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The Omnivore's Dilemma (Hardcover)
by Michael Pollan (shelved 540 times as food)
avg rating 4.25 — 39,799 ratings — published 2006

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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Hardcover)
by Barbara Kingsolver (shelved 388 times as food)
avg rating 4.11 — 29,869 ratings — published 2007

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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by Michael Pollan (shelved 370 times as food)
avg rating 4.03 — 22,006 ratings — published 2007

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition)
by Anthony Bourdain (shelved 297 times as food)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,033 ratings — published 2000

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Fast Food Nation (Paperback)
by Eric Schlosser (shelved 240 times as food)
avg rating 3.74 — 60,189 ratings — published 2001

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Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Hardcover)
by Julie Powell (shelved 197 times as food)
avg rating 3.35 — 13,896 ratings — published 2005

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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Paperback)
by Ruth Reichl (shelved 173 times as food)
avg rating 3.84 — 6,966 ratings — published 2005

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Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (Hardcover)
by Bill Buford (shelved 146 times as food)
avg rating 3.81 — 5,694 ratings — published 2006

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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by Ruth Reichl (shelved 139 times as food)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,048 ratings — published 1998

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My Life in France (Hardcover)
by Julia Child (shelved 137 times as food)
avg rating 4.10 — 8,603 ratings — published 2006

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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Paperback)
by Michael Pollan (shelved 124 times as food)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,762 ratings — published 2001

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Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table (Paperback)
by Ruth Reichl (shelved 107 times as food)
avg rating 3.89 — 3,509 ratings — published 2001

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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines (Paperback)
by Anthony Bourdain (shelved 106 times as food)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,562 ratings — published 2001

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The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Useable Trim, Scraps, and Bones (Hardcover)
by Anthony Bourdain (shelved 80 times as food)
avg rating 3.65 — 2,909 ratings — published 2006

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The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation (Hardcover)
by David Kamp (shelved 78 times as food)
avg rating 3.59 — 1,609 ratings — published 2006

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The All New, All Purpose Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by Irma S. Rombauer (shelved 78 times as food)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,011 ratings — published 1973

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Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally (Hardcover)
by Alisa Smith (shelved 76 times as food)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,548 ratings — published 2007

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Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by Mark Kurlansky (shelved 71 times as food)
avg rating 3.60 — 6,518 ratings — published 2003

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The Art of Simple Food: Notes and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution (Hardcover)
by Alice Waters (shelved 69 times as food)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,552 ratings — published 2007

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What to Eat (Paperback)
by Marion Nestle (shelved 67 times as food)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,553 ratings — published 2006

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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
by Harold McGee (shelved 64 times as food)
avg rating 4.64 — 1,571 ratings — published 1984

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The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food (Hardcover)
by Jennifer 8 Lee (Goodreads author) (shelved 63 times as food)
avg rating 3.52 — 1,929 ratings — published 2008

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The Art of Eating (Paperback)
by M.F.K. Fisher (shelved 63 times as food)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,085 ratings — published 1963

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Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes (Hardcover)
by Mark Bittman (shelved 62 times as food)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,922 ratings — published 2008

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The Man Who Ate Everything (Paperback)
by Jeffrey Steingarten (shelved 61 times as food)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,855 ratings — published 1997

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How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by Mark Bittman (shelved 59 times as food)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,775 ratings — published 1998

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A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table (Hardcover)
by Molly Wizenberg (shelved 56 times as food)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,203 ratings — published 2008

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I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence (Hardcover)
by Amy Sedaris (shelved 56 times as food)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,338 ratings — published 2006

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Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies (Paperback)
by Laura Esquivel (shelved 55 times as food)
avg rating 3.88 — 50,641 ratings — published 1993

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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Gilbert (shelved 54 times as food)
avg rating 3.61 — 156,761 ratings — published 2006

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The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York (Paperback)
by Mollie Katzen (shelved 53 times as food)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,098 ratings — published 1977

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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School (Hardcover)
by Kathleen Flinn (shelved 51 times as food)
avg rating 3.49 — 2,042 ratings — published 2007

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Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think (Hardcover)
by Brian Wansink (shelved 49 times as food)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,402 ratings — published 2006

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Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant : Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone (Hardcover)
by Jenni Ferrari-Adler (Goodreads author) (shelved 48 times as food)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,095 ratings — published 2007

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French Women Don't Get Fat: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure (Hardcover)
by Mireille Guiliano (shelved 47 times as food)
avg rating 3.37 — 2,979 ratings — published 2004

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Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America (Paperback)
by Steve Almond (shelved 45 times as food)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,816 ratings — published 2004

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Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock (Paperback)
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz (Goodreads author) (shelved 42 times as food)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,329 ratings — published 2005

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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (Hardcover)
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz (Goodreads author) (shelved 42 times as food)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,426 ratings — published 2007

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Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter (Hardcover)
by Phoebe Damrosch (shelved 41 times as food)
avg rating 3.26 — 1,303 ratings — published 2007

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Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous! (Paperback)
by Rory Freedman (shelved 40 times as food)
avg rating 3.25 — 7,635 ratings — published 2005

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Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (Hardcover)
by Deborah Madison (shelved 40 times as food)
avg rating 4.46 — 906 ratings — published 1997

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The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter (Hardcover)
by Peter Singer (shelved 39 times as food)
avg rating 4.08 — 813 ratings — published 2006

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Real Food: What to Eat and Why (Hardcover)
by Nina Planck (shelved 39 times as food)
avg rating 3.91 — 973 ratings — published 2006

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Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture, 3)
by Marion Nestle (shelved 39 times as food)
avg rating 3.75 — 977 ratings — published 2002

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How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking (Paperback)
by Nigella Lawson (shelved 39 times as food)
avg rating 4.12 — 953 ratings — published 1998

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The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection (Paperback)
by Michael Ruhlman (shelved 37 times as food)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,086 ratings — published 2000

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Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats
by Steve Ettlinger (shelved 37 times as food)
avg rating 3.13 — 963 ratings — published 2007

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The Food of a Younger Land: The WPA's Portrait of Food in Pre-World War II America (Hardcover)
by Mark Kurlansky (shelved 36 times as food)
avg rating 3.28 — 886 ratings — published 2009

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Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways: To Incorporate Whole & Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking (Paperback)
by Heidi Swanson (Goodreads author) (shelved 35 times as food)
avg rating 4.35 — 553 ratings — published 2007

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