SEDUCING CELEBRITIES ONE MEAL AT A TIME by  actor, world traveler and celebrated host Thaao Penghlis presents recipes for what would be Penghlis’ dream Hollywood dinner parties. This is as witty, heart-felt and inspiring book with recipes that are healthy and tasty. The writing is rich with deep musings and fascinating stories.

“With all the celebrities that crossed my path, I asked myself; How would I embrace and seduce them with food?” he says. “Through my imagination and experiences, I have put together recipes that would resonate with these wonderful talents.”

While the cookbook imagines the perfect meals for the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and George Clooney, Penghlis’ real-life dinner parties in his Hollywood Hills home are legendary. After one evening, actress Doris Roberts sent him a gushing note: “The table is so beautiful that you hate to sit down to mess it up.”

This child of Greek immigrants is also now pouring his own passions for all things Greece into a new podcast, “Thaao Penghlis’ Lost Treasures,” a thrilling detective story-style exploration of Greece’s greatest contribution to the world’s literature, the poet Homer. “These materials took me to magnificent sites in Athens, Mycenae and Troy where Schliemann’s extraordinary finds changed the course of history and smashed the myths of ancient Greek heroes,” says Penghlis.

MADE IN CALIFORNIA VOLUME 2: The California-Born Burger Joints, Diners, Fast Food & Restaurants That Changed America by George Geary continues to tell the remarkable stories of the early 20th-century food startups that captured America’s hearts and stomachs and delves into the rich tapestry of cultural influences that have propelled California restaurants and diners onto the national stage. 

Ruby’s Diner. Panda Express. Yogurtland. Wetzel’s Pretzels. The Cheesecake Factory. California Pizza Kitchen. These and many more iconic American culinary establishments have their roots in California.

Brimming with captivating historical detail and more than 200 photos, George latest journey into California’s culinary history is sure to awaken every reader’s inner foodie.