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Restaurant Basics: Why Guests Don't Come Back and What to Do About It Bill Marvin
Paperback 240 pages (January 1992)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc ISBN: 0471551740

The Rice Book Sri Owen, Thao Soun Vannithorne (Illustrator)
Paperback 404 pages (October 2, 2003) Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd ISBN: 0711222606

As well as being a cookbook, this title is also an encyclopaedia of rice.

Food Culture in China (Food Culture Around the World S.) Jacqueline M. Newman
Hardcover 208 pages (August 30, 2004) Publisher: Aurrida House ISBN: 0313325812

Food Culture in China is loaded with information on the cuisine's prominent role in Chinese culture.

Wartime Recipes
David Notley

Hardcover 48 pages (October 26, 1998) Publisher: Jarrold Publishing ISBN: 0711710449

For those keen to discover the past and who missed World War 2, this collection of recipes evokes the pe riod and includes colour images and advertisements that capture the feel of wartime cookery on the home front.

Food Culture in India Colleen Taylor Sen
Hardcover 232 pages (May 30, 2004) Publisher: Greenwood Press ISBN: 0313324875

 

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Principles of Food Beverage & Foodservice Cost Control with Excel Set

PR Dittmer
Hardcover - 256 pages (14 June, 2002)

John Wiley & Sons Inc; ISBN: 0471269042

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Professional Table Service & Presenting Service Set
LH Kotschevar

Hardcover (11 June, 2002)
John Wiley & Sons Inc; ISBN: 047128131X

Honey
Stephanie Rosenbaum , Caroline Kopp

Hardcover - 120 pages (27 June, 2002)
Chronicle Books; ISBN: 0811832384

The Coronation Cookbook
Marguerite Patten

Paperback - 144 pages (19 June, 2002)
Hamlyn; ISBN: 0600604519

 

The Supper of the Lamb : A Culinary Reflection (Modern Library Food)
Robert Farrar Capon , Ruth Reichl(Editor), Deborah Madison (Introduction)

Paperback - 320 pages (July 2002)
Modern Library; ISBN: 0375760563

In the Devil's Garden
Stewart Lee Allen

Hardcover - 326 pages (July 2002)
Canongate Books Ltd; ISBN: 1841952222

 

The Oxford Companion to Food - Alan Davidson

Pickled, Potted and Canned:
The Story of Food Preserving -
Sue Shephard

Larousse Gastronomique

Prosper Montagne

 Originally created by Prosper Montagne and published in 1938, Larousse Gastronomique is an invaluable source of information for the enthusiastic cook and serious gastronome alike, whether your interest is in the mythological origins of ambrosia, or how best to use a marinade.

Hobson-Jobson: the Anglo-Indian Dictionary
Henry Yule, A.C. Burnell

A must for collectors of trivia, Hobson-Jobson is a wealth of information on the origins of all Anglo-Indian words and phrases.

 

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