King Solomon's Table

King Solomon's TableDriven by a passion for discovery, the biblical King Solomon is said to have sent emissaries on land and sea to all corners of the ancient world, initiating a mass cross pollination of culinary cultures that continues to bear fruit today. With Solomon's appetites and explorations in mind, in these pages Joan Nathan gathers together more than 170 recipes, from Israel to Italy to India and beyond. Here are classics like Yemenite Chicken Soup with Dill,

baked goods

and flair of culinary and cultural hotspot Mexico City

or just from their own imagination

But in the last few decades

over a glass of chilled vermouth and the din of happily shared

Whetstone is unequivocally and gratefully a better publication because of it

A richly colorful and exceptionally varied cookbook of timeless recipes from across the Islamic world

author of bestselling cookbooks Community

from the woman who introduced Americans to a whole new world of Italian food

proving that there is more to German food than Bratwurst and Black Forest gateau

and peach cobbler were mainstays on menus everywhere

From snacks and drinks to desserts and sides