Culinary Memoirs

Updated September 19, 2022
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain
Paper Book
A new, deluxe edition of Kitchen Confidential to celebrate the life of Anthony Bourdain. The book will feature a brand new introduction, a Q&A with Ecco publisher and Bourdain's long-time editor Daniel Halpern. Interior pages are hand-annotated by Anthony Bourdain himself. The interior will also...
Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
Julie Powell
Audiobook
The bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer) that inspired Julie & Julia, the major motion picture directed by Nora Ephron, starring Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia. Nearing 30 and...
My Life in France
Julia Child
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Julia's story of her transformative years in France in her own words is "captivating ... her marvelously distinctive voice is present on every page." (San Francisco Chronicle). Although she would later singlehandedly create a new approach to...
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Ruth Reichl
Ebook
Author of Save Me the Plums Ruth Reichl's iconic, bestselling memoir of her time as an undercover restaurant critic for The New York Times "Expansive and funny." --Entertainment Weekly Ruth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and former...
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
Ruth Reichl
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The debut memoir from the renowned author of Save Me the Plums, about the people who"steered her on the path to fulfill her destiny as one of the world's leading food writers" (Chicago Sun-Times). "An absolute delight to...
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American--"in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself" (NPR). * CELEBRATING...
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Gabrielle Hamilton
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK nbsp; NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Miami Herald * Newsday * The Huffington Post * Financial Times * GQ * Slate * Men's Journal * Washington Examiner * Publishers Weekly * Kirkus...
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen
Laurie Colwin
Ebook
"Laurie Colwin's food thoughts are like phone calls from a dear friend." --"The New York Times" In this delightful celebration of food, family, and friends, one of America's most cherished kitchen companions shares her lifelong passion for cooking and entertaining. Interweaving essential tips and...
A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
Molly Wizenberg
Paper Book
When Molly Wizenberg's father died of cancer, everyone told her to go easy on herself, to hold off on making any major decisions for a while. But when she tried going back to her apartment in Seattle and returning to graduate school, she knew it wasn't possible to resume life as though nothing had...
The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz
Ebook
From the New York Times bestselling author of My Paris Kitchen and L'Appart, a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections. Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about...
Yes, Chef: A Memoir
Marcus Samuelsson
Ebook
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "One of the great culinary stories of our time."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times  It begins with a simple...
The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
Jacques Pepin
Ebook
A culinary legend tells his story, from boyhood in wartime France to stardom in America, and shares favorite recipes: "A delicious book...a joy."--The New York Times Book Review   In this memoir, the man Julia Child called "the best chef in America" tells...
Taste: My Life Through Food
Stanley Tucci
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Notable Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington Post From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen....
Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India
Madhur Jaffrey
Paper Book
The enchanting autobiography of the seven-time James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and acclaimed actress who taught America how to cook Indian food. "Wistful, funny and tremendously satisfying.... Jaffrey's taste memories sparkle with enthusiasm, and her talent for conveying...
Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris
Ann Mah
Paper Book
When journalist Ann Mah's husband is given a diplomatic assignment in Paris, Mah, a lifelong foodie and Francophile, begins plotting gastronomic adventures à deux. Then her husband is called away to Iraq on a yearlong post - alone - turning Mah's vision of a romantic sojourn in the City of Light...
Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir
Kwame Onwuachi
Paper Book
"Kwame Onwuachi's story shines a light on food and culture not just in American restaurants or African American communities but around the world." --Questlove   By the time he was twenty-seven years old, Kwame Onwuachi (winner of the 2019 James Beard Foundation Award for ...
My Berlin Kitchen: A Love Story With Recipes
Luisa Weiss
Paper Book
The Wednesday Chef cooks her heart out, finds her way home, and shares her recipes with us It takes courage to turn your life upside down, especially when everyone is telling you how lucky you are. But sometimes what seems right can feel deeply wrong. My Berlin Kitchen...
Give a Girl a Knife: A Memoir
Amy Thielen
Audiobook
A beautifully written food memoir chronicling one woman's journey from her rural Midwestern hometown to the intoxicating world of New York City fine dining--and back again--in search of her culinary roots   Before Amy Thielen frantically plated rings of truffled potatoes in...
Burn the Place: A Memoir
Iliana Regan
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A singular, powerfully expressive debut memoir that traces one chef's struggle to find her place and what happens once she does. Burn the Place is a galvanizing memoir that chronicles Iliana Regan's journey...
Talking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater
Gail Simmons
Paper Book
When Top Chef judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate school, business school, law school . . . but what was she going to do? Fortunately, a family friend gave her some invaluable advice-make a list of what you love to...
Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream
Tung Nguyen
Paper Book
A powerful memoir of resilience, friendship, family, and food from the acclaimed chefs behind the award-winning Hy Vong Vietnamese restaurant in Miami. IACP AWARD WINNER: Literary or Historical Food Writing Through powerful...
At the Chinese Table: A Memoir with Recipes
Carolyn Phillips
Paper Book
At the Chinese Table describes in vivid detail how, during the 1970s and '80s, celebrated cookbook writer and illustrator Carolyn Phillips crosses China's endless cultural and linguistic chasms and falls in love. During her second year in Taipei, she meets scholar and epicurean J. H. Huang, who...

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