The experts at America`s Test Kitchen & National Geographic bring Italy`s magnificent cuisine, culture, & landscapes--and 100 authentic ...

Tasting Paris features new & classic French recipes & cooking techniques that will demistify the art of French cooking & transport your dinner guests to Paris. Whether you have experienced the charm of Paris many times or dream of planning your first trip, here you will find the food that makes this city so beloved. Featuring classic recipes like Roast Chicken with Herbed Butter & Croutons, & Profiteroles, as well as newer dishes that reflect the way Parisians eat today, such as Ratatouille Pita Sandwich with Chopped Eggs & Tahini Sauce & Spiralized Zucchini Salad with Peach & Green Almonds. With 100 recipes, 125 evocative photographs, & native Parisian Clotilde Dusoulier`s expertise, Tasting Paris transports you to picnicking along the Seine, shopping the robust open-air markets, & finding the best street food--bringing the flavors & allure of this favorite culinary destination to your very own kitchen. ...

Tasting the Cape is a guide to the world-renowned Cape winelands, a travelling companion & more. Filled with insights from one of South Africa's most infl uential food & wine critics, the book offers the wine lover a new & accessible approach to South African wines by grouping the featured estates by character
- the formal types, the wacky ones & the quiet achievers. Tasting the Cape will not only introduce you to the legends of the Cape winelands & the history of the estates they call home, but will also show you how to navigate your way through the region depending on your interests & the type of wine you are interested in tasting
- suggesting routes that combine wine with scenic drives & history. This completely new way of experiencing the Cape winelands combines useful knowledge about wine with a fl avour of the places & people that make this one of the world's most fascinating & dynamic wineproducing areas.

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Five million visitors a year travel to California`s Napa Valley to experience the good life: to taste fine wines, eat fine food, & immerse themselves in other sophisticated pleasures while surrounded by bucolic beauty. Tourism is the world`s largest employer, & tourists today want to experience the world through all five senses. Tasting the Good Life tells the story of Napa tourism through the words of the tourists who visit & the men & women who provide the products & services they rely on. The stories of 17 peopleofrom winemaker to vineyard manager, from celebrity chef to waiting staff, from hot air balloonist to masseuseoprovide extraordinary insight into this new form of tourism & its impact on an iconic American place. ...

The many influences of the past on our diet today make the concept of ` British food` very hard to define. The Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings & Normans all brought ingredients to the table, as it were, & onwards the Crusades gave us all manner of spices. The Georgians enjoyed a new level of excess & then of course the world wars forced us into the challenge of making meals from very little. The post-war period brought convenience foods, & health issues which are being felt widely now. This is the first study of the rich history of our food, its fads & its fashions to be combined with a practical cookbook of over 200 recipes from each age for use today. Offerings include tasty beach BBQ ideas from Celtic times, a hearty Roman Army lentil stew & ideas for festive feasts from every period. ...

Throw yourself into British art with this zany book of activities based on artworks by some of Britain`s most exciting artists. Play a game of ` Formaldehyde & Seek` inspired by Damien Hirst; take cues from Barbara Hepworth & carve a sculpture out of soap; & find out how to capture the spectacular glow of J.M.W. Turner`s painted sunsets with a torch & some cellophane. There are fascinating facts about the artists dotted throughout the book & when you`re ready to take a break from creating, delve into an Op Art maze inspired by Bridget Riley or take your pencil on a Word Walk like Richard Long. The Tate Kids British Art Activity Book explains the key concepts behind historical, modern & contemporary artworks in a succinct & fun way. Art activities & games encourage a deeper understanding of each artist`s ideas & introduce children to artworks in a variety of media including photography, mixed media, sculpture, conceptual art, installation art, & painting. ...

Bring modern art to life for young readers with this art activity book based on 10 major modern & contemporary artworks. Fun facts & games will fire kids` imaginations, while each activity is carefully designed to encourage a deeper understanding of the artist`s approach & the concepts behind each artwork. Packed with James Lambert`s energetic, colourful illustrations, this new activity book shows that modern art can be accessible, enjoyable & above all, fun, for even the youngest viewer. ...

“ Tate to Tate
- an illustrated walk along London`s South Bank” is a book like no other you have ever seen. Concertina-bound illustrations
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In his groundbreaking Gorky Park, Martin Cruz Smith created one of the iconic investigators of contemporary fiction, Arkady Renko. In Tatiana, Smith delivers his most ambitious & politically daring novel since. When the brilliant & fearless young reporter Tatiana Petrovna falls to her death from a sixth-floor window in Moscow in the same week that notorious mob billionaire Grisha Grigorenko is shot in the back of the head, Renko finds himself on the trail of a mystery as complex & dangerous as modern Russia itself. The body of an elite government translator shows up on the sand dunes of Kalingrad: killed for nothing but a cryptic notebook filled with symbols. A frantic hunt begins to locate & decipher this notebook. In a fast-changing & lethal race to uncover what this translator knew, & how he planned to reveal it to the world, Renko makes a startling discovery that propels him deeper into Tatiana`s past
- &, at the same time, paradoxically, into Russia`s future.
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Tatopani Trek in the hot springs area north-west of Pokhara at 1:50, 000 in the Nepa Maps series which provides extensive coverage of trekking regions of Nepal on detailed contoured maps with trekking routes & hiking trails, huts & camp sites, local places of interest & other tourist information. The map covers an area which

Includes:: Ghandrung (Ghandruk), Ghorepani & Beni, as well as the hot springs at Jhinu Danda (Chinudanda) & Tatopani. Contours are at 40m intervals, with relief shading & vegetation colouring. Index lists places & passes. Margin ticks show latitude & longitude at intervals of 5’. Additional information

Includes:: tables showing the routes in stages with altitudes in metres & feet & trekking times. Maps in the Nepa series have cartography is based on the country’s topographic survey, with contours usually at 40m or 50m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, colouring & graphics to show various features of the terrain, including glaciers, forested or cultivated areas, etc. Numerous peaks, with additional spot heights, plus names of glaciers & mountain ranges are prominently shown. The network of rivers, streams & lakes is shown in great detail, with many smaller rivers & lakes named. Overprint highlights main trekking routes & numerous local trails, with symbols indicating various places of interest & tourist facilities. Most maps are indexed & include additional information such as route profiles, glossaries, etc. All the information is in English & heights are given in metres.



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