My favorite non-cookbook food books
There are many books about food that are not strictly cookbooks, even if they have recipes - they are meant for reading, in bed or in the kitchen. Here are some of my all time favorites.
The Art of EatingThe Man Who Ate EverythingIt Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return of the Man Who Ate Everything
The Art of Eating
by M. F. K. Fisher
$16.47
The best M.F.K. Fisher book to start with. Includes Consider the Oyster, Serve It Forth, How to Cook a Wolf, The Gastronomical...
The Man Who Ate Everything
by Jeffrey Steingarten
$10.88
The curmegeonly, slightly misogynistic Jeffrey Steingarten is the finest food writer in America today.
It Must've Been Something I Ate: The Return...
by Jeffrey Steingarten

Jeffrey Steingarten's other book so far. You reall need both.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four MealsToastAlimentum: The Literature of Food
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History o...
by Michael Pollan
$16.98
A must read for anyone who is more than mildly interested in food, nutrition, and where our food comes from. I think that's ev...
Toast
by Nigel Slater

Autobiography from Britain's finest food writer today. If you prefer recipes with writing, go for the Kitchen Diaries (on the ...
Alimentum: The Literature of Food
by Issue One

A biannual literary journal about food.
Hungry Planet: What the World EatsHeartburnAn Omelette and a Glass of Wine (The Cook's Classic Library)
Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
by Peter Menzel
$26.40
A fascinating coffee table book that looks at the current state of eating around the world, by examining a 'typical family''s...
Heartburn
by Nora Ephron
$9.32
A sort of autobiography disguised as a novel - a 7 month pregnant woman (Rachel/Nora) discovers her husband Mark (really Carl ...
An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (The Cook's...
by Elizabeth David
$10.17
Elizabeth David is the most influential food writer of the late 20th and early 21th century. She influenced multitudes of che...
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