Books about Food (Fiction and Nonfiction)

Updated June 6, 2024
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Grow food for free
Richards, Huw
Paper Book
Zero-cost, low effort and a long term solution to your fresh produce needs! Huw Richards set himself a challenge - to be self-sufficient by growing his own fruit and veg for free for a year. He succeeded, and now wants to help you do the same. Grow your own...
Food-related stories
Melian, Gaby
Paper Book
"Gaby Melian tells so many stories through her relationship with food-about love, about loss, about hard work, and about finding her passion. The pages are dripping with delicious smells and tastes, and will give you a new way to look at both cooking and what it means to have a plan." -Molly...
Taste : my life through food
Tucci, Stanley
Paper Book
Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and the perfect Negroni, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the table. Taste is an intimate reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with...
Rice table
Scott, Su
Paper Book
A Korean living in the UK, Su Scott was thrown into a crisis of identity when motherhood dawned, one which she only found her way out of by cooking the dishes of her Korean childhood, seeking out the flavours and textures of memories that she hopes to pass on to her daughter.  
Cook, eat, repeat : ingredients, recipes and stories
Lawson, Nigella
Paper Book
Food, for me, is a constant pleasure: I like to think greedily about it, reflect deeply on it, learn from it; it ... More than just a mantra, "cook, eat, repeat" is the story of my life.' Cook, Eat, Repeat is a delicious and delightful combination of recipes...
Tasting history : explore the past through 4,000 years of recipes
Miller, Max
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Begin your very own food journey through the centuries and around the world with the first cookbook from the beloved YouTube channel Tasting History with Max Miller. What began as a passion project when Max Miller was...
The Kamogawa food detectives
Kashiwai, Hisashi
Paper Book
Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant called the Kamogawa Diner run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare. Customers who can find the hidden diner are treated to an extravagant meal, but it's not the main reason for visiting . . .The father-daughter duo have started...
From Plant to Plate: Turn Home-Grown Ingredients Into Healthy Meals!
Gadzekpo, Darryl.
Paper Book
Grow mighty ingredients, then transform them into delicious, plant-powered feasts. Grab your shovel and plant for a recipe! Discover 15 incredible plants, including courgettes, raspberries, and basil, then find out what it takes to make them grow. From showing you how seeds...

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