weaning and, using current research, gives you an easy to use, real food solution.

Grounded firmly in science and using simple and inspiring ingredient combinations with minimal equipment and quick preparation times, the authors introduce a revolutionary way to wean babies. Includes over 50 delicious foolproof recipes.

Revised edition includes:

- the science and ‘how to’ of baby-led weaning
- critical advice for supporting your baby’s gut mic robiome
- new recipes, a healthy first birthday cake and iced tea

Whether it is morning coffee or tea, or champagne with dinner and a glass of port after, these handy reference books offer insight into coffee and tea blends and champaigne and port vintages. Over 100 full-color photographs help to identify the "best of the best." Drink and enjoy!

With over 13yrs experience David Vancil shares all of the techniques that he has learned while perfecting his bartending skills in Who's Your Bartender: The Secret Techniques and Basics of Bartending. From Cultivating regular customers to making newcomers feel at home, these techniques offer a bird's eye view of how to become a successful bartender. Vancil Shares his vast knowledge of the ways of a successful bartender as well as the recipes for the wide variety of drinks that a bartender must know and be able to make quickly and efficiently. From classic drinks like martinis and boiler makers to delicious non-alcoholic drinks, this guide presents recipes for hundreds of real, essential, drinks that can be ordered anywhere. Vancil also provides need to know memorization techniques that will help any bartedner remember hundreds of drinks, and recipes in an easy-to-read format. Bartending offers the opportunity to work anywhere in the world. This handy reference guide can help you become a successful bartender. "David Vancil is amongst one of the most enthusiastic, passionate and skilled bartenders I have had the pleasure to work with since my move to Los Angeles from Italy in 2006. His attention to detail and knowledge of both spirits, wine & mixology, make his book a must read for anyone interested in the beverage industry." Diego Meraviglia 4th level certified Sommelier AIS Vice-President, Fourcade & Hecht Wine Selections David Vancil is not just a bartender but an Alchemist who puts the true meaning of "Spirits" in every drink -J.D. Amoro Estrill -Artist "I've never experienced bar service at the level of David Vancil's-he is THE BEST. There is a reason he is called The Sensei When he is behind the bar, it"s like a magician with his cape on. You don't even see his hands moving then abracadabra you've got a drink in your hand. And it's either your favorite drink, or your new favorite drink That's how he works. And he brings this level of service and integrity each and every night. I would take anything David says straight to the bank when it comes to the history of bar service, or the modernization of it. "-Benjamin Yiapan-Fitness Consultant

Savour the life of a beloved tea room - from the delectable favourite recipes to the sweet memories that made this small town tea room a favourite meeting place.

Tempest in a Teapot, Recipes and Reminisces offers easy to follow recipes of their most requested classics like Curried Tuna Sandwiches, Sticky Date Pudding and Sweet scones. These and all the recipes in this book can be easily reproduced and enjoyed at home to plan your own tea party, or other memorable celebration. In addition, learn valuable information about tea from the way it is produced to the various types of tea available. You will get step-by-step instructions on how to brew a proper cup of tea. You'll also learn about that revered British tradition, Afternoon Tea. Find out how it came into being and how to recreate this time honoured tradition. This book is a valuable resource for any tea and food enthusiast.

Some people are adamant that the perfect cup of tea is Earl Grey sipped from a bone china cup. Others say it should be Darjeeling, carefully brewed in an elegant porcelain pot, while many others still favor the traditional cup served with milk and two sugars.You can sip it hot, or drink it ice cold with a sprig of mint, or brew an Indian-style chai with cardamoms and cinnamon; but however tea is prepared, the universal experience is that it provides refreshment, gentle stimulation, and good times.Some of the many tea topics in this volume include:
-- A concise history of tea and its basic preparation
-- A journey around the tea estates and small holdings of the tropics
-- Traditions of tea ceremonies from around the world
-- Recipes using tea, plus herbal and tea infusionsWhether your answer to all life's vicissitudes is to put the kettle on, or if you are simply inclined now and then to take afternoon tea, this is the book for you.

Since its humble beginnings at Seattle's Pike Place Market in 1971, Starbucks has grown to become an industry leader and household name. This book takes an in-depth look at the evolution of this dynamic and sometimes controversial corporation. Americans drink 400 million cups of coffee every day, and many of them come from the thousands of Starbucks coffeehouses across the country. But how much do you really know about the place you get your morning cup of Joe? Part of Greenwood's Corporations That Changed the World series, this book provides readers with a richly detailed history of this famous coffeehouse chain. It traces StarbuckS' meteoric rise from a small Seattle-based company to an international powerhouse, chronicling how the changing executive leadership affected corporate strategy and direction. It also explores how Starbucks has embraced and incorporated new technologies and innovations, as well as how the corporation has shaped and been shaped by important social causes. An unbiased look at the controversies that have surrounded Starbucks over the years will help readers better understand these contentious issues. This updated and expanded edition includes new chapters, current financial data, and coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the company. Provides the reader with a multitude of company statistics, beneficial for better understanding the rise of this industry giant Includes a brief history of the coffee bean and how Starbucks has influenced the cultivation of coffee worldwide Investigates the controversies that have surrounded Starbucks, from labor issues to the contentious holiday cups Explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Starbucks, including such topics as employee safety and store closures