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1	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals more books like this by Michael Pollan Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why--what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, and what it is like to hunt and gather food, this is a surprisingly honest and self-aware account of the evolution of the modern diet. see all copies from £9.32! new only from £9.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly more books like this by Anthony Bourdain, Lord New York Chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny, inspiring memoir/expose. Kitchen Confidential reveals what Bourdain calls "twenty-five years of sex, drugs, bad behavior and haute cuisine." Last summer, "The New Yorker" published Chef Bourdain's shocking, "Don't Eat Before Reading This." Bourdain spared no one's ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.07! \| first editions
3	I'm Just Here for the Food more books like this by Alton Brown Eight years ago, Alton Brown set out to create a cooking show for a new generation. The result was "Good Eats," one of Food Network's most popular programs. In this update to his "I'm Just Here for the Food," readers will find ten new recipes, 20 pages of additional material, a cover that folds out into a poster, and a refrigerator magnet. see all copies from £13.52! new only from £13.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine more books like this by Benjamin Wallace Suspenseful, witty, and thrillingly strange, this work delivers the vintage tale of what could be the most elaborate con since the Hitler diaries. see all copies from £14.02! new only from £14.63! \| first editions
5	Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table more books like this by Ruth Reichl (Read by) At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that " food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and ... see all copies from £2.11! new only from £8.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained more books like this by Robert L Wolke Does the alcohol really boil off when we cook with wine? Are smoked foods raw or cooked? Are green potatoes poisonous? This work provides plain explanations of kitchen mysteries, with a liberal seasoning of wit. Organized into basic categories for easy reference, this book contains more than 130 lucid explanations of kitchen phenomena involving ... see all copies from £7.57! new only from £9.30! \| first editions
7	Food in history more books like this by Reay Tannahill Spanning over half a million years, this describes the world history of food and the way in which food has influenced the whole course of human development. see all copies from £3.50! new only from £8.72! \| first editions
8	A History of the World in 6 Glasses more books like this by Tom Standage Exploring six beverages over the course of the history of civilization, Tom Standage shows how each one influenced its society, sometimes in surprising ways. He covers beer in prehistoric times, wine in ancient Greece, distilled spirits (particularly rum) during the rise of the British Empire, the coffee craze in 17th-century Europe, tea in the ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
9	Amarcord: Marcella Remembers more books like this by Marcella Hazan Beloved teacher and bestselling cookbook author Marcella Hazan tells how a young girl raised in Emilia-Romagna became America's godmother of Italian cooking. Widely credited with introducing proper Italian food to the English-speaking world, Hazan, now 84, looks back on the adventures of a life lived for pleasure and a love of teaching. see all copies from £15.78! new only from £15.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Alice Waters & Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, Often Eccentric, Ultimately Brilliant Making of a Food Revolution more books like this by Thomas McNamee, R W Apple (Foreword by) McNamee was selected by Waters to document her story and was given exclusive access to her and her closest friends, to the Chez Panisse archives, and to private collections and memorabilia in order to tell the inside story behind the restaurant that changed American cooking. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.60! \| first editions
11 view cover	Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer more books like this by Professor Maureen Ogle In the first-ever history of American beer, Maureen Ogle tells its epic story, from the immigrants who invented it to the upstart microbrewers who revived it. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.32! \| first editions
12 view cover	Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany more books like this by Ben Schott From the mind that brought you Schott's Original Miscellany comes a collection of vital irrelevance and uncommon knowledge surrounding the worlds of food and drink. Schott's Food And Drink Miscellany is a snapper up of unconsidered trifles (in both senses of the word) - from food history to cooking terms; cocktail recipes to dining etiquette; ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass more books like this by Natalie MacLean Sommelier MacLean shares her passion and knowledge about wine through colorful stories and insider information about the evocative places and charismatic characters in the wine industry. see all copies from £2.50! new only from £7.21! \| first editions
14 view cover	True History of Chocolate more books like this by Sophie D Coe, Michael D Coe This tale of one of the world's favourite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socio-economics and culinary history to present a complete history of chocolate. The story begins some 3000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico and Central America with the tree "Theobroma cacao" and the complex processes necessary to transform its bitter seeds into ... see all copies from £6.78! new only from £10.76! \| first editions
15 view cover	Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution more books like this by Terence McKenna Drawing on the experiences of shamanic culture drawn from living with African tribes, American Indians and the peoples of South America, the author of this book provides a study of humanity's use of mind-altering drugs. He presents a convincing thesis that the synergism between early man and the various plants with which they interacted and co ... see all copies from £10.59! new only from £12.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Spice: The History of a Temptation more books like this by Jack Turner Jack Turner writes knowledgeably and entertainingly about the spice trade, reaching back to Magellan and Vasco da Gama and forward to today, and the ritual grinding of pepper offered by your waitperson. In between, he looks at magic, sex, religion, haute cuisine, and much more. see all copies from £9.18! new only from £10.34! \| first editions
17 view cover	Rao's Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking more books like this by Frank Pellegrino, Stephen Hellerstein (Photographer), Nicholas Pileggi (Introduction by) Rao's is a hundred-year-old Italian restaurant in East Harlem, and one of the most popular eating spots in the city. Here is its colorful history, with recipes, including marinara sauce, lemon chicken, seafood salad, and many classic Neapolitan dishes. see all copies from £8.53! new only from £16.60! \| first editions
18 view cover	White House Chef: Eleven Years, Two Presidents, One Kitchen more books like this by Walter Scheib, Andrew Friedman 'An engaging book about life at the Executive Mansion...Hillary Clinton had charged this fiercely competitive, meticulously organized chef with bringing 'what's best about American food, wine, and entertaining to the White House'. His sophisticated contemporary food was generally considered some of the best ever served there' - Marian Burros, "New ... see all copies from £6.92! new only from £12.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Best Thing I Ever Tasted: The Secret of Food more books like this by Sallie Tisdale Part memoir, part cookbook, part social history of America, this book takes a look at food and how it defines our identity. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £13.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	What Einstein Told His Cook 2: The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science more books like this by Robert L Wolke In this sequel to the best-selling What Einstein Told His Cook, he has added a new feature for curious cooks and budding scientists, "Sidebar Science", which details the chemical processes that underlie food and cooking. In the same plain language that made the first book a hit with both techies and foodies, Wolke combines the authority, clarity ... see all copies from £7.56! new only from £8.27! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Gallery of Regrettable Food: Highlights from Classic American Recipe Books more books like this by James Lileks Based on the popular Web site of the same name, "The Gallery of Regrettable Food" is a hilarious, fully illustrated send-up of the stomach-turning cookbooks of a bygone era. Full-color photos throughout. see all copies from £8.86! new only from £12.69! \| first editions
22 view cover	Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food more books like this by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto This history of food and eating is full of fascinating facts and answers many food questions. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from £5.82! new only from £10.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Welcome to Junior's!: Remembering Brooklyn with Recipes and Memories from Its Favorite Restaurant more books like this by Marvin Rosen, PhD, Walter Rosen, Beth Allen Junior''s is one of the US''s largest family-owned restaurants and is famous for it''s ethnic, down-home, homemade cooking. This book contains over 100 recipes, including corn muffins, fried chicken, onion rings, pumpkin pie, and rice pudding.' see all copies from £11.97! new only from £14.75! \| first editions
24 view cover	Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors more books like this by Lizzie Collingham Richly spiced with colorful anecdotes and curious historical facts, and attractively designed with 34 illustrations, five maps, and numerous recipes, this is a delectable history of Indian cuisine, ranging from the imperial kitchen of the Mughal invader Babur to the smoky cookhouse of the British Raj. see all copies from £5.94! new only from £7.21!
25 view cover	Glazed America: A History of the Doughnut more books like this by Paul R Mullins Everybody loves a good doughnut. The magic combination of soft dough, hot oil, and sugar coating - with or without sprinkles - inspires a wide range of surprisingly powerful memories and cravings. Yet we are embarrassed by our desire; the favorite food of Homer Simpson, caricatured as the dietary cornerstone of cops, a symbol of our collective ... see all copies from £14.63! new only from £14.63!

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