Restaurants Books

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.19 — 387,869 ratings — published 2000
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Sweetbitter Sweetbitter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.33 — 79,478 ratings — published 2016
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Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1) Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.53 — 79,491 ratings — published 2021
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,609 ratings — published 2006
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Last Night at the Lobster Last Night at the Lobster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.60 — 13,745 ratings — published 2007
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Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.55 — 14,582 ratings — published 2008
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Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D' Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D' (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.69 — 12,747 ratings — published 2022
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The Hundred-Foot Journey The Hundred-Foot Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.58 — 29,459 ratings — published 2008
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Marrying the Ketchups Marrying the Ketchups (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.60 — 16,255 ratings — published 2022
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Restaurant Success by the Numbers: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot Restaurant Success by the Numbers: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next Hot Spot (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.87 — 544 ratings — published 2007
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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.90 — 4,368 ratings — published 2017
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Seconds Seconds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.07 — 49,156 ratings — published 2014
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What Happened to Goodbye What Happened to Goodbye (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.94 — 90,967 ratings — published 2011
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The Van Gogh Cafe: A Collection Where Anything Can Happen for Kids (Ages 8-12) The Van Gogh Cafe: A Collection Where Anything Can Happen for Kids (Ages 8-12)
by (shelved 6 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,365 ratings — published 1995
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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.41 — 39,623 ratings — published 2022
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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.60 — 31,946 ratings — published 2023
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Maizy Chen's Last Chance Maizy Chen's Last Chance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,310 ratings — published 2022
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In the Kitchen In the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as restaurants)
avg rating 2.77 — 2,170 ratings — published 2009
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Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, #7) Monday Mourning (Temperance Brennan, #7)
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avg rating 4.04 — 36,845 ratings — published 2004
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.95 — 48,704 ratings — published 2005
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The Family Chao The Family Chao (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.34 — 10,453 ratings — published 2022
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Number One Chinese Restaurant Number One Chinese Restaurant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.00 — 7,181 ratings — published 2018
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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 restaurants)
avg rating 4.31 — 26,230 ratings — published 2015
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Restaurant Owners Uncorked: Twenty Owners Share Their Recipes for Success Restaurant Owners Uncorked: Twenty Owners Share Their Recipes for Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.02 — 129 ratings — published 2011
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Bread and Butter Bread and Butter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.12 — 1,542 ratings — published 2014
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See You at Harry's See You at Harry's (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.13 — 13,878 ratings — published 2012
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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 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.86 — 49,163 ratings — published 2010
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Liquor (Rickey and G-Man #2) Liquor (Rickey and G-Man #2)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,804 ratings — published 2004
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The Blue Bistro The Blue Bistro (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.96 — 79,267 ratings — published 2005
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Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.46 — 4,255 ratings — published 2007
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I Regret Almost Everything I Regret Almost Everything (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.87 — 8,291 ratings — published 2025
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The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1) The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.65 — 49,039 ratings — published 2013
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Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.65 — 14,443 ratings — published 2018
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Taste: My Life Through Food Taste: My Life Through Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.19 — 98,480 ratings — published 2021
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Momofuku Milk Bar: A Cookbook Momofuku Milk Bar: A Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,756 ratings — published 2011
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The Cafe by the Sea (Mure, #1) The Cafe by the Sea (Mure, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.86 — 34,988 ratings — published 2017
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Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.44 — 4,728 ratings — published 2017
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There's a Giraffe in My Soup: A Playful Picture Book About Restaurant Surprises for Kids (Ages 4-8) There's a Giraffe in My Soup: A Playful Picture Book About Restaurant Surprises for Kids (Ages 4-8)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.83 — 974 ratings — published 2016
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Over Easy Over Easy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,779 ratings — published 2014
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The French Laundry Cookbook The French Laundry Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,984 ratings — published 1999
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The Lost Recipe for Happiness The Lost Recipe for Happiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.00 — 8,939 ratings — published 2008
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The Dinner The Dinner (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.22 — 177,276 ratings — published 2009
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Down and Out in Paris and London Down and Out in Paris and London (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.09 — 103,463 ratings — published 1933
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The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.59 — 3,523 ratings — published 2012
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Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1) Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 4.02 — 26,201 ratings — published 2012
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Momofuku Momofuku (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,394 ratings — published 2009
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Soul Kitchen (Rickey and G-Man, #4) Soul Kitchen (Rickey and G-Man, #4)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,349 ratings — published 2006
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as restaurants)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,752 ratings — published 2001
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Meg Donohue
“Along Miramonte Drive, shingled buildings in salt-scrubbed pastels bear the names of shops and restaurants that have been there for as long as I can remember, and longer still. Corde's Hardware. Pacific Surf Shop. Bantom Bay Books. Sakura Sushi. Miramonte Pizza. Las Olas Taqueria. I can't help smiling when I spot the cheerful red geraniums and trailing sweet potato vines that spill lavishly from the window boxes of the Shark Bite Café. I planted them myself a couple of years ago, and the cafés owner, Roger, was delighted to find that business ticked up soon after.”
Meg Donohue, The Memory Gardener

“...restaurants run by the wrong sort of people, such as an Eskimo Curry House... Or, wait a minute, how about a Slaughterhouse for Vegetables. Wait, I've got it, Protests at Vegetable Vivisection!!”
Ian Watson

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