22 must-read nonfiction books like Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine by Sally Schmitt

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Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine

By: Sally Schmitt

4.50

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Six California Kitchens is the quintessential California cookbook, with farm-to-table recipes and s…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine by Sally Schmitt , here is a list of 22 books like this:

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

1. 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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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction

2. Delights and Prejudices

By: None

2.64

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

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  • memoir
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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
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3. Cassandra at the Wedding

By: Deborah Eisenberg , Dorothy Baker

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

Cassandra Edwards is a graduate student at Berkeley: gay, brilliant, nerve-wracked, miserable. At t… read more

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Cover of My Pantry: Homemade Ingredients That Make Simple Meals Your Own by Alice Waters

4. My Pantry: Homemade Ingredients That Make Simple Meals Your Own

By: Alice Waters

2.00

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

In this sweet, petite collection of essays and recipes, Alice Waters showcases the simple building-… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction

5. Driftless

By: David Rhodes

4.27

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

David Rhodes's long-awaited new novel turns an unblinking eye on an array of eccentric characters a… read more

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6. Desert Solitaire

By: Edward Abbey

4.00

Format: None pages,

When Desert Solitairewas first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude an… read more

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7. Trinity

By: Leon Uris

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Leon Uris's beloved Irish classic, available in Avon mass market. From the acclaimed author who en… read more

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8. Not Becoming My Mother: and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way

By: Ruth Reichl

3.00

Format: 1118 pages,

Bestselling author Ruth Reichl examines her mother's life, giving voice to the universal unarticula… read more

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9. Peace Like a River

By: Leif Enger

4.09

Format: 315 pages,

Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. L… read more

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10. Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

By: Michael Pollan

3.73

Format: 192 pages,

In his articles and in bestselling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has establish… read more

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11. Independent People

By: Halldór Laxness , James Anderson Thompson

3.75

Format: 289 pages, Paperback

This magnificent novel--which secured for its author the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature--is at last… read more

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12. The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By: Ina Garten , None

4.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For more than twenty years, Barefoot Contessa, the acclaimed specialty food store, has been cooking… read more

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13. Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays

By: Minnie Driver

4.09

Format: 288 pages, ebook

A MARIE CLAIRE BEST MEMOIR OF THE YEAR - A USA TODAY MUST READ BOOK - A W MAGAZINE MOST ANTICIPATED… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"We all pretend until pretense becomes practiced and I suppose, looks like reality."

-Minnie Driver, Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays

"I think again of that thing no one tells you about birth, that as your body offers up your child to the outside world your very first job as a mother is to let go. I really never thought about the fa…"

-Minnie Driver, Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays

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14. Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files

By: Deb Perelman

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A collection of essential recipes for meals you'll want to prepare again and again, from Cozy Chick… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (And Love My Microwave): A Cookbook by David Chang

15. Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (And Love My Microwave): A Cookbook

By: David Chang

3.94

Format: 593 pages, Kindle Edition

The chef of Momofuku cooks at home . . . and that means breaking the rules that chefs, magazines, a… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French

16. Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch

By: Erin French

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Erin French, owner and chef of the critically acclaimed The Lost Kitchen, a TIME world dining … read more

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  • cookbooks
  • biography memoir
  • cooking
  • nonfiction
  • food
"I always knew food held this kind of power, this something so simple as a piece of flaky halibut served with a silky puree of parsnips, lightly dressed leaves of arugula, a squeeze of lemon and a spi…"

-Erin French, Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch

"For me, food wasn't a competition about who could make the best dish. It's greatest power was to make taste and turn it into a long lasting memory. As a girl, I had learned from my father that good f…"

-Erin French, Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch

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17. We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto

By: Alice Waters

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From chef and food activist Alice Waters, an impassioned plea for a radical reconsideration of the … read more

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  • memoir
  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
"In the United States alone, about 30 to 40 percent of our entire food supply is wasted every year, according to estimates from the USDA. I find that particularly sad."

-Alice Waters, We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto

"When all we care about is cheapness, we don't ask how long things will last or how well they are made--and in truth, we don't particularly care. Because when a product is cheap, it becomes disposable…"

-Alice Waters, We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto

Cover of Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook by Melissa Clark

18. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook

By: Melissa Clark

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

100 all-new super-simple and incredibly delicious one-pot, one-pan, one-sheet--one-everything!--rec… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten

19. Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By: Ina Garten

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • America’s favorite home cook presents delicious, crowd-pleasing, go-… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Milk Street: Tuesday Nights: More than 200 Simple Weeknight Suppers that Deliver Bold Flavor, Fast by Christopher Kimball

20. Milk Street: Tuesday Nights: More than 200 Simple Weeknight Suppers that Deliver Bold Flavor, Fast

By: Christopher Kimball

4.24

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER -- WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD AWARD AND IACP AWARD FOR BEST GENERAL COOKBOOK On… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days by Helen Rebanks

21. The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days

By: Helen Rebanks

3.89

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

A portrait of life at Helen Rebanks' Lake District farmhouse that beautifully captures the unsung w… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • cooking
  • nonfiction
  • food
Cover of Awakening Fertility: The Essential Art of Preparing for Pregnancy by the Authors of the First Forty Days by Heng Ou

22. Awakening Fertility: The Essential Art of Preparing for Pregnancy by the Authors of the First Forty Days

By: Heng Ou

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

MP3 CD Format A gently nurturing guide for aspiring mothers, filled with advice, recipes, and natur… read more

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  • cookbooks
  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F-ing Worst by Laura Belgray

23. Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F-ing Worst

By: Laura Belgray

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning TV writer Laura Belgray, a hilarious collection of full-body-cringe, watch-throu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by Kristina Cho

24. Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries

By: Kristina Cho

4.51

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In Mooncakes & Milk Bread, food blogger Kristina Cho (eatchofood.com) introduces readers to Chinese… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of This Golden Fleece: A Journey Through Britain’s Knitted History by Esther Rutter

25. This Golden Fleece: A Journey Through Britain’s Knitted History

By: Esther Rutter

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Over the course of a year, Esther Rutter—who grew up on a sheep farm in Suffolk, and learned to spi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • memoir
Cover of Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes by Aleksandra Crapanzano

26. Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes

By: Aleksandra Crapanzano

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

James Beard Award–winning writer Aleksandra Crapanzano shares the secrets of the cakes Parisians ba… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over by Alison Roman

27. Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over

By: Alison Roman

4.16

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The social media star, New York Times columnist, and author of Dining I… read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Everything in Between by Erin Jeanne McDowell

28. Savory Baking: Recipes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Everything in Between

By: Erin Jeanne McDowell

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Food & Wine's 28 Cookbooks and Food Books to Add to Your Shelf This Fall Bon Appétit's 27 Best … read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple by Dorie Greenspan

29. Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple

By: Dorie Greenspan

4.49

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From James Beard Award-winning and NYT best-selling author Dorie Greenspan, a baking book of more t… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others by Amy Thielen

30. Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others

By: Amy Thielen

3.61

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

One of Food & Wine's Best Cookbooks of Fall 2023 From beloved writer and cook Amy Thielen comes a … read more

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  • cooking
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine by Sally Schmitt

31. Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine

By: Sally Schmitt

4.50

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Six California Kitchens is the quintessential California cookbook, with farm-to-table recipes and s… read more

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  • memoir
  • cookbooks
  • biography memoir
  • cooking
  • nonfiction
  • food

8 best-selling memoir books like Six California Kitchens: A Collection of Recipes, Stories, and Cooking Lessons from a Pioneer of California Cuisine by Sally Schmitt

Delights and Prejudices

None

2.64

Transform Your Habits

Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays

Minnie Driver

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch

Erin French

4.25

Transform Your Habits

We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto

Alice Waters

3.89

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9 Best adult books like Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over by Alison Roman

Transform Your Habits

Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files

Deb Perelman

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals: A Cookbook

Melissa Clark

4.06

Transform Your Habits

What's for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People: A Baking Book

Claire Saffitz

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

Ina Garten

4.26

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