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1	Not Becoming My Mother: & Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way more books like this by Ruth Reichl (Read by) add to wishlist Bestselling author Reichl embarks on a clear-eyed, openhearted investigation of her mother's life, piecing together the journey of a woman she comes to realize she never really knew. see all copies from $8.89! new only from $10.27! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table more books like this by Molly Wizenberg add to wishlist A memoir with a practical purpose and a cookbook with a life beyond the kitchen, this resource offers 50 recipes full of fresh flavors, and the author's lessons from the kitchen that show who people are, who they love, and who they want to be. see all copies from $14.92! new only from $14.92! \| SVS
3	The Last Chinese Chef more books like this by Nicole Mones add to wishlist This exhilarating story is the transporting tale of how the sensual, romantic elements of haute Chinese cuisine become the perfect ingredients to lift the troubled soul of a grieving American woman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table more books like this by Ruth Reichl (Introduction by) add to wishlist The second volume of Ruth Reichl's autobiography takes her into adulthood, and chronicles her romantic life as well as her evolution into a food critic. It includes accounts of the memorable food that accompanied memorable moments in her life, including her days in a Berkeley commune, her second husband's favorite chocolate cake, and a trip to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise more books like this by Ruth Reichl add to wishlist Ruth Reichl spills the beans (and the sushi, salads, and steak) about her years as a restaurant critic, first at the LA Times, then at the New York Times. Famous for her absurd (but useful) disguises, Reichl spent years on the Manhattan restaurant circuit, awarding and subtracting stars as she searched for a truly good meal. Besides her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Eating Heaven more books like this by Jennie Shortridge add to wishlist When her beloved uncle falls ill, and she begins to cook and care for him, Eleanor Samuels begins to uncover some long-buried secrets about her emotionally frayed family and may finally get the chance to become the woman she's always wanted to be. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| SVS
7	Heartburn more books like this by Nora Ephron add to wishlist 'If I had to do it over again, I would have made a different kind of pie. The pie I threw at Mark made a terrific mess, but a blueberry pie would have been even better, since it would have permanently ruined his new blazer, the one he bought with Thelma ...I picked up the pie, thanked God for linoleum floor, and threw it' Rachel Samstat is smart, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Long Ago in France: The Years in Dijon more books like this by M F K Fisher add to wishlist In this warm and witty memoir, Fisher writes about food, wine, and life in Dijon between the wars. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.01! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet more books like this by Gourmet Magazine, Ruth Reichl (Editor) add to wishlist A glorious, edible tour of Paris through six decades of writing from Gourmet magazine, edited and introduced by Ruth Reichl For sixty years the best food writers have been sending dispatches from Paris to Gourmet . Collected here for the first time, their essays create a unique and timeless portrait of the world capital of love and food. When ... see all copies from $7.68! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Take Big Bites more books like this by Linda Ellerbee add to wishlist The celebrated journalist, producer, and bestselling author takes readers on a remarkable culinary journey through "a life lived interestingly, if not especially intelligently." Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Eat My Words: Reading Women's Lives Through the Cookbooks They Wrote more books like this by Janet Theophano add to wishlist Most of us think cookbooks are just collections of recipes to feed the body. Janet Theophano shows that cookbooks provide food for the mind and soul as well. In this innovative culinary and cultural history, she explores two centuries of cookbooks and the women who wrote them - from 18th century handwritten "receipt books" and the first ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.49! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Cooking Dirty: A Story of Life, Sex, Love and Death in the Kitchen more books like this by Jason Sheehan add to wishlist THE GRIT AND GLORY OF RESTAURANT LIFE, AS TOLD BY A SURVIVOR OF KITCHENS ACROSS AMERICA "Cooking Dirty "is a rollicking account of life "on the line" in the restaurants, far from culinary school, cable TV, and the Michelin Guide--where most of us eat out most of the time. It takes the kitchen memoir to a rough and reckless place. From his first ... see all copies from $12.48! new only from $19.35! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Poet of the Appetites: The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher more books like this by Joan Reardon add to wishlist Joan Reardon's engaging and extremely thorough biography of M.F.K. Fisher uses interviews with her subject and with Fisher's family and friends, as well as incursions into Fisher's own papers, to paint a candid portrait of a complicated woman. Emphasizing the fact that Fisher was not only one of the first major food writers but one who enriched ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Holy Guacamole! more books like this by Nancy Fairbanks add to wishlist Food writer Carolyn Blue's sixth mystery involves the death of the artistic director of an opera company who eats some bad guacamole. A scorned soprano admits to making the dish to get back at him for passing her over for her dream role. But Carolyn learns foul play, not foul food, is the real culprit. Includes Tex-Mex recipes. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	M. F. K. Fisher Among the Pots and Pans: Celebrating Her Kitchens more books like this by Joan Reardon, Amanda Hesser (Foreword by) add to wishlist From her very first book, "Serve It Forth," M.F.K. Fisher wrote about her ideal kitchen. In her subsequent publications, she revisited the many kitchens she had known and the foods she savored in them to express her ideas about the art of eating. "M.F.K. Fisher among the Pots and Pans," interspersed with recipes and richly illustrated with ... see all copies from $10.98! new only from $13.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Crime Brulee more books like this by Nancy Fairbanks add to wishlist In the first title from a new culinary crime series, forty-something food writer Carolyn Blue gets a taste of New Orleans cookery and crime. When a friend of hers goes missing, Carolyn turns sleuth to search for answers--a trail that leads right into an alligator swamp. Includes over a dozen recipes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Bon Bon Voyage more books like this by Nancy Fairbanks add to wishlist Even if she has to share a cabin with her mother-in-law and new friend, retired cop Luz Vallejo, food writer Carolyn Blue admits it's a terrific Mother's Day present: passage on the Bountiful Feast, a gourmet cruise ship sailing from Lisbon to Barcelona. But the disgruntled crew is putting a real damper on the voyage, and when passengers are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Butter Did It: A Gastronomic Tale of Love and Murder more books like this by Phyllis Richman add to wishlist Was it too much foie gras or murder that did in Washington D.C.'s premier French chef? His former lover, an equally prominent restaurant critic, thinks it was foul play. With the help of Homer Jones, a detective with an appreciation for fine cuisine, she intends to find out. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table more books like this by Linda Ellerbee add to wishlist The celebrated journalist, producer, and bestselling author takes readers on a remarkable culinary journey through "a life lived interestingly, if not especially intelligently." Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	Comfort Me with Apples more books like this by Ruth Reichl (Read by) add to wishlist The second volume of Ruth Reichl's autobiography takes her into adulthood, and chronicles her romantic life as well as her evolution into a food critic. It includes accounts of the memorable food that accompanied memorable moments in her life, including her days in a Berkeley commune, her second husband's favorite chocolate cake, and a trip to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Mozzarella Most Murderous more books like this by Nancy Fairbanks add to wishlist Awaiting a passionate rendezvous with her husband in romantic Italy, Carolyn spends the day with the beautiful Paolina, who has been stood up by her lover. But Carolyn's ciesta turns sour when she finds her lovely companion drowned in the hotel's pool. Is it suicide? Or Paolina's boss--with benefits? Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.71! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	A Life Uncorked more books like this by Hugh Johnson add to wishlist Hugh Johnson, the preeminent wine writer of our time, now brings to his fans around the world his first major new book in a decade: this stylish, intimate, and delightfully opinionated autobiographical tour through the world of wine. "A Life Uncorked" weaves Johnson's wide-ranging ruminations, memories, and observations on his remarkable life ... see all copies from $4.78! new only from $13.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	French Fried more books like this by Nancy Fairbanks add to wishlist Carolyn Blue and her husband Jason are in Paris for his lecture tour and she plans to enjoy the city's culinary delights. But delight turns deadly when a poisonous recipe appears on the local menus. Includes authentic French recipes. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.22! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Death A L'Orange more books like this by Nancy Fairbanks add to wishlist Carolyn Blue, now in her dream job as a food writer, travels to France with her family to visit Normandy and the Loire Valley along with a group of academics. But before they even get out of the airport, an "accident" befalls one of the members. Soon, murder is on the menu and Carolyn is once again investigating crime when she'd rather investigate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.77! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Raw and the Cooked: Adventures of a Roving Gourmand more books like this by Jim Harrison add to wishlist The novelist Jim Harrison changes his focus from fiction to food in this collection of essays. A hearty and eclectic eater, Harrison includes among his favorites French wine, garlic, game, and pigs' feet. He also writes about his problems with his weight and his digestion. see all copies from $4.96! new only from $7.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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