Books on Food & Drink
Thirty essential books for cooks and eaters: landmark cookbooks, great food writing, kitchen memoirs, wine and cocktails, and the science and history of what we eat.
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CookbookMastering the Art of French Cooking
The book that brought classic French technique into American home kitchens.
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CookbookSalt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Teaches the four elements of good cooking so you can cook confidently without recipes.
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Food writingA Book of Mediterranean Food
Elizabeth David brought the flavours of the Mediterranean to post-war Britain.
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CookbookLarousse Gastronomique
The great encyclopedia of French cuisine, ingredients and techniques.
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Food writingHow to Cook a Wolf
M. F. K. Fisher on eating well and living graciously in wartime scarcity.
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9Science & history
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Follows four meals back to their sources to ask what we should eat.
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CookbookJerusalem
Recipes from the city’s Jewish and Arab communities by two chefs who grew up there.
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CookbookThe Silver Spoon
Italy’s best-selling cookbook, with more than two thousand classic recipes.
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CookbookEssentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Marcella Hazan’s authoritative guide to traditional Italian home cooking.
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CookbookNose to Tail Eating
Fergus Henderson’s celebration of cooking the whole animal, from St. John in London.
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Science & historyCod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
How one fish shaped trade, exploration and history.
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Science & historyConsider the Fork
A history of how kitchen tools and technology changed what and how we eat.
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CookbookAn Invitation to Indian Cooking
The book that introduced authentic Indian home cooking to Western cooks.
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CookbookThe Book of Jewish Food
Claudia Roden’s history and recipes of Jewish food across the diaspora.
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Food writingHoney from a Weed
Patience Gray’s account of living and cooking in rural Mediterranean communities.
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CookbookThe Flavor Bible
A reference to which ingredients and flavours work together, drawn from leading chefs.
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Science & historyFast Food Nation
An investigation into the fast-food industry and its effect on America.
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