Lunch At The Shop - The Art and Practice of The Midday Meal published by Abrams

Lunch is better with friends. That’s one lesson from the lovely new book Lunch at the Shop (Abrams Image, $25) by Peter Miller, the owner of the eponymous Seattle bookstore. Miller prevents that familiar, isolating office-lunch scene by preparing the meal daily with his staff in the store’s back room. His book not only provides recipes for clean, thoughtful, kitchenette-friendly midday meals (lentils folded into yogurt; couscous with roasted cherry tomatoes) but also serves as a manifesto for the communal lunch table. (Bon Appetit)