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Nonfiction books about eating, cooking, and restaurants.
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American Food Writing: An Anthology with Classic Recipes A celebrated food writer gathers the very best from more than 250 years of American culinary history and chronicles the astonishing variety of American cuisine. The contributors cover a range of subjects and perspectives on all things food related; also includes more than 50 classic recipes. 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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Eat Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times New York Times Magazine-food editor Hesser has showcased the food-inspired recollections of some of America's leading writers. Eat, Memory collects the 26 best stories and recipes from some of the playwrights, novelists, and journalists featured in her column. 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals If you were going to die tomorrow, what would you want for your last meal on earth? An insider's pastime that is probably as old and as widespread as the professional kitchen itself, the "My Last Supper" game is a favorite among chefs. Acclaimed photographer Melanie Dunea took the game further by adding question of preparation, location, and dinning companions. 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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Berkeley, Ellen Perry, ed. At Grandmother's Table: Women Write about Food, Life, and the Enduring Bond Between Grandmothers and Granddaughters 68 women record poignant memories of their grandmothers, many of them immigrants from a wide variety of countries. Each piece consists of a story (often centered around food) about the grandmother and a treasured recipe. 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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Boorstin, Sharon Let Us Eat Cake: Adventures in Food and Friendship A restaurant critic and food writer's engaging collection of stories and recipes spans four decades. From cooking lobster with Julia Child to baking "husband-catcher" cake, Boorstin serves up cherished food memories with style and charm. 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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Bourdain, Anthony No Reservations: Around the World On an Empty Stomach The host of the Travel Channel series No Reservations provides a behind-the-scenes account of his global culinary adventures, from New Jersey to New Zealand, offering commentary on food in every corner of the globe. 2007 Appears on the following book lists:  Travel Writing | ||||||||||||||
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Brown, Alton Feasting On Asphalt: The River Run Alton Brown and his motorcycle-mounted crew are off on a south-to-north journey that follows America's first "superhighway": the Mississippi. Starting at the great river's delta on the Gulf of Mexico and ending up near its headwaters in Minnesota, Alton and his buddies travel the heartland's byways to scout out the very best of roadside food, and to get to know the people who spend their lives preparing and serving it. 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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Buford, Bill Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-quoting Butcher in Tuscany A staff writer for The New Yorker and author of Among the Thugs offers an exuberant, witty account of his entry into the world of a professional cook-in-training, documenting his experiences in the kitchen of Mario Batali's acclaimed restaurant Babbo, his apprenticeships with Batali's former teachers, his relationship with Batali, and his immersion in the world of food. 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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Chen, Patrizia Rosemary and Bitter Oranges: Growing Up in a Tuscan Kitchen Chen's family home and its sumptuous garden in the Italian seaside town of Livorno are at the center of this captivating book that weaves together simple delicious recipes with a love of home, family, nature, custom, and above all, food. 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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Child, Julia My Life in France A memoir begun just months before Child's death describes the legendary food expert's years in Paris, Marseille, and Provence and her journey from a young woman from Pasadena who cannot cook or speak any French to the publication of her legendary Mastering cookbooks and her winning the hearts of America as "The French Chef." 2006 Appears on the following book lists: Extraordinary Lives
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Febbroriello, Courtney Wife of the Chef At once a no-holds-barred memoir of restaurant life and a revealing look at married life. Spiced with a healthy spoonful of feminism and enriched with a cup of humor, this may be the tastiest "dish" of the season. 2003 Appears on the following book lists:
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Franklin, Emily. Too Many Cooks : Kitchen Adventures with 1 Mom 4 Kids and 102 Recipes Emily Franklin's food memoir was born of two simple loves: food and children. A foodie and former chef, Franklin wants to pass on her love of food and cooking to her kids; she wants them not only to enjoy what they're eating but to know what they're eating. So, over the course of a year, she introduces her children to new dishes with varying degrees of success. Undaunted by failure, Franklin pursues her culinary mission from the heartland of Indiana to the Umbrian countryside. Some meals conjure visions of pleasure while others are utter catastrophes. Along the way, she discovers how a delicious (or even disastrous) meal can bring families together and feed the soul. 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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Hodgson, Moira. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food Hodgson has earned a reputation as a discerning critic and entertaining writer. This cookbook and travel memoir reflects Hodgson's talent for connecting her love of food with the people and places in her life--from Vietnam to Chiapas, Mexico, from Berlin to Lapland there was always a new dish to taste, a new people to share her travels with. 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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Jaffrey, Madhur Climbing the Mango Trees: a Memoir of a Childhood in India Chef and actress Madhur Jaffrey reveals that she failed home economics in this literate and loving memoir of family, food, and India. 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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Jones, Judith The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food Judith Jones edits both John Updike and Anne Tyler, but her fame will always reside in the the fact that she created a food revolution in America as editor to Julia Child, Marcella Hazan, James Beard, and Madhur Jaffrey to name a few. This memoir will delight foodies, Francophiles, and lovers of literary fiction. 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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Kingsolver, Barbara Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Follows the author's family's efforts to live on locally- and home-grown foods, an endeavor through which they learned lighthearted truths about food production and the connection between health and diet. 2007 Appears on the following book lists: Food Matters! Literary Gardening
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Kurlansky, Mark The Food of a Younger Land Award-winning New York Times–bestselling author Kurlansky takes the reader back to the food and eating habits of a younger America: Before the national highway system brought the country closer together; before chain restaurants imposed uniformity and low quality; and before the Frigidaire meant frozen food in mass quantities, the nation’s food was seasonal, regional, and traditional. It helped form the distinct character, attitudes, and customs of those who ate it. 2009 | ||||||||||||||
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LeDraoulec, Pascale American Pie: Slices of Life (and Pie) from America's Back Roads As the author travels the country in a Volvo named Betty Blue with IBRK4PIE plates, she encounters eccentric characters and a plethora of pies ranging from Montana Huckleberry to Pennsylvania Shoofly. Her search for the perfect slice of pie is equal parts quirky travelogue and adventure-cookbook. 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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Lee, Jennifer 8. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food Chronicling the Chinese-American experience as reflected by its food, a New York Times reporter describes her quest for excellent Chinese cuisine while offering insight into such topics as the contributions of illegal immigrants and the relationship between Jewish people and Chinese food. 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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Lee, Matt The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook: Stories and Recipes for Southerners and Would-be Southerners Two brothers describe their culinary coming-of-age in Charleston, South Carolina, in a cookbook that features recipes for such dishes as fried chicken, crab cakes, pecan pie, and buttermilk-sweet potato pie, accompanied by helpful hints and substitution tips. 2006 |
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