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Designed by Apple in California is a beautiful, minimalist book dedicated to the late Steve Jobs. Available in little and large, and showcasing a comprehensive 450 photographs of past and current Apple products, Designed by Apple in California covers everything from the 1998 iMacs to the 2015 Apple Pencil, documenting the materials and techniques used by Apple’s design team over two decades of innovation.

There’s a whole world of pizza out there just waiting to be explored, but how do you know where to go? Daniel Young, author of the bestseller Where Chefs Eat, has put together a comprehensive guide aptly names Where To Eat Pizza which contains restaurants, locations, insider tips from over 1000 food experts and aficionados around the world. There’s quotes from chefs, critics, and industry experts where you’ll learn all about the secrets to a perfect slice. Ingredients, sauces, the perfect crust. There’s city maps, reviews, and honest comments to keep you in the know on over 1700 pizzerias, parlours and joints worldwide. Pizza anyone?  

Every kitchen has one, every cook needs one. Knife: The Cult, Craft and Culture of the Cook’s Knife is an essential, informative, and great looking book all about the history, form, and creation of knives. If this humble culinary tool fascinates you as much as it should, you’ll love everything about this book from it’s alluring illustrations to it’s lustful photography. Interviewing knife-makers, chefs, and collectors, Tim Hayward explores how the relationship between the chef and blade has evolved the knife as well as the ways we prepare food. Knife is essentially a reference book with descriptions and photographs of over 40 types of knife, including Damascus blades, Chinese cleavers, and sushi knives. If this all sounds great but you don’t even know how to properly hold a knife, read this book and you’ll be an expert on knife-wielding grips and techniques.