16 Best nonfiction books like The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out by William Sitwell

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The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

By: William Sitwell

3.57

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Journeying 2,000 years into the past, food critic and writer William Sitwell artfully traces the ea…

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Cover of Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom Holland

1. Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West

By: Tom Holland

4.16

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it reg… read more

Similar categories in Tom Holland's Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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2. The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites

By: Libby H. O'Connell

3.88

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

For generations, people have proudly defined themselves and their values through their national cui… read more

Similar categories in Libby H. O'Connell's The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • food history
  • history
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction

3. Other People's Children

By: Joanna Trollope

4.21

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

For eight-year-old Rufus, life has become complicated. His mother and father, Josie and Tom, have d… read more

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4. Where the Birds Never Sing: The True Story of the 92nd Signal Battalion and the Liberation of Dachau

By: Jack Sacco

3.74

Format: 168 pages,

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5. The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

By: Virginia Postrel

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Postrel's The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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6. The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading

By: Dwight Garner

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Garner gathers a literary chorus to capture the joys of reading and eating in this comic, personal … read more

Similar categories in Dwight Garner's The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • food writing
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There's no verb for traveling while hopping from swimming pool to swimming pool. Perhaps "cheevering" would suffice."

-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading

"A friend once told her that he had seen graffiti in a restaurant's men's room that read, "Gael Greene uses a thesaurus."

-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading

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7. The Habsburgs: To Rule the World

By: Martyn Rady

3.85

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of the dynasty that dominated Europe for centuries In The Habsburgs, Mart… read more

Similar categories in Martyn Rady's The Habsburgs: To Rule the World book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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8. Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases

By: Lydia Kang

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Kang's Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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9. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

By: Emma Southon

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more

Similar categories in Emma Southon's A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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10. Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show

By: Tommy Tomlinson

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Elephant in the Room comes the first inside account … read more

Similar categories in Tommy Tomlinson's Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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11. Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion

By: Nicholas Spencer

4.07

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Science and religion have always been at each other’s throats, right? Most things you ‘know’ about… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Spencer's Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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12. Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World

By: Ha-Joon Chang

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Edible Economics brings the sort of creative fusion that spices up a great kitchen to the often too… read more

Similar categories in Ha-Joon Chang's Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • history
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
  • audiobook
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13. Cloistered: My Years as a Nun

By: Catherine Coldstream

3.71

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery. Cloistered t… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Coldstream's Cloistered: My Years as a Nun book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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14. Bessie

By: Linda Kass

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Just days after the close of World War II, Bess Myerson—, the college-educated daughter of poor Rus… read more

Similar categories in Linda Kass's Bessie book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

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15. Storm Christopher (Frogmorton Farm #2.6)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.55

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

A brand new Frogmorton Farm short story, from the bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Taylor's Storm Christopher (Frogmorton Farm #2.6) book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • audiobook
Cover of The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah

16. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography

By: Benjamin Zephaniah

4.33

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the … read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Zephaniah's The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out by William Sitwell

17. The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

By: William Sitwell

3.57

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Journeying 2,000 years into the past, food critic and writer William Sitwell artfully traces the ea… read more

Similar categories in William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • audiobook
  • food history
  • history
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
  • microhistory
  • food writing
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18. Jokes to Offend Men

By: Allison Kelley

3.37

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A modern, feminist take on the classic joke book to amuse and empower readers who are tired of bein… read more

Similar categories in Allison Kelley's Jokes to Offend Men book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. My Last Supper

By: Jay Rayner

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

You're about to die. What would your final meal be? This question has long troubled Jay Rayner. As … read more

Similar categories in Jay Rayner's My Last Supper book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot by Martin W. Sandler

20. Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot

By: Martin W. Sandler

3.84

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

“A splendid book, full of fascinating, well-told tales . . . a diverse and bafflingly overlooked co… read more

Similar categories in Martin W. Sandler's Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • nonfiction
  • history
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21. Hawksmoor: Restaurants & Recipes

By: Huw Gott

4.14

Format: 595 pages, Kindle Edition

'Hawksmoor has redefined the steakhouse. It's brought great food, an amazing vibe and great cocktai… read more

Similar categories in Huw Gott's Hawksmoor: Restaurants & Recipes book and William Sitwell's The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out

  • cooking

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