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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Best Price: $22.99 It is a good book but I do not recommend it for new cooks. Sandra	Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer Best Price: $14.11 I just ordered this book today so I can't comment on it per se. However I met Tim in November of...	Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink Best Price: $17.30 This book is overall pretty good. However, some of the articles (especially the older ones) are...	On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (4th Edition) Textbook only Best Price: $63.98 I am very pleased with this book and I recieved it very quickly and was in very good condition.	Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis Best Price: $11.64 I was delighted with Amis's book on drink,the effects of drink and the types of drink;his...



Ham Biscuits, Hostess Gowns, and Other Southern Specialties: An Entertaining Life (with Recipes) Best Price: $12.44 Julia Reed's breezy writing style and obvious love for her subject matter take this collection...	The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones Best Price: $8.43 This is a collection of stories and experiences Bourdain has written about over the years. Some...	Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Best Price: $10.00 I have been visiting China for about 5 years for business. This book had me at the very first...	The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food Best Price: $13.48 I found this book really fascinating. I'm really intrigued by food history, and Lee made me...	American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza Best Price: $16.99 I have definitely upped my game. Pay attention to the details. I wish he would have spent more...



The Man Who Ate Everything Best Price: $6.95 Mr. Steingarten should be awarded for writing this book. I searched in vain for an email...	Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table Best Price: $2.60 I was in love with this book from the first words of the introduction, where Reichl tells us...	A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines Best Price: $5.47 ... and that's because in print, versus video, the ever-fascinating "bad boy" we've...	My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes Best Price: $22.38 Portraits are fascinating. Interviews are intriguing. Recipes are delicious. You don't have to...	What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained Best Price: $14.10 Full of trivia as well as little morsels of fact everyone wonders about. Completely worth the...

America Eats!: On the Road with the WPA - the Fish Fries, Box Supper Socials, and Chitlin Feasts That Define Real American Food Best Price: $14.96 What a way to spend the summer! all of the good food, the bad and great philosophy of american food!	Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation [DVD] Best Price: $10.83 I got this book for my husband for Father's Day. He has been on a little search of his own for...	The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket Best Price: $7.99 This is a must read for any sushi lover. The book is very easy to read and is not dry. Warning!...	Becoming a Chef Best Price: $16.08 This book takes you in-depth into the life and passion of a chef using well-known chefs as...	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Best Price: $3.94 Casserole of narcissism, vulgar references, drugs, sex, and food - keep away from children. On...

Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood Best Price: $10.55 Science hurts my head. In college I couldn't make it through a semester of biology. The textbook...	Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking Best Price: $7.99 In just over a hundred pages, Julia Child wrote down everything she thought absolutely essential...	Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More Best Price: $7.89 I picked this book up hoping to write a cookbook, and I have to say that I love it overall. ...	Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue Best Price: $8.78 I've been disappointed too often by other books from pros, they have recipes that are...	Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table Best Price: $4.22 The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know EverythingAs a positive psychologist who focuses on...

On the Line: The Stations, the Heat, the Cooks, the Costs, the Chaos, and the Triumphs Best Price: $23.10 Take one top New York restaurant, add danger, drama, and dialogue, toss in their best recipes,...	Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet Best Price: $7.99 Most importantly, this book is not preachy or righteous. They make that clear in the first...	Roast Chicken And Other Stories Best Price: $10.10 Any one who loves to cook and eat will enjoy this charming, useful, and even -- culinarily...	The Food Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Gastronomical Knowledge Best Price: $7.31 The foodie mystique unmasked. This book has all the trivia that a real foodie needs to know,...	Reflections of a Wine Merchant Best Price: $13.84 Neal Rosenthal is the real deal, and so is Alice Feiring, whose My Battle for Wine and Love or...

Food: The History of Taste (California Studies in Food and Culture) Best Price: $25.00 I don't typically purchase hardbacks - other than coffee table books, I'll wait for paperback,...	Mangoes & Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent Best Price: $22.14 Plain and simple,..a must-have book. The recipes are well written and clear, the authors...	The United States of Arugula: The Sun Dried, Cold Pressed, Dark Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution Best Price: $5.93 Not only do I suddenly feel way more clued in when dining with my foodie friends, but I have a...	Cooking by Hand Best Price: $23.81 This is a great book for reading, as well as cooking. I ordered it for my farm experiences that...	The Man Who Ate the World: In Search of the Perfect Dinner Best Price: $10.53 The book was a good read, but it takes a while to get started. Some parts just put me to sleep....

Food And Culture: A Reader Best Price: $44.51 Rarely does one edited volume do such a good job of covering the essential essays about a topic....	God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee Best Price: $12.11 Honestly- I just read a 250 page book about a beverage that I don't drink in, oh, about 72...	The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel Slater Best Price: $18.00 Great for those evenings when you need a suggestion of what to have for dinner. Easy recipes,...	Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table Best Price: $14.86 Wisconsin native Sara Roahen writes of her adopted home with a passion that jumps off of every...	He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy -- From Burgers to Brie and Beyond Best Price: $15.24 Accessible, an enjoyable read, and very informative. Wine snobs may sniff, but this book is...

Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods Best Price: $17.50 When the European style of cooking met the plethora of ingredients native to the Americas, a new...	The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection (Modern Library Paperbacks) Best Price: $8.44 I read this book in an afternoon and then studied it with five other friends (three of which are...	Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating Best Price: $6.00 This book was more about Jane's views on food than on food itself. Good book if you are a fan...	Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen Best Price: $4.85 my very best childhood friend gave me this book last year as a present. i loved reading it. i...	BBQ Joints Best Price: $8.96 I'm a family member of Hite's BBQ located in West Columbia, SC. Hite's is one of the BBQ places...

It Must've Been Something I Ate Best Price: $7.99 I made it through about 5 or 6 of the essays in the book. I was expecting a book about food, but...	The Gastronomical Me Best Price: $6.00 Fisher recounts her life through her intimate association with food, growing up, travelling...	The Seventh Daughter: My Culinary Journey from Beijing to San Francisco Best Price: $17.50 A fascinating book, full of history and culinary delights, "Seventh Daughter" is an...	The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family Best Price: $14.95 Laura Schenone's book-length essay is an expertly crafted exposition of her search for family...	Things Cooks Love: Implements, Ingredients, Recipes Best Price: $10.98 This is a really helpful cookbook which describes cooking implements as well as ingredients both...

Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin Best Price: $16.47 "Pancakes are a luxury, like smoking marijuana or having sex. That’s why I came...	Heart of the Home: Notes From a Vineyard Kitchen Best Price: $6.69 Bought this book as a gift. I already have all of her cookbooks and wanted to share my enjoyment...	How to Cook a Wolf Best Price: $8.01 Ms. Fisher was writing in Europe during WW2; due to wartime rationing and shortages, the wolf...	M. F. K. Fisher among the Pots and Pans: Celebrating Her Kitchens (California Studies in Food and Culture) Best Price: $12.47 As a person who has spent half a lifetime reading anything and everything on or about MFK...	A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes Best Price: $23.10 Forget about getting back to the land, David Tanis just wants you to get back to the kitchen ...

What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science Best Price: $5.49 Very entertaining, well organized and actually informative. Since I have a pretty extensive...	The Seduction Cookbook: Culinary Creations For Lovers Best Price: $5.75 Diane's book is great fun and practical, too. The recipes are short and to the point. I haven't...

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