50 Books like Cooking for Kings

A Bite-Sized History of France

by Stephane Henaut • 2018

French cuisine is a global collage. The myth of purity, dismantled one dish at a time.

4.19

2k+

🍴 Culinary History 🇫🇷 French Gastronomy 🏳️ Food And Identity 🌍 Colonial Foodways 👑 Class And Cuisine

A Bite-Sized History of France 96%

French cuisine is a global collage. The myth of purity, dismantled one dish at a time.

by Stephane Henaut 2018

4.19

2k+ ratings

🍴 Culinary History 🇫🇷 French Gastronomy 🏳️ Food And Identity 🌍 Colonial Foodways 👑 Class And Cuisine

The Apprentice

by Jacques Pépin • 2003

From kitchen boy at thirteen to de Gaulle's chef. Then a car crash changed everything.

4.19

11k+

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🥖 French Cuisine 🔪 Culinary Apprenticeship 🍲 Food And Memory 🔄 Career Reinvention

The Apprentice 96%

From kitchen boy at thirteen to de Gaulle's chef. Then a car crash changed everything.

by Jacques Pépin 2003

4.19

11k+ ratings

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🥖 French Cuisine 🔪 Culinary Apprenticeship 🍲 Food And Memory 🔄 Career Reinvention

Sous Chef

by Michael Gibney • 2014

From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.

3.64

8k+

🍳 Professional Kitchens 🧑‍🍳 Kitchen Hierarchy 🍽️ Service Culture 📖 Kitchen Memoirs 🏢 Restaurant Industry

Sous Chef 92%

From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.

by Michael Gibney 2014

3.64

8k+ ratings

🍳 Professional Kitchens 🧑‍🍳 Kitchen Hierarchy 🍽️ Service Culture 📖 Kitchen Memoirs 🏢 Restaurant Industry

French Women Don't Get Fat

by Mireille Guiliano • 2004

The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.

3.56

20k+

🥖 Food Culture 🍽️ Mindful Eating 😊 Joyful Eating ⚖️ Portion Control 🌿 Seasonal Cooking

French Women Don't Get Fat 92%

The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.

by Mireille Guiliano 2004

3.56

20k+ ratings

🥖 Food Culture 🍽️ Mindful Eating 😊 Joyful Eating ⚖️ Portion Control 🌿 Seasonal Cooking

Cooked

by Michael Pollan • 2013

Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.

4.08

26k+

📜 Culinary History 🔬 Food Science 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Microbiome 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Cooked 91%

Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.

by Michael Pollan 2013

4.08

26k+ ratings

📜 Culinary History 🔬 Food Science 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Microbiome 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire

by Gordon Ramsay • 2007

One restaurant lost a fortune. The brutal postmortem that followed built a global empire.

3.52

1k+

👨‍🍳 Chef Memoirs 🍽️ Restaurant Business 🔪 Kitchen Leadership 💼 Food Entrepreneurship 📉 Learning From Failure

Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire Summary

Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire 91%

One restaurant lost a fortune. The brutal postmortem that followed built a global empire.

by Gordon Ramsay 2007

3.52

1k+ ratings

👨‍🍳 Chef Memoirs 🍽️ Restaurant Business 🔪 Kitchen Leadership 💼 Food Entrepreneurship 📉 Learning From Failure

Blood, Bones & Butter

by Gabrielle Hamilton • 2001

Her parents threw lamb roasts for a hundred guests. Then they left. She found kitchens anyway.

3.77

38k+

🍽️ Restaurant Memoirs 🌱 Culinary Coming Of Age 👩‍🍳 Women In Kitchens 🏠 Food And Family ✈️ Culinary Travel

Blood, Bones & Butter 91%

Her parents threw lamb roasts for a hundred guests. Then they left. She found kitchens anyway.

by Gabrielle Hamilton 2001

3.77

38k+ ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Memoirs 🌱 Culinary Coming Of Age 👩‍🍳 Women In Kitchens 🏠 Food And Family ✈️ Culinary Travel

Restaurant Man

by Joe Bastianich • 2012

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

3.66

1k+

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🚀 Food Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance

Restaurant Man 91%

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

by Joe Bastianich 2012

3.66

1k+ ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🚀 Food Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance

French Kids Eat Everything ( And Yours Can, Too )

by Karen Le Billon • 2012

Picky eaters become adventurous in France. The rules any family can steal, no passport required.

3.94

10k+

🥦 Picky Eating 🍎 Child Nutrition 🍽️ Family Meals 🇫🇷 French Parenting 🥕 Raising Healthy Eaters

French Kids Eat Everything ( And Yours Can, Too ) Summary

French Kids Eat Everything ( And Yours Can, Too ) 91%

Picky eaters become adventurous in France. The rules any family can steal, no passport required.

by Karen Le Billon 2012

3.94

10k+ ratings

🥦 Picky Eating 🍎 Child Nutrition 🍽️ Family Meals 🇫🇷 French Parenting 🥕 Raising Healthy Eaters

My Grape Year

by Laura Bradbury • 2015

A Canadian teen breaks every exchange program rule, starting with a Jell-O disaster in Burgundy.

4.14

1k+

🌍 Cultural Immersion 🛬 Study Abroad 🍇 French Countryside 🍽️ Food Memoir 💖 First Love

My Grape Year 91%

A Canadian teen breaks every exchange program rule, starting with a Jell-O disaster in Burgundy.

by Laura Bradbury 2015

4.14

1k+ ratings

🌍 Cultural Immersion 🛬 Study Abroad 🍇 French Countryside 🍽️ Food Memoir 💖 First Love

Yes, Chef

by Marcus Samuelsson • 2012

Ethiopian orphan, Swedish upbringing, New York three-star chef at 24: a life built on lost names.

3.86

19k+

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🧒 Adoption Stories 🌍 Cultural Identity ✈️ Immigrant Memoirs 🍽️ Race In Fine Dining

Yes, Chef 91%

Ethiopian orphan, Swedish upbringing, New York three-star chef at 24: a life built on lost names.

by Marcus Samuelsson 2012

3.86

19k+ ratings

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🧒 Adoption Stories 🌍 Cultural Identity ✈️ Immigrant Memoirs 🍽️ Race In Fine Dining

Hitchcock/Truffaut

by François Truffaut • 1985

A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.

4.47

10k+

🧱 Film Craft 🎬 Auteur Theory ⏳ Suspense Mechanics ✍️ Screenwriting 🎙️ Director Interviews

Hitchcock/Truffaut 91%

A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.

by François Truffaut 1985

4.47

10k+ ratings

🧱 Film Craft 🎬 Auteur Theory ⏳ Suspense Mechanics ✍️ Screenwriting 🎙️ Director Interviews

Eat a Peach

by David Chang • 2020

A chef bets everything on a doomed noodle bar. It thrives; his mind unravels.

3.88

28k+

🍜 Chef Memoir 🍽️ Restaurant Industry 🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🔀 Culinary Fusion 🏗️ Creative Leadership

Eat a Peach 91%

A chef bets everything on a doomed noodle bar. It thrives; his mind unravels.

by David Chang 2020

3.88

28k+ ratings

🍜 Chef Memoir 🍽️ Restaurant Industry 🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🔀 Culinary Fusion 🏗️ Creative Leadership

Josephine Baker

by Jean-Claude Baker • 1993

Paris star, French spy, mother of twelve. Her adopted son uncovers the bill for her utopias.

3.78

351

🎷 Jazz Age Paris 🌍 Black Expatriates 🪖 French Resistance 🕵️‍♀️ Celebrity Spies 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Transracial Adoption

Josephine Baker 91%

Paris star, French spy, mother of twelve. Her adopted son uncovers the bill for her utopias.

by Jean-Claude Baker 1993

3.78

351 ratings

🎷 Jazz Age Paris 🌍 Black Expatriates 🪖 French Resistance 🕵️‍♀️ Celebrity Spies 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Transracial Adoption

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel

by Karen Karbo • 2009

From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.

3.53

3k+

🧵 Fashion Biography 👑 Iconic Women 🇫🇷 French Style 🎭 Self-Invention ✂️ Creative Independence

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel Summary

The Gospel According to Coco Chanel 90%

From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.

by Karen Karbo 2009

3.53

3k+ ratings

🧵 Fashion Biography 👑 Iconic Women 🇫🇷 French Style 🎭 Self-Invention ✂️ Creative Independence

Eating for Beginners

by Melanie Rehak • 2010

A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.

3.62

285

🌱 Farm To Table 🔪 Restaurant Kitchens 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🧀 Artisanal Food 🧒 Picky Eating

Eating for Beginners 90%

A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.

by Melanie Rehak 2010

3.62

285 ratings

🌱 Farm To Table 🔪 Restaurant Kitchens 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🧀 Artisanal Food 🧒 Picky Eating

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

by Tom Standage • 2005

Civilization's biggest leaps came in a glass. The story of humanity told through six drinks.

3.81

34k+

🍽️ Food History 📦 Commodity History 🎭 Cultural History 🚢 History Of Trade 🏺 Material Culture

A History of the World in 6 Glasses Summary

A History of the World in 6 Glasses 90%

Civilization's biggest leaps came in a glass. The story of humanity told through six drinks.

by Tom Standage 2005

3.81

34k+ ratings

🍽️ Food History 📦 Commodity History 🎭 Cultural History 🚢 History Of Trade 🏺 Material Culture

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS

by Munaf Kapadia • 2021

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

4.26

235

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food 📣 Brand Storytelling 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Business

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS Summary

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS 90%

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

by Munaf Kapadia 2021

4.26

235 ratings

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food 📣 Brand Storytelling 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Business

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School

by Kathleen Flinn • 2011

Nine kitchen-phobic novices learn basics from a chef. What changes isn't just their cooking.

4.09

5k+

🏠 Home Cooking 📖 Culinary Memoir 📚 Food Literacy 👩‍🍳 From Scratch 🐌 Slow Food Movement

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School Summary

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School 90%

Nine kitchen-phobic novices learn basics from a chef. What changes isn't just their cooking.

by Kathleen Flinn 2011

4.09

5k+ ratings

🏠 Home Cooking 📖 Culinary Memoir 📚 Food Literacy 👩‍🍳 From Scratch 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Julie and Julia

by Julie Powell • 2005

A secretary bets a year on 524 French recipes, a tiny kitchen, and a tell-all blog.

3.71

161k+

🍳 Culinary Memoir 🎪 Stunt Memoir 💻 Blogger Memoir 🧭 Quarterlife Crisis 👯 Female Friendship

Julie and Julia 90%

A secretary bets a year on 524 French recipes, a tiny kitchen, and a tell-all blog.

by Julie Powell 2005

3.71

161k+ ratings

🍳 Culinary Memoir 🎪 Stunt Memoir 💻 Blogger Memoir 🧭 Quarterlife Crisis 👯 Female Friendship

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten • 2024

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

4.22

131k+

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Be Ready When the Luck Happens 90%

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

by Ina Garten 2024

4.22

131k+ ratings

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

The Greater Journey

by David McCullough • 2011

Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.

3.94

21k+

🇺🇸 American Expatriates 🏛️ Grand Tour Tradition 🩺 19th Century Medicine 🎨 Artistic Pilgrimage ⚔️ Franco Prussian War

The Greater Journey 90%

Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.

by David McCullough 2011

3.94

21k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Expatriates 🏛️ Grand Tour Tradition 🩺 19th Century Medicine 🎨 Artistic Pilgrimage ⚔️ Franco Prussian War

Cooking as Fast as I Can

by Cat Cora • 2015

She became Iron Chef's first woman. The real story is everything she survived to get there.

3.55

717

🍳 Restaurant Kitchens 📺 Celebrity Chefs 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍🍳 Women In Food 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Memoir

Cooking as Fast as I Can 90%

She became Iron Chef's first woman. The real story is everything she survived to get there.

by Cat Cora 2015

3.55

717 ratings

🍳 Restaurant Kitchens 📺 Celebrity Chefs 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍🍳 Women In Food 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Memoir

Brave Genius

by Sean B. Carroll • 2013

Forged in the Resistance, a philosopher and a biologist fought the Cold War with different weapons.

4.28

727

✊ French Resistance 🧠 Intellectual History 🧬 Molecular Biology 🎭 Existentialism ✍️ Dissident Intellectuals

Brave Genius 90%

Forged in the Resistance, a philosopher and a biologist fought the Cold War with different weapons.

by Sean B. Carroll 2013

4.28

727 ratings

✊ French Resistance 🧠 Intellectual History 🧬 Molecular Biology 🎭 Existentialism ✍️ Dissident Intellectuals

Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking

by Anya von Bremzen • 2013

Three generations, one collapsing empire, and the dishes that defined them: a Soviet family memoir.

4.03

5k+

🍽️ Food Memoir 🥟 Soviet Cuisine 📖 Culinary History 🧳 Diaspora Identity 🏛️ Food And Politics

Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking Summary

Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking 90%

Three generations, one collapsing empire, and the dishes that defined them: a Soviet family memoir.

by Anya von Bremzen 2013

4.03

5k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Memoir 🥟 Soviet Cuisine 📖 Culinary History 🧳 Diaspora Identity 🏛️ Food And Politics

Unreasonable Hospitality

by Will Guidara • 2022

Generosity engineered like a product: the restaurant playbook for going past what anyone expects.

4.41

38k+

🍽️ Hospitality Design 🧑‍🍳 Fine Dining Memoir 👥 Team Empowerment 🔄 Integrative Thinking 📈 Marginal Gains

Unreasonable Hospitality 90%

Generosity engineered like a product: the restaurant playbook for going past what anyone expects.

by Will Guidara 2022

4.41

38k+ ratings

🍽️ Hospitality Design 🧑‍🍳 Fine Dining Memoir 👥 Team Empowerment 🔄 Integrative Thinking 📈 Marginal Gains

Eating on the Wild Side

by Jo Robinson • 2013

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

4.19

4k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Eating on the Wild Side 89%

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

by Jo Robinson 2013

4.19

4k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Albert Camus

by Robert Zaretsky • 2010

Camus wrote against the death penalty. He stayed silent on Algeria. The life between those stands.

4.10

171

🖋️ Literary Biography 🌌 Existentialism 🇫🇷 French Intellectuals ✍️ Writer As Moral Witness 🌍 Colonialism And Identity

Albert Camus 89%

Camus wrote against the death penalty. He stayed silent on Algeria. The life between those stands.

by Robert Zaretsky 2010

4.10

171 ratings

🖋️ Literary Biography 🌌 Existentialism 🇫🇷 French Intellectuals ✍️ Writer As Moral Witness 🌍 Colonialism And Identity

Food Rules

by Michael Pollan • 2008

Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.

3.99

49k+

🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating 🍳 Home Cooking 🐌 Slow Food Movement ⚖️ Portion Control

Food Rules 89%

Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.

by Michael Pollan 2008

3.99

49k+ ratings

🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating 🍳 Home Cooking 🐌 Slow Food Movement ⚖️ Portion Control

Salt

by Mark Kurlansky • 2002

Salt was the oil of the ancient world, and the battle for it built empires.

3.75

77k+

🧂 Commodity Histories 🍽️ Food History 🔍 Microhistory 🧾 Taxation History 🚢 Trade Routes

Salt 89%

Salt was the oil of the ancient world, and the battle for it built empires.

by Mark Kurlansky 2002

3.75

77k+ ratings

🧂 Commodity Histories 🍽️ Food History 🔍 Microhistory 🧾 Taxation History 🚢 Trade Routes

Real Food

by Nina Planck • 2006

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

4.04

5k+

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

Real Food 89%

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

by Nina Planck 2006

4.04

5k+ ratings

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

The Old Regime and the French Revolution

by Alexis de Tocqueville • 1856

The Revolution did not break with the past; it finished the centralization the monarchy built.

4.04

3k+

📜 French Revolution Origins 🏛️ State Centralization ⚜️ Old Regime France 🔄 Revolution And Reform 💡 Intellectual History

The Old Regime and the French Revolution Summary

The Old Regime and the French Revolution 89%

The Revolution did not break with the past; it finished the centralization the monarchy built.

by Alexis de Tocqueville 1856

4.04

3k+ ratings

📜 French Revolution Origins 🏛️ State Centralization ⚜️ Old Regime France 🔄 Revolution And Reform 💡 Intellectual History

At the Existentialist Café

by Sarah Bakewell • 2016

The existentialists built a philosophy from cafés, war, and each other's complicated lives.

4.24

20k+

🖤 Existentialism 🔍 Phenomenology 🇫🇷 French Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History 🎭 Meaning In Absurdity

At the Existentialist Café 89%

The existentialists built a philosophy from cafés, war, and each other's complicated lives.

by Sarah Bakewell 2016

4.24

20k+ ratings

🖤 Existentialism 🔍 Phenomenology 🇫🇷 French Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History 🎭 Meaning In Absurdity

100 Million Years of Food

by Stephen Le • 2016

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

3.62

616

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

100 Million Years of Food 89%

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

by Stephen Le 2016

3.62

616 ratings

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

Albert Camus

by Olivier Todd • 1996

The Nobel laureate who preached justice but found none for his own homeland.

4.03

837

📖 Literary Biography 🌍 Colonial Violence 🧠 Existentialist Thought 🗞️ Political Journalism 🎭 French Intellectual History

Albert Camus 89%

The Nobel laureate who preached justice but found none for his own homeland.

by Olivier Todd 1996

4.03

837 ratings

📖 Literary Biography 🌍 Colonial Violence 🧠 Existentialist Thought 🗞️ Political Journalism 🎭 French Intellectual History

In Defense of Food

by Michael Pollan • 2008

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

4.07

120k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

In Defense of Food 89%

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

by Michael Pollan 2008

4.07

120k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

Parisian Lives

by Deirdre Bair • 2019

Beckett gave her nothing. Beauvoir gave her rules. One woman wrote both biographies anyway.

4.02

775

🖋️ Literary Biography ✍️ Writing Craft ⚖️ Biography Ethics 🌸 Feminist Awakening ✊ Second Wave Feminism

Parisian Lives 89%

Beckett gave her nothing. Beauvoir gave her rules. One woman wrote both biographies anyway.

by Deirdre Bair 2019

4.02

775 ratings

🖋️ Literary Biography ✍️ Writing Craft ⚖️ Biography Ethics 🌸 Feminist Awakening ✊ Second Wave Feminism

1000 Years of Annoying the French

by Stephen Clarke • 2010

The Normans were Vikings. The guillotine was British. A thousand years of French history, corrected.

4.05

5k+

⚔️ Anglo-French Rivalry 😂 Comic History 📜 Revisionist History 🏴 National Stereotypes 🇫🇷 French History

1000 Years of Annoying the French Summary

1000 Years of Annoying the French 89%

The Normans were Vikings. The guillotine was British. A thousand years of French history, corrected.

by Stephen Clarke 2010

4.05

5k+ ratings

⚔️ Anglo-French Rivalry 😂 Comic History 📜 Revisionist History 🏴 National Stereotypes 🇫🇷 French History

The Dorito Effect

by Mark Schatzker • 2015

We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.

4.01

9k+

🧪 Food Science 🚜 Industrial Agriculture 🏭 Processed Food 👅 Flavor Science 🗳️ Food Politics

The Dorito Effect 89%

We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.

by Mark Schatzker 2015

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧪 Food Science 🚜 Industrial Agriculture 🏭 Processed Food 👅 Flavor Science 🗳️ Food Politics

The Cartiers

by Francesca Cartier Brickell • 2019

Three brothers, three continents: the pact that turned a Paris workshop into a jewelry empire.

4.24

3k+

👑 Family Business Dynasties 💎 Luxury Industry History 🏗️ Brand Building 💍 Jewelry Design 🛡️ Business Resilience

The Cartiers 89%

Three brothers, three continents: the pact that turned a Paris workshop into a jewelry empire.

by Francesca Cartier Brickell 2019

4.24

3k+ ratings

👑 Family Business Dynasties 💎 Luxury Industry History 🏗️ Brand Building 💍 Jewelry Design 🛡️ Business Resilience

Below Stairs

by Margaret Powell • 1968

She cooked their banquets in early 1900s England, and they forgot she existed.

3.58

15k+

🧹 Domestic Service 👷 Working Class Memoir 🇬🇧 British Social History 🕰️ Early 1900s Britain 🍳 Cooking Memoir

Below Stairs 89%

She cooked their banquets in early 1900s England, and they forgot she existed.

by Margaret Powell 1968

3.58

15k+ ratings

🧹 Domestic Service 👷 Working Class Memoir 🇬🇧 British Social History 🕰️ Early 1900s Britain 🍳 Cooking Memoir

The Feast Nearby

by Robin Mather • 2011

Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.

3.79

2k+

🥬 Seasonal Eating 🧑‍🌾 Local Food Systems 🍳 Culinary Memoir 💰 Frugal Living 🌿 Seasonal Living

The Feast Nearby 89%

Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.

by Robin Mather 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

🥬 Seasonal Eating 🧑‍🌾 Local Food Systems 🍳 Culinary Memoir 💰 Frugal Living 🌿 Seasonal Living

The Science of Food

by Marty Jopson • 2017

Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.

3.78

203

🧪 Food Science 👅 Flavor Chemistry 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚙️ Food Technology

The Science of Food 89%

Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.

by Marty Jopson 2017

3.78

203 ratings

🧪 Food Science 👅 Flavor Chemistry 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚙️ Food Technology

Moveable Feasts

by Sarah Murray • 2007

Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.

3.55

205

📜 Food History 🌍 Global Food Trade 📦 Food Logistics 📊 Supply Chain History ❄️ Cold Chain Logistics

Moveable Feasts 89%

Rome needed grain ships. Cities need container ports. How moving food built the modern world.

by Sarah Murray 2007

3.55

205 ratings

📜 Food History 🌍 Global Food Trade 📦 Food Logistics 📊 Supply Chain History ❄️ Cold Chain Logistics

What I Ate in One Year

by Stanley Tucci • 2024

Roman pastas, on-set lunches, and the table where a year of love and loss gets served.

3.81

26k+

🍽️ Food Memoir 🍝 Italian Cooking 🍳 Home Cooking ✈️ Culinary Travel 💭 Food And Memory

What I Ate in One Year 89%

Roman pastas, on-set lunches, and the table where a year of love and loss gets served.

by Stanley Tucci 2024

3.81

26k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Memoir 🍝 Italian Cooking 🍳 Home Cooking ✈️ Culinary Travel 💭 Food And Memory

How to Dunk a Doughnut

by Len Fisher • 2002

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

3.34

277

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics 🤔 Scientific Curiosity 🧠 Critical Thinking

How to Dunk a Doughnut 89%

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

by Len Fisher 2002

3.34

277 ratings

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics 🤔 Scientific Curiosity 🧠 Critical Thinking

The Big Fat Surprise

by Nina Teicholz • 2014

Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.

4.28

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🔬 Nutrition Science 🥩 Dietary Fat Debate 📜 Nutrition History 🏛️ Nutrition Policy 🏭 Processed Food

The Big Fat Surprise 89%

Butter was framed. The science was rigged, and the foods that replaced it made everything worse.

by Nina Teicholz 2014

4.28

7k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🥩 Dietary Fat Debate 📜 Nutrition History 🏛️ Nutrition Policy 🏭 Processed Food

Cod

by Mark Kurlansky • 1997

The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.

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25k+

🔍 Microhistories 🍽️ Food History 🐟 Overfishing 🌊 Maritime History 🌍 Environmental History

Cod 89%

The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.

by Mark Kurlansky 1997

3.92

25k+ ratings

🔍 Microhistories 🍽️ Food History 🐟 Overfishing 🌊 Maritime History 🌍 Environmental History

Lessons from Madame Chic

by Jennifer L. Scott • 2011

The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.

3.73

9k+

🇫🇷 French Lifestyle 👗 Capsule Wardrobes 👔 Personal Style 💄 Natural Beauty 🛍️ Mindful Consumption

Lessons from Madame Chic 89%

The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.

by Jennifer L. Scott 2011

3.73

9k+ ratings

🇫🇷 French Lifestyle 👗 Capsule Wardrobes 👔 Personal Style 💄 Natural Beauty 🛍️ Mindful Consumption

Animal, Vegetable, Junk

by Mark Bittman • 2021

Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.

3.90

4k+

📜 Food Systems History 🌍 Global Agriculture 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🍔 Junk Food Engineering 🏥 Public Health Crisis

Animal, Vegetable, Junk 89%

Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.

by Mark Bittman 2021

3.90

4k+ ratings

📜 Food Systems History 🌍 Global Agriculture 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🍔 Junk Food Engineering 🏥 Public Health Crisis

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