Food Reference


The Food Lover's Companion (Barron's Cooking Guide)
Larousse Gastronomique
Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking (Ruhlman's Ratios)
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
The Flavour Thesaurus
My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes
Joy of Cooking
The Pastry Chef's Companion: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry Professional
Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
What Einstein Told His Cook
The Complete Book of Herbs & Spices
A Bite-Sized History of France by Stephane HenautDirt by Bill BufordWine and War by Don KladstrupBefore the Baguette by Jim ChevallierChampagne by Don Kladstrup
Top Books About French Food
50 books — 4 voters

Crystal King
There are other men who would be better suited to marrying Apicata. But I admire your gall. Give me one more reason why I should consider your petition, though it will likely not sway me." Casca paused, his eyes glancing somewhere in the vicinity of Apicius's knees. I thought he was going to falter but then he lifted his gaze, and when he spoke I knew that if Cupid was not with him, Venus certainly was. "Apicius, I should marry your daughter because we are meant to be. We are like rose wine and ...more
Crystal King, Feast of Sorrow

Katherine Reay
I never thought about food like that, but it makes sense. You aren't a different person when you read versus when you eat or do anything else----everything in us does intersect, I guess..." Cecilia's voice drifted away as she thought, and a blush suffused her face. "Put it that way, I see why I eat terribly. I love American teenage food, and it fits with my soft spot for eighties teen movies. You know, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink... I even dress like that when I feel sad. Aus ...more
Katherine Reay, Lizzy and Jane

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