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MY CREOLE-CALI KITCHEN: LOUISIANA ROOYS WITH CALIFORNIA FLAVORS

Agate Surrey

Ryan Rondelo

We always enjoy a meal that is full of flavor and in My Creole-Cali Kitchen: Louisiana Roots with California Flavors by Chef Ryan Rondeno who has dazzled the tastebuds of an array of celebrities is turning his attention to blending the vibrant flavors of Creole cuisine with fresh California cooking. More importantly, he has created dishes that allow you to make them from the comfort of your home. We're looking forward to making Tempura Squash Blossoms, Crawfish Enchiladas, and Duck Confit with Whipped Ricotta and Pickled Peaches. When it comes to winding down at night, we're excited to try desserts like Brown Butter Banana Bread with Pistachio Praline Buttermilk Ice Cream and Beignets.

He shares his knowledge of cooking for celebs and provides tips that we can use when creating these dishes. He even provides tips to make these Southern dishes with a twist.

THE NANTUCKET RESTAURANT: A NOVEL

Sourcebooks Landmark

Pamela Kelley

In The Nantucket Restaurant: A Novel, we meet Mandy, Emma, and Jill O'Toole are as close as sisters can be who happen to live 100s of miles apart from one another. All of them grew up on Nantucket and have now found themselves across the country from one another. Their grandmother dies right before her 99th birthday in her sleep. The women realize that in addition to their grandmother's home being inherited to them, they also obtain Mimi's Place which is one of Nantucket's most popular year-around restaurants! They didn't know she even owned it as a silent partner and they have no idea that they will be able to run it. In addition to all 3 of them being left the restaurant equally, they learn a few twists. She gave ownership to the Executive Chef Paul is also an owner who has been there for 15 years. Before they can sell the restaurant, all 3 of the women need to work there for 1 year! They also realize that Mimi's Place is in need of a serious facelift and although profits are declining, it is located in a great community! How can they make it work?

NIGHT WATCHER: A NOVEL

Grand Central Publishing

Daphne Woolsoncroft

A chance meeting with a known serial killer in the Pacific Northwest as a kid introduces us to Night Watcher: A Novel. The experience made her want to forget that night and she never talked about it with anyone. As an adult, she became the host of Night Watch a radio call-in show that was run by her father.

During a call one night, she realizes that there is an intruder in the callers home and she notices coincidences that lead her to believe that the man she met many years ago is not only back but he is after her again.

Three sisters, each at a crossroads in her own life, facing the challenges of a surprise inheritance in the close-knit community of Nantucket.

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BARBACOA: THE HEART OF TEX-MEX BARBECUE

Harvard Common Press

Brandon Hurtado

We're always looking to enjoy full flavored dishes and in Barbacoa: The Heart of Tex-Mex Barbecue, we are introduced to an array of dishes that we will enjoy placing into our rotation whether we're eating solo or having friends and family over. This cookbook is the first one that focuses on Tex-Mex and Mexican smoke-cooked barbecue.

This cookbook by celebrated Tex-Mex Barbecue practitioner, Brandon Hurtado of Dallas-area restaurant, Hurtado Barbecue, has appeared on Texas Monthly’s authoritative list of the Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas and in Southern Living Magazine’s ranking of the 50 Best Barbecue Restaurants in the Entire US South.

We're excited to create Pulled Pork Carnitas, Lobster Tostadas, and Brisket Birria Tacos this Summer as well as year around!

MATRIARCH: A MEMOIR

Random House Large Print

Tina Knowles

In Matriarch: A Memoir by Tina Knowles, we get the opportunity to learn about this Matriarch who is the mother of Beyoncé. We learn about how this woman as a young girl from Galveston, Texas became a determined woman who was self-possessed and self-aware to raise her daughter to be one of the greatest artists of all time.

We see who she saw the world growing up and how important it was to her to shape it in a way that she could lift limitations that were placed on her as well as realizing the power of dreaming bigger. This philosophy took her beyond the shores of Texas that she grew up in and elevated her to a place that truly allowed her to take her power into her own hands.

THE WAGER: A TALE OF SHIPWRECK, MUTINY AND MURDER

Sourcebooks Landmark

David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder is an International #1 Bestseller by David Grann - author of Killers of the Flower Moon. He takes us to 1742 to a shipwreck that illustrates the survival, savagery, and court martial that reveals a shocking truth! We learn that the actions that took place on The Wager, a ship whose captain and crew were not only on trial - but even the questions that circled around the idea of an empire.

We learn about the British Empire's involvement, what took place on the ship that washed up in Brazil, 30 emaciated men who had quite an interesting story to tell, and what valuables the ship sent to collect via this secret mission in the midst of all this activity.

As everything is found out what was once seen as a heroic endeavor, becomes one that is calculated and greed in the worst human behavior when we are left in extreme situations.

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