Our New Catalog! Restaurant Menus, Wine and Drink Lists.
For the Holidays - our latest catalog of Restaurant Menus, Wine and Drink Lists. You can view and download a copy here on this link
https://www.cooksbookcase.com/pages/download-our-catalog
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All Veterans receive a 10% discount!
Food Service/Culinary Specialists in the Military receive a 10% discount!
We appreciate your service and we want to help you build a great library of cookbooks!
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A Holiday List: Breads, Cakes, Candies, Chocolates, Confections, Cookies, Pastries, Pies & Preserves.
A Holiday List: Breads, Cakes, Candies, Chocolates,
Confections, Cookies, Pastries, Pies & Preserves.
My family wishes you and your family the very best in 2017!
Support Your Local Bookstores! Call us first!
The future of both the brick and mortar and online bookstores concerns me and I hope that you continue to show support for locally owned and operated bookstores. If we don’t carry a title or have it in stock at the moment, let us order it for you from our likewise independent colleagues - we network all the time, or we will order it from the publisher directly, rather than fall back on the knee jerk conglomerate Megabookstore, you know, the one that's run by robots.
Too often I am hearing that a book (purchased through the Megabookstore) having been described as "Good" has instead arrived in a very different condition. So buyers beware and call us first! We have more than 35 years of experience and know that bibliography and cataloguing policies are important, and a truthful and fair description of a collectible book is something to be proud of.
These days, people are looking for "sustainable seafood" and "local produce", so treat yourself to locally bought books as well, because booksellers want to be “sustainable” too! We live and work in the neighborhood and in your community.
Just like regularly visiting the library, make it a habit of going to your local bookshop; it's a real and personal experience that will last you your whole life.
Coming May 14 - "Julia Child: A Well-Thumbed Checklist of Books and Ephemera."
I hope to see you there!
- Saturday, May 14 at 10:30a.m. to 12:00p.m.
- Los Angeles Public Library – Mark Taper Auditorium
- 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
- Free admission!
- For more info:
- The Culinary Historians of Southern California
- https://www.chsocal.org/mec-events/julia-child-a-well-thumbed-checklist-of-books-and-ephemera-with-liz-pollock/
Cookbooks in Victorian England
We are now gathering together cookbooks published during 19th Century Victorian England. Featured are recipes for preparing the food and drink available during that time, with much discussion about Domestic Service. Also newly acquired are interesting Trade Catalogues for the types of cast-iron stoves used in both city and country households. The engraving represented here is from Mrs. [Maria Eliza] Rundell's A New System of Domestic Cookery, ca. 1800's. You will also find listed many scholarly books written about this period, well-written and well-researched. For more information call (831) 251-9218
Happy St. Patrick's Day! James Beard's Recipe for Corned Beef!
You will find the best recipe for Corned Beef, and other classic dishes in his book, James Beard's American Cookery. Published in 1972, reprinted many times, with illustrations by Earl Thollander. Includes a recipe for "New England Boiled Dinner" with carrots, potatoes, turnips, and cabbage; plus (for any leftovers) his delicious recipe for "Corned Beef Hash." To order, (831) 251-9218
Happy Chinese New Year!
We offer many unusual cookbooks written about the techniques of cooking Chinese cuisine; a highlight in our collection is the following item: (To order call (831) 251-9218)
Chinese Culinary in Plain English. By W[illiam]. Sou San. Brisbane, Australia: Self-published, 1952. 2nd edition, enlarged. 8vo. Title includes red & black Chinese calligraphy, 104pp., profusely illustrated, recipes. Blue & off-white illustrated self-wraps., covers slightly rubbed, age-soiled, tape present along spine, ffe cut away, penmarks in margin "Good", some grease stains to pages, else generally condition is tight, Good. Contains a recipe for Cuttlefish or Squid; "The Australians are unaccustomed to this dish and more or less detest it for culinary purposes, using it mainly as bait for angling. In the East it is a delicacy." Very Rare.
I am now a proud member of… The Northern California Booksellers Association!
I am now a proud member of…
The Northern California Booksellers Association!
Declaration of Independents
As cities, towns, and neighborhoods deal with the changing landscape of their local business community, we, the independent booksellers of California, reaffirm our commitment to our communities. Independent bookstores value our place in the community, as well as our ongoing connections within it. We’d like to offer some other defining thoughts about independent bookstores.
Independent booksellers talk with our customers directly and enjoy fulfilling—even exceeding—their expectations, whether its recommending a great book we’ve just read, or helping you discover new or little known authors or publishers.
Independent bookstores have an onsite owner—we’re right there answering questions and making decisions, rather than relying on a corporate office, thousands of miles away.
Independent booksellers are leaders in the fight against censorship and other threats to freedom of expression.
Independent bookstores reflect the character of our communities. We support local causes. We participate in and fund community activities. We patronize other local businesses and keep our money in the community.
Our mission is “To promote the vitality, diversity and prosperity of independent bookselling as essential to the life of our communities and crucial to the dissemination of ideas in society.”
It’s Football Season At Last! Tailgating Parties - We’ve got the Recipes!
Many of your favorite players and coaches are really great cooks; just like you they love to barbeque and share their secrets of great grilling, with recipes for Fire-alarm Chili, Special Ribs, Pesto Lasagna. We offer lots of collectible books with menu ideas to “rev up” your tailgating parties, making the prep work easy and the weekends Fun!
For more information (831) 251-9218
