Booklist
Food Writing (and Watching)
- Bryan B.
- Thursday, December 17, 2020
These passionate works are not just about the foods, but the science behind them as well as the lives of the people who create, consume, and make their living through it.




Hungry Monkey
A Food-loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater
Published in 2010
x, 260 pages ; 21 cm

Kitchen Confidential
Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Published in 2007
xviii, 312, 22 pages ; 21 cm


Cod
A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
Published in 1998
viii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm


The Food Lab
Better Home Cooking Through Science
Published in 2015
958 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm


On Food and Cooking
The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Published in 2004
x, 884 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Published in 2017
469 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm






The Flavor Thesaurus
A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook
Published in 2010
vii, 383 pages ; 23 cm

The Man Who Ate Everything
And Other Gastronomic Feats, Disputes, and Pleasurable Pursuits
Published in 1997
514 pages ; 22 cm

The Cooking Gene
A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South
Published in 2017
xvii, 443 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm