Biography & Autobiography - Culinary

This is the true story of Joseph and Matilda Novak, as told in their own words, and newly updated by twin daughters Matilda and Karen. It's a story of growing up in Hungary during World War II, and surviving those hardships only to find...

For fans of Tamar Adler and Ruth Reichl, a poignant yet comic tale of how one woman dodged a late-life crisis, discovered her best self, and fell back in love with her childhood sweetheart: restaurants. Karen Stabiner has found community--and joy--in restaurants since she...

A book on family foods and dishes. How family origins and history, influenced their adoption and evolution.Author: Lynn Edward DawsonISBN-13: 9798180843326Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2026Pages: 90Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.23d

The stove doesn't give a damn how you feel."After 45 years in the heat of professional kitchens, Chef Douglas Wasdyke reached the precipice of his career goal-only for life to "86" his plan. Forced to stop working after losing the use of his left...

Previously published as The Healthy Italian Chef: My Journey to Well-Being by Cristian Marino.In this revised 2026 edition, The Healthy Italian Chef expands the original journey into a deeper personal memoir about work, pressure, the body, and the slow discovery that strength is not...

Anna Cortopassi is a remarkable woman with a remarkable story to tell. Born during the Fascist era in Italy, she has lived through Nazi occupation, the postwar Italian boom, London in the swinging sixties, and the vicissitudes and complex political life of modern Italy....

A quest for passion and community meets deep knowledge and learning in Michael Finnerty's The Cheese Cure. A renowned journalist and radio presenter, Finnerty found something deeply lacking in the flavour of his life. What followed was a life-changing sabbatical in the historical halls...

This is a story of survival; of a child growing up in rural Alberta during the Depression; of a wife and mother of four who struggled against an abusive relationship, who pitched a tent with her children and called it home. Take a walk...

From a senior editor at America's Test Kitchen and the former writer and presenter for Travelogue: Exploring Hidden China comes a luminous memoir that weaves together the immigrant experience, the ancestral ties that guide us, and the deeply rooted Chinese philosophy of seasonal eating....

A Taste of Ireland invites you into the heart of Irish life - where food is not just something to eat, but something to feel.From misty mornings on green hills to the warmth of kitchens filled with laughter, this book celebrates the spirit of...

The funny, heart-warming and at times exhausting behind-the-scenes story of Matthew Evans' transformation from high-profile food critic to television's Gourmet FarmerFrom an often controversial job as one of Australia's most powerful food critics, Matthew Evans stepped, unknowing and untested, off the treadmill. Leaving the...

One of the Must-Read Books To Have On Your Radar in 2026--Service95From a dazzling new writer, a stirring memoir rooted in Hakka culture about the lesson to accept both bitterness and sweetness in lifeEat bitter is a Chinese proverb meaning 'endure hardship to taste...

Author: Cree LefavourISBN-10: 1635576768ISBN-13: 9781635576764Publisher: Bloomsbury PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/22/2027Pages: 276Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.00d

Author: Grace Hwang LynchISBN-13: 9798895656976Publisher: Regalo PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/26/2027Pages: 256Format: Hardcover

Unlock the Single Most Transformative Skill in the KitchenOf all the techniques a home cook can learn, none pays off more than confidence with a knife. It is the secret foundation that makes cooking faster, safer, and infinitely more enjoyable. When your ingredients are...

Take a splash of Italian, a dash of Polish, and a hint of Normandy, and you have me. A mutt seasoned with salted butter. Stubborn, proud, hard-headed, and vindictive. Perfumed by the smell of French baguettes and bad intentions, my life adds up to...

I'm a French chef. Exiled in the United States for twenty years. I did not say expatriated for a reason. I watch my country from a distance and carry the absence like an open wound that refuses to heal. Here, I'm also a restaurant...

With rare intensity and candor, world-renowned, Michelin-starred Chef Curtis Duffy shares his epic journey from child of an outlaw biker father to famed culinary iconoclast. Fans of no holds-barred stories such as Motley Crue's The Dirt, memoirs by celebrity chefs, and brutally honest personal...

This book is a summation of my 10-year experience operating in the food and beverage industry and how the industry has evolved over the last decade, accompanied by personal experiences. It explores how one of the largest employers of unorganized labor is undergoing a...

I began writing these blogs in 2013 and continued with it sporadically over the next six years, during which time I relocated from Grasmere to Blackburn. It's been a period of great political and social upheaval, but I wanted to focus on the human...

Book DescriptionEnjoy the convenience of homemade meals without the daily preparation.The 60 Just-Add-Water Mason Jar Meals is your practical guide to creating delicious, shelf-stable meals that require little more than hot water to prepare. Whether you're meal prepping for busy weekdays, stocking an emergency...

Food is the excuse. Connection is the point.In a world that feels increasingly disconnected, relationships matter more than ever. Yet the deepest lessons about friendship, family, and belonging are found in the ordinary moments we overlook: Sunday dinners, impromptu get-togethers, favorite recipes, and the...

Through all the chaos, the loss, and the drama of decades in the restaurant trenches, one truth remains: This is who I am.The drinks have changed. The venues have changed. The battles have changed. But my role-mixing, serving, connecting-has never wavered.This is my final...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The author of The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South tells his own story this time. Of growing up in a house wrecked by violence and a South haunted by racism. And of how his search for home...

Imagine leaving your comfortable life in middle England for a land of glorious hot summers, romantic scenery and exquisite cuisine, to live off the fruits of your own labour on a vineyard in south-west France. If it sounds too idyllic to be true, it...

The Life And Death Of The Sublime Society Of Beef Steaks is a historical book written by Walter Arnold in 1871. The book gives an account of the Sublime Society of Beef Steaks, a dining club that was established in 1735 in London, England....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Author: Sandy SperanzaISBN-13: 9798349459177Publisher: Sandy SperanzaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/06/2026Pages: 270Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.73d

"[A] must-read for Chicago's foodies."-- Publishers WeeklyThe untold stories behind Chicago's globally celebrated culinary scene--from revolutionary chefs to kitchen disasters to public uproars to Michelin stars, told by the cooks, servers, restaurateurs, critics, dreamers, and rebels who built America's most fearless food city.Whether serious...

Cornflakes and Beaujolais is a memoir written by Paul Roberts. The book is a personal account of the author's journey from his childhood in England to his adult life in France. The narrative is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The stove doesn't give a damn how you feel."After 45 years in the heat of professional kitchens, Chef Douglas Wasdyke reached the precipice of his career goal-only for life to "86" his plan. Forced to stop working after losing the use of his left...

"Dive into the captivating journey of Frederic Castan, a gifted chef hailing from Avignon, France, in 'Facing the Heat.' From his early days watching his grandmother and mother create culinary magic at home to embarking on an apprenticeship in a Michelin-starred restaurant, Frederic's path...

What if love isn't about grand gestures... but the meals you share along the way?In Grub Season: A Love Story, Coleman Walker tells a raw, intimate story of relationships shaped not by perfection-but by late-night cravings, small moments, and the food that brings people...

Before she understood herself, Tarajia Morrell understood flavor. Born to one of New York's most celebrated wine families, Tarajia Morrell grew up at the table, where conversation was wine-soaked and food was the love language--a merchant's daughter amid the Manhattan elite. In this lush,...

Author: Walker BrownISBN-13: 9798991957526Publisher: Unbound Edition PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2026Pages: 138Format: Paperback

A delicious and moving memoir, tracing a family's journey through Chinese food. As a teen growing up in San Francisco, Miranda Brown noticed her outspoken immigrant mother didn't act--or cook--like other Chinese mothers. Butter invaded coffee. Stinky fruits found their way into ice cream....

"When Evil Walks Again" is a powerful and urgent warning about the rising tide of hatred and evil in the world. Written from the perspective of a descendant of Holocaust survivors, Mitch Deutsch reflects on the stories passed down through generations-the whispered conversations, the...

One August day, months after her marriage abruptly ended, a heart-shaped baking tin fell at Bee Wilson's feet: the same one she had used to bake her wedding cake twenty-three years prior. This discovery struck a wave of emotions that propelled her search for...

A playful, thoughtful, and delicious A to Z of M.F.K. Fisher's food writing. In An Alphabet for Gourmets, M.F.K. Fisher creates a wide-ranging, whimsical, and profound miscellany of food that moves readers from A (for dining alone) to Z (zakuski, the classic accompaniments to...

"I do not know of any one in the United States who writes better prose." --W. H. Auden A practical, culinary, and philosophical guide on how to eke out joy and delight in difficult times. There is perhaps no other book that speaks so...

The sentimental and culinary education of M.F.K. Fisher. In 1929, a newly married M.F.K. Fisher embarked on a journey that would change her life. In The Gastronomical Me, readers get a firsthand look at the travels that formed the culinary education of one of...

In Kneading Hope: Lessons from the Kitchen of Life, Nilla Spark opens the door to a life she never planned, but one that shaped her, healed her, and ultimately transformed her family's future. This is not just a cookbook. It's not just a memoir....

Electrician Graeme Leith joined Melbourne's theater collective at Carton's famously innovative Pram Factory Theatre and said "let there be light." And there was; Graham Blundell, Jack Hibberd, Max Gillies, and many others produced over 140 new Australian plays in 10 years. The electrician, a...

From the beloved restaurateur behind The Black Hoof, Grey Gardens, and General Public, as well as the bestselling author of I Hear She's a Real Bitch, comes a hilarious, heartbreaking look at love, success, and, most importantly, good lighting. Jen Agg had a thriving...

This is not a story about becoming a chef.This is a story about surviving the journey.From a teenage dishwasher in New York City to navigating the chaos of professional kitchens, Here Until I'm Not pulls back the curtain on what life in the culinary...

A festive and nostalgic celebration of family Christmas recipes and traditions. From the beloved father-daughter team behind the bestseller Old Farm Country Cookbook comes a heartwarming celebration of Christmases past--when the first snowfall signaled the start of the season, neighbors gathered close, and simple...

A fascinating overview of culinary history exploring the lives of twenty people who have impacted the way we dine. "An intriguing dip into the lives and obsessions of an eclectic round up of ancient and modern food heroes whose tastes affect ours. Easy to...

There are some people you meet that have lived a full life, embracing everything the world has to offer. In this much anticipated book, Dim Sum Stories, ChuPing's shares about many events in her life as she journeys through her inner and outer travels...

Deeply personal and intimate, this absolutely magical culinary memoir by Tabinda Jalil-Burney combines recipes and memories from the idyllic summers of her childhood which she spent with her grandparents in Aligarh. There, presided over by Amma-- her formidable grandmother-- the extended clan gathered and...