| 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. | ||
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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My favorite non-cookbook food books
