“The thoughtful advice accompanying almost every entry makes [these recipes] invaluable for recovering addicts in need of a nourishing diet.” —Publishers Weekly The Sober Kitchen is the first major book to focus on the important and often overlooked link between food and recovery. Professional chef and recovering alcoholic Liz Scott serves up this groundbreaking cookbook chock full of vital information on basic nutrition and current addiction research, as well as more than 300 delicious, simple recipes. She also offers plenty of realistic, down-to-earth advice and encouragement, making The Sober Kitchen a complete culinary lifestyle companion. “There is much a cook can do to help a recovering alcoholic . . . Chef Liz Scott shares what she learned.” —The Detroit News “Provides a wealth of basic information and dozens of outstanding recipes to benefit both people in recovery and those who take care of them. In straightforward prose, she explains the dangers of dining out and gives advice on how to avoid being confronted with alcohol-laden dishes. Her recipes show creativity, especially in shortcut desserts.” —Booklist “Chef Scott, herself a recovering alcoholic, has developed recipes and menus that help the addicted to navigate three stages of recovery . . . Filling a gap, this well-researched and easy-to-follow cookbook is recommended for public libraries and consumer health collections.” —Library Journal

For the millions of people who struggle to maintain a clean and sober lifestyle free from alcohol and drug dependence, practical and informative literature on cooking and eating in recovery is virtually unavailable - until now. Containing vital information on basic nutrition, current addiction science, and realistic, down-to-earth advice, as well as more than 300 recipes, professional chef and recovering alcoholic Liz Scott serves up this ground-breaking cookbook to encourage and enhance a recovered lifestyle. In Phase 1, immediate issues such as nutritional replenishment and common cravings are tackled head on with chapters on beverages, snacks, soups, and simply prepared meals. In Phase 2, when acute symptoms have waned, the focus is on creating comfort at the table and healing emotions and relationships through the power of food, with recipes for leisurely breakfasts, comfort-food entrees and sides, and delectable desserts. In Phase 3, the focus is on the lifelong development of healthy eating with chapters on salads, vegetarian alternatives, and food as preventative medicine, and concludes in celebratory fashion with delicious remakes of traditional alcohol-laden dishes. Throughout, Scott provides the advice, support, and research the recovering alcoholic needs to stay on the path to sobriety, making The Sober Kitchen a comprehensive nutritional and culinary lifestyle companion for the recovering alcoholic and those who cook and care about them.

On the heels of her ground-breaking, award-winning 'Sober Kitchen' cookbook, Chef Liz Scott serves up this "must-have" innovative guide to holiday and special occasion entertaining for anyone who chooses to celebrate alcohol-free. With 25 diverse menus and 150 delicious recipes, Chef Liz proves that festivity and fun can be effortlessly achieved without a drop of alcohol. Included are creative, sober ingredient substitutions for use in classic holiday dishes, alcohol-free beverage pairings for every course, and abundant tips and suggestions for simple and imaginative party hosting that will guarantee an atmosphere of liveliness and "high spirits." Beautifully photographed throughout, this is a unique and dazzling cookbook that addresses the needs of a health-conscious audience. An invaluable tool for the host who may need to accommodate, either entirely or in part, for specific needs, tastes, and preferences of guests who avoid alcohol in their diet permanently or temporarily.

LONGLISTED for the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A “blistering yet tender” (Publishers Weekly) memoir that chronicles one chef’s journey from foraging on her family’s Midwestern farm to running her own Michelin-starred restaurant and finding her place in the world. Iliana Regan grew up the youngest of four headstrong girls on a small farm in Indiana. While gathering raspberries as a toddler, Regan learned to only pick the ripe fruit. In the nearby fields, the orange flutes of chanterelle mushrooms beckoned her while they eluded others. Regan’s profound connection with food and the earth began in childhood, but connecting with people was more difficult. She grew up gay in an intolerant community, was an alcoholic before she turned twenty, and struggled to find her voice as a woman working in an industry dominated by men. But food helped her navigate the world around her—learning to cook in her childhood home, getting her first restaurant job at age fifteen, teaching herself cutting-edge cuisine while hosting an underground supper club, and working her way from front-of-house staff to running her own kitchen. Regan’s culinary talent is based on instinct, memory, and an almost otherworldly connection to ingredients, and her writing comes from the same place. Raw, filled with startling imagery and told with uncommon emotional power, Burn the Place takes us from Regan’s childhood farmhouse kitchen to the country’s most elite restaurants in a galvanizing tale that is entirely original, and unforgettable.

A new cookbook/survival guide/love letter to Montreal for these apocalyptic times, from the James Beard Award–nominated culinary adventurists and proprietors of the beloved restaurant, Joe Beef. “The first Joe Beef cookbook changed forever what a cookbook could be. Anything that came after had to take it into account. Now, with this latest and even more magnificent beast, the rogue princes of Canadian cuisine and hospitality show us the way out of the numbing, post-apocalyptic restaurant Hell of pretentiousness and mediocrity that threatens to engulf us all. It makes us believe that the future is shiny, bright, beautiful, delicious—and probably Québécois. This book will change your life.” —Anthony Bourdain It’s the end of the world as we know it. Or not. Either way, you want Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse in your bunker and/or kitchen. In their much-loved first cookbook, Frédéric Morin, David McMillan, and Meredith Erickson introduced readers to the art of living the Joe Beef way. Now, they’re back with another deeply personal, refreshingly unpretentious collection of more than 150 new recipes, some taken directly from the menus of Fred and Dave’s acclaimed Montreal restaurants, others from summers spent on Laurentian lakes and Sunday dinners at home. Think Watercress Soup with Trout Quenelles, Artichokes Bravas, and seasonal variations on Pot-au-Feu—alongside Smoked Meat Croquettes, a Tater Tot Galette, and Squash Sticky Buns. Also included are instructions for making your own soap and cough drops, not to mention an epic 16-page fold-out gatefold with recipes and guidance for stocking a cellar with apocalyptic essentials (Canned Bread, Pickled Pork Butt, and Smoked Apple Cider Vinegar) for throwing the most sought-after in-bunker dinner party Filled with recipes, reflections, and ramblings, in this book you’ll find chapters devoted to the Québécois tradition of celebrating Christmas in July, the magic of public television, and Fred and Dave’s unique take on barbecue (Burnt-End Bourguignon, Cassoulet Rapide), as well as ruminations on natural wine and gluten-free cooking, and advice on how children should behave at dinner. Whether you’re holing up for a zombie holocaust or just cooking at home, Joe Beef is a book about doing it yourself, about making it on your own, and about living—or at least surviving—in style.

This "cookbook is specially designed to help those on the path to recovery get sober and stay sober. These recipes are also beneficial for those with anxiety, depression, diabetes and eating disorders. The renowned Malibu Beach Recovery Center is well known in the addiction industry for its team of executive chefs, many trained in Michelin-star restaurants, and the mouthwatering food served each day"--Back cover.

A life after alcoholism doesn't need to be weighed down by the lingering consequences of addiction. The latest research indicates that with the right nutrition, you can reverse the physical toll alcoholism has taken on your body and manage your path out of addiction. Renée Hoffinger, MHSE, RD, has developed a landmark new plan that empowers you to undo the damage your addiction inflicted--through the natural power of food. Twelve weeks of meal plans will ease you into newfound empowerment as you shed your dependence for good; mend damage to your body; and maintain balance for a long, healthy life. You will learn: Which foods help repair liver and other organ damage What to eat to rid your body of toxins How to manage a diet and extend that control to your cravings When to turn to food--and when to seek outside help This book combines reassuring guidance with appetizing, nutritionally dense meals that put you on a clear path to a bright, addiction-free future.