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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 — 6,773 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 — 7,140 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 — 16,297 ratings — published 1984
The Flavour Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,196 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 — 1,153 ratings — published 2007
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.13 — 199,287 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 3.95 — 583 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 — 23,885 ratings — published 2008
The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,372 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 — 210,713 ratings — published 2006
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.07 — 119,696 ratings — published 2008
What Einstein Told His Cook (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,284 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 4.32 — 25,853 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 — 5,345 ratings — published 2005
The World Cheese Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 226 ratings — published 2009
The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,345 ratings — published 1989
Roots: The Definitive Compendium with more than 225 Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.07 — 427 ratings — published 2012
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.01 — 32,982 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 — 1,072 ratings — published 2008
The Oxford Companion to Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.42 — 353 ratings — published 1999
Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 22,355 ratings — published 2001
Culinary Artistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,946 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 — 48,439 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 — 48,901 ratings — published 2008
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.08 — 39,337 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 — 14,114 ratings — published 1995
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.67 — 17,507 ratings — published 2010
Harvest for Hope (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,378 ratings — published 2005
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 382,202 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 — 10,644 ratings — published 2007
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 113,352 ratings — published 2007
The Man Who Ate Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 9,200 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 — 161 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 — 206,587 ratings — published 2001
Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as food-reference)
avg rating 3.75 — 77,201 ratings — published 2002
The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 4.51 — 151 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 — 1,468 ratings — published 2015
Welsh Food Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 4.09 — 22 ratings — published
Fermentation (River Cottage Handbook, #18)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 4.50 — 44 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 — 372 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 4.10 — 1,841 ratings — published 2014
Apartment Gardening: Plants, Projects, and Recipes for Growing Food in Your Urban Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as food-reference)
avg rating 3.47 — 496 ratings — published 2011
“He eased back and murmured, “You taste so damn sweet. Like maple syrup.”
“And you taste like stolen bacon.”
― Hillbilly Rockstar
“And you taste like stolen bacon.”
― Hillbilly Rockstar
“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
