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Food Books
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3564 times as food)
avg rating 4.19 — 210,809 ratings — published 2006
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2652 times as food)
avg rating 4.19 — 383,176 ratings — published 2000
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2585 times as food)
avg rating 4.07 — 119,745 ratings — published 2008
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1740 times as food)
avg rating 4.05 — 113,401 ratings — published 2007
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 1435 times as food)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,613 ratings — published 2001
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1331 times as food)
avg rating 4.39 — 95,189 ratings — published 2017
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 1276 times as food)
avg rating 3.99 — 48,957 ratings — published 2008
My Life in France (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1064 times as food)
avg rating 4.16 — 93,505 ratings — published 2006
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1061 times as food)
avg rating 4.08 — 26,031 ratings — published 2013
Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1042 times as food)
avg rating 4.21 — 80,871 ratings — published 2009
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Paperback)
by (shelved 1012 times as food)
avg rating 3.95 — 48,488 ratings — published 2005
Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 967 times as food)
avg rating 3.75 — 77,301 ratings — published 2002
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 949 times as food)
avg rating 4.06 — 59,670 ratings — published 2001
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 865 times as food)
avg rating 3.71 — 160,876 ratings — published 2005
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 839 times as food)
avg rating 3.77 — 37,659 ratings — published 2001
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 830 times as food)
avg rating 4.02 — 33,028 ratings — published 2013
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 818 times as food)
avg rating 4.08 — 39,363 ratings — published 1998
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 807 times as food)
avg rating 3.86 — 48,812 ratings — published 2010
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 806 times as food)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,309 ratings — published 1984
Taste: My Life Through Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 782 times as food)
avg rating 4.19 — 97,461 ratings — published 2021
Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 705 times as food)
avg rating 4.23 — 609,880 ratings — published 2021
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 700 times as food)
avg rating 4.11 — 31,555 ratings — published 2001
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (Hardcover)
by (shelved 652 times as food)
avg rating 3.90 — 25,299 ratings — published 2006
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 644 times as food)
avg rating 3.95 — 22,570 ratings — published 2013
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 582 times as food)
avg rating 4.32 — 25,881 ratings — published 2015
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 576 times as food)
avg rating 3.86 — 10,408 ratings — published 2012
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 518 times as food)
avg rating 4.10 — 34,118 ratings — published 2019
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 506 times as food)
avg rating 4.13 — 199,464 ratings — published 1931
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 505 times as food)
avg rating 4.05 — 22,365 ratings — published 2001
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South (ebook)
by (shelved 487 times as food)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,176 ratings — published 2017
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 475 times as food)
avg rating 4.41 — 50,645 ratings — published 2015
The Art of Eating (Paperback)
by (shelved 475 times as food)
avg rating 4.32 — 6,169 ratings — published 1954
An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 469 times as food)
avg rating 4.20 — 7,776 ratings — published 2011
A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table (Hardcover)
by (shelved 458 times as food)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,711 ratings — published 2009
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 451 times as food)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,345 ratings — published 2014
Like Water for Chocolate (Paperback)
by (shelved 449 times as food)
avg rating 3.95 — 397,354 ratings — published 1989
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 438 times as food)
avg rating 4.07 — 23,903 ratings — published 2008
Eat a Peach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 430 times as food)
avg rating 3.88 — 28,335 ratings — published 2020
The Man Who Ate Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 421 times as food)
avg rating 3.88 — 9,201 ratings — published 1997
Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 419 times as food)
avg rating 4.38 — 45,941 ratings — published 2023
Yes, Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 409 times as food)
avg rating 3.86 — 18,740 ratings — published 2012
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 409 times as food)
avg rating 3.84 — 15,726 ratings — published 2009
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 408 times as food)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,354 ratings — published 1998
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 407 times as food)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,980 ratings — published 1988
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 406 times as food)
avg rating 3.92 — 25,366 ratings — published 1997
Kitchens of the Great Midwest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 406 times as food)
avg rating 3.81 — 53,265 ratings — published 2015
A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Paperback)
by (shelved 396 times as food)
avg rating 3.81 — 34,103 ratings — published 2005
Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 390 times as food)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,183 ratings — published 2008
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 382 times as food)
avg rating 4.25 — 78,106 ratings — published 1961
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-term Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 381 times as food)
avg rating 4.23 — 31,248 ratings — published 2004
“Am I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely.
Did I whimper with pathetic delight when I sank my teeth into my hot fried-chicken sandwich? You betcha.”
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Did I whimper with pathetic delight when I sank my teeth into my hot fried-chicken sandwich? You betcha.”
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