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Food Reference Books
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The Food Lover's Companion (Barron's Cooking Guide)
by (shelved 7 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,741 ratings — published 1990
Larousse Gastronomique (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,779 ratings — published 1938
Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking (Ruhlman's Ratios)
by (shelved 4 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.09 — 7,187 ratings — published 2009
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,394 ratings — published 1984
The Flavour Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,240 ratings — published 2010
My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,156 ratings — published 2007
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.12 — 201,691 ratings — published 1931
The Pastry Chef's Companion: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry Professional (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.26 — 100 ratings — published 2008
Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.96 — 585 ratings — published 2003
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.07 — 24,351 ratings — published 2008
The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,398 ratings — published 2000
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 211,792 ratings — published 2006
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.07 — 120,341 ratings — published 2008
What Einstein Told His Cook (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,301 ratings — published 2002
The Complete Book of Herbs & Spices (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.17 — 42 ratings — published 1979
Essential Herbs Handbook: More than 100 herbs for well-being, healing, and happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.03 — 32 ratings — published 2009
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 26,545 ratings — published 2015
The Gentle Art of Preserving: Pickling, Smoking, Freezing, Drying, Curing, Fermenting, Bottling, Canning, and Making Jams, Jellies and Cordials (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 36 ratings — published 2013
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.96 — 5,427 ratings — published 2005
The World Cheese Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 227 ratings — published 2009
The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,348 ratings — published 1989
Roots: The Definitive Compendium with more than 225 Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.07 — 426 ratings — published 2012
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.02 — 33,325 ratings — published 2013
Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 222 ratings — published 2012
Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,077 ratings — published 2008
The Oxford Companion to Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.42 — 354 ratings — published 1999
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 22,456 ratings — published 2001
Culinary Artistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,949 ratings — published 1996
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.95 — 48,997 ratings — published 2005
Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating: How to Choose the Best Bread, Cheeses, Olive Oil, Pasta, Chocolate, and Much More (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.11 — 338 ratings — published 2003
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 49,321 ratings — published 2008
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.08 — 39,580 ratings — published 1998
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 14,150 ratings — published 1995
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.66 — 17,622 ratings — published 2010
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,394 ratings — published 2005
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 394,417 ratings — published 2000
The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.69 — 10,674 ratings — published 2007
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 114,027 ratings — published 2007
The Man Who Ate Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 9,219 ratings — published 1997
The Fourth Star: Dispatches from Inside Daniel Boulud's Celebrated New York Restaurant (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.52 — 160 ratings — published 2002
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,871 ratings — published 2001
Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.75 — 78,553 ratings — published 2002
World Food Mexico (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 3.91 — 23 ratings — published 2000
The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 4.51 — 150 ratings — published 1990
The Food Babe Way: Break Free from the Hidden Toxins in Your Food and Lose Weight, Look Years Younger, and Get Healthy in Just 21 Days! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,479 ratings — published 2015
Welsh Food Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 4.20 — 25 ratings — published
Fermentation (River Cottage Handbook, #18)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 4.51 — 47 ratings — published
Back Lane Wineries of Napa (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 4.15 — 26 ratings — published 2009
Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 3.97 — 370 ratings — published 2010
The Forks Over Knives Plan: How to Transition to the Life-Saving, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,849 ratings — published 2014
“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. Austen's much more intellectual."
"That's Jane. If it makes you feel better, I read only cookbooks, and they really shouldn't count as real books." I thought for a moment. "But I never forget a food reference."
"Never?"
I shrugged. "It's a gift."
"Sixteen Candles?"
"The cake, of course. Oh, but there's that quiche dinner too. See? Sixteen Candles and Dickens---all about breakfast."
"Under the Tuscan Sun?"
"Never read it, but I'm assuming a ton of Italian?"
"That was obvious." Cecilia smiled. "What's your favorite food reference?"
"I've got two. I think the best opening line in literature is Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence. 'The year began with lunch.' All books and all years should begin that way."
"And the other?"
"Coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrenchrollscressandwichespottedmeatgingerbeerlemonadesodawater-----"
"That's too much!" She laughed.
"That's exactly what Mole said. But Rat said, 'It's only what I always take on these little excursions, and the other animals are always telling me that I'm a mean beast and cut it VERY fine!'" I grinned. "I love that line."
"What's that even from?"
"The Wind in the Willows. It's the best picnic ever.”
― Lizzy and Jane
"That's Jane. If it makes you feel better, I read only cookbooks, and they really shouldn't count as real books." I thought for a moment. "But I never forget a food reference."
"Never?"
I shrugged. "It's a gift."
"Sixteen Candles?"
"The cake, of course. Oh, but there's that quiche dinner too. See? Sixteen Candles and Dickens---all about breakfast."
"Under the Tuscan Sun?"
"Never read it, but I'm assuming a ton of Italian?"
"That was obvious." Cecilia smiled. "What's your favorite food reference?"
"I've got two. I think the best opening line in literature is Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence. 'The year began with lunch.' All books and all years should begin that way."
"And the other?"
"Coldtonguecoldhamcoldbeefpickledgherkinssaladfrenchrollscressandwichespottedmeatgingerbeerlemonadesodawater-----"
"That's too much!" She laughed.
"That's exactly what Mole said. But Rat said, 'It's only what I always take on these little excursions, and the other animals are always telling me that I'm a mean beast and cut it VERY fine!'" I grinned. "I love that line."
"What's that even from?"
"The Wind in the Willows. It's the best picnic ever.”
― Lizzy and Jane
“Every time I try to process her death, it only makes it worse. Grief's like leftovers that way. Like you made this four-course meal out of your love, but they only got to eat one little bite. So now you're stuck with all this food you can't bear to throw away, and all you can do is shove it in the back of the fridge to rot, or make yourself sick trying to binge it on your own."
"Or maybe," Kostya said gently, "you could invite someone else to dinner. Someone hungry.”
― Aftertaste
"Or maybe," Kostya said gently, "you could invite someone else to dinner. Someone hungry.”
― Aftertaste
