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  • Born Round: A Story of Family, Food and a Ferocious Appetite by Bruni, Frank
    Frank Bruni

    Born Round: A Story of Family, Food and a Ferocious Appetite

    Author: Frank BruniISBN-10: 014311767XISBN-13: 9780143117674Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/29/2010Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 8.34h x 5.58w x 0.76dReview Citation(s): New York Times Book Review 07/11/2010 pg. 24
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  • How to Eat a Small Country: A Family's Pursuit of Happiness, One Meal at a Time by Finley, Amy
    Amy Finley

    How to Eat a Small Country: A Family's Pursuit of Happiness, One Meal at a Time

    "How to Eat a Small Country shares a few key traits with Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love in particular an infectiously likeable narrator and mouthwatering descriptions of European food. But Finley's memoir is less precious, more honest, and ultimately more rewarding." -- Boston Globe...
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  • Bread and Milk by Ramqvist, Karolina
    Karolina Ramqvist

    Bread and Milk

    "If Annie Ernaux and Marcel Proust had a love child it would be Bread and Milk by Karolina Ramqvist." - Laurel Kane, White Whale BookstoreFrom translator Saskia Vogel and one of Sweden's most loved authors, an essayistic memoir about women and food Bread and...
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  • Thomas Keller's Culinary Canvas: 105 Inspired Delights by Culinary Cove, Pacific Fusion
    Pacific Fusion Culinary Cove

    Thomas Keller's Culinary Canvas: 105 Inspired Delights

    In the world of gastronomy, few names evoke a sense of reverence and culinary excellence quite like Chef Thomas Keller. Renowned for his meticulous attention to detail, commitment to quality ingredients, and an unwavering pursuit of perfection, Chef Keller has become a culinary icon...
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  • Life a la Henri: Being the Memoirs of Henri Charpentier by Charpentier, Henri
    Henri Charpentier

    Life a la Henri: Being the Memoirs of Henri Charpentier

    Life A La Henri: Being The Memoirs Of Henri Charpentier is an autobiographical book written by Henri Charpentier, a renowned French chef and restaurateur. The book is a vivid account of Charpentier's life, from his childhood in France to his rise to fame as...
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  • A Life for the Senses: Return to the Soul Artist Journal by Heartsong, L. R.
    L. R. Heartsong

    A Life for the Senses: Return to the Soul Artist Journal

    "I've been reading your archives... reading and rereading everything I could find. You are an amazing creature. Bravissimo..." - Marlena de Blasi, internationally bestselling author of A Thousand Days in Venice and A Thousand Days in TuscanyFor nearly five years, the Soul Artist Journal,...
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  • Laugh More: Stories from an Unexpected Life by Travis, Debbie
    Debbie Travis

    Laugh More: Stories from an Unexpected Life

    Lifestyle pioneer and bestselling author Debbie Travis is back with a book of ridiculously funny, touching and true stories drawn from her own life and dedicated to everyone in desperate need of a good laugh. A decade ago, Debbie Travis gave up her hectic...
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  • How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty by Reichert, Bonny
    Bonny Reichert

    How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty

    A moving culinary memoir about the relationship between food and family--sustenance and survival--from a chef, award-winning journalist, and daughter of a Holocaust survivor. When you're raised by someone who once survived on potato peels and coffee grounds, you develop a pretty healthy respect for...
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  • Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Travels by Eden, Caroline
    Caroline Eden

    Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Travels

    From the author of New Yorker Book of the Year Red Sands, a cozy, thoughtful memoir recalling food and travel in Eastern Europe and Central Asia from a basement Edinburgh kitchen, featuring a delicious recipe at the end of each chapter. "With its union...
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  • Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly by Selinger, Hannah
    Hannah Selinger

    Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly

    What happens when a career you love doesn't love you back? As Hannah Selinger will tell you, to be a good restaurant employee is to be invisible. At the height of her career as a server and then sommelier at some of New York's...
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  • Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes by Nguon, Chantha
    Chantha Nguon

    Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

    A haunting and beautiful memoir from a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but who finds hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen. RECIPE: HOW TO CHANGE CLOTH INTO DIAMOND...
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  • What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts) by Tucci, Stanley
    Stanley Tucci

    What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts)

    From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year's worth of meals. "Sharing food is one of the purest human acts." Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci's life: from stracciatella soup...
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  • Care and Feeding: A Memoir by Woolever, Laurie
    Laurie Woolever

    Care and Feeding: A Memoir

    Author: Laurie WooleverISBN-10: 0063327600ISBN-13: 9780063327603Publisher: Ecco PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2025Pages: 336Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbs
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  • Effortless Eats: 99 Quick and Flavorful Creations Inspired by Jamie Oliver's 30-Minute Meals by Dining Den, Saffron Serenity
    Saffron Serenity Dining Den

    Effortless Eats: 99 Quick and Flavorful Creations Inspired by Jamie Oliver's 30-Minute Meals

    **Effortless Eats - Unveiling Culinary Magic in 30 Minutes or Less** In the whirlwind of modern life, finding time to prepare a wholesome and delicious meal often seems like an elusive dream. We all desire a kitchen repertoire that effortlessly combines speed with flavor,...
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  • Cakewalk: A Fully Baked Memoir by Katein, Susan
    Susan Katein

    Cakewalk: A Fully Baked Memoir

    Three sisters gathered after 9/11 to open a liqueur-infused cake business in this hilarious memoir, which spans farmers markets to Rachel Ray and appeals to fans of foodie memoirs and the Food Network. Born to a depressed, exhausted mother and an abusive father who...
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  • Made From Scratch: Finding Success Without a Recipe by Fran?ois, Mignon
    Mignon Fran?ois

    Made From Scratch: Finding Success Without a Recipe

    "All you have is all you need," is the life lesson entrepreneur Mignon Fran?ois learned as she turned the $5 she had to feed her family dinner for the week into a multi-million-dollar bakery brand. With no experience and no recipe for success, or...
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  • My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes by Lerman, Dawn
    Dawn Lerman

    My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes

    Author: Dawn LermanISBN-10: 0425272230ISBN-13: 9780425272237Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2015Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015
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  • Wolfgang Puck's Culinary Canvas: 95 Inspired Recipes by Dining Haven, Piquant Plateau
    Piquant Plateau Dining Haven

    Wolfgang Puck's Culinary Canvas: 95 Inspired Recipes

    In the world of culinary innovation, few names resonate as strongly as Wolfgang Puck's. Renowned for his pioneering spirit, creative flair, and relentless pursuit of excellence, Chef Wolfgang Puck has left an indelible mark on the global gastronomic landscape. As a celebration of his...
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  • The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America by Franklin, Sara B.
    Sara B. Franklin

    The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America

    Legendary editor Judith Jones, the woman behind some of the most important authors of the 20th century--including Julia Child, Anne Frank, Edna Lewis, John Updike, and Sylvia Plath--finally gets her due in this "surprising, granular, luminous, and path-breaking biography" (Edward Hirsch, author of How...
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  • Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef: In Pursuit of the Ideal Meal by Philippon, Daniel J.
    Daniel J. Philippon

    Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef: In Pursuit of the Ideal Meal

    The role of food writing in the sustainable food movement At turns heartfelt and witty, accessible and engaging, The Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef explores how Wendell Berry, Carlo Petrini, and Alice Waters have changed America's relationship with food over the past fifty...
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  • Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef: In Pursuit of the Ideal Meal by Philippon, Daniel J.
    Daniel J. Philippon

    Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef: In Pursuit of the Ideal Meal

    The role of food writing in the sustainable food movement At turns heartfelt and witty, accessible and engaging, The Farmer, the Gastronome, and the Chef explores how Wendell Berry, Carlo Petrini, and Alice Waters have changed America's relationship with food over the past fifty...
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  • Inside NoMad's Kitchen: 104 Inspired Food Creations by Daniel Humm by Glazed, Honeycomb Hideaway Hickory Ho
    Honeycomb Hideaway Hickory Ho Glazed

    Inside NoMad's Kitchen: 104 Inspired Food Creations by Daniel Humm

    Welcome to the culinary journey that transcends the boundaries of traditional gastronomy, inviting you to experience the exquisite world of flavors meticulously crafted by the renowned chef Daniel Humm. ''Inside NoMad's Kitchen: 104 Inspired Food Creations'' is not just a cookbook; it's a passport...
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  • Alain Ducasse Delights: A Culinary Journey Through 104 Inspired Creations from The Dorchester, London by Culinary Cove, Velvet Vista
    Velvet Vista Culinary Cove

    Alain Ducasse Delights: A Culinary Journey Through 104 Inspired Creations from The Dorchester, London

    Embark on a gastronomic odyssey with ''Alain Ducasse Delights, '' a culinary masterpiece that invites you to explore the exquisite world of haute cuisine as envisioned by the legendary Chef Alain Ducasse. This cookbook unveils a treasure trove of 104 inspired creations that encapsulate...
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  • Next Bites: Culinary Adventures Through 102 Inspired Recipes from Grant Achatz's Iconic Restaurant Menu by Bryndzove, Hot Wine Slovakia
    Hot Wine Slovakia Bryndzove

    Next Bites: Culinary Adventures Through 102 Inspired Recipes from Grant Achatz's Iconic Restaurant Menu

    Embark on an extraordinary culinary journey as we present ''Next Bites, '' a cookbook that invites you to traverse the innovative and tantalizing world of gastronomy crafted by the culinary genius, Grant Achatz. This culinary masterpiece is a celebration of the renowned chef's visionary...
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  • Papaya by Roots, Hilary
    Hilary Roots

    Papaya

    Christopher Columbus discovered Papaya, extraordinary 'fruit of the angels', in the 15th century when he first set foot in the Caribbean. Now Hilary Roots takes you along her discovery of the same amazing Papaya, or Pawpaw, as it's known in some countries. Her fortuitous...
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  • Full Circle: Memories and Magic from a Family Table by Hedden, Forrest
    Forrest Hedden

    Full Circle: Memories and Magic from a Family Table

    Ever wonder why you can't get away from the fact that eating chocolate cake makes you think of your grandmother? Or why certain pizza toppings make you think about laughter-filled nights spent with best friends in high school? Or the way your mom's spaghetti...
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  • Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer who Chronicled How America Ate by Alexander, Kelly
    Kelly Alexander

    Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer who Chronicled How America Ate

    A rollicking biography of a pioneering American woman and one of our greatest culinary figures In Hometown Appetites, Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris come together to revive the legacy of the most important food writer you have never heard of. Clementine Paddleford was a...
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  • Life Behind Bars - Book Two: Stories and Encounters: Vignettes over Cocktails by Branche, Kyle
    Kyle Branche

    Life Behind Bars - Book Two: Stories and Encounters: Vignettes over Cocktails

    Short Stories/Vignettes of Intel based on my experiences as a professional and private bartender in Los Angeles, California. Book Two in the series. Story Titles: 1. Nights at Provence 2. Temple of the Dogg 3. Martinis and Massages 4. Swingtown 5. Ride a Rock...
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  • C'est La Vie! Life, Love and New Hope: The Ingredients of an Authentic French Bakery by Vitart, Jane
    Jane Vitart

    C'est La Vie! Life, Love and New Hope: The Ingredients of an Authentic French Bakery

    A little French bakery and café opens in the artsy, historic borough of New Hope, Pennsylvania. Situated on the bank of the great Delaware River, the shop is owned by a young French chef and his wife who have high hopes for a successful...
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  • C'est La Vie! Life, Love and New Hope: The Ingredients of an Authentic French Bakery by Vitart, Jane
    Jane Vitart

    C'est La Vie! Life, Love and New Hope: The Ingredients of an Authentic French Bakery

    A little French bakery and café opens in the artsy, historic borough of New Hope, Pennsylvania. Situated on the bank of the great Delaware River, the shop is owned by a young French chef and his wife who have high hopes for a successful...
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  • Come Hungry Cookbook: Explore The Home Cook 41 Simple Recipes to Know by Heart by Robinson, Benedict
    Benedict Robinson

    Come Hungry Cookbook: Explore The Home Cook 41 Simple Recipes to Know by Heart

    Author: Benedict RobinsonISBN-10: 8878036692ISBN-13: 9798878036696Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2024Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.14d
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  • The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food by Jones, Judith
    Judith Jones

    The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food

    A memoir by the legendary cookbook editor who was present at the creation of the American food revolution and played a pivotal role in shaping it - "Engrossing. . . . The Tenth Muse lets you pull up a chair at the table where...
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  • A Chef on Ice by Kuhn, Sebastien Jm
    Sebastien Jm Kuhn

    A Chef on Ice

    Join a talented chef as he embarks on a life-changing journey to Antarctica. From grueling recruitment to months-long expeditions, experience the challenges and triumphs of living and working in one of the most remote places on Earth. With breathtaking landscapes, unexpected connections, and a...
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  • Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir by Anthony, Annette
    Annette Anthony

    Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir

    A memoir of global travel and the 160 recipes it inspired. Always Enough: A Global Food Memoir​ is a storied cookbook, a love letter to the author's tables in America, Europe, and Africa. From Philadelphia to Paris, Morocco to the Ivory Coast, Bologna to...
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  • Saving Our Skins: Building a Vineyard Dream in France by Feely, Caro
    Caro Feely

    Saving Our Skins: Building a Vineyard Dream in France

    'Earnest and winning... sincere and passionate' The New York TimesCan you build your dream life? Or will it break you?'We have to get to the next level, or we have to get out, ' I said.'To make the farm viable we have to have...
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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 by Buford, Bill
    Bill Buford

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

    The book that helped define a genre: Heat is a beloved culinary classic, an adventure in the kitchen and into Italian cuisine, by Bill Buford, author of Dirt. Bill Buford was a highly acclaimed writer and editor at the New Yorker when he decided...
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  • Dispatches from the Gilded Age by Reed, Julia
    Julia Reed

    Dispatches from the Gilded Age: A Few More Thoughts on Interesting People, Far-Flung Places, and the Joys of Southern Comforts

    Author: Julia ReedISBN-10: 125035322XISBN-13: 9781250353221Publisher: St. Martin's GriffinLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2022Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 0.72d
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  • Cooking in the Time of Covid: A Memoir with Philippine Recipes by Allen, Jewel
    Jewel Allen

    Cooking in the Time of Covid: A Memoir with Philippine Recipes

    A fun and inspiring tribute to the power of faith, food, and family The year was 2020. With Covid lockdown restrictions, I couldn't easily find ingredients. Still, I took on the challenge. Week after week, I chronicled my latest forage out in the wilds,...
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  • Flavors of Fire: A Tour of 35 Hot Sauces by R. Killeen, Betty
    Betty R. Killeen

    Flavors of Fire: A Tour of 35 Hot Sauces

    Are you a lover of spicy foods and not afraid to taste sauces that will make you tear up?Would you like to put a little spice in your kitchen by creating amazing hot sauces that go great on so many foods?Dive into a world...
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  • The Story of Hyeholde by Kryskill, William
    William Kryskill

    The Story of Hyeholde

    The Story of Hyeholde is a book written by William Kryskill that tells the fascinating history of Hyeholde, a unique and beautiful castle-like structure located in the heart of the Laurel Highlands in Pennsylvania, USA. The book provides a comprehensive account of the origins...
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  • Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food by Ojakangas, Beatrice
    Beatrice Ojakangas

    Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food

    Beatrice Ojakangas, the oldest of ten children, came by it naturally--the cooking but also the pluck and perseverance that she's served up with her renowned Scandinavian dishes over the years. In the wake of the Moose Lake fires and famine of 1918, Ojakangas tells...
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  • The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time; A Memoir by Bertch, Jane
    Jane Bertch

    The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time; A Memoir

    The inspiring and delicious memoir of an American woman who had the gall to open a cooking school in Paris--a true story of triumphing over French naysayers and falling in love with a city along the way "An engaging, multilayered story of a woman...
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  • World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Bourdain, Anthony
    Anthony Bourdain

    World Travel: An Irreverent Guide

    A guide to some of the world's most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown...
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  • Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove by Henderson, Jeff
    Jeff Henderson

    Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove

    By twenty-one, Jeff Henderson was making up to $35,000 a week cooking and selling crack cocaine. By twenty-four, he had been sentenced to nineteen and a half years in prison on federal drug trafficking charges. It was an all-too-familiar story for a young man...
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  • Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen (1881) by Howard, Jane Grant Gilmore
    Jane Grant Gilmore Howard

    Fifty Years In A Maryland Kitchen (1881)

    Fifty Years In A Maryland Kitchen is a historical cookbook written by Jane Grant Gilmore Howard and published in 1881. The book offers a unique glimpse into the culinary traditions of Maryland during the 19th century. The author shares her personal experiences and insights...
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  • Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Gaines, Joanna
    Joanna Gaines

    Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering

    Joanna Gaines--cofounder of Magnolia, cook and host of Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, and New York Times bestselling author--brings us her third cookbook filled with timeless and nostalgic recipes--now reimagined--for today's home cook. Whether it's in the making, the gathering, or the tasting of...
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  • My Summer In The Kitchen (1878) by Morrison, Hetty Athon
    Hetty Athon Morrison

    My Summer In The Kitchen (1878)

    My Summer In The Kitchen is a memoir written by Hetty Athon Morrison in 1878, recounting her experiences working in the kitchen of a wealthy family during the summer of 1877. The book provides a detailed account of the daily routines, challenges, and joys...
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  • Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States by Jordan, Pete
    Pete Jordan

    Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States

    Dishwasher is Public Radio favorite and underground celebrity Pete Jordan's amusing memoir of his dishwashing extravaganza. Part adventure, part parody, and part miraculous journey of self-discovery, it is the unforgettable account of Jordan's transformation from itinerant seeker into "Dishwasher Pete"--unlikely folk hero, writer, publisher...
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  • Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by Dublanica, Steve
    Steve Dublanica

    Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

    According to The Waiter, 80 percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining 20 percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths.Eye-opening, outrageous, and unabashed--replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen tidbits of human grace in the...
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  • The Man Who Ate Everything by Steingarten, Jeffrey
    Jeffrey Steingarten

    The Man Who Ate Everything

    Winner of the Julia Child Book Award A James Beard Book Award Finalist When Jeffrey Steingarten was appointed food critic for Vogue, he systematically set out to overcome his distaste for such things as kimchi, lard, Greek cuisine, and blue food. He succeeded at...
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