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Oprah’s making a list…

by Siobhan
Health & Wellness + Spirituality / November 24, 2010

Marianne Williamson's new book, A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrendering Your Weight Forever, was featured in Oprah's list of Favorite Things!

"We all know that it's a spiritual issue to help you get your mind, body and spirit aligned," Oprah says. Get ready to begin a new relationship with food...and with yourself. 

Our Top 10 Picks for Father’s Day Gifts

by Siobhan
Art & Photography + Film + Food & Drink + Gift & Stationery + History + Humour + Music + Parenting / June 02, 2010

Sure, you could get him a tie.

But if you're looking for something a little more exciting, here are our top 10 picks for Father's Day gifts...

Handy Dad: 25 Awesome Projects for Dads and Kids


The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Man Skills


Dear Dad


Memento: An Autobiography Journal


2048: Humanity's Agreement to Live Together


Bee


Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline

Moleskine Passions: Book Journal / Film Journal / Music Journal / Recipe Journal / Wellness Journal / Wine Journal

Old Man Drinks: Recipes, Advice, and Barstool Wisdom


Ribs, Chops, Steaks & Wings

Books for Foodies: A Raincoast Gift Guide

by Siobhan
Food & Drink + Gift & Stationery / December 04, 2007

THE COUNTRY COOKING OF FRANCE by Anne Willan (Chronicle Books).

This big, beautiful, luscious cookbook will bring a little bit of France into your home. Written by Anne Willan--an award-winning cooking teacher, food writer, and the author of more than 30 cookbooks--this book is winning over the hearts (and stomachs) of everyone who reads it...

* A New York Times Notable Cookbook
* A USA Today Gift Guide pick
* A top cookbook in the December 2007 issue of Bon Appetit

Want to know more?
* Watch a video about the making of this book.
* Try a recipe from the book: Potato cake with cheese and bacon

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CRUST: a book and DVD by Richard Bertinet (Kyle Cathie Ltd).

Richard Bertinet's last book, DOUGH won the Julia Child Award for First Book, the IACP Best Cookbook of the Year award, a Guild of Food Writers' award and a James Beard Foundation award.

Now he's back with CRUST, a guide to making more delicious breads, from sourdough, to croissants, to brioche. CRUST is also packed with stunning photos and a 30-minute DVD that gives additional guidance on techniques as well as showing recipes step-by-step.

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MY LAST SUPPER: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals: Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes by Melanie Dunea (Bloomsbury USA).

If you were to die tomorrow, what would be your last meal? Who would prepare it? Where would it take place? Who would sit with you at the table? This is a game that chefs have been playing amongst themselves for decades. MY LAST SUPPER pairs famous chef's dream meals with Vanity Fair-style portraits (just wait till you see the photo of Anthony Bourdain...)

* Read the review in The New Yorker.

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NO RESERVATIONS: Around the World on an Empty Stomach by Anthony Bourdain (Bloomsbury USA).

Speaking of Anthony Bourdain--NO RESERVATIONS is Anthony Bourdain's uncensored journal of his travels for his Travel Channel show, No Reservations. Where can you get good fatty crab in Rangoon? How do you tell a Frenchman his baguette is invading your personal space?

* Listen to Raincoast's podcasts with Anthony Bourdain (recorded for his previous book, THE NASTY BITS): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

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