100 Best Chef Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Anthony Bourdain

5.0

A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute cuisine—now with all-new, never-before-published material.

New York Chef Tony Bourdain gives away secrets of the trade in his wickedly funny, inspiring memoir/expose. Kitchen Confidential reveals what Bo

Recommended by Eric Ripert, Jon Favreau, Catalina Penciu, and 2 others.

Eric Ripert

I love that Tony’s world in the kitchen was filled with pirate-like renegades when mine was peopled with regimented professionals. How eye-opening and entertaining to read about the other side! [source]

Jon Favreau

Great book. [source]

Catalina Penciu

I'm a huge fan of personal stories and biographies with a touch of gastronomy like this one. [source]

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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

Bryan Burrough

4.8

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“One of the finest, most compelling accounts of what happened to corporate America and Wall Street in the 1980’s.”
—New York Times Book Review

A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. An enduring masterpiece of investigative journalism by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, it includes

Recommended by Bill Liao, Bogdan Iordache, David Rothschild, and 2 others.

Bill Liao

The human world occurs in language so best get good at it! [source]

Bogdan Iordache

There are quite a few good business books on technology, and I'll list below some I find to be a good starting point. Personally, I like biographies a lot and I mostly read biographies of dead people, because those are the most honest ones. So because the computer age is still very young, there won't be a lot of biographies in my list. [source]

Scott Kupor

@JPHampstead @TimParksauthor Barbarians is a great book. Hope you enjoy mine! [source]

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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect

Will Guidara

4.6

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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Eric Schlosser

4.6

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Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. That's a lengthy list of charges, but here Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.

Schlosser's myth-shattering survey stretches from California's subdivisio

Recommended by Richard Branson, Antonio Eram, Barry Estabrook, and 1 others.

Richard Branson

Founder/Virgin Group

Today is World Book Day, a wonderful opportunity to address this #ChallengeRichard sent in by Mike Gonzalez of New Jersey: Make a list of your top 65 books to read in a lifetime. [source]

Antonio Eram

This book was recommended by Antonio when asked for titles he would recommend to young people interested in his career path. [source]

Barry Estabrook

Eric Schlosser takes apart a single fast-food meal and shows not only how it affects our health but also how the people who serve it to you are treated. He also looks at how the people in the slaughterhouses working with the cattle are treated, and so it shows you the true picture of the all-American meal – burgers and fries. [source]

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The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef

Marco Pierre White

4.5

Without question, the original rock-star chef is Marco Pierre White. Anyone with even a passing interest in the food world knows White is a legend. The first British chef (and the youngest chef anywhere) to win three Michelin stars - and also the only chef ever to give them all back - is a chain-smoking, pot-throwing multiply- married culinary genius whose fierce devotion to food and restaurants h

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Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat

Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas

4.4

"One of America's great chefs" (Vogue) shares how his drive to cook immaculate food won him international renown-and fueled his miraculous triumph over tongue cancer.

In 2007, chef Grant Achatz seemingly had it made. He had been named one of the best new chefs in America by Food & Wine in 2002, received the James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award in 2003, and in 2005 he and Nick

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Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

4.4

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From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the World

In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served a

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Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering

Joanna Gaines

4.3

Magnolia Table is infused with Joanna Gaines' warmth and passion for all things family, prepared and served straight from the heart of her home, with recipes inspired by dozens of Gaines family favorites and classic comfort selections from the couple's new Waco restaurant, Magnolia Table.

Jo believes there's no better way to celebrate family and friendship than through the art of togetherness, cele

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The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America

Michael Ruhlman

4.3

Now in paperback, the eye-opening book that was nominated for a 1998 James Beard Foundation award in the Writing on Food category.

In the winter of 1996, Michael Ruhlman donned hounds-tooth-check pants and a chef's jacket and entered the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, to learn the art of cooking. His vivid and energetic record of that experience, The Making of a Chef, takes u

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Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

Ken Forkish

4.3

From Portland's most acclaimed and beloved baker comes this must-have baking guide, featuring recipes for world-class breads and pizzas and a variety of schedules suited for the home baker.

There are few things more satisfying than biting into a freshly made, crispy-on-the-outside, soft-and-supple-on-the-inside slice of perfectly baked bread. For Portland-based baker Ken Forkish, well-made bread is

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Oversharing: Anytime Snacks, Everyday Dinners, and Cooking for Company

Cortney LaCorte

4.3

Meet Cortney LaCorte, your new best friend who overshares everything: run-don’t-walk recipes, immediate add-to-cart shopping hauls, her that’s-so-relatable daily grind, and all the hilarious hijinks along the way. "Equal parts Southern soul, cocktail-hour glamour, and laugh-out-loud kitchen wisdom." ―Clea Shearer, New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of The Home Edit The Nashville-base

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With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

4.3

From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award longlist title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.

Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago’s life has been about making the tough decisions—doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one p

Recommended by Mary Burkey.

Mary Burkey

Both With the Fire on High and The Poet X are just spectacular listening for teens. Elizabeth is a performance artist, she writes in verse, she’s the whole deal. [source]

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Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto

Aaron Franklin

4.3

A New York Times best selling complete meat- and brisket-cooking education from the country's most celebrated pitmaster and owner of the wildly popular Austin restaurant Franklin Barbecue.

When Aaron Franklin and his wife, Stacy, opened up a small barbecue trailer on the side of an Austin, Texas, interstate in 2009, they had no idea what they’d gotten themselves into. Today, Franklin Barbecue has g

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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

Danny Meyer

4.3

The bestselling business book from award-winning restauranteur Danny Meyer, of Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake Shack

Seventy-five percent of all new restaurant ventures fail, and of those that do stick around, only a few become icons. Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and hopeful investors. He is now the co-owner of a restaurant empire. How did he

Recommended by Chip Conley, Noah Kagan, and Julie Rice.

Chip Conley

One of the best books on hospitality ever written. [source]

Noah Kagan

Founder/Sumo

A few months ago, I was drinking a Noah’s Mill whiskey (cute) with my good buddy Brian Balfour and talking about life... During the conversation, we got on the topic of books that changed our lives. I want to share them with you. I judge a book's success if a year later I'm still using at least 1 thing from the book. [source]

Julie Rice

We did a lot of reading this book at SoulCycle. [source]

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The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

J. Kenji López-Alt

4.3

Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it? How to make homemade mac 'n' cheese that is as satisfyingly gooey and velvety-smooth as the blue box stuff, but far tastier? How to roast a succulent, moist turkey (forget about brining!)—and use a foolproof method that works every time?

As Serious Eats's cu

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Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line

Michael Gibney

4.3

The back must slave to feed the belly. . . . In this urgent and unique book, chef Michael Gibney uses twenty-four hours to animate the intricate camaraderie and culinary choreography in an upscale New York restaurant kitchen. Here readers will find all the details, in rapid-fire succession, of what it takes to deliver an exceptional plate of food—the journey to excellence by way of exhaustion.

Told

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The Step-by-Step Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Spectacular Results -- with Photographs of Every Step

Jeffrey Eisner

4.2

Everything you need to know to get started with your Instant Pot, with simple recipes and photographs for every single step, from the popular Pressure Luck recipe site.

Instant Pots are the hottest kitchen appliances on the market, with more than six million sold. But many cooks remain bewildered by them. Enter Jeffrey Eisner, whose popular website Pressure Luck demystifies the magic of the Instant

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Appetites: A Cookbook

Anthony Bourdain

4.2

Anthony Bourdain is a man of many appetites. And for many years, first as a chef, later as a world-traveling chronicler of food and culture on his CNN series Parts Unknown, he has made a profession of understanding the appetites of others. These days, however, if he’s cooking, it’s for family and friends.

Appetites, his first cookbook in more than ten years, boils down forty-plus years of professio

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Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef

Gabrielle Hamilton

4.2

Before Gabrielle Hamilton opened her acclaimed New York restaurant Prune, she spent twenty hard-living years trying to find purpose and meaning in her life. Blood, Bones & Butter follows an unconventional journey through the many kitchens Hamilton has inhabited through the years: the rural kitchen of her childhood, where her adored mother stood over the six-burner with an oily wooden spoon in hand

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The Defined Dish: Whole30 Endorsed, Healthy and Wholesome Weeknight Recipes

Alex Snodgrass

4.2

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Healthy, easy, and delicious recipes from the Defined Dish blog--fully endorsed by Whole30

Alex Snodgrass of TheDefinedDish.com is the third author in the popular Whole30 Endorsed series. With gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free recipes that sound and look way too delicious to be healthy, this is a cookbook people can turn to after completing a Whole30, when they’re

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The Meateater Fish and Game Cookbook: Recipes and Techniques for Every Hunter and Angler

Steven Rinella

4.2

From the host of the television series and podcast MeatEater, the long-awaited definitive guide to cooking wild game, including fish and fowl, featuring more than 100 new recipes

"As a MeatEater fan who loves to cook, I can tell you that this book is a must-have."--Andrew Zimmern

When Steven Rinella hears from fans of his MeatEater show and podcast, it's often requests for more recipes. One of the m

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The Big Book of Organic Baby Food: Baby Purees, Finger Foods, and Toddler Meals for Every Stage

Stephanie Middleberg MS RD CDN

4.2

As a mom and RD, I've always taken the role of family chef very seriously. I wish this book was around when my kids were first sitting down to the table, ready to eat their first bites of real food.
--Joy Bauer, MS, RD, health and nutrition expert for NBC's TODAY show and best-selling author of From Junk Food to Joy Food

As a registered dietician, Stephanie Middleberg has made healthy eating her li

Recommended by Julie D. Andrews.

Julie D. Andrews

Fave new #book? The Big Book of Organic Baby Food by @smiddleberg_rd So fun making homemade purees+watching my babe's face as he tries each Love that her recipes include herbs+spices from get-go https://t.co/xRAGiyQI4T #babyfood #healthymoms #organic #moms #nutrition #health [source]

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Tartine Bread (Artisan Bread Cookbook, Best Bread Recipes, Sourdough Book)

Chad Robertson, Eric Wolfinger

4.2

The Tartine Way - Not all bread is created equal

"...The most beautiful bread book yet published..." – The New York Times

Tartine - A bread bible for the home baker or professional bread-maker! It comes from Chad Robertson, a man many consider to be the best bread baker in the United States, and co-owner with Elizabeth Prueitt of San Francisco's Tartine Bakery. At 5 P.M., Chad Robertson's rugged, ma

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Bread Baking for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Kneaded Breads, No-Knead Breads, and Enriched Breads

Bonnie Ohara

4.2

From beginning home baker to artisanal bread maker

Baking a perfect loaf of bread is part science and part magic. Created from four simple ingredients of flour, yeast, water, and salt, breadmaking is one of the most difficult (and delicious) baking endeavors. Bread Baking for Beginners is a rare bread cookbook for true beginners to keep their bread baking on the rise.

Complete with step-by-step phot

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Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering, Vol 2

Joanna Gaines

4.2

Following the launch of her #1 New York Times bestselling cookbook, Magnolia Table, and seeing her family’s own sacred dishes being served at other families’ tables across the country, Joanna Gaines gained a deeper commitment to the value of food being shared. This insight inspired Joanna to get back in the kitchen and start from scratch, pushing herself beyond her comfort zone to develop new reci

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Essential Ottolenghi: A Collection

Yotam Ottolenghi

4.2

Experience Yotam Ottolenghi's wholly original approach to Middle Eastern-inspired, vegetable-centric cooking with over 280 recipes in a deluxe boxed set of the beloved New York Times bestselling cookbooks, Plenty More and Ottolenghi Simple, now in paperback for the first time.

From powerhouse chef and author (with over 4 million book copies sold) Yotam Ottolenghi comes this collection of two fan fa

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Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving

Judi Kingry and Lauren Devine

4.2

Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving contains over 400 delicious and creative recipes. Home canning puts the pleasures of eating natural, delicious produce at your fingertips year round. Preserving food is as modern and practical as the latest food trend, and its really quite simple. Easy-to-understand detailed instructions provide all the information you need before you begin a project. Enjoy th

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Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide

Madeline Puckette

4.2

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER

The expanded wine guide from the creators of Wine Folly, packed with new information for devotees and newbies alike.

Wine Folly became a sensation for its inventive, easy-to-digest approach to learning about wine. Now in a new, expanded hardcover edition, Wine Folly: Magnum Edition is the perfect guide for anyone looking to take his or her wine knowledge to the next le

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The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs

America's Test Kitchen Kids

4.1

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Chez Panisse Vegetables

Alice L. Waters

4.1

For twenty-five years, Alice Waters and her friends at Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California have dedicated themselves to the ideal of serving the finest, freshest foods with simplicity and style. From tender baby asparagus in early spring, to the colorful spectrum of peppers at the height of summer; crisp, leafy chicories in autumn, to sweet butternut squash in the dark of winter, much of the insp

Recommended by Jojo Tulloh.

Jojo Tulloh

All the Chez Panisse books are great: it’s hard to choose one. But Chez Panisse Vegetables is great because Alice Waters is the woman who globalised the whole fresh groceries thing. She started the farmer’s market movement with her emphasis on organically produced food that tastes wonderful, and her recipes are very simple but inspiring, because you think if you do cook seasonally your food is going to taste good. She was very much inspired by Richard Olney. [source]

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The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection

Michael Ruhlman

4.1

In his second in-depth foray into the world of professional cooking, Michael Ruhlman journeys into the heart of the profession. Observing the rigorous Certified Master Chef exam at the Culinary Institute of America, the most influential cooking school in the country, Ruhlman enters the lives and kitchens of rising star Michael Symon and renowned Thomas Keller of the French Laundry. This fascinatin

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Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook

Tieghan Gerard

4.1

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - There's something for everyone in these 125 easy, show-stopping recipes: fewer ingredients, foolproof meal-prepping, effortless entertaining, and everything in between, including vegan and vegetarian options!

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND FOOD NETWORK

"Those indulgent, comfort food-esque dishes [Tieghan is] known for aren't going anywhere.

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Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat

Chrissy Teigen

4.1

Maybe she’s on a photo shoot in Zanzibar. Maybe she’s making people laugh on TV. But all Chrissy Teigen really wants to do is talk about dinner. Or breakfast. Lunch gets some love, too.
For years, she’s been collecting, cooking, and Instagramming her favorite recipes, and here they are: from breakfast all day to John’s famous fried chicken with spicy honey butter to her mom’s Thai classics.
Salty,

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The Ultimate Bar Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Cocktails (Cocktail Book, Bartender Book, Mixology Book, Mixed Drinks Recipe Book)

Mittie Hellmich

4.1

The Ultimate Bar Book — The bartender's bible

James Beard nominee for Best Wine and Spirit Book

The cocktail book for your home:The Ultimate Bar Book is an indispensable guide to classic cocktails and new drink recipes. Loaded with essential-to-know topics such as barware, tools, and mixing tips.

Classic cocktails and new drinks: As the mistress of mixology, the author Mittie Hellmich has the classic

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Antoni in the Kitchen

Antoni Porowski, Mindy Fox

4.1

Antoni Porowski, the food and wine guru on Netflix's sensation Queer Eye, meets people where they live—literally. With appealing vulnerability, he shows cooks of all levels how to become more confident and casual in the kitchen. The verve and naturalness of his approach earned raves from Food & Wine and Bon Appétit to GQ and the New York Times, which noted his dishes prove that “sometimes simple i

Recommended by Katie Lester.

Katie Lester

@realtimrozon @antoni @ChefChuckHughes Have you read @antoni cook book? It's awesome one of my new favourites next to my @GordonRamsay cook books... [source]

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Drinking Animals Coloring Book: A Fun Coloring Gift Book for Party Lovers & Adults Relaxation with Stress Relieving Animal Designs, Quick and Easy Cocktail Recipes

Caffeinestar Publishing

4.1

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Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling

Meathead Goldwyn

4.1

New York Times Bestseller
Named "22 Essential Cookbooks for Every Kitchen" by SeriousEats.com
Named "25 Favorite Cookbooks of All Time" by Christopher Kimball
Named "Best Cookbooks Of 2016" by Chicago Tribune, BBC, Wired, Epicurious, Leite's Culinaria
Named "100 Best Cookbooks of All Time" by Southern Living Magazine

For succulent results every time, nothing is more crucial than understanding the s

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The Skinnytaste Cookbook: Light on Calories, Big on Flavor

Gina Homolka

4.1

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Get the recipes everyone is talking about in the debut cookbook from the wildly popular blog Skinnytaste

Gina Homolka is America’s most trusted home cook when it comes to easy, flavorful recipes that are miraculously low-calorie and made from all-natural, easy-to-find ingredients. Her blog, Skinnytaste is the number one go-to site for slimmed down recipes that you’d swear a

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New World Sourdough: Artisan Techniques for Creative Homemade Fermented Breads; With Recipes for Birote, Bagels, Pan de Coco, Beignets, and More

Bryan Ford

4.1

New World Sourdough is your go-to guide to baking delicious, inventive sourdough breads at home.

Learn how to make a sourdough starter, basic breads, as well as other innovative baked goods from start to finish with Instagram star Bryan Ford's (@artisanbryan) inviting, nontraditional approach to home baking. With less emphasis on perfecting crumb structure or obsessive temperature monitoring, Ford

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Southern Keto Traditions

Natasha Newton

4.1

The ketogenic lifestyle doesn’t require a sacrifice of flavor! Many people think that going keto means they have to give up American traditional dishes, but with a little creativity most of your favorite foods can be made keto. Southern Keto Traditions will show you how to make your favorite comfort foods delicious and low-carb. You don't have to give up breading, cheesecake, pan fried chicken, or

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Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains

Tieghan Gerard

4.1

Tieghan Gerard grew up in the Colorado mountains as one of seven children. When her dad took too long to get dinner on the table every night, she started doing the cooking--at age 14. Ever-determined to reign in the chaos of her big family, Tieghan found her place in the kitchen. She had a knack for creating unique dishes, which led her to launch her blog, Half Baked Harvest. Since then, millions

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The Opposite of You (Opposites Attract, #1)

Rachel Higginso

4.1

I’ve sworn off men.

All men.

Famous last words, right? You’re expecting some epic tale of reluctant love and my dramatic change of heart? Well, you’re not going to get it.

I’m stubborn. And headstrong. And I’ve just survived the worst three years of my life. After escaping an abusive boyfriend to live in hostels and cheap hotels while I worked my way across Europe, I’ve come to two conclusions.

Th

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Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook: Eat Like You Give a F*ck

Thug Kitchen

4.1

Thug Kitchen started their wildly popular web site to inspire people to eat some Goddamn vegetables and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Beloved by Gwyneth Paltrow ("This might be my favorite thing ever") and named Saveur's Best New Food blog of 2013—with half a million Facebook fans and counting—Thug Kitchen wants to show everyone how to take charge of their plates and cook up some real f*cking food.

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Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

Anthony Bourdain and HarperAudi

4.1

A lot has changed since Kitchen Confidential. For the subculture of chefs and cooks, for the restaurant business as a whole—and for Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw explores those changes, taking the reader back and forth—from the author’s bad old days—to the present. Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe travelling professional eater and drinker, Bourdain compar

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Binging with Babish: 100 Recipes Recreated from Your Favorite Movies and TV Shows

Andrew Rea

4.1

The internet cooking show Binging with Babish has taken YouTube by storm with an astounding 5 million fans and views as high as 12 million per episode. For each video, Andrew Rea, a self-proclaimed movie and TV buff, teaches a recipe based on a favorite TV show or film, such as the babka from the classic Seinfeld episode, the beef bourguignon from Julie & Julia, or the timpano from Big Night. This

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Artisan Sourdough Made Simple: Practical Recipes & Techniques for the Home Baker with Almost No Kneading

Emilie Raffa

4.1

Many bakers speak of their sourdough starter as if it has a magical life of its own, so it can be intimidating to those new to the sourdough world; fortunately with Artisan Sourdough Made Simple, Emilie Raffa removes the fear and proves that baking with sourdough is easy, and can fit into even a working parent s schedule! Any new baker is inevitably hit with question after question. Emilie has the

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The Bob's Burgers Burger Book: Real Recipes for Joke Burgers

Loren Bouchard

4.1

The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book gives hungry fans their best chance to eat one of Bob Belcher’s beloved specialty Burgers of the Day in seventy-five original, practical recipes. With its warm, edgy humor, outstanding vocal cast, and signature musical numbers, Bob’s Burgers has become one of the most acclaimed and popular animated series on television, winning the 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Anim

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Grounding Griffin (Made Marian, #4)

Lucy Lenno

4.1

Griff: I learned early on that the easiest way to avoid a broken heart is to always be the first out the door. Caring about anyone or anything is asking to be disappointed, which is why I avoid relationships and chase freelance gigs — ghost writing restaurant reviews and penning articles about the efficacy of cheesy pick up lines — instead of chasing my dreams.

Besides, dreams don’t come true for

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The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom

Melissa Hartwig Urban

4.1

Over 1.5 million copies sold!

Millions of people visit Whole30.com every month and share their dramatic life-changing testimonials. Get started on your Whole30 transformation with the #1 New York Times best-selling The Whole30.

Since 2009, Melissa Hartwig Urban's critically-acclaimed Whole30 program has quietly led hundreds of thousands of people to effortless weight loss and better health—along w

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Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal

Anthony William

4.1

Anthony William, Medical Medium, has helped tens of thousands of people heal from ailments that have been misdiagnosed or ineffectively treated or that doctors can’t resolve. He’s done this by listening to a divine voice that literally speaks into his ear, telling him what lies at the root of people’s pain or illness, and what they need to do to restore their health. His methods achieve spectacula

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A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

Anthony Bourdain

4.1

From the star of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain's New York Times-bestselling chronicle of travelling the world in search the globe's greatest cuilnary adventures

The only thing "gonzo gastronome" and internationally bestselling author Anthony Bourdain loves as much as cooking is traveling. Inspired by the question, "What would be the perfect meal?," Tony sets out on a quest for his culinary holy

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The Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook: The Best Healthy Recipes for Your Air Fryer

Gina Homolka

4.1

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Recipes and Shit: Blank Recipe Journal to Write in for Women, Food Cookbook Design, Document all Your Special Recipes and Notes for Your Favorite ... for Women, Wife, Mom 7" x 10" Made in USA

Tri-Moon Press and Recipe Journals for Men and Women

4.1

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Skinnytaste One and Done: 140 No-Fuss Dinners for Your Instant Pot(r), Slow Cooker, Air Fryer, Sheet Pan, Skillet, Dutch Oven, and More: A Cookbook

Gina Homolka

4.1

NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

IACP AWARD FINALIST - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE KITCHN AND MINDBODYGREEN

For your Instant Pot(R), electric pressure cooker, air fryer, slow cooker, multi-cooker, Dutch oven, sheet pan, skillet, and more--140 healthy and delicious recipes that are big on flavor and low on calories and cleanup.

Skinnytaste One and

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The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

John McDougall, Mary McDougall

4.1

A bestselling author’s groundbreaking eating plan that challenges the notion that starch is unhealthy

From Atkins to Dukan, the fear-mongering about carbs over the past few decades has reached a fever pitch; the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger a cavalcade of shame and longing.

In The Starch Solution, bestselling diet doctor and board-certified internist John A. McDougall, MD

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Love Real Food: More Than 100 Feel-Good Vegetarian Favorites to Delight the Senses and Nourish the Body

Kathryne Taylor

4.1

The path to a healthy body and happy belly is paved with real food fresh, wholesome, sustainable....

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BTS Recipe Book

BTS

4.1

ARMY, learn to cook delicious Korean food with this official, authorized recipe book featuring dishes inspired by RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook of BTS, plus photos, QR codes for exclusive videos, tips, and food favorites from the members!Official BTS Merchandise: This officially licensed, authentic product is a must-have cookbook featuring authentic Korean food recipes pulled from

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The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs

Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg

4.1

Winner of the 2009 James Beard Book Award for Best Book: Reference and Scholarship

Great cooking goes beyond following a recipe--it's knowing how to season ingredients to coax the greatest possible flavor from them. Drawing on dozens of leading chefs' combined experience in top restaurants across the country, Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg present the definitive guide to creating "deliciousness"

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Rutabaga the Adventure Chef: Book 2: Feasts of Fury

Eric Colossal

4.1

On their mission to find only the most exotic ingredients for top-notch dishes, Rutabaga and his pet cooking pot, Pot, somehow manage to get themselves into a series of pickles. Amid the giant killer spiders, a desperate acting troupe, a nefarious thief, and a horde of toxic gubblins (nasty, goblin-like creatures) who threaten to take over the kingdom of Evanore, how is Rutabaga supposed to find a

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Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health Weight Loss, with 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes

Suzanne Ryan

4.1

The ketogenic diet, a low-carb, high-fat way of eating, is remarkably effective at transforming people’s lives, helping them shed pounds and find relief from common health conditions. No one knows this better than Suzanne Ryan. In her quest to overcome her lifelong struggle with her weight, she stumbled upon the ketogenic diet and decided to give it a shot. In just one year, she lost more than 100

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Cravings: Hungry for More

Chrissy Teigen

4.0

After the extraordinary success of Cravings, Chrissy Teigen comes back with more of her signature wit and take-no-prisoners flavor bombs.

Cravings: Hungry for More takes us further into Chrissy’s kitchen…and life. It’s a life of pancakes that remind you of blueberry pie, eating onion dip with your glam squad, banana bread that breaks the internet, and a little something called Pad Thai Carbonara. A

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Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [A Cookbook]

Dolly Parton, Rachel Parton George

4.0

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • You’re invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook) Rachel share beloved, crowd-pleasing recipes and family stories. “Hey, good lookin’—what ya got cookin’?”This is what Dolly Parton sings to her sister Rachel Parton George whenever she walks into her kitchen. It’s what you do when a love f

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The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day

America's Test Kitchen

4.0

America's most trusted test kitchen tackles a topic with serious staying power: the Mediterranean diet. This thorough yet user-friendly book brings the Mediterranean into the American home kitchen, with 500 amazingly flavorful yet surprisingly approachable recipes for everyday cooking.

There's a reason why people in the Mediterranean region are among the longest lived in the world--their diet, whic

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Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes for Plant-Based Eating All Through the Year

Del Sroufe

4.0

"Forks Over Knives," both the documentary and companion book, appeared on the scene in 2011 with an astonishing but simple claim: Following a fully plant-based diet can save your life. By avoiding meat, fish, eggs, dairy, and emphasizing whole, unrefined plant foods, millions of people have begun to notice staggering improvements to their physical fitness, weight, blood sugar and cholesterol level

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The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss: A revolutionary approach to conquer cravings, overcome food addiction, and lose weight without going hungry

Chef AJ

4.0

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The French Chef Cookbook

Julia Child

4.0

Julia Child is America's first lady of food. Beginning with Mastering the Art of French Cooking, she has profoundly shaped the way we cook, the way we eat, and the way we see food. In The French Chef Cookbook, the beloved icon presents 119 of the delectable French recipes that first made her a household name, when she presented them on her first public television show. From Mayonnaise to Bouillaba

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The How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease

Michael Greger M.D. FACLM

4.0

From Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM, the physician behind the trusted and wildly popular website Nutritionfacts.org, and author of the New York Times bestselling book How Not to Die, comes a beautifully-designed, comprehensive cookbook complete with more than 120 recipes for delicious, life-saving, plant-based meals, snacks, and beverages.

Dr. Michael Greger’s bestselling book, How Not to Die, present

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The Super Chef Contest (Geronimo Stilton #58)

Geronimo Stilton

4.0

Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.

My cousin Trap was entering the Super Chef Contest, which determines the best cook on Mouse Island -- and he was bringing me along as an assistant! Slimy Swiss cheese, I don't know the first thing about cooking fancy dishes . . . and I didn't think Trap did, either. What an appetizing adven

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Of Course It’s Good!: Aggressively Delicious Meals ANYONE Can Make and EVERYONE Will Love

Jessica Secrest

4.0

**New York Times Bestseller**None of the Nonsense, All of the FlavorPrepare delicious meals with this no-frills, all-flavor recipe collection from Jessica Secrest, the wildly popular home chef known for her hostile humor and affordable recipes. Her long-awaited debut cookbook has an array of mouthwatering meals that focus on low-effort ingredients and techniques―think pre-shredded cheese, tater to

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The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution

Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan, Kelsie Kerr, Fritz Streiff

4.0

Perhaps more responsible than anyone for the revolution in the way we eat, cook, and think about food, Alice Waters has “single-handedly chang[ed] the American palate” according to the New York Times. Her simple but inventive dishes focus on a passion for flavor and a reverence for locally produced, seasonal foods.

With an essential repertoire of timeless, approachable recipes chosen to enhance and

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Sally's Baking 101: Foolproof Recipes from Easy to Advanced

Sally McKenney

4.0

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The ultimate baking book for home cooks of all skill levels with 101 sweet and savory, foolproof recipes plus helpful tips for best results—from the creator of the beloved website Sally’s Baking Addiction.“Sally has a gift for creating recipes that bakers trust and that families and friends crave. There’s so much to learn and so much to love here.”—New York Times bestse

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The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving: Over 350 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes

Jarden Home Brands

4.0

From the experts at Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball canning products, comes the first truly comprehensive canning guide created for today's home cooks. This modern handbook boasts more than 350 of the best recipes ranging from jams and jellies to jerkies, pickles, salsas, and more-including extender recipes to create brand new dishes using your freshly preserved farmer's market finds or vegetab

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Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking: A Cookbook

Toni Tipton-Martin

4.0

Adapted from historical texts and rare African-American cookbooks, the 125 recipes of Jubilee paint a rich, varied picture of the true history of African-American cooking: a cuisine far beyond soul food.

Toni Tipton-Martin, the first African-American food editor of a daily American newspaper, is the author of the James Beard Award-winning The Jemima Code, a history of African-American cooking found

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The Old Farmer's Almanac Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook: Essential Step-by-Step Advice for Growing Vegetables and Achieving Success

Old Farmer's Almanac

4.0

Whether you’ve never touched a trowel in your life or have been harvesting at home for decades, you’re sure to grow your best vegetable garden ever with this easy-to-use guide from The Old Farmer’s Almanac—America’s trusted gardening resource since 1792!All of the information that you need for vegetable success is right here at your garden-gloved fingertips . . .Read step-by-step advice on growing

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Everyday Eats: 100 Simple and Healthy Recipes for Real Life – The Defined Dish's Most Relaxed Cookbook Yet with 100 Low-Stress Nourishing Recipes for Every Meal (A Defined Dish Book, 4)

Alex Snodgrass

4.0

#1 New York Times bestseller!Bestselling author and queen of easy, healthy meals Alex Snodgrass shares 100 delicious, low-stress meals. Short ingredient lists, a focus on pantry staples, and minimal pans to wash make these recipes a breeze!Alex Snodgrass is the go-to source if you’re craving an easy, healthy, and delicious meal—she’s shared hundreds of those recipes on her award-winning blog, The

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Jet Tila's Best Asian Recipes of All Time: 100 Master Dishes from Japan, Thailand, China, Korea, Vietnam and More

Jet Tila

4.0

Celebrity chef, Asian cooking expert and TV personality Jet Tila has compiled his 100 most time-honored and prized recipes for the home cook in this amazing collection of Asian recipes. The dishes are authentic—drawn from Jet’s varied cooking experience, unique heritage and travels. The dishes are also approachable—with simplified techniques, weeknight-friendly total cook times and ingredients com

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Rutabaga the Adventure Chef: Book 1

Eric Colossal

4.0

A fantasy graphic novel series follows an "adventure chef" named Rutabaga, who travels to a fantasy land to find bizarre ingredients to cook in his enchanted cauldron. The books will include pages straight out of Rutabaga's cookbooks, with recipes that readers can make at home.

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Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes (A Cookbook)

Max Miller and Ann Volkwein

4.0

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Nuts (Hudson Valley, #1)

Alice Clayton

4.0

Roxie Callahan is a private chef to some of Hollywood’s wealthiest, and nastiest, calorie-counting wives. After a dairy disaster implodes her carefully crafted career in one fell ploop, she finds herself back home in upstate New York, bailing out her hippie mother and running the family diner.

When gorgeous local farmer Leo Maxwell delivers her a lovely bunch of organic walnuts, Roxie wonders if a

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Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist

Tim Federle

4.0

Congrats. You fought through War and Peace, burned through Fahrenheit 451, and sailed through Moby-Dick. All right, you nearly drowned in Moby-Dick, but you made it to shore—and you deserve a drink!

A fun gift for barflies and a terrific treat for book clubs, Tequila Mockingbird is the ultimate cocktail book for the literary obsessed. Featuring 65 delicious drink recipes—paired with wry commentary

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Keep It Simple, Y'all: Easy Dinners from Your Barefoot Neighbor: A Cookbook

Matthew Bounds

4.0

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 60 quick and tasty recipes for hassle-free meals from the viral creator of Your Barefoot Neighbor, featuring comforting slow cooker, sheet pan, and one-pot dinnersSocial media creator Matthew Bounds is beloved for his simple and satisfying recipes that help you get dinner on the table with minimal fuss. Whether you’re new to cooking or simply looking for efficient and d

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Recipes for Adventure: Healthy, Hearty and Homemade Backpacking Recipes

Chef Glenn McAllister

4.0

The Ultimate Guide to Dehydrating Food for the Trail.

Over 75 trail-proven backpacking recipes will have you cooking like an accomplished chef with step-by-step instructions and full-color photos on every page. Discover a scrumptious variety of light-weight options for meals, snacks and desserts.

Whether you hit the trail with a backpack, kayak, bicycle, sailboat, RV or motorcycle, Chef Glenn's back

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The Heat Is On

Charise Mericle Harper and Aurélie Blard-Quintard

4.0

The competition heats up in episode two of this zesty series for fans of kids' cooking competitions!

With this episode's theme of family and tradition, from a diner challenge to a quinceañera to the farmer's market, the junior chefs will have to sauté their way through the chewiest challenges yet. They're the best in the nation, but can they handle the twists and turnovers week two has in store, o

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Delicious!

Ruth Reichl

4.0

In her bestselling memoirs Ruth Reichl has long illuminated the theme of how food defines us, and never more so than in her dazzling fiction debut about sisters, family ties, and a young woman who must finally let go of guilt and grief to embrace her own true gifts.

Billie Breslin has traveled far from her California home to take a job at Delicious, the most iconic food magazine in New York and, th

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Flour: A Baker's Collection of Spectacular Recipes

Joanne Chang

4.0

Every day 1,500 Bostonians can't resist buying sweet, simple treats such as Homemade Pop-Tarts, from an alumna of Harvard with a degree in economics. From Brioche au Chocolat and Lemon Raspberry Cake to perfect croissants, Flour Bakery-owner Joanne Chang's repertoire of baked goods is deep and satisfying. While at Harvard she discovered that nothing made her happier than baking cookies leading her

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5 Ingredients – Quick Easy Food

Jamie Oliver

4.0

Jamie keeps it super-simple

Cooking doesn't have to be complicated - that's why Jamie's 5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food is sure to become your new best friend in the kitchen.

It's all about making the journey to good food very, very simple. Every recipe uses just five key ingredients, ensuring you can get a meal together fast, whether it's finished and on the table in a flash, or after minimal han

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By Nay A: Viral Chinese-American Recipes: Simple Takeout Favorites You Can Make at Home

Nay A

4.0

Craving your favorite Chinese takeout but want to make it at home?In By Nay A’s Viral Chinese American Recipes, Nay brings you the bold, comforting, and crave-worthy flavors of Chinese-American takeout straight from your own kitchen. These are the viral recipes you’ve seen, saved, and loved, now all in one place.From crispy classics to saucy favorites, every recipe is designed to be simple, approa

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Leadership Lessons from a Chef: Finding Time to Be Great

Charles Carroll

4.0

"Chef Charles Carroll has answered our prayers and delivered a book, a bible, a life's journal shared by a real chef in today's modern kitchen."
?Chef John Folse, CEC, AAC

"From time to time, I buy motivational books for my managing partners and chefs, and this book is my all-time favorite gift. What Chef Carroll has to say is the real thing."
?Johnny Carrabba, founder, Carrabba's Restaurant

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The Protein Meal Prep Plan: 30 Weekly Plans + 180 Recipes to Eat Better, Stress Less, and Save Money (Packed with Fiber and 35g+ Protein Per Serving)

Cassy Joy Garcia

4.0

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Meet and exceed your protein and fiber goals while saving money (and stress!) with this ingenious cookbook devoted to high protein meal prep plans.From the bestselling author behind Cook Once, Eat All Week, holistic nutritionist Cassy Joy Garcia delivers 30 weeks of protein-packed recipes in The Protein Meal Prep Plan―your go-to guide for powerhouse dinners that

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The Perfect Loaf: The Craft and Science of Sourdough Breads, Sweets, and More: A Baking Book

Maurizio Leo

4.0

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • IACP AWARD WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dynamic, authoritative sourdough baking bible for those looking to build confidence in the craft with a wide range of foolproof recipes, from pan loaves to pizza to doughnuts, by the beloved blogger and resident bread baker at Food52“Maurizio Leo has given all bread-heads, whether newbies or experienced bakers, the ideal

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Sweet Tooth: 100 Desserts to Save Room For (A Baking Book)

Sarah Fennel

4.0

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 100 stunning, delicious, must-bake recipes for everyone who saves room for dessert from the wildly popular baker and social media star behind Broma Bakery. “These are recipes to make us happy from morning to midnight. Sweet Tooth is like being in the kitchen with Sarah, and that’s a treat.”—Dorie Greenspan, New York Times bestselling author of Baking with DorieSarah Fen

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Sweet Addiction (Sweet Addiction, #1)

J. Daniel

4.0

Wedding hookups never amount to anything.

Those who partake in this wicked little activity know the rules. Get in. Get laid. Get out. There's no expectation of a relationship. It is what it is.

Dylan Sparks knows the rules. She’s familiar with the protocol. And she engages in the best sex of her life with a complete stranger at her ex-boyfriend’s wedding.

Reese Carroll doesn’t care about the rules. H

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Project Smoke: Seven Steps to Smoked Food Nirvana, Plus 100 Irresistible Recipes from Classic (Slam-Dunk Brisket) to Adventurous (Smoked Bacon-Bourbon Apple Crisp)

Steven Raichlen

4.0

From America’s “master griller” (Esquire), a step-by-step guide to cold-smoking, hot-smoking, and smoke-roasting, and a collection of 100 innovative recipes for smoking every kind of food, from starters to desserts.

Smoke is the soul of barbecue, the alchemy that happens when burning wood infuses its magical flavors into food. Project Smoke tells you how to make the alchemy happen, with Raichlen’s

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Pati Jinich Foods of La Frontera: Recipes and New Taste Frontiers from Both Sides of the Border – 125 Recipes from the Vibrant US-Mexico Borderlands

Pati Jinich

4.0

From Pati Jinich, acclaimed chef, New York Times bestselling author, and star of James Beard Award–winning PBS series La Frontera with Pati Jinich and Pati’s Mexican Table, a cookbook of 125 recipes celebrating the rich cultures and foods from where the U.S. and Mexico meet.To Pati Jinich, the word “border” sounds forbidding. She much prefers the Spanish name, “La Frontera,” or “frontier,” suggest

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Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany

Bill Buford

4.0

Bill Buford—author of the highly acclaimed best-selling Among the Thugs—had long thought of himself as a reasonably comfortable cook when in 2002 he finally decided to answer a question that had nagged him every time he prepared a meal: What kind of cook could he be if he worked in a professional kitchen? When the opportunity arose to train in the kitchen of Mario Batali’s three-star New York rest

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Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir

Ina Garten

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The Essential Home-Ground Flour Book: Learn Complete Milling and Baking Techniques, Includes 100 Delicious Recipes

Sue Becker

4.0

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The Best Chef in Second Grade

Katharine Kenah and Abby Carter

4.0

Everyone is good at something—even Ollie!

Ollie is not the best at anything in second grade, but he does love to cook. When the famous Chef Antonia comes to visit, he can't wait! Will he finally be the best in the class?

“The episode’s mouthwatering climax and resolution will guarantee smiles of contentment all around,” says Kirkus Reviews

The Best Chef in Second Grade is a Level Two I Can Read book,

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PlantYou: 140+ Ridiculously Easy, Amazingly Delicious Plant-Based Oil-Free Recipes

Carleigh Bodrug

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Cook Once, Eat All Week: 26 Weeks of Gluten-Free, Affordable Meal Prep to Preserve Your Time Sanity

Cassy Joy Garcia

4.0

Cook Once, Eat All Week is a revolutionary way to get a delicious, healthy, and affordable dinner on the table FAST. Author Cassy Joy Garcia will walk you through this tried-and-true method and show you how batch-cooking a few basic components can give you an entire week’s worth of dinners with minimal time and effort.

Have you ever tried a meal prep plan before and gotten so excited about having y