America The Cookbook

Phaidon Press | Gabrielle Langholtz

A cookbook with 800 home-cooking recipes from America.

With 800 home-cooking recipes, America: The Cookbook is a celebration of the remarkable diversity of American food and food culture state by state. Features 50 essays and menus from a 'who's who' of 100 foremost food experts and chefs.

AMERICA – The Cookbook – The first book to document comprehensively – and celebrate – the remarkable diversity of American cuisine and food culture. A thoroughly researched compendium of 800 home-cooking recipes for delicious and authentic American dishes, America: The Cookbook explores the country's myriad traditions and influences, regional favourites and melting-pot fusion – the culinary heritage of a nation, from appetizers to desserts and beyond. A unique state-by-state section features essays and menus from a 'who's who' of 100 foremost food experts and chefs.

SPECIFICATIONS
•  Hardback
•  English
•  27cm x 18cm
•  768pp
•  200 colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHOUR
Gabrielle Langholtz has travelled extensively throughout America and for a decade was the award-winning editor of Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn. Previously, she was the head of special projects and publicity at the New York City Greenmarket and authored The New Greenmarket Cookbook. She resides in Pennsylvania, though has lived in many states.

The Gardener's Garden Design Book

Phaidon Press

The inspirational resource for all garden designers.

The Gardener's Garden is the ultimate garden book - both a collection of gardens from around the world and a resource for those seeking inspiration on garden design and planting. Featuring over 250 permanent gardens by leading garden designers, horticulturalists and landscape architects, from the 14th century to the present day, and covering all key types and styles of garden, this well-illustrated compendium combines images, text, key information and captions for each of the featured gardens, appealing to both amateur and professional gardeners, as well as garden designers.

OVERVIEW
•  The inspirational resource for all garden designers, both amateur and professional
•  With over 1,200 photographs of historical, contemporary, private and public gardens that offer ideas and visual inspiration for your own garden
•  Includes all garden types (courtyard, rooftop, parks, orchards, vineyards, landscapes, kitchen gardens, Islamic, water gardens) and styles (cottage, English, formal, alpine, tropical, Renaissance, Mediterranean and New Perennial)
•  Informative summary texts explaining each garden and its design and planting features are written by leading garden and horticultural experts
•  Featured gardens include Madison Cox’s Ain Kassimou garden in Morocco, the High Line urban greenspace in New York, Japan’s serene moss garden ‘Saiho-ji’, and the iconic potager and Renaissance garden Villandry in France

SPECIFICATIONS
•  Hardback
•  English
•  32cm x 27cm
•  480 pages
•  1200 colour illustrations

Conceived and edited by Phaidon Editors.

Regarding Cocktails

Phaidon Press | Sasha Petraske

Illustrated guide and recipe collection from the late, legendary bartender Sasha Petraske.

This beautifully illustrated guide and recipe collection is the only book from the late Sasha Petraske, the legendary bartender and visionary who brought back the speakeasy to New York with his cocktail bar Milk & Honey - and who, in doing so, created a revolution that influenced bar owners and bartenders around the globe. Now, readers can make 75 of his professional-quality cocktails at home. Here are the classics and modern variations in his repertoire – revealing his secrets along with his tips for setting up a home cocktail bar, hosting etiquette, plus anecdotes from many of the bartenders he personally trained.

OVERVIEW
•  Petraske enjoyed cult status and influenced so many reputable bartenders of the last fifteen years by the time of his unexpected death, which led, among other global tributes, to a front-page New York Times obituary
•  Phaidon was developing this book with Petraske before he died and it was completed in close collaboration with his wife, the spirits writer Georgette Moger-Petraske
•  Forewords are contributed by Dale DeGroff, author of the acclaimed The Craft of the Cocktail, and Robert Simonson, leading cocktail writer
•  This season's gift for the cocktail connoisseur

SPECIFICATIONS
•  Hardback
•  English
•  22cm x 15.6cm
•  240pp
•  75 colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sasha Petraske opened Milk and Honey, a speakeasy cocktail bar in New York, in 2000. He later had ventures in New York, London, and Australia. Sasha and his bars won numerous competitions and awards. He lived in New York until his untimely death in 2015. His wife, New York-based Georgette Moger-Petraske, is a spirits writer.

The Cookbook Mexico

Phaidon Press | Margarita Carrillo Arronte!

The definitive bible of Mexican home cooking.

Mexico: The Cookbook is the definitive bible of Mexican home cooking. With a culinary history dating back 9,000 years, Mexican food draws influences from Aztec and Mayan Indians and is renowned for its use of fresh aromatic ingredients, colourful presentations and bold food combinations. 

The book features more than 700 delicious and authentic recipes that can be easily recreated at home. From tamales, fajitas, and moles to cactus salad, blue crab soup, and melon seed juice, the recipes are a celebration of the fresh flavours and ingredients from a country whose cuisine is revered around the world. 

OVERVIEW
•  Features more than 700 authentic recipes that can be easily recreated at home
•  Recipes are a celebration of the fresh flavours and ingredients from a country whose cuisine is revered around the world
•  Includes an extensive introduction to Mexican culinary history, ingredients and techniques
•  Organised by food type/style (Street Food, Starters & Salads, Soups, Fish & Seafood, Meat, Vegetables, Rice & Beans, Accompaniments, Bread & Pastries, and Desserts & Beverages)
•  The Chef Menu section offers inspirational recipes and menus by some of the world’s most prominent Mexican chefs

SPECIFICATIONS
•  Hardback
•  English
•  27cm x 18cm
•  704 pages
•  200 colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Mexico, Margarita Carrillo Arronte has dedicated more than 25 years to researching, studying, teaching and cooking Mexican cuisine. From 1996 to 2006, she was the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture’s chef and organised Mexican food festivals and gala dinners across North America, Europe and Asia. In 2010, she led a campaign to get Mexican cuisine recognised as a UNESCO cultural property. In addition to teaching Mexican Cuisine at Cucul Cultura Culinaria A.C. and the National University of Mexico, Carillo Arronte is also the leader of the Slow Food movement in Baja and runs the restaurants, Don Emiliano (San Jose del Cabo) and Casa Mexico (Mexico City). She lives in Mexico City.

 

The Lebanese Kitchen Cook Book

Phaidon Press | Salma Hage

The definitive book on Lebanese home cooking, featuring 500 authentic and delicious recipes that are simple to create at home.

The Lebanese Kitchen brings together more than 500 recipes, ranging from light, tempting mezes, to rich and hearty main courses. 

On the shores of the eastern Mediterranean and a gateway to the Middle East, the food of Lebanon blends textures, colours, scents and flavours from both, and has long been regarded as one of the most refined cuisines in the Middle East. Many areas of Lebanon produce a range of home-grown fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes, apples, figs, beans, grapes and citrus fruits, and there are many traditional recipes that show the uses that resourceful home cooks have developed to make the most of seasonal produce. 

A combination of old favourites and some inspiring surprises, The Lebanese Kitchen is a must for everyone with an interest in this wholesome and delicious cuisine.

OVERVIEW
•  Salma Hage has over 50 years’ experience cooking traditional Lebanese meals
•  Additional recipes from guest chefs provide a unique glimpse into the kitchens of some of the world’s finest Lebanese restaurants

SPECIFICATION
•  Hardback
•  English
•  27cm x 18cm
•  512 pages
•  200 colour illustrations

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Salma Hage, a Lebanese housewife from Mazarat Tiffah (Apple Hamlet), in the mountains of the Kadisha Valley in north Lebanon, has over 50 years experience of family cooking. In The Lebanese Kitchen, she presents a comprehensive list of her own recipes for family favourites, along with classic dishes handed from generation to generation. 

The Importants Photography Book

Phaidon Press | Kevin Amato

The much-anticipated first book by photographer Kevin Amato, a leading influencer in fashion today.

Kevin Amato, a fashion insider whose influence is felt around the world, defines who and what is beautiful and fashionable today. Through his photography - evocative of the work of the generation of photographers before him, including Nan Goldin, Larry Clark, and Ryan McGinley - Amato celebrates the faces of the Bronx, where he discovers the majority of his subjects. He takes their pictures. He casts them in fashion shows and advertising campaigns. He calls them 'The Importants', the young people thriving against all odds and who together exemplify diversity and inclusivity. Amato documents a new world order that is as provocative as it is tender, and as disturbing as it is joyful.

OVERVIEW
•  A chic, secular bible of youthful hope and aspiration, showcasing Amato's personal work alongside commercial assignments for major brands, including Hood By Air, Joyrich, and VFiles
•  Amato's intimate photographs celebrate the interplay between high fashion and street culture, capturing and championing the spirit of contemporary youth - Amato provides affectionate and humorous captions to accompany each photograph
•  The book's gem-like format and textured metallic gold cover make it a covetable object for fashion and photography consumers alike
•  Alix Browne, features director at W magazine, contributes an insightful introduction contextualizing Amato's work within contemporary fashion and culture. Fashion designer Rick Owens provides a personalized reflection on Amato's significance

SPECIFICATIONS:
•  Hardback
•  English
•  18cm x 16cm
•  224pp
•  235 colour photographs

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kevin Amato is a New York-based photographer and casting agent. He began taking photographs in 2003 while at college in New York City. His work for the brand Hood By Air from 2007 to 2014 brought him international attention and acclaim.

Room Interior Design Book

Phaidon Press

International survey of 100 of the worlds best contemporary interior design projects, chosen by 10 design world leaders.

Room is a comprehensive overview of contemporary world interior design and designers. 

A lavishly illustrated volume, Room presents 100 exceptional emerging designers, selected by 10 international leaders in the interior design world; featuring curators from a broad range of disciplines, including groundbreaking design publications, world-renowned academics and tutors on design, influential interior design practices, cross-genre innovators and industry leaders. 

This international panel have each chosen 10 of their favourite interior design projects that have broken new ground in the last 5 years. Arranged alphabetically by designer, the book features more than 700 photographs, renders and drawings. The result is an up-to-the-minute collection representing the best of both global and regional interior design around the world. 

The variety in curators ensures a uniquely broad remit of interior design is covered, from retail concept stores, ephemeral dining experiences, stage design, art installations, hotels and home living. 

Each critic has written exclusively for this publication on each of the designs they have nominated - projects that they believe to have made a profound impact on the course of contemporary interior design. The book also includes biographies of all interior designers and curators.


SPECIFICATIONS
•  Hardback
•  English
•  29.7cm x 29.7cm
•  416pp
•  750 colour illustrations

CURATORS
•  Nacho Alegre
•  Michael Boodro
•  Tony Chambers
•  Aric Chen
•  Miles Kemp
•  Ko Matsubara
•  Jon Otis
•  Robert Thiemann
•  Alan Yau

The Fashion Book New Edition

Phaidon Press

The Fashion Book (New Edition) takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it.

The Fashion Book (New Edition) takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it. Spanning almost 200 years, the entire industry is represented; from clothing and footwear designers, to photographers, stylists, icons and retailers, as well as the educational institutions fundamental to their careers.

Marking the significant changes on the fashion landscape since the first edition, this revision includes updates to existing entries, as well as important new names who have fundamentally shaped the way we see fashion, from designers such as Nicholas Ghesquière, Gareth Pugh and Phoebe Philo, to influential image makers Mert and Marcus and Mario Sorrenti and contemporary icons Lady Gaga and Tilda Swinton. New faces rub shoulders with the fashion pioneers of the original edition; such as Coco Chanel, Issey Miyake, Yves Saint Laurent, Kate Moss and Helmut Newton.

Filled with inspirational images, The Fashion Book New Edition is organised as an A-Z guide of names, listing 576 entries across the categories of clothing and accessory designers, photographers, institutions, models and those iconic individuals who instigated or symbolised a whole fashion movement.

OVERVIEW
•  Described by Vogue as 'the fashion bible'
•  Spans almost 200 years and includes the biggest, brightest names in fashion

SPECIFICATIONS
•  Hardback
•  English
•  29cm x 25cm
•  576 pages
•  315 colour illustrations, 240 black and white illustrations