Book Nook: Food-Related Books from Apollo Publishing

 

The Nutmeg Trail Through 80 spice-infused recipes, spectacular images, and a mouthwatering culinary journey along the ancient spice trail, award-winning author Eleanor Ford’s luscious new book, The Nutmeg Trail ($40; Hardback) reveals how centuries of spice trading and cultural diffusion changed the world’s cuisine and how to best stock and enjoy spices in your own home.

Serendipity In Serendipity ($24.99; Hardcover), Oscar Farinetti, founder of the high-end global food chain Eataly, shares fifty remarkable stories of how some of the greatest successes and examples of excellence in the food world came about by chance.

Plant-Based Gourmet Plant-based meals can be a cornucopia of colors, shapes, textures, and mouthwatering flavors—a source of boundless opportunities for creativity in the kitchen. In Plant-Based Gourmet ($35; Hardcover) by acclaimed vegan Chef Suzi Gerber, 150 original recipes for vegans and the veg-curious will delight nutrition-minded home chefs and foodies alike.