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Not cook books. I'm talking about something more relating to Anthony Bourdain does for a living . . . . . food exploration, love of food, trials and tribulations of cooking, history of food, working as a chef, etc.
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There are countless books on the subject. However, there are also numerous specials and series that can be found on Netflix and other streaming services. PBS has a series called "The Mind of a Chef" that really delves into the love of food.
The book has been around longer than we think and has been 'polished up' since it's first edition but I thinks it's still very relevant today as the day of it's original edition.
The History of the Joy of Cooking
The Great Depression tightened its grip on a shaken nation in 1931, but not on the resolve of one strong-willed St. Louis woman confronting another sort of wound. Desolated by her husband’s suicide in 1930, she forged her own new purpose in life. She spent more than a year assembling a collection of favorite recipes and sent it forth into the world, at her own expense, with a title that defied grief: The Joy of Cooking.
A complete amateur with no official credentials, she nonetheless knew that neophyte cooks somehow learn faster in the company of a friend. This small, chic, witty, and immensely forceful woman appointed herself that friend.
The book has been around longer than we think and has been 'polished up' since it's first edition but I thinks it's still very relevant today as the day of it's original edition.
The History of the Joy of Cooking
The Great Depression tightened its grip on a shaken nation in 1931, but not on the resolve of one strong-willed St. Louis woman confronting another sort of wound. Desolated by her husband’s suicide in 1930, she forged her own new purpose in life. She spent more than a year assembling a collection of favorite recipes and sent it forth into the world, at her own expense, with a title that defied grief: The Joy of Cooking.
A complete amateur with no official credentials, she nonetheless knew that neophyte cooks somehow learn faster in the company of a friend. This small, chic, witty, and immensely forceful woman appointed herself that friend.
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Larousse Gastronomique comes immediately to mind. A deli I used to hang out at had an old version; it was fascinating to browse. It's not cheap new, but you might be able to find it used.
Not cook books. I'm talking about something more relating to Anthony Bourdain does for a living . . . . . food exploration, love of food, trials and tribulations of cooking, history of food, working as a chef, etc.
A few of my favorites:
Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (By Steve Dublanica)
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (By Michael Pollan) Actually, all of Michael Pollan's books.
The Case Against Sugar (By Gary Taubes)
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (By Eric Schlosser)
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us (By Michael S. Moss)
Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do about It (By Larry Olmsted)
Absolutely!
Anything by MF -- she'a a brilliant writer. You can get lost in her tales of food & place.
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