When Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig tied the knot with Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in October of 1810 a few kegs were tapped and a new tradition was born. The modern “Oktoberfest” is […]
Category: food & beverage
Michael Agnew identifies ‘The Midwestern IPA’
Michael Agnew has been visiting media outlets and brewpubs throught the Midwest to discuss his book A Perfect Pint’s Beer Guide to the Heartland. Recently the author visited KARE 11 TV […]
Mushroom Monday: Morchella esculentioides
Morchella esculentioides (M. Kuo, Dewsbury, Moncalvo, & S.L. Stephenson) Edible and very good. Previously known as Morchella esculenta, which recent studies have determined to be strictly European. DNA reveals Morchella […]
Pi(e) Day at UIP
Certain members of the UIP staff circle March 14 on their calendars. And with good reason. 3.14 is Pi(e) Day: during which both mathematical principle and carbohydrates are well celebrated […]
Happy Holidays from the UIP
Hope your celebrations are as joyful as ours… […]
Honey, I’m Homemade – $2.99 eBook sale
Honey, I’m Homemade: Sweet Treats from the Beehive across the Centuries and around the World edited by May Berenbaum To celebrate the holiday season we have lowered the eBook list […]
Happy Thanksgiving from UIP
One staff member volunteered to work on the holiday… […]
Saveur savors The Turkey: An American Story
Saveur magazine includes one of our oldies-but-goodies in its Five Thanksgiving Books feature. “For an historical perspective on the centerpiece of the feast, we recommend Andrew F. Smith’s The Turkey: An […]
Janine MacLachlan discusses Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland
Grub Street Chicago, the Windy City edition of New York Magazine’s food and restaurant blog, recently posted a Q&A with Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland author Janine MacLachlan. So what […]
Tomorrow! Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland @ Urbana’s Market at the Square
Like local food and farmers’ markets? Author Janine Maclaclan will be signing copies of Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland next to the NW entrance to the Market between 9:30-11:30 this […]
Book trailer for Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland
On June 4, 2012, we published Janine MacLachlan’s book Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland. View the book trailer to learn more about Janine’s celebration of “change-the-world people.” […]
Janine MacLachlan on Wisconsin Public Radio
Listen to Janine MacLachlan discuss her new book Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland on the June 22, 2012, edition of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Joy Cardin program. The book celebrates the […]