New York City offers a dizzying array of dining choices but sixth-grader David Pines is here to help Pines takes us on a food tour of his must-have dishes all over NYC. Engagingly written by a middle school foodie, this book offers indispensable advice for getting the most out of your visit. While "Pines Picks" include traditional "kids menu" items like the best French fries (at Pommes Frites) and macaroni & cheese (at S'MAC) David also encourages readers to try more sophisticated treats they might not have tasted before. His mouth-watering descriptions will have you craving everything from paella to popovers. Readers lucky enough to live in New York will want to make a point of checking out all the spots on his list. Visitors to NYC, this is one guidebook you won't want to leave home without

Worldwide restaurant reviewer Sam Worthington provides an easy to read guide to writing restaurant reviews. Sam is known for his forthright views, no nonsense and often amusing accounts of his dining experiences. An invaluable guide for anybody starting out as a reviewer as well as worthwhile advice and tips for experienced critics. Sam is an acknowledged foody who has also worked as a chef and restaurant owner.

Winner of the Gourmand International Wine Books Award 2011 for Canada Finalist for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, 2012 BC Book Prizes This award-winning book celebrates the unique flavours, "terroir," and grape varieties that can only be found on the wine islands off the West Coast. A collaborative effort from the writers of "EAT Magazine," "Island Wineries of British Columbia" is your guide to a growing wine culture as well as the food movement that accompanies it. Learn the history behind the region's wine production, and gain intimate knowledge about local wine producers.Complete with maps and suggested wine tasting excursions, explore the islands' meaderies, cideries, fruit wineries, and artisan distilleries. Includes recipes from some of the region's most talented chefs with offerings from Cafe Brio, Camille's, the Sooke Harbour House, and Stage Wine Bar.Now updated and expanded to include seven new wineries and tours, "Island Wineries of British Columbia" highlights a growing and innovative wine industry.

Restaurants Recommended- A unique new Guide to nearly 700 restaurants in 40 U.S. markets that received positive reviews/ratings from professional food writers in 2011. The Guide is available in high quality paper back and on Kindle which gives access to downloading to your computers as well as on Kindle Readers and mobile phones. Because the restaurant business moves at warp speed, adding new places, closing old ones continuously, we are maintaining a Web Site to post news of new restaurants opening in these 40 markets. The website www.restaurantsrecommended.com is where you can order the Guide in either format and see the new restaurants and new reviews/ratings. The restaurants included range widely in price, cuisine and style. The only criterion for inclusion is that they have been positively reviewed by professionals whose opinions are based on multiple anonymous visits. We think this is a source highly preferable to the one-time experience of bloggers. Buying the book on the web site maintains confidentiality - the information you use to purchase goes directly to Amazon, the publisher. We at Restaurants Recommended never see it. If you regularly eat at restaurants in your home city or if you travel extensively, Restaurants Recommended is your essential partner in solving the "Where shall we eat tonight?," "What was that restaurant we read about last week/month that looked so promising?," "What's the latest place for xxx cuisine?" questions that always come up. Come to the web site, bookmark it, check in frequently - enjoy the wide variety of options for restaurant experiences certain to please.

A guide to the best restaurants in Central Florida, including Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, from the area's most trusted critic. Over 250 listings, with everything from Ethiopian to Thai and Turkish to Vietnamese, as well as where to find the best Florida seafood, juiciest steaks and the place to have a special occasion splurge. Each restaurant is described by Joseph with the trademark wit that made him one of Orlando Sentinel's most popular columnists for over 20 years. "Orlando has a lot of terrific restaurants," says Joseph. "We have a few stinkers, too." Joseph will help steer you to the best restaurants, whether you're in the mood for fine dining or a casual meal. Lists include cuisines, locations and special features, such as who offers entertainment or Sunday brunch, what are the best places to take the kids, and where can you dine with your dog. There also are categories for late night dining, outdoor seating, quiet conversations and restaurants offering private dining and banquet space. It's a valuable resource for locals, vacationers, conventioneers and meeting planners -- anyone who wants to avoid the stinkers.

Find everything from white tablecloth places to six-napkin poor-boy joints in this third edition of the only New Orleans guidebook expressly written for the visiting food lover with more taste than time. Candid, curmudgeonly, occasionally flippant yet always thought-provoking, the book's leisurely essays covering more than fifty local restaurants are designed to steer guests toward the city's best...and away from the rest. "Hicks sifts through savory joints, restaurants and fine eateries without pulling any punches or skimping on the hot sauce." - The Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi

First time in Paperback Know what you eat Brand New for 2012...Menus(e) Combo Edition France/Spain. The complete listings of both countries in one book Menus(e) , a foreign menu that you can USE This French/Spanish menu translator alphabetically lists 100s of food items and culinary preparations along with their concise, English definitions. Fully indexed with easily searchable listings, Menus(e) is a must-have for your next trip to a french- or spanish-speaking country. For adventurous eaters, search out food and preparations not often available at home...from abat (organ meats) to limaces (land snails), the world of food will open to you. For the more timid, you won't mistakenly order off the menu a dish you wouldn't dream of eating at home. From "a point" (medium rare) to "Zingara" (a sauce of demi-glace, tomato, ham, pickled tongue and paprika) the Menus(e): France/Spain will help you order the foods you want and avoid those you don't. From the makers of the Passeport Gastronomique series, Menus(e) have the complete, identical listings from the latest edition Passeports but don't include the Passeports' helpful phrase and pronunciation guides. Menus(e) is available for France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Portugal and Sweden. AND NOW...France/Spain, France/Italy & Spain/Portugal

First time in Paperback Know what you eat Brand New for 2012...Menus(e) Combo Edition France/Italy. The complete listings of both countries in one book Menus(e) , a foreign menu that you can USE This French/Italian menu translator alphabetically lists 100s of food items and culinary preparations along with their concise, English definitions. With both a French section and an italian one, this book is fully indexed with easily searchable listings, Menus(e) is a must-have for your next trip to a french- or italian-speaking country. For adventurous eaters, search out food and preparations not often available at home...from abat (organ meats) to limaces (land snails), the world of food will open to you. For the more timid, you won't mistakenly order off the menu a dish you wouldn't dream of eating at home...If cured hog jowl or fried frogs are your cup of tea, be sure to order the Guanciale or rane fritte on the menu For the more timid, you won't mistakenly order off the menu a dish you wouldn't dream of eating at home. From "abbachio" (baby lamb) to "Zuppa Pavese" (a broth with poached egg and grated parmesan) the Menus(e): France/Italy will help you order the foods you want and avoid those you don't. From A to Z, the Menus(e): France/Spain will help you order the foods you want and avoid those you don't. From the makers of the Passeport Gastronomique series, Menus(e) have the complete, identical listings from the latest edition Passeports but don't include the Passeports' helpful phrase and pronunciation guides. Menus(e) is available for France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Portugal and Sweden. AND NOW...France/Spain, France/Italy & Spain/Portugal

A guide to the best restaurants in Central Florida, including Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, from the area's most trusted critic. Over 250 listings, with everything from Ethiopian to Thai and Turkish to Vietnamese, as well as where to find the best Florida seafood, juiciest steaks and the place to have a special occasion splurge. Each restaurant is described by Joseph with the trademark wit that made him one of Orlando Sentinel's most popular columnists for over 20 years. "Orlando has a lot of terrific restaurants," says Joseph. "We have a few stinkers, too." Joseph will help steer you to the best restaurants, whether you're in the mood for fine dining or a casual meal. Lists include cuisines, locations and special features, such as who offers entertainment or Sunday brunch, what are the best places to take the kids, and where can you dine with your dog. There also are categories for late night dining, outdoor seating, quiet conversations and restaurants offering private dining and banquet space. It's a valuable resource for locals, vacationers, conventioneers and meeting planners -- anyone who wants to avoid the stinkers.

An old Mafia roadhouse in a swamp. A fried chicken joint in a ghetto. A sassy, campy greasy spoon. A crumbling saloon. And, oh yeah, America's most "Outstanding Restaurant." These aren't the kind of places you'd expect to find in a dining guidebook for one of the world's culinary capitals, but this is New Orleans, the city where the American melting pot is brimming with gumbo. Written for the hungry visitor or the traveling executive, this guidebook whittles over 1,000 restaurant choices into more than two dozen establishments where food, service, room and vibes add up to New Orleans experiences as authentic as coffee with chicory or Dixieland jazz. From stylish white tablecloth dining rooms to six-napkin muffuletta dives, "New Orleans Dining" offers in-depth previews of the city's truly homegrown restaurants for hungry travelers who have more taste than time.

Colin Pressdee provides the definitive guide to where to buy and eat oysters throughout London. The guide includes listings for the finest restuarants, bars and markets with descriptions, sample dishes and contact information. Produced in partnership with the Shellfish Association of Great Britain, the book contains information on oyster merchants, retailers and producers, as well as recipes and accompanying drinks.

Bohemian San Francisco: Its restaurants and their most famous recipes--The Elegant Art of Dining was written by Clarence Edwords in 1914. San Francisco has more ethnic areas than almost any other city in the United States. This guidebook to restaurants is unique in that it not only describes the cuisine but also tells the reader how to prepare the food from the area he visits. The reader will learn about French, Japanese, Italian, Mexican, and the Barbary Coast menus. There is also a section on tipping and how to serve wines.

Laguna Beach. A gem on the coast of southern California recognized the world over for its cultural reputation as an art colony. But did you know that this beach lover's paradise also boasts a rich eclectic history in the culinary arts? Restaurant owner Gale Pike has served this town for over 50 years with numerous establishments that evoke stories of celebrities, gangsters, politicians and even ghosts. Along with editor and logtime resident Tom DePaolo, this chronicle offers many entertaining anecdotes and visuals that will give the reader a fresh new perspective on the way it used to be in this delicious little village by the sea.