50 Books like Cooking with Nonna

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 92%

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

by Barbara Kingsolver • 2007

One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.

4.05

113k+

🥕 Locavore Movement 🍂 Seasonal Cooking 📖 Food Memoirs 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏡 Home Gardening

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 90%

One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.

by Barbara Kingsolver 2007

4.05

113k+ ratings

🥕 Locavore Movement 🍂 Seasonal Cooking 📖 Food Memoirs 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏡 Home Gardening

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 90%

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

Cooking for Kings

by Ian Kelly • 2003

Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.

3.75

291

🥐 French Cuisine 📜 Culinary History 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chefs 🍽️ Haute Cuisine 🧁 Pastry Arts

Cooking for Kings 90%

Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.

by Ian Kelly 2003

3.75

291 ratings

🥐 French Cuisine 📜 Culinary History 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chefs 🍽️ Haute Cuisine 🧁 Pastry Arts

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 90%

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

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

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

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

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

Coffee Nerd

by Ruth Brown • 2014

A twenty-dollar brewer works fine. A twenty-dollar grinder ruins everything. The rules that matter.

3.83

224

☕ Specialty Coffee 🏠 Home Brewing 🌊 Third Wave Coffee 👅 Coffee Tasting 🌍 Coffee Culture

Coffee Nerd 89%

A twenty-dollar brewer works fine. A twenty-dollar grinder ruins everything. The rules that matter.

by Ruth Brown 2014

3.83

224 ratings

☕ Specialty Coffee 🏠 Home Brewing 🌊 Third Wave Coffee 👅 Coffee Tasting 🌍 Coffee Culture

The New Wine Rules

by Jon Bonne • 2017

Drink better wine for less money, skip the fake rules, and order like a pro.

3.86

1k+

🍷 Wine Appreciation 📗 Wine For Beginners 👃 Wine Tasting 🍽️ Food And Wine Pairing ❓ Wine Myths

The New Wine Rules 89%

Drink better wine for less money, skip the fake rules, and order like a pro.

by Jon Bonne 2017

3.86

1k+ ratings

🍷 Wine Appreciation 📗 Wine For Beginners 👃 Wine Tasting 🍽️ Food And Wine Pairing ❓ Wine Myths

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 ) 89%

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

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 89%

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

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 88%

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

The Third Plate

by Dan Barber • 2014

Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.

4.28

7k+

🚜 Food Systems 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Biology 🐝 Biodiversity 👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs

The Third Plate 88%

Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.

by Dan Barber 2014

4.28

7k+ ratings

🚜 Food Systems 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Biology 🐝 Biodiversity 👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs

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 88%

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

The Healing Powers of Honey

by Cal Orey • 2011

181 active compounds in one spoonful: honey's uses for healing, cooking, and natural beauty.

3.78

138

🏥 Natural Remedies 🍯 Superfoods 🐝 Bee Conservation 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🌿 Holistic Health

The Healing Powers of Honey 88%

181 active compounds in one spoonful: honey's uses for healing, cooking, and natural beauty.

by Cal Orey 2011

3.78

138 ratings

🏥 Natural Remedies 🍯 Superfoods 🐝 Bee Conservation 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🌿 Holistic Health

Eat, Pray, Love

by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2006

One year in Italy, India, and Indonesia: the journey that taught her how to live again.

3.65

1.9M+

🍝 Culinary Journeys 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🌍 Transformative Travel 🔄 Midlife Reinvention 🧭 Personal Quests

Eat, Pray, Love 88%

One year in Italy, India, and Indonesia: the journey that taught her how to live again.

by Elizabeth Gilbert 2006

3.65

1.9M+ ratings

🍝 Culinary Journeys 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🌍 Transformative Travel 🔄 Midlife Reinvention 🧭 Personal Quests

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 88%

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

Great Indian Diet

by Shilpa Shetty Kundra • 2015

Indian home cooking, with spices and lentils, is the weight-loss plan hiding in plain sight.

3.64

995

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🌾 Traditional Diets 🕉️ Ayurvedic Nutrition 🥗 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating

Great Indian Diet 88%

Indian home cooking, with spices and lentils, is the weight-loss plan hiding in plain sight.

by Shilpa Shetty Kundra 2015

3.64

995 ratings

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🌾 Traditional Diets 🕉️ Ayurvedic Nutrition 🥗 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

Okinawa Diet

by Rina Ken • 2016

More food, fewer calories, stop at 80% full: the Okinawan formula that produces centenarians.

🧬 Longevity Diets 🌏 Blue Zones 🥗 Plant-Based Eating 🍱 Traditional Diets 🍵 Japanese Wellness

Okinawa Diet 88%

More food, fewer calories, stop at 80% full: the Okinawan formula that produces centenarians.

by Rina Ken 2016

🧬 Longevity Diets 🌏 Blue Zones 🥗 Plant-Based Eating 🍱 Traditional Diets 🍵 Japanese Wellness

Take This Bread

by Sara Miles • 2007

An atheist war reporter walked into a church for communion and came out a food-pantry revolutionary.

4.00

5k+

🥖 Food And Faith ⛪ Progressive Christianity 🚪 Radical Hospitality 🍞 Sacramental Living ✨ Conversion Stories

Take This Bread 88%

An atheist war reporter walked into a church for communion and came out a food-pantry revolutionary.

by Sara Miles 2007

4.00

5k+ ratings

🥖 Food And Faith ⛪ Progressive Christianity 🚪 Radical Hospitality 🍞 Sacramental Living ✨ Conversion Stories

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

Keto-Adapted

by Maria Emmerich • 2013

How to train your metabolism to run on fat. The payoff goes beyond weight loss.

4.07

461

🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🔥 Fat Adaptation ⚡ Metabolic Health 🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Autoimmune Healing

Keto-Adapted 88%

How to train your metabolism to run on fat. The payoff goes beyond weight loss.

by Maria Emmerich 2013

4.07

461 ratings

🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🔥 Fat Adaptation ⚡ Metabolic Health 🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Autoimmune Healing

Nutrivore

by Sarah Ballantyne • 2024

You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.

4.08

599

🧬 Nutrition Science 🥦 Whole Foods 🍽️ Anti-Diet 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔍 Food Myths

Nutrivore 88%

You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.

by Sarah Ballantyne 2024

4.08

599 ratings

🧬 Nutrition Science 🥦 Whole Foods 🍽️ Anti-Diet 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔍 Food Myths

Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet

by Monica Reinagel • 2011

Nutrition rules that actually matter: what belongs on your plate, and what doesn't.

4.09

137

🥬 Whole Foods Eating ⚖️ Portion Control 🍬 Sugar Reduction 🧘 Mindful Eating 📊 Evidence-Based Nutrition

Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet Summary

Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet 88%

Nutrition rules that actually matter: what belongs on your plate, and what doesn't.

by Monica Reinagel 2011

4.09

137 ratings

🥬 Whole Foods Eating ⚖️ Portion Control 🍬 Sugar Reduction 🧘 Mindful Eating 📊 Evidence-Based Nutrition

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 88%

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

Food

by Mark Hyman • 2018

Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.

3.99

7k+

🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutritional Science 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Detox 🩺 Functional Medicine

Food 88%

Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.

by Mark Hyman 2018

3.99

7k+ ratings

🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutritional Science 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Detox 🩺 Functional Medicine

Food Rules

by Catherine Shanahan • 2010

What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.

4.18

422

🥩 Ancestral Eating 🛢️ Vegetable Oil Critique ❤️ Cholesterol Myth 🍬 Sugar Addiction 💊 Food As Medicine

Food Rules 88%

What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.

by Catherine Shanahan 2010

4.18

422 ratings

🥩 Ancestral Eating 🛢️ Vegetable Oil Critique ❤️ Cholesterol Myth 🍬 Sugar Addiction 💊 Food As Medicine

Gomorrah

by Roberto Saviano • 2006

Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.

3.80

23k+

🧠 Organized Crime 🪙 Illicit Economies 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🚢 Global Supply Chains 🇮🇹 Italian Mafia

Gomorrah 88%

Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.

by Roberto Saviano 2006

3.80

23k+ ratings

🧠 Organized Crime 🪙 Illicit Economies 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🚢 Global Supply Chains 🇮🇹 Italian Mafia

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 88%

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

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 87%

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

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Richie Chevat • 2015

Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.

4.03

4k+

🍽️ Food Systems 🐄 Factory Farming 🇺🇸 American Diet 🗳️ Food Politics 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

The Omnivore's Dilemma 87%

Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.

by Richie Chevat 2015

4.03

4k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Systems 🐄 Factory Farming 🇺🇸 American Diet 🗳️ Food Politics 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

12 Steps to Raw Foods

by Victoria Boutenko • 2000

Cooked food addiction is real. A twelve-step raw food transition that begins with your blender.

3.88

720

🥗 Raw Foodism 🌱 Plant-Based Diets 🍽️ Food Addiction Recovery 🍏 Detoxification Diets 🌾 Whole Foods Movement

12 Steps to Raw Foods 87%

Cooked food addiction is real. A twelve-step raw food transition that begins with your blender.

by Victoria Boutenko 2000

3.88

720 ratings

🥗 Raw Foodism 🌱 Plant-Based Diets 🍽️ Food Addiction Recovery 🍏 Detoxification Diets 🌾 Whole Foods Movement

Custodians of Wonder

by Eliot Stein • 2024

Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.

4.19

3k+

🏺 Endangered Traditions 🛡️ Cultural Preservation 🗣️ Oral Tradition 🍝 Culinary Heritage 🧵 Traditional Crafts

Custodians of Wonder 87%

Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.

by Eliot Stein 2024

4.19

3k+ ratings

🏺 Endangered Traditions 🛡️ Cultural Preservation 🗣️ Oral Tradition 🍝 Culinary Heritage 🧵 Traditional Crafts

The House of Medici

by Christopher Hibbert • 1975

Why Florence's uncrowned kings were bankers who built the Renaissance and survived assassination.

3.87

9k+

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The House of Medici 87%

Why Florence's uncrowned kings were bankers who built the Renaissance and survived assassination.

by Christopher Hibbert 1975

3.87

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Renaissance Italy 🌺 Florentine History 🏦 Banking Dynasties 👑 Family Dynasties 🎨 Patronage And Art

Food and Healing

by Annemarie Colbin • 1986

Eat to balance opposites and let your body heal: a whole-foods approach older than any drug.

4.11

381

🍎 Holistic Nutrition 🥣 Food As Medicine 🏺 Traditional Diets 🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Body Wisdom

Food and Healing 87%

Eat to balance opposites and let your body heal: a whole-foods approach older than any drug.

by Annemarie Colbin 1986

4.11

381 ratings

🍎 Holistic Nutrition 🥣 Food As Medicine 🏺 Traditional Diets 🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Body Wisdom

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by Dan Saladino • 2021

Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?

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Last Harvest 87%

Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?

by Dan Saladino 2021

4.31

3k+ ratings

🌾 Food Biodiversity 📜 Agricultural History 🚜 Monoculture Critique 🌱 Seed Saving 🍲 Traditional Foodways

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