 | Larousse Gastronomique by Larousse Gastronomique
Buy new: $53.55 / Used from: $36.28 The Bible for Food reference
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 | The Silver Spoon by Phaidon Press
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $12.95 The Italian Food Bible, great art design.
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 | Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads by Bernard Clayton
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $8.43 Best bread reference, very thorough.
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 | Napa: The Story of an American Eden by James Conaway
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $1.83 Great history reference and entertaining stories of wine mecca.
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 | The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation by David Kamp
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $2.00 Great read on the evolution of our culinary culture.
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 | The Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition by Upton Sinclair
Buy new: $9.60 / Used from: $4.33 Fictional account of the meat packing industry that changed real life laws.
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 | The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook by King Arthur Flour
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $20.00 Easy to follow, all purpose baking book.
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 | King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains by King Arthur Flour
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $14.80 Great follow up to the Baker's Companion for healthy baking.
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 | 834 Kitchen Quick Tips: Techniques And Shortcuts for the Curious Cook by Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $1.95 Indespensible tips from kitchens everywhere.
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 | New Cook Book, Limited Edition "Pink Plaid" : For Breast Cancer Awareness (Better Homes & Gardens) by Better Homes and Gardens
Buy used from: $2.97 Always useful, General Cooking, support the Breast Cancer cause for this edition.
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 | Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy by Joseph Bastianich
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $9.99 Good reference on Italian Wines!
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 | Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires by Selwyn Raab
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $7.00 Decent overview of the Mafia, and there's always wine & food connections in crime family lore.
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 | Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $14.94 Best reference for Italian cooking, one of my textbooks during culinary school
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 | The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, And Science Of Good Cooking by Madeleine Kamman
Buy used from: $14.24 Great cooking techniques, another textbook I used at culinary school
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 | Bound for Glory (Plume) by Woody Guthrie
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.85 The father of folk music and his travels with the migrate workers in California, a true Grapes of Wrath.
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