MICHELIN Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2014

MICHELIN Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2014
Author: Michelin
Publisher: Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2013-10-23
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 2067191942

This eBook version of the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2014 helps both locals and travelers find great places to eat, with meticulously researched, objective recommendations to approximately 540 delicious restaurants in San Francisco proper, and from Sonoma County to the South Bay, representing 40+ diverse cuisines. The MICHELIN Guide, updated annually, pleases all palates and pocketbooks and is easy to use with multiple, user-friendly listings. Recession-proof dining options can be found among the Under $25 restaurants and those with the Bib Gourmand designation—a distinction that highlights inspectors' favorites for good food at reasonable prices. Local, anonymous, professional inspectors use the renowned Michelin food star rating system to create the restaurant selection, with its famed Michelin stars indicating culinary excellence. In this eBook you’ll find: •    Reviews of delicious restaurants for every budget—all grouped by neighborhood for easy, spur-of-the-moment decision-making. •    Extensive lists of restaurants where one can dine for Under $25 as well as the Bib Gourmand selection for budget-conscious diners seeking culinary quality at a good value. A Bib Gourmand restaurant offers two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included). •    Many user-friendly indexes facilitating informed decision-making include eateries listed from A-Z, starred restaurants, cuisine by category, cuisine by neighborhood, and restaurants offering brunch. •    Time-tested Michelin symbols for easy reference: Michelin stars indicate culinary excellence while the couverts (fork and spoon) indicate the level of comfort. •    For a special treat, look for restaurants with notable cocktail, sake, beer or wine lists—there's a dedicated symbol for each. Download onto any kind of eReader (tablet or smartphone), and you’re set to go. Use the guide to orient yourself at any time with 18 detailed maps showing the exact location of each establishment, even if you’re offline with no Wi-Fi or 3G connection. With the interactive navigation, it’s easy to move within the guide. Click from an index to the restaurant or from an establishment to its location on the map. With one touch, you can even phone the restaurant directly from the page or click through to a website for more information. No matter what eReader you use, with the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2014eBook, you have what you need to enjoy a great dining experience.

Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation: 2014 Edition

Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation: 2014 Edition
Author: Steven B. Stern
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 764
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1483684202

This valuable guide assists you in selecting the ship best suited to your taste, advises you on how to prepare for your cruise, and explains what to expect once you are onboard. Stern discusses every major port of call worldwide, listing details on attractions, beaches, hotels, restaurants, shopping, sports, and other recreation. He also includes guidelines on how to make the most of an eight-hour stay in port.

Fodor's Northern California 2014

Fodor's Northern California 2014
Author: Fodor's
Publisher: Fodor's Travel
Total Pages: 1312
Release: 2013-12-10
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0770432670

Northern California is filled with rugged redwood forests, pristine stretches of Pacific Coastline, and towering mountains. But it also has more than its share of creature comforts, from Napa Valley's wineries and spas to San Francisco's destination restaurants and exclusive boutiques. Packed with in-depth insider information, illustrated cultural features, and spectacular photography, Fodor's Northern California 2014 ebook edition shows the best the region has to offer. Competitive Advantage: The only annually updated guidebook to Northern California. Discerning Recommendations: Fodor's Northern California offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife. "Word of Mouth" quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable insights. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts.Northern California is filled with rugged redwood forests, pristine stretches of Pacific Coastline, and towering mountains. But it also has more than its share of creature comforts, from Napa Valley's wineries and spas to San Francisco's destination restaurants and exclusive boutiques. Packed with in-depth insider information, illustrated cultural features, and spectacular photography, Fodor's Northern California 2014 shows the best the region has to offer.

May We Suggest

May We Suggest
Author: Alison Pearlman
Publisher: Agate Publishing
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2018-10-16
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1572848227

An art expert takes a critical look at restaurant menus—from style and layout to content, pricing and more—to reveal the hidden influence of menu design. We’ve all ordered from a restaurant menu. But have you ever wondered to what extent the menu is ordering you? In May We Suggest, art historian and gastronome Alison Pearlman focuses her discerning eye on the humble menu to reveal a captivating tale of persuasion and profit. Studying restaurant menus through the lenses of art history, experience design and behavioral economics, Pearlman reveals how they are intended to influence our dining experiences and choices. Then she goes on a mission to find out if, when, and how a menu might sway her decisions at more than sixty restaurants across the greater Los Angeles area. What emerges is a captivating, thought-provoking study of one of the most often read but rarely analyzed narrative works around.

Andrea's Cooktales

Andrea's Cooktales
Author: Andrea LeTard
Publisher: Susan Schadt Press LLC
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2018-06
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780997355970

Andrea's Cooktales: A Keepsake Cookbook. Learn New Recipes, Treasure Old Ones is the debut book of one of America's top 100 home cooks. This heirloom cookbook is meant to be savored, splattered, and shared. It features "New-Generation" Southern recipes that are unique, fun, and easy to follow. Special stories are behind every recipe, which will inspire your own memories and stories. Learn new recipes to add to your weekday as well as holiday meal rotations. From appetizers to dessert, recipes are both naughty (for splurging) and nice (for healthy eating). A notes section is included for cooking/food questions and answers, as well as journal areas to jot down stories and enter family recipes. The perfect gift book, it features a scuff-resistant hardcover, Smythe-sewn binding and a ribbon bookmark that will ensure it will be passed along for years. With delicious photography by Memphian Nicole Cole and a foreword by Memphis restaurateur and chef Jennifer Chandler.

San Francisco Chef's Table

San Francisco Chef's Table
Author: Carolyn Jung
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1493007106

Very few areas in the world offer more diversity than the San Francisco Bay Area, a place that is without a doubt, “foodie central.” One reason for the major influx of the finest chefs and their restaurants here is perhaps twofold. First, the resident foodies love to eat out, not to mention the 16 million tourists that also visit here with food at the top of their to-do list. The second reason is perhaps the fact that the Bay Area offers chefs an incomparable proximity to fresh, local, and organic ingredients with which to cook, which anyone who cooks can tell you make all of the difference in the end result. With recipes for the home cook from over 50 of the area's most celebrated eateries and showcasing over 200 full-color photos featuring mouth-watering dishes, famous chefs, and lots of local flavor, San Francisco Chef's Table is the ultimate gift and keepsake cookbook for both tourists and locals alike.

Rock Climbing the San Francisco Bay Area

Rock Climbing the San Francisco Bay Area
Author: Tresa Black
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2014-10-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493015346

Rock Climbing the San Francisco Bay Area offers options for multiple ascents in more than 20 areas around the San Francisco Bay. In addition to the nuts and bolts of routes and ratings, information on coffee shops, and brewpubs, and other amenities in each area is included, along with notes on where rock climbers can take their four-footed climbing partners. Photographs, topos, and maps accompany the text.

A New Napa Cuisine

A New Napa Cuisine
Author: Christopher Kostow
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 160774595X

Follow Christopher Kostow’s journey from a young line cook in a seaside town to the storied Restaurant at Meadowood, the Napa Valley mainstay that has earned three Michelin stars and James Beard Awards for best chef and outstanding service under Kostow’s leadership. Through 100 artfully constructed recipes and stunning photography, Kostow details the transformative effect this small American valley has had on his life and work—introducing us to the artisans, products, growers, and wild ingredients that inspire his unparalleled food. As he shares stories of discovering wild plums and radishes growing along the creek behind his home or of firing pottery with local ceramists, Kostow presents a new Napa cuisine—one deeply rooted in a place that’s rich in beauty, history, and community.

Top 10 California Wine Country

Top 10 California Wine Country
Author: DK Eyewitness
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1465433031

DK Eyewitness Top 10: California Wine Country will lead readers straight to the very best of this beautiful region. For travelers who want to taste their way around the area's many vineyards, hike through beautiful landscapes or marvel at the region's numerous historic sites, this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of top 10 lists, from the 10 best winery tours and grape varieties to the top 10 beaches, natural sites and restaurants. The guide is divided by area, highlighting the best spots all over California's wine country, and it's packed with hotel and restaurant reviews. DK Eyewitness Top 10: California Wine Country and its pull-out map provide the insider knowledge every visitor needs to explore the entire region effortlessly.