 | Iron Chef: The Official Book (Tibetan Edition) by Fuji Television
Buy used from: $0.01 A great tale of the odd, over-the-top original show that started the trend of treating food competition like a full-scale war.
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 | Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) by Anthony Bourdain
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $4.49 Not only will this man eat anything, his experience in the kitchen is an eye-opener! And he does it all with this wonderful laugh out loud wit!
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 | Think Like a Chef by Tom Colicchio
Buy new: $15.30 / Used from: $12.49 This is more the tale of the making of Tom as a chef, and a learning guide to cooking techniques and ingredients than a cookbook. Though it's filled with plenty of recipes, too. Perfect for non-cook and cooking foodies alike.
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 | Top Chef The Cookbook by The Creators of Top Chef
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $14.97 Again, while it has plenty of recipes for the curious - it's an even better great behind-the-scenes look at the Top Chef kitchen, challenges, contestants and judges.
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 | Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (Vintage) by Bill Buford
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $3.62 Half biography of Mario Batali (and wow, what a crazy character he really is!) and half memoir of a writers two year pursuit to learning the art of Italian cuisine.
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 | Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by Steve Dublanica
Buy new: $18.62 / Used from: $4.95 The view from a career waiter at a top NYC restaurant - fun, interesting and informative.
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 | Brighter Minds Top Chef
Buy new: $13.55 / Used from: $5.74 Addictive game for Top Chef fans that puts you in the contestants seat.
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 | Food & Wine
Buy new: $14.95 Great tales of food, restaurants and chefs combined with luscious photos and recipes. (Gourmet and Bon Appetit subscriptions are also good options).
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 | Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2009 by Anthony Giglio
Buy used from: $0.53 Most foodies love their wine as much as their meal - and here's a great guide.
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 | 30-Minute Meals by Rachael Ray
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 Okay, Rachel has a whole host of these 30-minute meal books now. This is the original. And, if you know someone who likes to watch her mad dash around her kitchen studio - they'll enjoy any of these.
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 | Chef's Night Out: From Four-Star Restaurants to Neighborhood Favorites: 100 Top Chefs Tell You Where (and How!) to Enjoy America's Best by Andrew Dornenburg
Buy new: $21.86 / Used from: $0.94 The title says it all!
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 | Dining Out: Secrets from America's Leading Critics, Chefs, and Restaurateurs by Andrew Dornenburg
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $0.06 Another Dorenburg book where the name says it all!
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 | Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook by Jamie Oliver
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $10.83 Again, this one is much more than a recipe collection - it's a guide to ingredients, techniques and Jamie's approach as a chef.
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 | Oster 4207 Electric Wine-Bottle Opener
Buy new: $19.97 / Used from: $17.95 All time best wine opener and foil-cutter combo any foodie is sure to love.
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