20 must-read cookbooks books like The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider by Ivan Orkin

Cover of The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider by Ivan Orkin

The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider

By: Ivan Orkin

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times "Best Cookbooks of Fall 2019"Bon Appetit's "Fall Cookbooks We've Been Waiting Al…

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Cover of Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [A Cookbook] by Aaron Franklin, Jordan Mackay

1. Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [A Cookbook]

By: Aaron Franklin , Jordan Mackay

4.52

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •  A complete meat and brisket-cooking education from the country's most … read more

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  • culinary
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
Cover of Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel [A Cookbook] by Heidi Swanson

2. Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel [A Cookbook]

By: Heidi Swanson

3.87

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

Known for combining natural foods recipes with evocative, artful photography, New York Times bestse… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food writing
Cover of Momofuku by David Chang, Peter Meehan

3. Momofuku

By: David Chang , Peter Meehan

3.95

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

Never before has there been a phenomenon like Momofuku. A once-unrecognizable word, it's now synony… read more

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  • culinary
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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4. The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food

By: Dan Barber

3.32

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Barber explores the evolution of American food from the 'first plate,' or industrially-produced, me… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt

5. The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

By: J. Kenji López-Alt

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-r… read more

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  • culinary
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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction

6. Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking

By: Michael Solomonov , Steven Cook

4.26

Format: None pages, Hardcover

By a James Beard Outstanding Chef (2017) James Beard Book of the Year and Best International Cookbo… read more

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  • memoir
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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
Cover of Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza by Ken Forkish

7. Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

By: Ken Forkish

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From Portland's most acclaimed and beloved baker comes this must-have baking guide, featuring recip… read more

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  • culinary
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink

8. Tartine Bread

By: Chad Robertson , Eric Wolfinger

3.87

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For the home or professional bread-maker, this is the book of the season. It comes from a man many … read more

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9. Night ] Market: Delicious Thai Food to Facilitate Drinking and Fun-Having Amongst Friends

By: None

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

If you love to eat Thai food, but don't know how to cook it, Kris Yenbamroong wants to solve your p… read more

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10. The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks

By: Amy Stewart

3.44

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley.… read more

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11. Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods

By: Sally Fallon Morell , Sandor Ellix Katz

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Bread. Cheese. Wine. Beer. Coffee. Chocolate. Most people consume fermented foods and drinks every … read more

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12. Pok Pok: Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand

By: Andy Ricker , J.J. Goode , None

5.00

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

A guide to bold, authentic Thai cooking from Andy Ricker, the chef and owner of the wildly popular … read more

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13. A Study in Death (Lady Darby Mystery #4)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.90

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the national bestselling author of A Grave Mattercomes the latest riveting mystery featuring a… read more

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14. Watership Down: The Graphic Novel

By: James Sturm

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams’s beloved story of a group of ra… read more

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Cover of Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2) by Everina Maxwell

15. Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

By: Everina Maxwell

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set… read more

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"Society isn't something you can just snap your fingers and change."

-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

"This is nothing. One more incredibly dumb problem to baffle my therapist with."

-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

"It's not fair. It's not equal. You have to let things go, over and over and over again. But it's mine, and it's important, and I'm doing what I can."

-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

"I used to be unusable because I was a mess," Tennal said. "Now I've spent time as a ranker and time as an officer, and you know what? Now I'm unusable by choice."

-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)

Cover of National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home by Anya von Bremzen

16. National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home

By: Anya von Bremzen

3.55

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed international food writer and award-winning author of Mastering the Art of Soviet Coo… read more

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  • memoir
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food writing
Cover of Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen by Miranda Lambert

17. Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen

By: Miranda Lambert

3.72

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From country music sensation Miranda Lambert, comes a gorgeous cookbook sharing a wide array of tas… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
Cover of Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook by Tieghan Gerard

18. Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook

By: Tieghan Gerard

4.31

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - There's something for everyone in these 125 easy, show-stopping recipes… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

19. The Goodbye Cat

By: Hiro Arikawa

3.90

Format: 285 pages, ebook

In the much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling and beloved The Travelling Cat Chronicles , se… read more

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  • japan
"If you can make it in time, you want to say goodbye. Want to say thank you, and I love you."

-Hiro Arikawa, The Goodbye Cat

"If, for instance, I were the one who had to say goodbye, I don’t think I’d want my final hours to be sad. I would want to see my loved ones’ smiles to the very end."

-Hiro Arikawa, The Goodbye Cat

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20. Ramen for Everyone

By: Patricia Tanumihardja

4.18

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this adorable picture book for fans of Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Bilal Cooks Daal , Hiro as… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • japan
Cover of The Unofficial Disney Parks Drink Recipe Book: From LeFou's Brew to the Jedi Mind Trick, 100+ Magical Disney-Inspired Drinks (Unofficial Cookbook Gift Series) by Ashley   Craft

21. The Unofficial Disney Parks Drink Recipe Book: From LeFou's Brew to the Jedi Mind Trick, 100+ Magical Disney-Inspired Drinks (Unofficial Cookbook Gift Series)

By: Ashley Craft

4.27

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Skip the crowded bar, coffee shop, and restaurant and bring the magic of Disney’s drinks right your… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of An Unapologetic Cookbook by Joshua Weissman

22. An Unapologetic Cookbook

By: Joshua Weissman

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

As Weissman once said… "...can we please stop with the barrage of 2.3 second meals that only nee… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
Cover of The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook: From Delicious Dole Whip to Tasty Mickey Pretzels, 100 Magical Disney-Inspired Recipes (Unofficial Cookbook Gift Series) by Ashley   Craft

23. The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook: From Delicious Dole Whip to Tasty Mickey Pretzels, 100 Magical Disney-Inspired Recipes (Unofficial Cookbook Gift Series)

By: Ashley Craft

4.27

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The Wall Street Journal Bestseller​ USA TODAY Bestseller Experience the magic of the Disney Parks … read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
Cover of One: Simple One-Pan Wonders by Jamie Oliver

24. One: Simple One-Pan Wonders

By: Jamie Oliver

3.78

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A book to rival 15-Minute Meals and 5 Ingredients in its smart simplicity - a one-pan cookbook from… read more

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  • cookbooks
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  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Let's Make Ramen!: A Comic Book Cookbook by Hugh Amano

25. Let's Make Ramen!: A Comic Book Cookbook

By: Hugh Amano

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A comic book cookbook with accessible ramen recipes for the home cook, including simple weeknight b… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • japan
Cover of The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider by Ivan Orkin

26. The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider

By: Ivan Orkin

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times "Best Cookbooks of Fall 2019"Bon Appetit's "Fall Cookbooks We've Been Waiting Al… read more

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  • culinary
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  • food
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  • food and drink
  • food writing
Cover of Japan: The Cookbook by Nancy Singleton Hachisu

27. Japan: The Cookbook

By: Nancy Singleton Hachisu

4.28

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

More than 400 authentic Japanese recipes for the home cook from bestselling author Nancy Singleton … read more

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  • food and drink
Cover of Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop by Jason Wang

28. Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop

By: Jason Wang

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Xi’an Famous The Cuisine of Western China from New York’s Favorite Noodle Shop is the long-awaited… read more

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  • food
  • nonfiction
  • food and drink
Cover of Dishoom: The first ever cookbook from the much-loved Indian restaurant by Shamil Thakrar

29. Dishoom: The first ever cookbook from the much-loved Indian restaurant

By: Shamil Thakrar

4.62

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Transport your loved ones to Bombay this Christmas with the gift of Di… read more

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  • culinary
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking by Masaharu Morimoto

30. Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking

By: Masaharu Morimoto

4.32

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

The revered Iron Chef shows how to make flavorful, exciting traditional Japanese meals at home in t… read more

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Cover of Atsuko's Japanese Kitchen: Home-cooked comfort food made simple by Atsuko Ikeda

31. Atsuko's Japanese Kitchen: Home-cooked comfort food made simple

By: Atsuko Ikeda

4.32

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Learn how to make the enigmatic and umami-rich comfort food of Japan, with over 60 recipes straight… read more

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21 must-read nonfiction books like The Gaijin Cookbook: Japanese Recipes from a Chef, Father, Eater, and Lifelong Outsider by Ivan Orkin

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Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto [A Cookbook]

Aaron Franklin , Jordan Mackay

4.52

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Heidi Swanson

3.87

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Momofuku

David Chang , Peter Meehan

3.95

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The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food

Dan Barber

3.32

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Richard Adams

3.83

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James Sturm

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Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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