I'm Just Here For The Food Part 22

Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things, Charles Panati

Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany, Ben Schott

Rare Bits: Unusual Origins of Popular Recipes, Patricia Bunning Stevens

The Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson

The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan

The Dictionary of American Food and Drink, John Marianni

Food Lover's Companion, Sharon Tyler Herbst

The Visual Food Encyclopedia: The Definitive Practical Guide to Food and Cooking, Francois Fortin

Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Guide to the South, John T. Edge

Sources

The following are sources for some of the items mentioned in this book and others that aren't mentioned, but are in stock in my house at all times.

All-Clad Metalcrafters LLC

424 Morganza Road Canonsburg, PA 15317 (800) 255-2523.

www.allclad.com Originally designed for the needs of professional chefs, All-Clad provides an a.s.sortment of quality cookware for every chef-professional or self-taught.

Boston Vanilla Bean Company

P.O. Box 162 Berlin, MA 01503 (888) 808-2822.

www.bostonvanillabeans.com Mexican, Indian, Bourbon, Tahitian- whatever your favorite type may be, this company offers beautiful, plump, and pliable vanilla beans.

Bragg Farm Sugar House

Route 14 North P.O. Box 201 East Montpelier, VT 05651 (802) 223-5757, (800) 376-5757.

www.central-vt.com/web/bragg Bragg Farm maple syrup amber grade B-delicious. This is a true secret ingredient, and I use it as a foil for salty or hot flavors in a lot of dishes.

The Bread Beckers

305 Bell Park Drive Woodstock, GA 30188 (770) 516-5000.

www.breadbeckers.com From grain mills and grains, to yogurt-makers and raw honey, the Bread Beckers sell a variety of equipment and ingredients for healthy, natural eating.

CDN Thermometers

Component Design Northwest, Inc.

PO Box 10947 Portland, OR 97296 (800) 338-5594.

www.cdn-timeandtemp.com CDN stocks an exceptional array of kitchen thermometers and timers.

Crown Jewel Gourmet Popcorn

(800) 653-9357.

www.crownjewelgourmet.com If you thought you knew gourmet popcorn, think again. Crown Jewel sells 14 varieties of scrumptious popcorn, including the world's smallest popcorn: Pet.i.te Princess Amber popcorn; and a popcorn that tastes like its already b.u.t.tered: Fiery Garnet popcorn.

Farmers Fresh

(256) 449-9417.

www.farmersfreshfood.com Our own local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), Farmers Fresh provides us with fabulous "fresh from the farm" ingredients.

It's like Christmas every week!

General Electric Appliances

(800) 626-2005.

www.geappliances.com General Electric offers consumers well-made appliances in a wide range of styles, prices and designs.

The King Arthur Flour Company, Inc.

P.O. Box 876 Norwich, VT 05055 (800) 827-6836.

www.kingarthurflour.com For King Arthur Special Bread Flour for Machines; great for loaves, lousy for biscuits.

Lodge Manufacturing Co.

P.O. Box 380 South Pittsburgh, TN 37380 (423) 837-7181.

www.lodgemfg.com So you didn't inherit the family cast-iron cookware; don't worry. Lodge has been manufacturing cast-iron cookware for more than 100 years, and stocks durable griddles, skillets, Dutch ovens, and much more.

Los Amigos Tortilla Manufacturing, Inc.

251 Armour Drive Atlanta, GA 30324 (404) 876-8153.

www.losamigos.com If you don't have time to grind your own masa and press tortillas, Los Amigos makes some of the best, all-natural corn tortillas around.

Louisiana Gold Hot Pepper Sauce