Food Books for Readers to Devour (nonfiction)

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Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger: A Memoir
Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger: A Memoir 3.93 avg rating — 2,517 ratings
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Make It Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life
Make It Messy: My Perfectly Imperfect Life 4.08 avg rating — 380 ratings
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Picnic in Provence: A Memoir with Recipes
Picnic in Provence: A Memoir with Recipes 3.86 avg rating — 3,249 ratings
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Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing 4.03 avg rating — 4,655 ratings
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Yes, Chef
Yes, Chef 3.86 avg rating — 18,533 ratings
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Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast: A Cookbook
Hunt, Gather, Cook: Finding the Forgotten Feast: A Cookbook
by: Hank Shaw
4.21 avg rating — 531 ratings
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Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers
Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers 3.74 avg rating — 1,428 ratings
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Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--and Reverse--It
Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--and Reverse--It 4.25 avg rating — 827 ratings
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Tomato Rhapsody: A Fable of Love, Lust & Forbidden Fruit
Tomato Rhapsody: A Fable of Love, Lust & Forbidden Fruit 3.84 avg rating — 907 ratings
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Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking
Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking 3.80 avg rating — 2,883 ratings
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A Mess of Greens: Southern Gender and Southern Food
A Mess of Greens: Southern Gender and Southern Food 4.32 avg rating — 127 ratings
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Rachael's Good Eats: Easy, Laid-Back, Nutrient-Rich Recipes
Rachael's Good Eats: Easy, Laid-Back, Nutrient-Rich Recipes 4.48 avg rating — 225 ratings
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Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream
Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream 3.85 avg rating — 1,564 ratings
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Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes 3.67 avg rating — 17,378 ratings
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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table 4.08 avg rating — 38,840 ratings
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Eat the City: A Tale of the Fishers, Foragers, Butchers, Farmers, Poultry Minders, Sugar Refiners, Cane Cutters, Beekeepers, Winemakers, and Brewers Who Built New York
Eat the City: A Tale of the Fishers, Foragers, Butchers, Farmers, Poultry Minders, Sugar Refiners, Cane Cutters, Beekeepers, Winemakers, and Brewers Who Built New York 3.91 avg rating — 679 ratings
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Eat a Peach
Eat a Peach 3.88 avg rating — 27,721 ratings
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Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: A Memoir of Food and Love from an American Midwest Family
Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: A Memoir of Food and Love from an American Midwest Family 3.94 avg rating — 2,435 ratings
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Memories of Philippine Kitchens
Memories of Philippine Kitchens
by: Amy Besa
4.47 avg rating — 226 ratings
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Food Fight!: Millennial Mestizaje Meets the Culinary Marketplace
Food Fight!: Millennial Mestizaje Meets the Culinary Marketplace 4.63 avg rating — 79 ratings
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Notes from a Young Black Chef
Notes from a Young Black Chef 4.03 avg rating — 11,708 ratings
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A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told through Food, Recipes, and Remembrances
A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of American Women Told through Food, Recipes, and Remembrances 4.08 avg rating — 400 ratings
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Growing up in a Korean Kitchen: A Cookbook
Growing up in a Korean Kitchen: A Cookbook 4.37 avg rating — 188 ratings
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Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power
Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power 4.34 avg rating — 172 ratings
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Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking
Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking 3.66 avg rating — 9,241 ratings
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97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement 3.78 avg rating — 3,170 ratings
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking 4.40 avg rating — 87,439 ratings
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Delta Hot Tamales: History, Stories & Recipes
Delta Hot Tamales: History, Stories & Recipes 4.69 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier 3.55 avg rating — 7,387 ratings
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Death by Pad Thai: And Other Unforgettable Meals
Death by Pad Thai: And Other Unforgettable Meals 3.76 avg rating — 312 ratings
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An Onion in My Pocket: My Life with Vegetables
An Onion in My Pocket: My Life with Vegetables 3.80 avg rating — 548 ratings
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The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family
The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family 3.68 avg rating — 799 ratings
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Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir 4.10 avg rating — 33,298 ratings
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The Ungarnished Truth: A Cooking Contest Memoir
The Ungarnished Truth: A Cooking Contest Memoir 3.69 avg rating — 315 ratings
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The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South 3.87 avg rating — 8,046 ratings
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Don't Try This At Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs
Don't Try This At Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs 3.58 avg rating — 1,212 ratings
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People Who Love to Eat Are Always the Best People: And Other Wisdom
People Who Love to Eat Are Always the Best People: And Other Wisdom 3.46 avg rating — 2,175 ratings