Smith Street Books

The food of Italy's eastern coastline mirrors the memories and traditions of peoples past and present who have lived on the shores of the Adriatic, with ingredients reflecting the climate and terrain - of course with seafood in abundance, as well as an array of incredible pasta, rice, polenta and meat dishes.

It's the chicken skin yakitori you eat at 2am in a bar the size of a cupboard. It's the pork curry you devour after having to line up for 45 minutes with a bunch of excited teenagers. It's the yuzu ramen you slurp after ordering it from a vending machine. It's the tonkatsu you buy in a vast shopping-center basement. And it's the Oden that's served to you by a laid-back surfer from Okinawa. Tokyo is an explo...

The best of London's brunches, from north to south, east to west. Want to know the best place near you for avocado on toast or some freshly baked granola? Or perhaps a fry-up and a bottomless jug of Bloody Mary is more in order...Brunch is fast becoming the meal of the day and here is our guide to London's 50 best spots to grab the papers and settle in for a leisurely morning. Whether it's a relaxed affair...

Little Korea contains the most popular Korean dishes eaten everyday on the streets and in homes across the nation. No kitchen gadgetry or trickery is required - this is food with a singular mission: to deliver maximum flavor in a simple way.

What would the world look like if the 7 billion people on this planet were presented as 100 individuals? This beautifully illustrated and informative infographics book re-examines the world's population with fascinating and often sobering results. Covering diverse subjects such as demography, education, technology and health, The World as 100 People reveals that 61 people are Asian, 15 are African, 10 come ...

We often associate fruit in recipes with jams, cakes and desserts - but fruit can be an incredible complement to savory dishes too. Adding blackberries to a duck breast and chard recipe or caramelized pears to a pork and sage recipe can create an amazing dish. This book shows you how to make the most of out the fruit that's in season - whether the dishes are sweet or savory. The alphabetical arrangement of ...

The word mezze stems from the Arabic term `tamazzaza' - a single word that broadly embraces the idea of enjoying small portions of food and taking the time to indulge one's tastebuds, eyes and nose by exposing them to a wide range of aromas and flavours. A complete mezze table is formed when many of these warm and cold dishes are presented together, as a meal in itself. The mezzanic culture originated in th...

The modern guide for identifying hipsters in their natural habitat. Spotting a hipster used to be simple - a guy in his twenties had a beard and rode a bicycle. However, over recent years the line between hipster and everyday human has blurred beyond recognition, so it's understandable if you've grown confused. Don't worry - How To Spot A Hipster is here to help. Think your best friend might be a hipster?...