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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.20 — 404,061 ratings — published 2000
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Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.78 — 38,130 ratings — published 2001
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Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,749 ratings — published 2011
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The Opposite of You (Opposites Attract, #1) The Opposite of You (Opposites Attract, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.00 — 12,120 ratings — published 2017
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Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.87 — 50,269 ratings — published 2010
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Eat a Peach Eat a Peach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.87 — 28,706 ratings — published 2020
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32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.96 — 7,793 ratings — published 2016
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Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.64 — 7,903 ratings — published 2014
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The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.93 — 27,184 ratings — published 2007
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The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,292 ratings — published 2006
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In Your Dreams (When in Rome, #4) In Your Dreams (When in Rome, #4)
by (shelved 4 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.97 — 95,353 ratings — published 2025
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Burn for You (Slow Burn, #1) Burn for You (Slow Burn, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.03 — 42,482 ratings — published 2017
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The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.31 — 26,894 ratings — published 2015
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Delicious! Delicious! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.82 — 37,358 ratings — published 2014
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You, Again You, Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.53 — 66,462 ratings — published 2023
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Caught Up (Windy City, #3) Caught Up (Windy City, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.43 — 460,865 ratings — published 2023
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The Seven Year Slip The Seven Year Slip (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.14 — 700,731 ratings — published 2023
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Taste: My Life Through Food Taste: My Life Through Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.18 — 100,860 ratings — published 2021
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Act Your Age, Eve Brown (The Brown Sisters, #3) Act Your Age, Eve Brown (The Brown Sisters, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.07 — 103,694 ratings — published 2021
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With the Fire on High With the Fire on High (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.16 — 90,725 ratings — published 2019
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Kitchens of the Great Midwest Kitchens of the Great Midwest (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.81 — 54,324 ratings — published 2015
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Hot & Sweet Hot & Sweet (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.95 — 276 ratings — published 2018
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Grounding Griffin (Made Marian, #4) Grounding Griffin (Made Marian, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,535 ratings — published 2017
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Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,129 ratings — published 2006
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Nuts (Hudson Valley, #1) Nuts (Hudson Valley, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.00 — 19,899 ratings — published 2015
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The French Chef Cookbook The French Chef Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,880 ratings — published 1968
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Alice Waters and Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, Often Eccentric, Ultimately Brilliant Making of a Food Revolution Alice Waters and Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, Often Eccentric, Ultimately Brilliant Making of a Food Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.87 — 3,488 ratings — published 2007
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The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.10 — 8,199 ratings — published 1997
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Three's Company Three's Company (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,231 ratings — published 2012
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Dream Lake (Friday Harbor, #3) Dream Lake (Friday Harbor, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.95 — 14,590 ratings — published 2012
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On the Steamy Side (Recipe for Love, #2) On the Steamy Side (Recipe for Love, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,532 ratings — published 2010
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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.12 — 33,368 ratings — published 2001
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Yes, Chef Yes, Chef (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.90 — 10,284 ratings — published 2026
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Automatic Noodle Automatic Noodle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.67 — 29,923 ratings — published 2025
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Slap Shot (D.C. Stars, #3) Slap Shot (D.C. Stars, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.00 — 74,462 ratings — published 2025
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Off Menu: A Graphic Novel Off Menu: A Graphic Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,119 ratings — published
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Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10) Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.99 — 10,231 ratings — published 2024
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Savor It (Spunes, OR, #1) Savor It (Spunes, OR, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.82 — 49,306 ratings — published 2024
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Chef's Choice (Chef's Kiss, #2) Chef's Choice (Chef's Kiss, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,639 ratings — published 2023
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My Magnolia Summer My Magnolia Summer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.75 — 13,601 ratings — published 2023
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When The Dust Settles (Timing #3) When The Dust Settles (Timing #3)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,593 ratings — published 2016
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Summer Reading Summer Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.46 — 21,247 ratings — published 2023
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Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1) Chef's Kiss (Chef's Kiss, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,188 ratings — published 2022
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Chef's Kiss (A Gia, San Francisco Romance, #1) Chef's Kiss (A Gia, San Francisco Romance, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,341 ratings — published
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Guava Flavored Lies Guava Flavored Lies (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,820 ratings — published
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,823,950 ratings — published 2016
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Christmas Wish List (Hartbridge Christmas, #2) Christmas Wish List (Hartbridge Christmas, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,707 ratings — published 2021
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Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.25 — 351 ratings — published 2021
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Murder in the Cookbook Nook (Book Retreat Mysteries, #7) Murder in the Cookbook Nook (Book Retreat Mysteries, #7)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,571 ratings — published 2021
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Lauren Freckles
“Some princes and princesses wear crowns.
Some wear chef hats!”
Lauren Freckles

Tom Gleisner
“I love Italy. For hundreds of years, if not centuries, the people of italy (Italians) have been living here." [Audrey's insight]”
Tom Gleisner, Audrey Gordon's Tuscan Summer

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