Food

Food writing regards food not only as a substance, but also as a cultural phenomenon. Food writer John T. Edge explains how the genre views its topic: "Food is essential to life. It’s arguably our nation’s biggest industry. Food, not sex, is our most frequently indulged pleasure. Food—too much, not enough, the wrong kind, the wrong frequency—is one of our society’s greatest causes of disease and death." Food writer Mark Kurlansky links this vision of food directly to food writing, giving the genre's scope and range when he observes: “Food is about agriculture, about ecology, about man’s relati ...more

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Yes, Chef
Happier Here With You
The Farewitch of Foxe Holler
Savvy Summers and the Po'boy Perils (Savvy Summers Mysteries, #2)
All We Hunger For
Feast
What I Made for Dinner: A Memoir
Yes, Chef
Happier Here With You
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block
Milk Fed
The Reservation
Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
The Pairing
The Dead Husband Cookbook
Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #19)
What I Ate in One Year (And Related Thoughts)
My Magnolia Summer
Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
The Slow Burn
A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang
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Best Books about Being Eaten
105 books — 179 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1,107 books — 1,274 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainThe Forager Chefs Club by Rita Mace WalstonMedium Raw by Anthony BourdainMy Life in France by Julia ChildThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Great Books about Food
481 books — 162 voters
Chocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Food-Related Fiction
1,206 books — 634 voters

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonWasted by Marya HornbacherUnbearable Lightness by Portia de RossiJust Listen by Sarah DessenThin by Lauren Greenfield
Best Eating Disorder Books
525 books — 1,009 voters
It's Raining Cupcakes by Lisa SchroederThe Cupcake Queen by Heather HeplerSprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlayFudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne FlukeWhen in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison
Cupcakes on the Cover!
303 books — 135 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
My Life in France
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Eating Animals
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Salt: A World History
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

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