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"Chef Ashna Raje thinks that joining the cast of Cooking with the Stars will help save her restaurant and prove to her mother that she's not a failure, but when she's paired with her first love, Rico Silva, the kitchen begins to heat up."--Publisher description.

Julia Child demonstrates how to master the basics of good cooking.

"Space Battle Lunchtime is a hit show broadcast all over the universe, and the new season is about to start! When one of the competing chefs drops out at the last minute, an aspiring baker from Earth, Peony, is offered the chance to compete for fame, glory, and a 20,000 Solarbuck prize. All she has to do is impress the alien judges and beat the other five chefs (also aliens): mysterious Neptunia, sneaky Melonhead, intimidating Jacques, fierce Owline,...

Scarlet Williams is on the cusp of her dreams. She'll be the youngest person ever to play violin at the highly attended Summerset Festival. The popular crowd will definitely notice her now. Especially Finn O'Neal. But her joy is short-lived when her little sister gets cast in the nationally televised cooking show, Young Gourmet. Her parents make her give up her chair so they can spend their summer in L.A. The spotlight she worked so hard for shines...

"Mateo Castillo is a rising star chef on the Manhattan culinary scene, but just as he's about to reap the rewards of his skill and hard work by being featured on a major TV cooking competition, Mateo collapses in his restaurant's kitchen and regains consciousness in a hospital emergency room. The cause of his sudden illness is as mysterious as it is worrying, and Mateo and his family undergo a battery of genetic tests. Mateo's parents fled their home...

"In the nearly two years since Anthony Bourdain's death, no one else has come close to filling the void he left. His passion for and genuine interest in the cultures he visited made the world feel smaller and more knowable. Despite his affable, sometimes arch TV persona, the real Tony was intensely private, deeply conflicted about his fame, and an enigma even to those close to him-except for the crew following him around the world. And almost no one...

Join host Christopher Kimball and your favorite chefs from America's Test Kitchen as they turn their no-nonsense approach to cooking to the American repertoire, turning bad food into great food through careful testing.

Season Eight of Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen features the best regional home cooking in the country from host Christopher Kimball and your favorite chefs from America's Test Kitchen as they uncover blue-ribbon regional specialties from across the country and classic fare in need of a makeover. Also includes tips and techniques, food tastings, equipment tests, and printable versions of all 26 recipes.

British amateur bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Sigature Bake, to test creative flair and basic baking ability; Technical Bake, in which contestants are given basic recipes consisting of an ingredients list and minimal instruction; and Showstopper Bake, designed to display baking virtuosity.

British amateur bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Sigature Bake, to test creative flair and basic baking ability; Technical Bake, in which contestants are given basic recipes consisting of an ingredients list and minimal instruction; and Showstopper Bake, designed to display baking virtuosity.