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No Reservations = = = Apron Strings by Jan Wong (Goose Lane Editions)Globetrotting bad boy chef Anthony Bourdain has made a name for himself traveling the world in search of the ultimate dining experience. A travel show with bite, No Reservations sees Bourdain imbibing his way through culinary hotspots and remote places alike with commentary on local customs and eating cultures. Similarly, award-winning author and journalist Jan Wong takes readers on a culinary dash through France, Italy, and China in food-culture-journeying Apron Strings. With her 22-year-old chef-trained son in tow and a serving of funny, and sometimes caustic observations, Jan lives and cooks with locals, seeing first-hand how globalization changes food customs and families.

Anne of Green Gables = = = Evelina by Frances Burney (Stonehouse Publishing)We owe it to L.M. Montgomery’s classic novels that prompted the CBC production of Canada’s most popular TV program in 1985: Anne of Green Gables starring the OG-TV Anne, Meagan Fellows. Like the charming thirteen-year-old orphan Anne who is sent to live in rural PEI, our protagonist in Frances Burney’s epistolary novel Evelina suddenly finds herself among an upper class London society, a jarring departure from her rural roots. And like Anne who uses her charm to find her ground, Evelina navigates her new reality with intuition and smarts and comes of age away from everything shes known. You can gift this one with a fun fact: Evelina inspired Jane Austen!* * *If your giftees like the culinary commentary of No Reservations and the classically Canadian CBC series Anne of Green Gables, gift them Apron Strings and/or Evelina for 15% off until the end of the day (discounted reflected at cart). We’ll also send you a special gift for just you! For more Bingemas picks, click here.