Gastronomy

Gastronomy is the study of food and culture, with a particular focus on gourmet cuisine.

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
The Physiology of Taste: Or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs
Salt: A World History
The Art of Eating
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
Taste: My Life Through Food
The Escoffier Cookbook and Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery: For Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures Complete With 2973 Recipes
The Flavour Thesaurus
The Man Who Ate Everything

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