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1	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals more books like this by Michael Pollan add to wishlist Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why--what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, and what it is like to hunt and gather food, this is a surprisingly honest and self-aware account of the evolution of the modern diet. see all copies from $6.47! new only from $7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly more books like this by Anthony Bourdain, Lord add to wishlist After twenty-five years of 'sex, drugs, bad behaviour and haute cuisine', chef and novelist Anthony Bourdain has decided to tell all. From his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky-tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown; from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop the Rockefeller Center to drug dealers in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained more books like this by Robert L Wolke add to wishlist Does the alcohol really boil off when we cook with wine? Are smoked foods raw or cooked? Are green potatoes poisonous? This work provides plain explanations of kitchen mysteries, with a liberal seasoning of wit. Organized into basic categories for easy reference, this book contains more than 130 lucid explanations of kitchen phenomena involving ... see all copies from $6.08! new only from $10.02! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Judgment of Paris: California Vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine more books like this by George M Taber add to wishlist Told for the first time by the only reporter present, this is the full story of the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976--a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges shocked the industry by choosing unknown California wines over France's best. see all copies from $7.98! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table more books like this by Ruth Reichl add to wishlist The iconoclastic restaurant critic for The New York Times writes a memoir of growing up eating and cooking. Born in Manhattan, raised in Connecticut, Reichl had an upper-class upbringing that included trips to Paris, then became a commune-dweller after graduating from college. This chronicle, which includes recipes, ends in the 1970s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Encyclopedia of Pasta more books like this by Oretta Zanini De Vita, Maureen Fant (Translator) add to wishlist Spaghetti, gnocchi, tagliatellea, ravioli, vincisgrassi, strascinati-pasta in its myriad forms has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet longer than bread. This beautiful volume is the first book to provide a complete history of pasta in Italy, telling its long story via the extravagant variety of shapes it takes and the even greater abundance ... see all copies from $29.95! new only from $29.95!
7	Tasting Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink more books like this by Randy Mosher add to wishlist Beer may be the common beverage of the people, but it is far from simple. With 10,000 years of history, more than 900 identified flavours, dozens of styles, and thousands of breweries around the world, beer is as complex as its grape-based neighbors in the liquor stores. It is an artistic creation, brewed from dozens of possible ingredients and ... see all copies from $10.19! new only from $10.19! \| SVS
8	Uncommon Grounds the History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World more books like this by Mark Pendergrast add to wishlist This engaging yet scholarly account chronicles the lively history of coffee for over five centuries, detailing how this crop continues to impact global politics, culture, and the environment. see all copies from $4.08! new only from $6.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Rao's Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking more books like this by Frank Pellegrino, Stephen Hellerstein (Photographer), Nicholas Pileggi (Introduction by) add to wishlist Rao's is a hundred-year-old Italian restaurant in East Harlem, and one of the most popular eating spots in the city. Here is its colorful history, with recipes, including marinara sauce, lemon chicken, seafood salad, and many classic Neapolitan dishes. see all copies from $8.94! new only from $9.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Its Disgusting and We Ate It: True Food Facts from Around the World and Throughout History more books like this by James E Solheim, Eric Brace (Illustrator) add to wishlist Zany cartoon illustrations add just the right amount of fun to this intriguing, stomach-turning collection of food lore. Includes a look at what are considered delicacies in other areas of the world, as well as little-known ingredients in some of kids' best loved snacks. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food more books like this by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto add to wishlist This history of food and eating is full of fascinating facts and answers many food questions. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $2.06! new only from $5.92! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	True History of Chocolate more books like this by Sophie D Coe, Michael D Coe add to wishlist Delicious indulgence or cause of migraines? Aphrodisiac or medicine? Religious symbol or Mesoamerican currency? Written by a pair of anthropologists, this delightful book tells the complete history of everyone's favorite indulgence, including the real facts of the pre-Spanish history of chocolate. see all copies from $3.90! new only from $13.35! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	History of Food more books like this by Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, Anthea Bell (Translator) add to wishlist The story of cuisine and the social history of eating. The author looks at the transition from a vegetable to an increasingly meat-based diet; the relationship between people and what they eat; between particular foods and social behavior; and between dietary habits and methods of cooking. see all copies from $3.80! new only from $19.63! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Lobscouse & Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels more books like this by Anne Chotzinoff Grossman, Lisa Grossman Thomas, Patrick O'Brian (Foreword by) add to wishlist A cookbook based on the dishes feasted upon in Patrick O'Brian's masterly Aubrey/Maturin novels, including authentic recipes for Pig's Trotters, Great Raised Veal and Ham Pie, Steak and Kidney Pudding, Syllabub, Jam Roly-Poly, and Marchpane Cakes. A great gift for fans of the novels. see all copies from $3.91! new only from $11.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Gallery of Regrettable Food: Highlights from Classic American Recipe Books more books like this by James Lileks add to wishlist Based on the popular Web site of the same name, "The Gallery of Regrettable Food" is a hilarious, fully illustrated send-up of the stomach-turning cookbooks of a bygone era. Full-color photos throughout. see all copies from $4.33! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Choice Cuts: A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History more books like this by Mark Kurlansky (Editor) add to wishlist Award-winning food writer Mark Kurlansky serves up a true smorgasbord of "choice cuts" by the world's most discerning gourmets and gourmands through the ages. From Plato on the art of cooking to Louis Prima at the pizzeria to Pablo Neruda on French fries and M.F.K. Fisher on gingerbread, "Choice Cuts" offers more than 200 selections--all enhanced ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer more books like this by Professor Maureen Ogle add to wishlist In the first-ever history of American beer, Maureen Ogle tells its epic story, from the immigrants who invented it to the upstart microbrewers who revived it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Taste of Country Cooking more books like this by Edna Lewis add to wishlist Edna Lewis provides not only recipes but reminiscences that have been collected over the years by her family--originally, free slaves who settled on a Virginia farm. A unique and beautifully illustrated book about American food, history, and life. see all copies from $4.52! new only from $8.99! \| SVS
19	A Treasury of Top Secret Recipes more books like this by Todd Wilbur add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Absinthe: History in a Bottle more books like this by Barnaby Conrad, Chronicle Books add to wishlist One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for 19th-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Due to popular demand, this book is back in a new paperback edition. 60 color photos. 100 illustrations. see all copies from $7.97! new only from $16.69! \| first editions
21 view cover	Shakespeare's Kitchen: Renaissance Recipes for the Contemporary Cook more books like this by Francine Segan, Tim Turner (Photographer), Patrick O'Connell (Foreword by) add to wishlist A food historian points out that much traditional American food came over on the Mayflower with the Pilgrims in 1620, and they were still under the influence of the culinary arts of Renaissance England. She explores in depth the various food categories (including "kickshaws," or appetizers, and "pottage"), providing a history as well as recipes ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $9.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook more books like this by Adela H Gonzmart, Ferdie Pacheco, M.D. add to wishlist This volume is both a history of the Columbia Restaurant, now with six locations in Florida, and a cookbook of 178 recipes that make them famous. Adela Hernandez Gonzmart's grandfather Casimiro became known for dishes that the restaurant still serves, Spanish bean soup and his Cuban sandwich. see all copies from $6.83! new only from $14.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Story of Wine more books like this by Hugh Johnson add to wishlist For 8000 years, wines have been refined and developed into one of the foremost products of civilization. This volume traces the origins of wine-making from ancient Greece and Rome to the present day. The author provides a cultural perspective that allows the reader to understand the wine world as it exists today, and explains how great wines have ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $12.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America more books like this by Laurie Gwen Shapiro add to wishlist SOMETHING FROM THE OVEN takes us back to the good old days--the 1950s--to explore the American food situation, which was--in a word--terrible. Laura Shapiro takes the home cook from postwar prefab food, through the birth and various incarnations of Betty Crocker and her ilk, to the blessed emergence of Julia Child, when everything changed forever. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was Seasonal, Regional, and Traditional--From the Lost WPA Files more books like this by Mark Kurlansky (Illustrator) add to wishlist From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Cod" and "Salt" comes a remarkable portrait of American food before World War II. see all copies from $11.65! new only from $12.65! \| first editions \| SVS

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