Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line
By: Michael Gibney
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The back must slave to feed the belly. . . . In this urgent and unique book, chef Michael Gibney us…
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1. 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
By: Eric Ripert
3.95
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as “heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and… read more
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- memoir
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"the important thing, Jacques instructed me, was to get the pan hot as you could before adding the meat - that, and always give good wine to your butcher."-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"my father...there was never any mistaking his love for me. When I walked into the room, his eyes lit up and he wrapped me in his arms as if it was Christmas morning and I was the best gift imaginable."-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"We were all hard on our commis because we were always afraid, and cruelty is one of fear's most common by-products. It would take me a very long time to unlearn those methods of surviving under press…"-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
"Buth this is the thing, my child, " Madame Amparo continued. "You are headed for the same night sky. When it's your turn to burn brightly, remember where you have been. Be careful not to harm all of …"-Eric Ripert, 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
2. I Hear She's a Real Bitch
By: Jen Agg
3.57
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A sharp and candid memoir from a star in the restaurant world, and an up-and-coming literary voice.… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- foodie
- food
- nonfiction
3. The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef
By: Marco Pierre White , James Steen
3.97
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
What do Mario Batali and Gordon Ramsay have in common? They survived tours of duty in the kitchen … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- foodie
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
"If you are not extreme, then people will take shortcuts because they don't fear you."-Marco Pierre White, The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef
4. The French Laundry Cookbook
By: Deborah Jones , Thomas Keller
4.67
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of the acclaimed French Laundry restaurant in the Napa Valley-… read more
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- cooking
- food
- foodie
- nonfiction
5. Yes, Chef
By: Marcus Samuelsson
3.00
Format: 126 pages, Hardcover
It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks to his gran… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. Mr. Monk and The Blue Flu (Mr. Monk, #3)
By: Lee Goldberg
4.36
Format: None pages, Paperback
Monk is horrified when he learns there's going to be a blue flu in San Francisco-until Capt. Stottl… read more
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7. 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
8. Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes
By: Maya Angelou
4.00
Format: 199 pages,
Throughout Maya Angelou's life, food has played a key role at important moments. In this text she n… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line
By: Michael Gibney
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The back must slave to feed the belly. . . . In this urgent and unique book, chef Michael Gibney us… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- foodie
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
10. Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
By: Bianca Bosker
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For readers of Anthony Bourdain, Susan Orlean, and Mary Roach, a surprising, entertaining and hilar… read more
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- food
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
11. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
By: Anthony Bourdain
4.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary tra… read more
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12. When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
By: Chanrithy Him
3.00
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fi… read more
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13. The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
By: Anthony Bourdain
4.15
Format: 384 pages,
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14. A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
By: Anthony Bourdain
4.60
Format: 645 pages, Paperback
From the star of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain's New York Times-bestselling chronicle of travel… read more
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15. Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
By: Gabrielle Hamilton
4.00
Format: 274 pages,
Before Gabrielle Hamilton opened her acclaimed New York restaurant Prune, she spent twenty hard-liv… read more
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16. 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
By: Jennet Conant
3.27
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
In 1943, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant, charismatic head of the Manhattan Project, recruited… read more
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17. The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection
By: Michael Ruhlman
3.86
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
In his second in-depth foray into the world of professional cooking, Michael Ruhlman journeys into … read more
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18. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
By: Lucy Knisley
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
A vibrant, food-themed memoir from beloved indie cartoonist Lucy Knisley. Lucy Knisley loves food. … read more
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19. Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
By: Michael Cecchi-Azzolina
3.67
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A front-of-the-house Kitchen Confidential from a career maître d’hotel who manned the front of the … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- foodie
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"It never fails, the most awful human beings, the power hungry, those with the least personality, kindness, and humanity, are general managers in restaurants."-Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
20. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury
By: Geraldine DeRuiter
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays … read more
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- memoir
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road
By: Finn Murphy
3.96
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
“There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul .”―Sloane Crosley, Vanity… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"Books are completely disappearing. Remember in Fahrenheit 451 where the fireman's wife was addicted to interactive television and they sent fireman crews out to burn books? That mission has been larg…"-Finn Murphy, The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road
"It’s too late now. The game’s been won by companies who don’t two shits about community character or decent jobs. Congratufuckinglations, America! We did the deal. Now we’ve got an unlimited supply o…"-Finn Murphy, The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road
"It’s too late now. The game’s been won by companies who don’t give two shits about community character or decent jobs. Congratufuckinglations, America! We did the deal. Now we’ve got an unlimited sup…"-Finn Murphy, The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road
22. Notes from a Young Black Chef
By: Kwame Onwuachi
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A memoir from “the most important chef in America” ( San Francisco Chronicle ) and chef of Tatiana,… read more
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- memoir
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- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Like stolen labor, this stew became part of a Southern culture whose origins rest on the corrupt scaffolding of slavery."-Kwame Onwuachi, Notes from a Young Black Chef
"Nothing is a turnoff like a New York City housing authority kitchen. People want to hear about that once you're successful, not when you're living in it."-Kwame Onwuachi, Notes from a Young Black Chef
"Sometimes racism takes the form of ugly words and actions. Other times it remains unspoken, communicated by hostile looks and secret snickers. But the most corrosive form, and often the hardest to ad…"-Kwame Onwuachi, Notes from a Young Black Chef
23. Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
By: Anthony Bourdain
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential. For the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restau… read more
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"You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese."-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
"That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund."-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
"There’s something wonderful about drinking in the afternoon. A not-too-cold pint, absolutely alone at the bar – even in this fake-ass Irish pub."-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
"I am not a fan of people who abuse service staff. In fact, I find it intolerable. It’s an unpardonable sin as far as I’m concerned, taking out personal business or some other kind of dissatisfaction …"-Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
24. Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World
By: Jeff Gordinier
3.74
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Hungry is a book about not only the hunger for food, but for risk, for reinvention, for creative br… read more
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- audiobook
25. Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die
By: Messie Condo
3.75
Format: 192 pages, ebook
Free yourself and your family from the f*cking clutter before you croak! Inspired by The Gentle A… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. Calm Your Mind with Food: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety
By: Uma Naidoo
3.70
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary look at the surprising connections between anxiety, immunity, and gut health, with … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass
By: Ramin Setoodeh
3.66
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the editor in chief of Variety and author of the New York Times bestseller Ladies Who Punch, t… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
28. Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West
By: Finn Murphy
3.65
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The best-selling author of The Long Haul returns with the story of ditching his truck to seek his f… read more
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- biography
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- audiobook
29. Burn the Place: A Memoir
By: Iliana Regan
3.64
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
A singular, powerfully expressive debut memoir that traces one chef’s struggle to find her place an… read more
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- memoir
- cooking
- food
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. The Best American Food Writing 2023
By: Mark Bittman
3.63
Format: 320 pages, ebook
A collection of the year's top food writing, selected by prolific food writer and author of How to … read more
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- food
- nonfiction
31. Fourth of July Forgery (Holiday Cozy Mystery #6)
By: Tonya Kappes
4.32
Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition
CELEBRATE GOOD CRIMES Get ready for a thrilling and explosive read that will leave you on the ed… read more
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