Food books that aren't cookbooks

  1. The Bakery at the Edge of the World: A Whispered Recipe
    The Bakery at the Edge of the World: A Whispered Recipe Laura Merrick
  2. Chile Peppers: A Global History
    Chile Peppers: A Global History Dave DeWitt
    5
  3. Food Americana: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America’s Favorite Dishes: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America's Favorite Dishes
    Food Americana: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America’s Favorite Dishes: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America's Favorite Dishes David Page
  4. Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food
    Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food Ed Balls
    4.7
  5. Cheese, Wine, and Bread: Discovering the Magic of Fermentation in England, Italy, and France
    Cheese, Wine, and Bread: Discovering the Magic of Fermentation in England, Italy, and France Katie Quinn
    3
  6. Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human
    Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human Rob Dunn
    4.3
  7. What's the Difference?: Recreational Culinary Reference for the Curious and Confused
    What's the Difference?: Recreational Culinary Reference for the Curious and Confused Brette Warshaw
    4.5
  8. Chop Suey Nation
    Chop Suey Nation Ann Hui
    4.5
  9. Garlic, Mint, & Sweet Basil: Essays on Marseilles, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Noir Fiction
    Garlic, Mint, & Sweet Basil: Essays on Marseilles, Mediterranean Cuisine, and Noir Fiction Jean-Claude Izzo
    5
  10. The Kitchen Whisperers: Cooking with the Wisdom of Our Friends
    The Kitchen Whisperers: Cooking with the Wisdom of Our Friends Dorothy Kalins
  11. Romyokotha
    Romyokotha ভদ্ৰ বৰা
    5
  12. Nola
    Nola Kaushik Majumdar
    4.6
  13. Mango, Mambo and Murder
    Mango, Mambo and Murder Raquel V. Reyes
    3.6
  14. Glorious Beef: The LaFrieda Family and the Evolution of the American Meat Industry
    Glorious Beef: The LaFrieda Family and the Evolution of the American Meat Industry Pat LaFrieda
  15. Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
    Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography Laurie Woolever
    4.2
  16. Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food
    Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food Roanne van Voorst
    3.7
  17. Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat
    Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat Larissa Zimberoff
  18. Wine Talks: 23 Conversations to Becoming a Wine Connoisseur
    Wine Talks: 23 Conversations to Becoming a Wine Connoisseur Laura Levy Shatkin
    3.8
  19. Beer: A Global Journey through the Past and Present
    Beer: A Global Journey through the Past and Present John W. Arthur
  20. Why Food Matters
    Why Food Matters Paul Freedman
    4
  21. The Dorito Effect - The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor
    The Dorito Effect - The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor Mark Schatzker
    4.5
  22. What’s Good?: A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients
    What’s Good?: A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients Peter Hoffman
  23. The Wilderness Cure
    The Wilderness Cure Mo Wilde
    4
  24. Salty: Lessons on Eating, Drinking, and Living from Revolutionary Women
    Salty: Lessons on Eating, Drinking, and Living from Revolutionary Women Alissa Wilkinson
    3.3
  25. Distilled: A Natural History of Spirits
    Distilled: A Natural History of Spirits Rob DeSalle
    4.3
  26. Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat
    Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat Jonathan Kauffman
    1.5
  27. What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories
    What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories Laura Shapiro
    3.3
  28. The Man Who Ate The World: In Search of the Perfect Dinner
    The Man Who Ate The World: In Search of the Perfect Dinner Jay Rayner
    4.3
  29. What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim our Health
    What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim our Health David R. Montgomery
    4.2
  30. Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll: How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
    Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll: How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession Andrew Friedman
    3.8
  31. Steven Spurrier: A Life in Wine (unabridged)
    Steven Spurrier: A Life in Wine (unabridged) Steven Spurrier
  32. Real Food, Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It
    Real Food, Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It Larry Olmsted
    3.8
  33. Murder Below the Mistletoe
    Murder Below the Mistletoe Kaz Delaney
    3.9
  34. The Baker's Man: An Enchanting and Whimsical Novel from a USA TODAY Bestselling Author
    The Baker's Man: An Enchanting and Whimsical Novel from a USA TODAY Bestselling Author Jennifer Moorman
    2.5
  35. The Soul of a Chef: The Journey toward Perfection
    The Soul of a Chef: The Journey toward Perfection Michael Ruhlman
    4.4
  36. Pilsner: How the Beer of Kings Changed the World
    Pilsner: How the Beer of Kings Changed the World Tom Acitelli
    5
  37. The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming
    The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming Masanobu Fukuoka
    4.6
  38. My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings
    My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings Zosia Mamet
  39. The Comfort Food Diaries: My Quest for the Perfect Dish to Mend a Broken Heart
    The Comfort Food Diaries: My Quest for the Perfect Dish to Mend a Broken Heart Emily Nunn
    3.8
  40. Lemon Curd Killer
    Lemon Curd Killer Laura Childs
    4.7
  41. Pink Lemonade Cake Murder
    Pink Lemonade Cake Murder Joanne Fluke
    3
  42. Stuffed: A History of Good Food and Hard Times in Britain
    Stuffed: A History of Good Food and Hard Times in Britain Pen Vogler
  43. Honey Drop Dead
    Honey Drop Dead Laura Childs
    3.8
  44. The Kamogawa Food Detectives
    The Kamogawa Food Detectives Hisashi Kashiwai
    3.9
  45. A Natural History of Wine
    A Natural History of Wine Rob DeSalle
    4.3
  46. Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States
    Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States Andrew Coe
    3
  47. The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change
    The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change Bee Wilson
    4.2
  48. Savage Feast: Three Generations, Two Continents, and a Dinner Table (a Memoir with Recipes)
    Savage Feast: Three Generations, Two Continents, and a Dinner Table (a Memoir with Recipes) Boris Fishman
    5
  49. Halal Food: A History
    Halal Food: A History Febe Armanios
    3
  50. First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
    First Bite: How We Learn to Eat Bee Wilson
    3.5