Books to Borrow Williamsburg Public Library Recommends

Many of us pass recipes through generations with our own family cookbooks. Max Miller has taken recipes from ancient texts and passed them onto us all by modernizing them to fit today's world. The author takes us through not only the history of the recipes and flavors of the world, but his journey into baking as well. After a friend's illness led to an all-day baking show binge instead of vacation sight-seeing, he was hooked.

Miller believes food has the power to bring humanity closer together. With his book, recipes, dishes, and tastes bring together generations and have the ability to provid...