Gastronomy Books


Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art Best Price: $26.49 I was looking for a comprehensive Japanese cookbook that uses original ingredients (rather than...	Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer Best Price: $14.31 Heirloom is perhaps best served in the hands of obsessed foodies who crave behind-the-scenes...	Rao's Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking Best Price: $22.40 Excellent cookbook because my background is Italian and many of the recipes are exceptional and...	Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More Best Price: $8.91 I picked up this book, not surprisingly, because I have long been interested in both food and...	Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution Best Price: $11.88 I suppose that McKenna must have been a charismatic individual. He seemed to wander with the...



Turquoise: A Chef's Travels in Turkey Best Price: $27.28 With terrain from rugged mountains to idyllic coastline Turkey has become a sought-after travel...	Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking Best Price: $8.00 The late Julia Child produced MANY cookbooks but this one, in my opinion, is second only to her...	Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer Best Price: $1.97 This is a business history of brewing in America. What is especially fascinating is the story...	Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table Best Price: $4.22 I finished reading Comfort Me with Apples, Ruth Reichl's second (third - if you count Festiary)...	Alice Waters and Chez Panisse Best Price: $4.64 CHEZ PANISSE is a joy. I've made the pilgrimage four or five times; it's a splurge and a luxury...



The Art of Eating Best Price: $12.00 No other writer combines a knowledge of cuisine, history, and social place with such lyricism...	Cooking by Hand Best Price: $25.03 This is a great book for reading, as well as cooking. I ordered it for my farm experiences that...	White House Chef: Eleven Years, Two Presidents, One Kitchen Best Price: $11.85 I loved this book! Walter did a great job showing us what his life and work at the White...	Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol Best Price: $6.50 Gately brings us a lively, humorous chronicle of the culture of booze from ancient Mesopotamia...	Gastroanomalies: Questionable Culinary Creations from the Golden Age of American Cookery Best Price: $14.27 Lileks's flights of imaginative language are laugh out loud comic and at its best a 'poetry of...

The American Diner Cookbook Best Price: $10.88 This is an excellent book with many simple and absolutely delicious recipes. If you don't have...	Wine Food & Friends Best Price: $6.06 I have already commented on the virtues of this book which influenced me to prefer it over the...	Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood Best Price: $11.99 I ordered this book in April but didn't get around to reading it until now. I found the book...	Things Cooks Love: Implements, Ingredients, Recipes Best Price: $6.95 This is a really helpful cookbook which describes cooking implements as well as ingredients both...	Food: The History of Taste (California Studies in Food and Culture) Best Price: $23.87 I don't typically purchase hardbacks - other than coffee table books, I'll wait for paperback,...

The True History of Chocolate, Second Edition Best Price: $12.24 I was very disappointed at how the author managed to taint a fascinating story with his own...	Becoming a Chef Best Price: $14.00 I am going to culinary school in a few months and that's what sparked my interest in buying this...	Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue Best Price: $12.20 I have been a BBQ fanatic for over 30 years. I have thousands of recipes and took over 20 years...	How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food Best Price: $11.48 This is a great cook book , but I was expecting the same type of gorgeous photos that are in her...	Old-Time Farmhouse Cooking: Rural American Recipes and Farm Lore Best Price: $4.99 I really enjoyed reading this book as well as the recipes in it.There are hints in here that...

Scotland and its Whiskies: The Great Whiskies, the Distilleries and Their Landscapes Best Price: $11.20 This book was purchased along with MJ's 5th Edition Whisky guide. I found it an excellent read...	The President's Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy Best Price: $11.95 Wonderful pictures showing all the dinning invitations to the White House categorized by...	Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar Featuring the Origina Best Price: $4.95 It was a delight to read about one of the true pioneers of American Bartending. I actually read...	Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen Best Price: $6.63 my very best childhood friend gave me this book last year as a present. i loved reading it. i...	Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate Best Price: $13.74 I grew up with the recipes collected by Clementine Paddleford. Although my mother liked to...

Shine On: 100 Years of Shiner Beer Best Price: $22.07 Commemorating the 100-year anniversary of Shiner Beer, this entertaining history...	Gastropolis: Food and New York City (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History) Best Price: $18.51 Whether you're digging into a slice of cherry cheesecake, burning your tongue on a piece of...	Raising Steaks: The Life and Times of American Beef Best Price: $10.95 The steak is an iconic part of American food history that developed as the country grew....	He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy -- From Burgers to Brie and Beyond Best Price: $14.33 Kudos to Marnie & Sam on penning a very fun read! I have crossed paths with Marnie...	My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking Best Price: $17.18 This book is SUCH a delight! It brought back SO many memories along with all the subtle nuances...

The Berghoff Family Cookbook: From Our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of Entertaining Best Price: $16.79 The Berghoff Family Cookbook: From Our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of Entertaining ...	Mediterranean Summer: A Season on France's Cote d'Azur and Italy's Costa Bella Best Price: $6.98 You felt as if you were a part of the crew in this lovely book of a summer on the Mediterranean.	Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass Best Price: $8.92 The experience one derives from wine is not like any other beverage; it is an adventure of...	The United States of Arugula: The Sun Dried, Cold Pressed, Dark Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution Best Price: $4.95 Not only do I suddenly feel way more clued in when dining with my foodie friends, but I have a...	American Farmstead Cheese: The Complete Guide To Making and Selling Artisan Cheeses Best Price: $24.98 I have purchased 5 cheese making books before buying this one - and it was well worth the wait....

A Revolution in Taste: The Rise of French Cuisine, 1650-1800 Best Price: $20.12 This book contains recipes, but it isn't a cookery book. Its subject is French cuisine, but it...	Reflections of a Wine Merchant Best Price: $13.27 i enjoyed reflections... but i certianly don't think it's going to go down as one of the...	Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods Best Price: $20.91 When the European style of cooking met the plethora of ingredients native to the Americas, a new...	A History Of The World In Six Glasses Best Price: $2.06 If you have never enjoyed reading history, this book may change that. But be forewarned, as you...	Bourbon at its Best: The Lore and Allure of America's Finest Spirits Best Price: $15.09 Exhaustive and affectionate, this is a beautiful primer on America's great contribution to the...

How to Cook a Wolf Best Price: $8.35 Ms. Fisher was writing in Europe during WW2; due to wartime rationing and shortages, the wolf...	In the Kennedy Kitchen: Recipes and Recollections of a Great American Family Best Price: $20.37 How can I review said book (In the Kennedy kitchen ...), if I have not received it yet ?. Can...	BBQ Joints Best Price: $8.81 Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3FVEH01969OJJ I had the pleasure of...	Cooking: The Quintessential Art (California Studies in Food and Culture) Best Price: $17.20 From its intriguing opening question--"How can we reasonably judge a meal?"--to its...	At the Crillon and at Home: Recipes by Jean-Francois Piege Best Price: $32.86 The first half of this book will undoubtedly excite professional cooks. The photography and the...

The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School Best Price: $4.69 If you dabble in cooking in the kitchen and wonder what it would be like to learn from masters...	The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family Best Price: $6.93 I lived in Italy for several years, and loved to take cooking lessons. This book combined both...	Secrets of the Red Lantern: Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart Best Price: $24.99 What an interesting way to learn about another culture and to make authentic tasting cuisine.	You Are Where You Eat: Stories and Recipes from the Neighborhoods of New Orleans Best Price: $23.09 Eating and cooking well are not just industries but ways of life for all New Orleans. Writer and...	Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating Best Price: $5.90 This book by Jane Goodall really speaks to how interconnected our health is to the foods we...

The Food Life: Inside the World of Food with the Grocer Extraordinaire at Fairway Best Price: $10.98 I landed in New York on a hot July night in 1986, a mix of excitement and dread as I wandered...	The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World Best Price: $6.99 If, like me, you mostly read at night in bed, don't choose this book. No-one should go to sleep...	Au Pied de Cochon: The Album Best Price: $23.99 Brilliant - not that it's amazingly writtent, but it's engaging, and by the time I was done...

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