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Food Books
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3562 times as food)
avg rating 4.19 — 210,893 ratings — published 2006
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2653 times as food)
avg rating 4.19 — 384,025 ratings — published 2000
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2582 times as food)
avg rating 4.07 — 119,784 ratings — published 2008
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1739 times as food)
avg rating 4.05 — 113,449 ratings — published 2007
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 1434 times as food)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,636 ratings — published 2001
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1334 times as food)
avg rating 4.39 — 95,439 ratings — published 2017
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 1276 times as food)
avg rating 3.99 — 48,973 ratings — published 2008
My Life in France (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1064 times as food)
avg rating 4.16 — 93,583 ratings — published 2006
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1062 times as food)
avg rating 4.08 — 26,050 ratings — published 2013
Eating Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1041 times as food)
avg rating 4.21 — 80,902 ratings — published 2009
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Paperback)
by (shelved 1012 times as food)
avg rating 3.95 — 48,524 ratings — published 2005
Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 968 times as food)
avg rating 3.75 — 77,390 ratings — published 2002
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 948 times as food)
avg rating 4.06 — 59,715 ratings — published 2001
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 866 times as food)
avg rating 3.71 — 160,902 ratings — published 2005
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 836 times as food)
avg rating 3.77 — 37,683 ratings — published 2001
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 829 times as food)
avg rating 4.02 — 33,053 ratings — published 2013
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 820 times as food)
avg rating 4.08 — 39,391 ratings — published 1998
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 809 times as food)
avg rating 3.86 — 48,881 ratings — published 2010
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 806 times as food)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,316 ratings — published 1984
Taste: My Life Through Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 786 times as food)
avg rating 4.19 — 97,655 ratings — published 2021
Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 705 times as food)
avg rating 4.23 — 611,914 ratings — published 2021
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 700 times as food)
avg rating 4.11 — 31,634 ratings — published 2001
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (Hardcover)
by (shelved 651 times as food)
avg rating 3.90 — 25,305 ratings — published 2006
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 645 times as food)
avg rating 3.95 — 22,579 ratings — published 2013
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 584 times as food)
avg rating 4.32 — 25,912 ratings — published 2015
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 576 times as food)
avg rating 3.86 — 10,421 ratings — published 2012
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 517 times as food)
avg rating 4.10 — 34,155 ratings — published 2019
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 509 times as food)
avg rating 4.13 — 199,639 ratings — published 1931
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 505 times as food)
avg rating 4.05 — 22,371 ratings — published 2001
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South (ebook)
by (shelved 488 times as food)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,182 ratings — published 2017
The Art of Eating (Paperback)
by (shelved 476 times as food)
avg rating 4.32 — 6,173 ratings — published 1954
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 475 times as food)
avg rating 4.41 — 50,716 ratings — published 2015
An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 469 times as food)
avg rating 4.20 — 7,778 ratings — published 2011
A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table (Hardcover)
by (shelved 458 times as food)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,712 ratings — published 2009
The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 450 times as food)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,350 ratings — published 2014
Like Water for Chocolate (Paperback)
by (shelved 448 times as food)
avg rating 3.95 — 397,893 ratings — published 1989
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 439 times as food)
avg rating 4.07 — 23,921 ratings — published 2008
Eat a Peach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 430 times as food)
avg rating 3.88 — 28,351 ratings — published 2020
Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 421 times as food)
avg rating 4.38 — 46,231 ratings — published 2023
The Man Who Ate Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 421 times as food)
avg rating 3.88 — 9,204 ratings — published 1997
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 410 times as food)
avg rating 3.84 — 15,734 ratings — published 2009
Yes, Chef (Hardcover)
by (shelved 409 times as food)
avg rating 3.86 — 18,750 ratings — published 2012
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 408 times as food)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,992 ratings — published 1988
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 406 times as food)
avg rating 3.92 — 25,403 ratings — published 1997
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 406 times as food)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,391 ratings — published 1998
Kitchens of the Great Midwest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 405 times as food)
avg rating 3.81 — 53,312 ratings — published 2015
A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Paperback)
by (shelved 396 times as food)
avg rating 3.81 — 34,157 ratings — published 2005
Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 390 times as food)
avg rating 3.97 — 11,179 ratings — published 2008
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 385 times as food)
avg rating 4.25 — 78,184 ratings — published 1961
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-term Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 381 times as food)
avg rating 4.23 — 31,273 ratings — published 2004
“I could have killed you.”
“Or I could have killed you,” Percy said.
Jason shrugged. “If there’d been an ocean in Kansas, maybe.”
“I don’t need an ocean—”
“Boys,” Annabeth interrupted, “I’m sure you both would’ve been wonderful at killing each other. But right now, you need some rest.”
Food first,” Percy said. “Please?”
― The Mark of Athena
“Or I could have killed you,” Percy said.
Jason shrugged. “If there’d been an ocean in Kansas, maybe.”
“I don’t need an ocean—”
“Boys,” Annabeth interrupted, “I’m sure you both would’ve been wonderful at killing each other. But right now, you need some rest.”
Food first,” Percy said. “Please?”
― The Mark of Athena
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