Food and Wine

The best in healthy eating from Hollywood's chef to the stars. The best in healthy eating from Hollywood's chef to the stars. Hollywood's celebrities expect only the best-especially when it comes to food. That's why they turn to Akasha Richmond, Tinseltown's favorite healthy chef. In Hollywood Dish, Akasha brings the best of A-list eating to the rest of us. She offers more than 150 of her favorite recipes, including Cinnamon French Toast with Heirloom Apple and Cherry Compote, Wild Salmon and Grilled Artichoke Salad with Green Tea Ranch Dressing, Pumpkin Seed Crusted Tilapia with White Peach Salsa, Wild Blueberry Cobbler, and Sundance Chocolate Torte. But Akasha offers more than just recipes. She also dishes the dirt on Hollywood's long-standing tradition of healthy eating: revealing the healthful culinary habits of the stars of the silver screen, including Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, and Humphrey Bogart, as well as today's hottest celebs, like Jerry Seinfeld, Denzel Washington, Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Cruise, and Barbra Streisand, Richmond weaves a fascinating history of nutrition trends in Hollywood with tales of the stars' favorite wholesome dishes and healthy restaurants. more...

Price: $24.95

A revolutionary diet to help you lose weight and control disease-causing inflammation. The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan will help you achieve your ideal weight--without fad dieting--while also reducing pain and allergies, slowing the aging process, and dramatically reducing your risk for dozens of medical problems. This flexible, easy-to-follow program is the ideal nutritional solution for every member of the family. At the heart of the program is the revolutionary IF Rating system that, for the first time, tells you the inflammatory or anti-inflammatory effects of all of the foods you eat. The IF Rating integrates more than twenty different nutritional factors, including essential fatty acids, glycemic index, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory compounds into a single rating which guides your food choices for the day. You no longer have to worry about choosing the right types of carbs or fats, or even counting calories--the IF Rating combines all those factors into a simple, holistic system for healthy eating! And unlike other programs that focus only on carbohydrates or fats, the IF Rating system also shows you which proteins are healthy and which provoke inflammation. It all adds up to a uniquely healthful, easy to follow diet plan that fights illness and promotes weight loss! The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan gives you:.:.; IF Ratings for more than 1,500 common foods, listed both alphabetically and by categories, such as “Breakfast Cereals” and “Meats”.; Self-assessments for measuring your level of systemic inflammation.; A choice of three customizable eating plans: Preventative/Maintenance, Therapeutic, and Accelerated Weight-Loss.; Three weeks worth of daily meal plans and dozens of delicious anti-inflammatory recipes. With The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan , you'll learn how to stop the silent enemy in its tracks and get started on the road to a longer, healthier, more vibrant life--today. more...

Price: $24.95

Ten years ago, Martha Stewart made cooking a primary focus of her bold new magazine, Martha Stewart Living . Over the decade, each issue has been a treasure of culinary information and inspiration, bringing the pleasures of cooking and entertaining--in impeccable style--to millions of devoted readers, from novice cooks to professional caterers. more...

Price: $35.00

Offers a holistic look at the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Presenting 50 delicious, healthy recipes, this book teaches women to appreciate the nurturing and sensual pleasures of preparing and eating great food with family. It narrates a trip to the market to choose fresh, seasonal ingredients. more...

Price: $9.95

Featuring a fresh layout, revised maps, and more detail than ever before, the eagerly anticipated seventh edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide offers collectors and amateurs alike the ultimate resource to the world's best wines. In every way, this edition bears out Parker's stated goal: "To make you a more formidable, more confident wine buyer by providing you with sufficient insider's information to permit the wisest possible choice when you make a wine-buying decision." more...

Price: $24.99