The Book of the Month Club (founded 1926) is a United States mail-order business, customers of which are offered a new book each month.The Book of the Month Club is part of a larger company that runs many book clubs in the United States and Canada. It was formerly the flagship club of Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc. That company merged with Doubleday Direct, Inc., a company owned by Bertelsmann, in 2000. The resulting company, Bookspan, was a joint-venture between Time Warner and Bertelsmann until 2007 when Bertelsmann took over complete ownership. Approximately six weeks after it acquired complete ownership of Bookspan, Bertelsmann initiated a major overhaul of the book club business, a process that will eliminate 280 positions, or about 15% of its workforce of 1,900. Many of the specialty book clubs such as American Compass are being eliminated.The company operates a number of non-general book clubs including:American Compass, a club primarily aimed at American conservative readers.InsightOut, a book club featuring books of topical interest to gay and lesbian readersMosaico and Circulo, two clubs offering Latin and Spanish-translated selections.

So you’ve got a mouse gun and a hair-dryer gun, and you’re wondering what to add to your arsenal next. How about a spice gun? I doubt you’ll see these in action in Michelin restaurant kitchens, but for adventurous home chefs it looks like a handy tool. Probably a good way to keep backseat cooks in their place, too.

Acadiana is the Louisiana-inspired offering from the restaurant group which gave us TenPenh, DC Coast and Ceiba. Just thinking of Southern cooking whets my appetite and chef Jeff Tunks delivers a good interpretation of contemporary New Orleans fare. Acadiana is located by the new Convention Center at 901 New York Ave. NW.Cost - $$Service - A-Servic

This has always been a favorite of JollyCook, and what better day to serve up a good helping of corned beef brisket with cabbage and vegetables. Enjoy the Super Bowl!

Food that is good for you and easy to make. Italian classics ad never-ending dishes...

This tasty spice is a miracle in health benefits, and with our holiday cooking it is used in many bake goods and dishes, so now that we have the cinnamon down off the shelf, lets continue to use it all year round