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The Bar Book

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler • 2014

Why your cocktail fails: the missing manual for ice, dilution, and the shake that saves it.

4.49

1k+

🍸 Mixology 🥃 Craft Cocktails 🧰 Cocktail Technique 🔬 Cocktail Science 🍋 Flavor Extraction

The Bar Book

Why your cocktail fails: the missing manual for ice, dilution, and the shake that saves it.

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler 2014 288 pages

4.49

1k+ ratings

🍸 Mixology 🥃 Craft Cocktails 🧰 Cocktail Technique 🔬 Cocktail Science 🍋 Flavor Extraction

The Egg Cookbook

by Healdsburg Press • 2014

The egg cookbook that starts in the coop: choosing the best eggs, then every technique they deserve.

3.93

107

🥚 Egg Cookery 🌿 Farm-To-Table Cooking 🐔 Backyard Chickens 🔪 Cooking Techniques 🍳 Comfort Food

The Egg Cookbook

The egg cookbook that starts in the coop: choosing the best eggs, then every technique they deserve.

by Healdsburg Press 2014 216 pages

3.93

107 ratings

🥚 Egg Cookery 🌿 Farm-To-Table Cooking 🐔 Backyard Chickens 🔪 Cooking Techniques 🍳 Comfort Food

New World Sourdough

by Bryan Ford • 2020

Sourdough beyond the loaf: bagels, beignets, pan de coco, and trusting your hands.

4.18

500+

🍞 Sourdough Baking 🥖 Artisan Bread 🦠 Natural Fermentation 🌍 Global Breads 👩‍🍳 From Scratch

New World Sourdough

Sourdough beyond the loaf: bagels, beignets, pan de coco, and trusting your hands.

by Bryan Ford 2020 160 pages

4.18

500+ ratings

🍞 Sourdough Baking 🥖 Artisan Bread 🦠 Natural Fermentation 🌍 Global Breads 👩‍🍳 From Scratch

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

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

Coconut Oil Nutrition Book

by Patrick Smith • 2014

Once blamed for heart disease, now a pantry staple: the complete coconut oil reference.

3.91

🥥 Superfoods 🌿 Natural Remedies 🧈 Dietary Fats 🔍 Nutritional Myths 💄 Beauty Diy

Coconut Oil Nutrition Book

Once blamed for heart disease, now a pantry staple: the complete coconut oil reference.

by Patrick Smith 2014 80 pages

3.91

70 ratings

🥥 Superfoods 🌿 Natural Remedies 🧈 Dietary Fats 🔍 Nutritional Myths 💄 Beauty Diy

The Bodybuilding Cookbook

by Jason Farley • 2015

The macro math is done: 100 recipes that turn your kitchen into a muscle-building machine.

3.93

🍳 Fitness Cookbooks 💪 Muscle Building 🥗 Sports Nutrition 🥡 Meal Prep 🥩 High Protein Recipes

The Bodybuilding Cookbook

The macro math is done: 100 recipes that turn your kitchen into a muscle-building machine.

by Jason Farley 2015 182 pages

3.93

67 ratings

🍳 Fitness Cookbooks 💪 Muscle Building 🥗 Sports Nutrition 🥡 Meal Prep 🥩 High Protein Recipes

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health

by Michelle Robson • 2016

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

3.63

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

The Everything Guide to Spices for Health

Your spice rack is a medicine cabinet. The evidence for what 20 common spices actually treat.

by Michelle Robson 2016 288 pages

3.63

8 ratings

🍳 Culinary Medicine 🌿 Herbal Medicine 🥗 Food As Medicine 🔥 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🛡️ Immune Support

The How Not to Die Cookbook

by Michael Greger • 2017

Recipes, rules, and a daily checklist for eating to beat the 15 top killers.

4.12

5k+

🥬 Plant-Based Cooking 🥦 Whole Food Diet 🫘 Disease Prevention 🧑‍⚕️ Lifestyle Medicine 🚫 Oil-Free Cooking

The How Not to Die Cookbook

Recipes, rules, and a daily checklist for eating to beat the 15 top killers.

by Michael Greger 2017 249 pages

4.12

5k+ ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Cooking 🥦 Whole Food Diet 🫘 Disease Prevention 🧑‍⚕️ Lifestyle Medicine 🚫 Oil-Free Cooking

The Carnivore Diet Handbook

by K. Suzanne • 2018

Meat only. The radical diet handbook: lose weight, think sharper, and never chop a vegetable again.

4.14

118

🥩 Carnivore Diet 🚫 Elimination Diets 🏹 Ancestral Health ⚡ Metabolic Health 🥑 Low-Carb Movement

The Carnivore Diet Handbook

Meat only. The radical diet handbook: lose weight, think sharper, and never chop a vegetable again.

by K. Suzanne 2018 184 pages

4.14

118 ratings

🥩 Carnivore Diet 🚫 Elimination Diets 🏹 Ancestral Health ⚡ Metabolic Health 🥑 Low-Carb Movement

Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook for Beginners

by Laura Kelley • 2022

A beginner's anti-inflammatory reset: 30 days of simple recipes from breakfast to dessert.

3.63

🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 📋 Meal Planning 🥬 Whole Foods Cooking 🛡️ Autoimmune Support

Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook for Beginners

A beginner's anti-inflammatory reset: 30 days of simple recipes from breakfast to dessert.

by Laura Kelley 2022 80 pages

3.63

16 ratings

🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 📋 Meal Planning 🥬 Whole Foods Cooking 🛡️ Autoimmune Support

A Feast for Starving Stone

by Beth Cato • 2024

A mute princess, a chef, and the last dragon fight an empire that devours sentient magic.

4.24

1k+

🍳 Food-Based Magic 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🤫 Mute Protagonist 🐉 Last Dragon 🤝 Unlikely Allies

A Feast for Starving Stone

A mute princess, a chef, and the last dragon fight an empire that devours sentient magic.

by Beth Cato 2024 390 pages

4.24

1k+ ratings

🍳 Food-Based Magic 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🤫 Mute Protagonist 🐉 Last Dragon 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Plant-Based on a Budget

by Toni Okamoto • 2019

Eat vegan for $30 a week. The shopping rules and pantry that make it possible.

4.17

500+

🌱 Plant-Based Cooking 🧾 Budget Cooking 📋 Meal Planning 🍲 Batch Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

Plant-Based on a Budget

Eat vegan for $30 a week. The shopping rules and pantry that make it possible.

by Toni Okamoto 2019 275 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

🌱 Plant-Based Cooking 🧾 Budget Cooking 📋 Meal Planning 🍲 Batch Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

The French Laundry, Per Se

by Thomas Keller • 2020

Great kitchens last on tiny daily refinements, purveyor partnerships, and a dishwasher's discipline.

4.29

170

🍽️ Fine Dining Philosophy 👨‍🍳 Restaurant Leadership 📖 Culinary Memoir 🔄 Kitchen Refinement 📋 Kitchen Organization

The French Laundry, Per Se

Great kitchens last on tiny daily refinements, purveyor partnerships, and a dishwasher's discipline.

by Thomas Keller 2020 400 pages

4.29

170 ratings

🍽️ Fine Dining Philosophy 👨‍🍳 Restaurant Leadership 📖 Culinary Memoir 🔄 Kitchen Refinement 📋 Kitchen Organization

All Consuming

by Ruby Tandoh • 2025

Supermarket design, viral queues, and ice cream science: the hidden forces behind modern appetite.

3.59

2k+

🍽️ Food Culture 📜 Food History 🛒 Consumer Culture 🏭 Food Industry 📱 Viral Trends

All Consuming

Supermarket design, viral queues, and ice cream science: the hidden forces behind modern appetite.

by Ruby Tandoh 2025 304 pages

3.59

2k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Culture 📜 Food History 🛒 Consumer Culture 🏭 Food Industry 📱 Viral Trends

The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse

by Maria Emmerich • 2016

30 days, 160 recipes: a ketogenic cleanse that retrains your body to burn fat, not sugar.

4.00

500+

🍳 Ketogenic Diet ⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🥑 Whole Food Recipes ⚡ Metabolic Health 📅 Meal Planning

The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse

30 days, 160 recipes: a ketogenic cleanse that retrains your body to burn fat, not sugar.

by Maria Emmerich 2016 720 pages

4.00

500+ ratings

🍳 Ketogenic Diet ⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🥑 Whole Food Recipes ⚡ Metabolic Health 📅 Meal Planning

Counsels on Diet and Foods

by Ellen Gould White • 1976

What you eat either sharpens moral perception or anesthetizes the soul: divine diet code restored.

4.42

194

📖 Biblical Health Laws ✝️ Dietary Theology 🥬 Plant-Based Diet 🍽️ Digestive Health 👩‍🍳 Homemade Nutrition

Counsels on Diet and Foods

What you eat either sharpens moral perception or anesthetizes the soul: divine diet code restored.

by Ellen Gould White 1976 511 pages

4.42

194 ratings

📖 Biblical Health Laws ✝️ Dietary Theology 🥬 Plant-Based Diet 🍽️ Digestive Health 👩‍🍳 Homemade Nutrition

Low Cholesterol Cookbook for Beginners

by Laura Kelley • 2022

Soluble fiber, lean proteins, and healthy fats: 1500 days of beginner recipes to lower cholesterol.

3.43

❤️ Cholesterol Management 🥗 Heart-Healthy Cooking 📚 Beginner Cookbooks 🥦 Plant-Based Eating 🌾 Dietary Fiber

Low Cholesterol Cookbook for Beginners

Soluble fiber, lean proteins, and healthy fats: 1500 days of beginner recipes to lower cholesterol.

by Laura Kelley 2022

3.43

7 ratings

❤️ Cholesterol Management 🥗 Heart-Healthy Cooking 📚 Beginner Cookbooks 🥦 Plant-Based Eating 🌾 Dietary Fiber

Grocery

by Michael Ruhlman • 2017

A $650 billion engine. How the American grocery store shapes our health, culture, and daily lives.

3.78

3k+

🛒 Grocery History 🍩 Processed Food 📢 Food Marketing 🔬 Nutrition Science 🍳 Home Cooking

Grocery

A $650 billion engine. How the American grocery store shapes our health, culture, and daily lives.

by Michael Ruhlman 2017 307 pages

3.78

3k+ ratings

🛒 Grocery History 🍩 Processed Food 📢 Food Marketing 🔬 Nutrition Science 🍳 Home Cooking

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts

by The Moosewood Collective • 1997

Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.

4.13

249

🧁 Home Baking 🥕 Vegetarian Cooking 🍑 Seasonal Cooking 🥧 Comfort Food 🌾 Farm-To-Table

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts

Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.

by The Moosewood Collective 1997 416 pages

4.13

249 ratings

🧁 Home Baking 🥕 Vegetarian Cooking 🍑 Seasonal Cooking 🥧 Comfort Food 🌾 Farm-To-Table

Vegan Indian Cooking

by Anupy Singla • 2012

Seven spices, a slow cooker, and no dairy: the Indian kitchen was always vegan. 140 recipes.

4.10

435

🍛 Homestyle Indian 🌱 Vegan Cooking 🌶️ Spice Blending 🫘 Legume Cooking 🍲 Slow Cooker

Vegan Indian Cooking

Seven spices, a slow cooker, and no dairy: the Indian kitchen was always vegan. 140 recipes.

by Anupy Singla 2012 248 pages

4.10

435 ratings

🍛 Homestyle Indian 🌱 Vegan Cooking 🌶️ Spice Blending 🫘 Legume Cooking 🍲 Slow Cooker

Eat Nordic

by Trine Hahnemann • 2016

Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.

3.19

🧊 Nordic Cuisine 🍂 Seasonal Eating 🍞 Home Baking 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥬 Plant-Forward Eating

Eat Nordic

Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.

by Trine Hahnemann 2016 224 pages

3.19

16 ratings

🧊 Nordic Cuisine 🍂 Seasonal Eating 🍞 Home Baking 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥬 Plant-Forward Eating

Eat Well, Save More

by Cath Armstrong • 2012

Four people, $80 a week: no coupons, just price tracking and a stocked pantry.

3.57

💰 Grocery Budgeting 🍳 Home Cooking 📋 Meal Planning 💸 Frugal Living 🫙 Pantry Cooking

Eat Well, Save More

Four people, $80 a week: no coupons, just price tracking and a stocked pantry.

by Cath Armstrong 2012 197 pages

3.57

7 ratings

💰 Grocery Budgeting 🍳 Home Cooking 📋 Meal Planning 💸 Frugal Living 🫙 Pantry Cooking

Go Faster Food

by Kate Percy • 2009

100 recipes built around your workout: what to eat for slow energy, quick fuel, and faster recovery.

4.00

🥗 Sports Nutrition 🏃 Endurance Sports 📊 Glycemic Index 📖 Recipe Collections 🏅 Endurance Athletes

Go Faster Food

100 recipes built around your workout: what to eat for slow energy, quick fuel, and faster recovery.

by Kate Percy 2009 288 pages

4.00

12 ratings

🥗 Sports Nutrition 🏃 Endurance Sports 📊 Glycemic Index 📖 Recipe Collections 🏅 Endurance Athletes

What to Eat Now

by Marion Nestle • 2025

Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.

4.04

292

🗳️ Food Politics 🔬 Nutrition Science 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🛒 Supermarket Psychology 📢 Food Marketing

What to Eat Now

Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.

by Marion Nestle 2025 681 pages

4.04

292 ratings

🗳️ Food Politics 🔬 Nutrition Science 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🛒 Supermarket Psychology 📢 Food Marketing

Vianne

by Joanne Harris • 2025

Pregnant and taught to run, an orphan discovers home in a dead woman's Marseille kitchen.

4.14

4k+

🫂 Found Family 🍲 Healing Through Food 📖 Inherited Recipes ✨ Gentle Magic 🔍 Hidden Past

Vianne

Pregnant and taught to run, an orphan discovers home in a dead woman's Marseille kitchen.

by Joanne Harris 2025 399 pages

4.14

4k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🍲 Healing Through Food 📖 Inherited Recipes ✨ Gentle Magic 🔍 Hidden Past

The Complete Healthy Eating Cookbook

by Lauren O'Connor MS RDN • 2021

Quick recipes, flexible plans, one simple plate formula: healthy eating that outlasts any diet.

🥗 Meal Prep And Planning 🥬 Whole Food Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Friendly Cooking 🌱 Plant-Based Proteins 🦠 Gut Health Foods

The Complete Healthy Eating Cookbook

Quick recipes, flexible plans, one simple plate formula: healthy eating that outlasts any diet.

by Lauren O'Connor MS RDN 2021 232 pages

🥗 Meal Prep And Planning 🥬 Whole Food Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Friendly Cooking 🌱 Plant-Based Proteins 🦠 Gut Health Foods

Stay A Little Longer

by Kait Nolan • 2019

A chef's viral meltdown sends her home to Tennessee and the farmer running her family's farm.

4.32

1k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🥕 Farm To Table 💞 Second Chance At Love 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

Stay A Little Longer

A chef's viral meltdown sends her home to Tennessee and the farmer running her family's farm.

by Kait Nolan 2019

4.32

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🥕 Farm To Table 💞 Second Chance At Love 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

Masala Lab

by Krish Ashok • 2020

The science of Indian cooking: why water, heat, and acid matter more than your grandmother's recipe.

3.82

3k+

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🔬 Food Science 🍳 Cooking Techniques 👃 Flavor Science 🧪 Modernist Cuisine

Masala Lab

The science of Indian cooking: why water, heat, and acid matter more than your grandmother's recipe.

by Krish Ashok 2020 280 pages

3.82

3k+ ratings

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🔬 Food Science 🍳 Cooking Techniques 👃 Flavor Science 🧪 Modernist Cuisine

Adiós a la inflamación

by Sandra Moñino • 2024

Extinguish the fire behind chronic disease. An anti-inflammatory plan that starts on your plate.

3.60

1k+

🔥 Chronic Inflammation 🦠 Gut Health 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Addiction 💧 Leaky Gut

Adiós a la inflamación

Extinguish the fire behind chronic disease. An anti-inflammatory plan that starts on your plate.

by Sandra Moñino 2024 288 pages

3.60

1k+ ratings

🔥 Chronic Inflammation 🦠 Gut Health 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Addiction 💧 Leaky Gut

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil

by Ashley Rainford • 2013

Frying oil, face cream, brain fuel. What a spoonful of coconut oil does for your body.

3.63

🪴 Natural Remedies 🥥 Superfoods 🫒 Natural Oils 💆 Natural Beauty 🍳 Kitchen Remedies

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil

Frying oil, face cream, brain fuel. What a spoonful of coconut oil does for your body.

by Ashley Rainford 2013 32 pages

3.63

8 ratings

🪴 Natural Remedies 🥥 Superfoods 🫒 Natural Oils 💆 Natural Beauty 🍳 Kitchen Remedies

I Like You

by Amy Sedaris • 2006

The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.

3.88

39k+

🏠 Domestic Satire 📝 Humorous Essays 😐 Deadpan Humor 🧘 Solo Living 🧶 Diy Crafts Humor

I Like You

The entertaining guide that treats your guests like customers and your home like a garage sale.

by Amy Sedaris 2006 304 pages

3.88

39k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Satire 📝 Humorous Essays 😐 Deadpan Humor 🧘 Solo Living 🧶 Diy Crafts Humor

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares

by Greg Marley • 2010

Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.

3.95

271

🧫 Mycology 🍄 Mushroom Hunting ⚠️ Foraging Safety 🌲 Fungal Ecology 🪵 Mushroom Cultivation

Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares

Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.

by Greg Marley 2010 288 pages

3.95

271 ratings

🧫 Mycology 🍄 Mushroom Hunting ⚠️ Foraging Safety 🌲 Fungal Ecology 🪵 Mushroom Cultivation

Comer sin miedo

by J.M. Mulet • 2014

Everything you call natural was invented by farmers. The real danger is invisible and alive.

4.02

500+

⚗️ Food Chemistry 🥗 Diet Debunking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧫 Chemophobia 🌿 Organic Myths

Comer sin miedo

Everything you call natural was invented by farmers. The real danger is invisible and alive.

by J.M. Mulet 2014 264 pages

4.02

500+ ratings

⚗️ Food Chemistry 🥗 Diet Debunking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧫 Chemophobia 🌿 Organic Myths

Simpel

by Yotam Ottolenghi • 2018

Bold Ottolenghi cooking for weeknights: clever shortcuts and your own definition of simple.

4.30

13k+

🧆 Middle Eastern Cuisine 🌙 Weeknight Cooking 🌶️ Flavor Building ⏳ Make Ahead Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

Simpel

Bold Ottolenghi cooking for weeknights: clever shortcuts and your own definition of simple.

by Yotam Ottolenghi 2018 320 pages

4.30

13k+ ratings

🧆 Middle Eastern Cuisine 🌙 Weeknight Cooking 🌶️ Flavor Building ⏳ Make Ahead Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

The Art of Fermentation

by Sandor Ellix Katz • 2012

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

4.43

4k+

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

The Art of Fermentation

Vegetable fermentation has zero documented illnesses. The science of why, and how to start yourself.

by Sandor Ellix Katz 2012 528 pages

4.43

4k+ ratings

🫙 Fermentation 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Spontaneous Fermentation 🧪 Food Science

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