CMRLS Books About Food (23 books)

A list of books about food and cuisine in the CMRLS catalog for our online book club (or anyone who wants to read them!)

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1	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain 4.19 avg rating — 380,349 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Burn the Place: A Memoir by Iliana Regan 3.64 avg rating — 3,425 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat by Jonathan Kauffman (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 1,080 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Food Fights & Culture Wars: A Secret History of Taste by Tom Nealon (Goodreads Author) 3.37 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Julia Reed's New Orleans: Food, Fun, and Field Trips for Letting the Good Times Roll by Julia Reed 4.34 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Food And Cooking Of China: An Exploration of Chinese Cuisine in the Provinces and Cities of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan by Francine Halvorsen 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix (Food Heroes, 3) by Jacqueline Briggs Martin 3.83 avg rating — 814 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Let's Eat: Jewish Food and Faith by Lori Stein 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Potlikker Papers by John T. Edge 3.82 avg rating — 2,049 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Only in Naples: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law by Katherine Wilson 3.74 avg rating — 2,165 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Lentil Underground: Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America by Liz Carlisle 4.09 avg rating — 743 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	1,000 Foods To Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover's Life List by Mimi Sheraton 3.79 avg rating — 480 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Eat Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Unique Food Culture of the Crescent City by Michael Murphy 4.35 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Southern Foodie: 100 Places to Eat in the South Before You Die by Chris Chamberlain 3.79 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time by Adrian Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 311 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky 3.75 avg rating — 77,004 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael W. Twitty 3.87 avg rating — 8,151 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Spain...A Culinary Road Trip by Mario Batali 3.75 avg rating — 432 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Food: A Culinary History from Antiquity to the Present by Jean-Louis Flandrin 3.95 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	My Mexico: A Culinary Odyssey with More Than 300 Recipes by Diana Kennedy 4.22 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Prime Meridian: A Culinary Tour of a Southern Queen City by Lamar School Foundation it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks by Amy Stewart (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 10,686 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 10,356 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars