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Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More
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Include books by the same authorDad Is Fat
Jim Gaffigan · 274 pages
"In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children--everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers' communication skills ("they always sound like they have traveled by horseback for hours to deliver important news"), to the
Salt: A World History
Mark Kurlansky · 490 pages
Mark Kurlansky's books Cod & Salt are the musts for every student on food studies. Together they supply the missing link of knowledge. One or two semesters courses are recommended for beginners in cod and salt studies.
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Michael Pollan · 140 pages
A pocket compendium of food wisdom from the author of [*The Omnivore's Dilemma*][1] and [*In Defense of Food*][2], Michael Pollan, our nation's most trusted resource for food-related issues, offers this indispensible guide for anyone concerned about health and food. Simple, sensible, and easy to use, Food Rules is a set of memorable rules for eating wisely, many drawn from a variety of ethnic or c
Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat
Chrissy Teigen · 240 pages
Model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen demonstrates how to make cooking a part of a fashion-forward lifestyle, sharing one hundred recipes ranging from personal creations and her Thai mother's classics to dishes taught to her by chef friends.
An Edible History of Humanity
Tom Standage · 269 pages
A book putting a complex history of the world into a simple book. It is easy to read and the analogies make history extremely easy to learn and follow for everyday people.
My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method
Jim Lahey · 222 pages
New York's premier baker shares his no-knead, slow-rise fermentation method for baking rustic, deep-flavored bread in a home oven.
Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen
Naomi Moriyama, William Doyle · 298 pages
What if there were a land where people lived longer than anywhere else on earth, the obesity rate was the lowest in the developed world, and women in their forties still looked like they were in their twenties? Wouldn't you want to know their extraordinary secret? Japanese-born Naomi Moriyama reveals the secret to her own high-energy, successful lifestyle--and the key to the enduring health and b
Recipe for Life
Mary Berry · 414 pages
From the moment she came into the world - two weeks early, throwing her parents' lives into disarray - Mary has gracefully but firmly done things her way. A love affair with cookery in her teens became a full-time career as one of our most prolific and best-loved cookery writers, and at nearly eighty a TV sensation on the Great British Bake Off. But as a working mother, at the heart of a busy hous
Japanese Farm Food
Nancy Singleton Hachisu, Kenji Miura · 386 pages
Presents a collection of Japanese recipes; discusses the ingredients, techniques, and equipment required for home cooking; and relates the author's experiences living on a farm in Japan for the past twenty-three years.
In-N-Out Burger
Stacy Perman · 483 pages
"This book grills up an enjoyable read for both avid foodies and novice diners alike! Perman's sneak peek into the fascinating history of In-N-Out is as good as the delicious burgers themselves." —Mario Batali, celebrity chef and author of Molto Italiano A behind-the-counter look at the fast-food chain that breaks all the rules, Stacy Perman's In-N-Out Burger is the New York Times bestselling insi
Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family
Ina Garten · 272 pages
In Barefoot Contessa Family Style, Ina Garten explains that sharing our tables with those we love is too essential to be saved just for special occasions u and it's easy to do if you know how to cook irresistible meals with a minimum of fuss.
Silver Palate Cookbook
Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins · 452 pages
Contains recipes developed by the founders of The Silver Palate gourmet food store in New York, covering all courses from appetizers to desserts, and includes tips on cooking and entertaining.
Bella Tuscany
Frances Mayes · 304 pages
Frances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 New York Times bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun made the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites us back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food, there and throughout Italy.A companion volume to Under the Tuscan Sun, Bella Tuscany is Frances Mayes's passionate and lyrical account of her continuing love affair with Italy. Now truly at home t
Cook with Jamie
Jamie Oliver · 450 pages
I can't tell you how long I've dreamt about writing this book. It's the biggest book I've ever done, and I've really tried to make it a timeless, modern-day classic. Whether you're a student, a young couple, an established cook or a novice, I'll take you through a whole load of simple and accessible recipes that will blow the socks off your family and any guests you might have round for dinner. Th
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Novella Carpenter · 276 pages
Urban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farmNovella Carpenter loves cities—the culture, the crowds, the energy. At the same time, she can’t shake the fact that she is the daughter of two back-to-the-land hippies who taught her to love nature and eat vegetables. Ambivalent about repeating her parents’ disastrous mi
French Milk
Lucy Knisley · 190 pages
Graphic memoir/travelogue of the author visiting Paris with her mother.
Top Secret Restaurant Recipes: Creating Kitchen Clones from America's Favorite Restaurant Chains
Todd Wilbur · 322 pages
In 1996, Americans spent over $100 billion gobbling up meals at full-service American restaurant chains, inspiring Todd Wilbur to change his focus from cracking the recipes for convenience store foods to cloning the popular dishes served at these sit-down stand-bys. Wilbur's knock-offs, absolutely indiscernible from the originals, are selected from national and regional chains, many drawn from a l
Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home
Nigella Lawson · 518 pages
The Professional Chef
Culinary Institute of America · 1,232 pages
"Named one of the five favorite culinary books of this decade by Food Arts magazine, The Professional Chef is the classic kitchen reference that many of America's top chefs have used to understand basic skills and standards for quality as well as develop a sense of how cooking works. Now, the ninth edition features an all-new, user-friendly design that guides readers through each cooking technique
Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking
Heidi Swanson · 215 pages