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Required Reading For Food Lovers

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Holly

In the mood to sink your teeth into some good reads? Here are a few enjoyable reads I’ve been wanting to chat about.

Links:

*9 James Beard Award Winning Stories and Why They Won Food writing at it’s finest.

*I Was A Cookbook Ghostwriter (via The Clothes Make The Girl) Interesting behind the scenes of celebrity cookbook writing.

*A No Frills Kitchen Still Cooks — Mark Bittman shows you how to outfit a kitchen for under $300.

*Why do recipe writers lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions? Oh this was so hysterically true!

*Salads I want to Eat – I made a new pinterest board for salads and salad dressing and it is now all I want to eat.

Books:

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
I am interested in reading about almost ANY underbelly I’ll have you know, but this was just such an entertaining read. I actually listened to the audio book, narrated by the author, which made it even more fun. It’s a little raunchy, a little informative, and A LOT of exciting entertainment. I’ve recommended this book a number of times here, but I just can’t stop.

The United States of Arugula: How We Became A Gourmet Nation by David Kamp
Kamp wrote for Vanity Fair and this entire book reads like a long and juicy magazine article. Tons of information on the who, what and why of the culinary world. I’d recommend it for no other reason than it is a great pre-requisite to watching Top Chef. 🙂

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes From My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg
I’ve mentioned this book so many times on this website that I probably sound like a broken record, but I don’t care. I really think it’s that enjoyable. Good Food Stories. That’s it. Simple, eloquent and enjoyable.

Blogs:

*Pantry Confidential — Full of interesting interviews with people who like food. Do you like blogs? Do you like Food? This is blog about people who like food — What’s not to like?