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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 4.19 — 388,810 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 3.77 — 37,828 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 — 5,719 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 — 12,081 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 3.86 — 49,226 ratings — published 2010
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Eat a Peach Eat a Peach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.87 — 28,467 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 — 7,697 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 — 7,861 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 — 26,932 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 — 7,108 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 4.00 — 71,367 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 4.04 — 41,625 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 — 26,276 ratings — published 2015
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Delicious! Delicious! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.82 — 37,062 ratings — published 2014
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You, Again You, Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.54 — 65,104 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 — 406,876 ratings — published 2023
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The Seven Year Slip The Seven Year Slip (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.15 — 648,681 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 4.19 — 98,684 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 — 102,692 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 — 90,224 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 — 53,616 ratings — published 2015
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Hot & Sweet Hot & Sweet (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.95 — 275 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 — 6,418 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 — 2,115 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 — 19,870 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 — 1,877 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 — 3,480 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 — 8,185 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 — 4,132 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 — 14,520 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 — 1,529 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 4.11 — 32,008 ratings — published 2001
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Automatic Noodle Automatic Noodle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.72 — 22,792 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 — 65,082 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 3.78 — 1,044 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 — 9,892 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 3.83 — 44,107 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 — 2,568 ratings — published 2023
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My Magnolia Summer My Magnolia Summer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.75 — 12,368 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 — 2,571 ratings — published 2016
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Summer Reading Summer Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 3.47 — 20,210 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 — 7,063 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 4.20 — 1,321 ratings — published
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Guava Flavored Lies Guava Flavored Lies (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,649 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 4.07 — 4,723,584 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 — 3,685 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 4.24 — 348 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 — 4,452 ratings — published 2021
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Roommate (Vino & Veritas) Roommate (Vino & Veritas)
by (shelved 2 times as chefs)
avg rating 4.04 — 15,837 ratings — published 2021
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Uche Mac-Auley
“With the long list of supposedly health-endangering
meals on our menus, ‘starving’ seems like
a healthy option to have on our list of safe-to-eat meals.”
Uche Mac-Auley

Dan Charnas
“Time and space do bend, but they bend for the engaged, not the disengaged.”
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