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CULINARY LITURATURE
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The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and BonesThe Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones by Anthony Bourdain
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Cant have a culinary literary list without Mr. Bourdain!
Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) by Anthony Bourdain
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One of the best "kitchen tell-all" books around.
No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty StomachNo Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach by Anthony Bourdain
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A Feast of Words: For Lovers of Food FictionA Feast of Words: For Lovers of Food Fiction by Anna Shapiro
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Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of DestinyBabette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny by Isak Dinesen
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Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping WaiterService Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch
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Another facinating "tell-all", based on wait staff in a fine dining establishment.
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical WaiterWaiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by Steve Dublanica
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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris at the World's Most Famous Cooking SchoolThe Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris at the World's Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn
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My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and RecipesMy Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs and Their Final Meals / Portraits, Interviews, and Recipes by Melanie Dunea
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Under the Tuscan SunUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
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Travel/cooking novel, with tons of recipes and gardening and food, food, food
Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in ItalyBella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy by Frances Mayes
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Same as above-a treat.
A Year in ProvenceA Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
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Reckless Appetites: A Culinary RomanceReckless Appetites: A Culinary Romance by Jacqueline Deval
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Last Bite: A Novel of Culinary RomanceLast Bite: A Novel of Culinary Romance by Nancy Verde Barr
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The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great ChefThe Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef by Marco Pierre White
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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)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
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The Man Who Ate EverythingThe Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten
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The Man Who Ate the World: In Search of the Perfect DinnerThe Man Who Ate the World: In Search of the Perfect Dinner by Jay Rayner
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The Tenth Muse: My Life in FoodThe Tenth Muse: My Life in Food by Judith Jones
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The Saucier's Apprentice: One Long Strange Trip through the Great Cooking Schools of EuropeThe Saucier's Apprentice: One Long Strange Trip through the Great Cooking Schools of Europe by Bob Spitz
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in DisguiseGarlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the TableTender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl
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Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the TableComfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table by Ruth Reichl
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Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking DangerouslyJulie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
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The Fourth Star: Dispatches from Inside Daniel Boulud's Celebrated New York RestaurantThe Fourth Star: Dispatches from Inside Daniel Boulud's Celebrated New York Restaurant by Leslie Brenner
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The Kitchen God's WifeThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
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My Life in FranceMy Life in France by Julia Child
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The Art of EatingThe Art of Eating by M. F. K. Fisher
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The Artful Eater: A Gourmet Investigates the Ingredients of Great FoodThe Artful Eater: A Gourmet Investigates the Ingredients of Great Food by Edward Behr
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The Gastronomical MeThe Gastronomical Me by M. F. K. Fisher
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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme CuisinesA Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain
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Big Night: A Novel with RecipesBig Night: A Novel with Recipes by Joseph Tropiano
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Also a wonderful culinary film
HeartburnHeartburn by Nora Ephron
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Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo KitchenJapanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen by Naomi Moriyama
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