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Chi Spacca: A New Approach to American Cooking

by | Nov 1, 2020 | 2020 Gift Guide, For the Home Chef

Chi Spacca: A New Approach to American Cooking
Nancy Silverton
$35.00

In her tenth cookbook, Nancy Silverton (“Queen of L.A.’s restaurant scene” –Los Angeles Times), shares the secrets of cooking like an Italian butcher with recipes for meats, fish, and vegetables that capture the spirit of Italy. Drawing on her years living and cooking in Umbria, Italy, and from the menu of her revered steakhouse, Chi Spacca (hailed as a “meat speakeasy” by Food & Wine), Silverton, and Chi Spacca’s executive chef Ryan DeNicola, present their take on such mouth-watering dishes as Beef Cheek and Bone Marrow Pie; Coffee-Rubbed Tri-Tip; Fried Whole Branzino with Pickled Peppers and Charred Scallions; and Moroccan Braised Lamb Shanks. And vegetable dishes are given just as much attention, from fire-kissed Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Green Garlic Crème Fraîche; Charred Sugar Snap Peas with Yogurt, Guanciale, and Lemon Zest; Little Gems with Herb Breadcrumbs, Bacon Vinaigrette, and Grated Egg; Roasted Beets with Chicories, Yogurt, and Lemon Zest. Also included are Silverton’s own spins on steakhouse classics such as Caesar salad, creamed corn, and mashed potatoes, as well as desserts, including, of course, her beloved butterscotch budino.

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Face to Face: The Photographs of Camilla McGrath

by | Nov 1, 2020 | 2020 Gift Guide, For the History Buff, For the Shutterbug

Face to Face: The Photographs of Camilla McGrath
Camilla McGrath
$75.00

Camilla Pecci Blunt, a nonprofessional photographer who grew up between Italy and New York, was well placed to forge the path she did. Her mother was passionate about the arts, took photographs, painted, and collected artists around her, and had galleries in Rome and New York. The more than six hundred photographs in this book from the 1950s to the early 1990s capture our cultural icons in casual, playful moments.

After she married Earl McGrath in 1963, their homes–first in New York and then in Los Angeles–became gathering places for a wholly unexpected mix of people that Camilla documented in these surprising, in-the-moment photographs: Jackie Kennedy, Jerome Robbins, Calvin and Kelly Klein, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, Bruce Chatwin, Andy Warhol, Larry Rivers, Jean Tinguely, Frank O’Hara, Jasper Johns, Allen Ginsberg, the Rolling Stones, Bryan Ferry, Bette Midler, Jerry Hall, Keith Haring, Linda Ronstadt, Jerry Brown, Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski, John Waters, Joan Didion, Angelia Huston, Robert Graham, David Hockney, Michael Crichton, and Barbra Streisand, among many others.

Andrea di Robilant’s essay, along with memories from Griffin Dunne, Vincent Fremont, Harrison Ford, Fran Lebowitz, and Jann Wenner, reveal the backstory of this irresistible look at the larger-than-life cultural figures of our time as you have never seen them.

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Real Estate Investing 101: From Finding Properties and Securing Mortgage Terms to REITs and Flipping Houses, an Essential Primer on How to Make Money with Real Estate (Adams 101)

by | Oct 21, 2019 | 2020 Gift Guide, For the Entrepreneur

Real Estate Investing 101: From Finding Properties and Securing Mortgage Terms to REITs and Flipping Houses, an Essential Primer on How to Make Money with Real Estate (Adams 101)
By Michele Cagan CPA

Real estate investing is a great way to build a business or make money on the side—and you don’t have to be a full-time landlord to do it. Real Estate Investing 101 walks you through everything you need to know, from raising capital to uncovering new opportunities. You’ll learn the difference between purchasing traditional property and investing in funds such as REITs and interval funds—plus new types of realty investment, like crowd-funded real estate, the senior housing boom, eco-housing, and blockchain technology. With the expert advice in Real Estate Investing 101 to guide you, you can invest with confidence and generate profits.

Baskets: Projects, techniques and inspirational designs for you and your home

by | Oct 8, 2019 | 2020 Gift Guide, For the Crafty Bastard, For the Interior Designer & Architect at Heart

Baskets: Projects, techniques and inspirational designs for you and your home
By Tabara N’Diaye

Baskets are a simple but stylish way to organize your home. The craft of basketry has been around for decades, and has slowly evolved into the latest interior trend. These hard-working multitaskers are not only a practical storage option, but they are also decorative and instantly add texture and warmth to any room. Handled, woven, lined, colored, patterned, lidded – there are so many options when it comes to choosing the baskets you display in your home that fits your needs and your decorating style. Baskets will teach you how to master the art of basketry through the 15 projects in this book. Learn how to add pattern and colour to your woven wonders are you create a colourful collection of storage of your own. The projects include laundry baskets, baskets with lids, basket bags and backpacks, a gorgeous woven lampshade and a stylish collection of patterned tableware.

Resident Dog: Incredible Homes and the Dogs That Live There

by | Oct 8, 2019 | 2020 Gift Guide, For the Animal Lover, For the Interior Designer & Architect at Heart

Motown: The Sound of Young America
By Nicole England

Stylish, aspirational homes and the dogs that live in them in a beautifully photographed celebration of style and canines.

Just as every home is different, so is every dog.

In this stunningly photographed book of architecturally superb houses―many of them architects’ own homes―we see how the presence of a dog brings warmth and life to the most dramatic spaces. From mid-century raw brick to a penthouse apartment, gracious Edwardian to Scandinavian modern, from beach house to country retreat, there is always room for a dog or two. They trot, nap, and sniff through every page, at times more rambunctious than their surroundings, and at others perfectly in tune with the setting.

Peek inside the most breathtaking homes that feature French bulldogs, golden retrievers, Labradoodles, and more as your guides. Oblivious to designer furniture, heritage considerations, or serious design aesthetics, dogs can make themselves at home anywhere. In fact, the homes in this book are all the more appealing because of their resident dogs.

300 color illustrations