50 Books like Ratio

How to Dunk a Doughnut

by Len Fisher • 2002

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

3.34

277

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics 🤔 Scientific Curiosity 🧠 Critical Thinking

How to Dunk a Doughnut 94%

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

by Len Fisher 2002

3.34

277 ratings

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics 🤔 Scientific Curiosity 🧠 Critical Thinking

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School

by Kathleen Flinn • 2011

Nine kitchen-phobic novices learn basics from a chef. What changes isn't just their cooking.

4.09

5k+

🏠 Home Cooking 📖 Culinary Memoir 📚 Food Literacy 👩‍🍳 From Scratch 🐌 Slow Food Movement

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School Summary

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School 93%

Nine kitchen-phobic novices learn basics from a chef. What changes isn't just their cooking.

by Kathleen Flinn 2011

4.09

5k+ ratings

🏠 Home Cooking 📖 Culinary Memoir 📚 Food Literacy 👩‍🍳 From Scratch 🐌 Slow Food Movement

The Science of Food

by Marty Jopson • 2017

Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.

3.78

203

🧪 Food Science 👅 Flavor Chemistry 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚙️ Food Technology

The Science of Food 93%

Why your knife glides, your bread browns, and your kraut sours: the hidden science in every kitchen.

by Marty Jopson 2017

3.78

203 ratings

🧪 Food Science 👅 Flavor Chemistry 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚙️ Food Technology

Cooked

by Michael Pollan • 2013

Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.

4.08

26k+

📜 Culinary History 🔬 Food Science 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Microbiome 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Cooked 93%

Cooking made us human, then we stopped. What starting over from scratch reveals.

by Michael Pollan 2013

4.08

26k+ ratings

📜 Culinary History 🔬 Food Science 🫙 Fermentation 🦠 Microbiome 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Sous Chef

by Michael Gibney • 2014

From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.

3.64

8k+

🍳 Professional Kitchens 🧑‍🍳 Kitchen Hierarchy 🍽️ Service Culture 📖 Kitchen Memoirs 🏢 Restaurant Industry

Sous Chef 92%

From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.

by Michael Gibney 2014

3.64

8k+ ratings

🍳 Professional Kitchens 🧑‍🍳 Kitchen Hierarchy 🍽️ Service Culture 📖 Kitchen Memoirs 🏢 Restaurant Industry

Food Rules

by Michael Pollan • 2008

Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.

3.99

49k+

🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating 🍳 Home Cooking 🐌 Slow Food Movement ⚖️ Portion Control

Food Rules 92%

Sixty-four rules that replace dieting with common sense, home cooking, and enjoying your food.

by Michael Pollan 2008

3.99

49k+ ratings

🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Mindful Eating 🍳 Home Cooking 🐌 Slow Food Movement ⚖️ Portion Control

Eating on the Wild Side

by Jo Robinson • 2013

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

4.19

4k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

Eating on the Wild Side 91%

We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.

by Jo Robinson 2013

4.19

4k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🌿 Wild Foods 📅 Seasonal Eating 🌱 Heirloom Varieties 🧬 Evolutionary Nutrition

In Defense of Food

by Michael Pollan • 2008

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

4.07

120k+

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

In Defense of Food 91%

Forget superfoods and nutrient math. The healthiest diet rules are older than science and simpler.

by Michael Pollan 2008

4.07

120k+ ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🌍 Traditional Diets 🧬 Food Reductionism 🧘 Mindful Eating

Coffee Nerd

by Ruth Brown • 2014

A twenty-dollar brewer works fine. A twenty-dollar grinder ruins everything. The rules that matter.

3.83

224

☕ Specialty Coffee 🏠 Home Brewing 🌊 Third Wave Coffee 👅 Coffee Tasting 🌍 Coffee Culture

Coffee Nerd 91%

A twenty-dollar brewer works fine. A twenty-dollar grinder ruins everything. The rules that matter.

by Ruth Brown 2014

3.83

224 ratings

☕ Specialty Coffee 🏠 Home Brewing 🌊 Third Wave Coffee 👅 Coffee Tasting 🌍 Coffee Culture

How to Bake Pi

by Eugenia Cheng • 2015

Math is logical structure, not calculation. Category theory reveals it; baking makes it stick.

3.64

2k+

How to Bake Pi 91%

Math is logical structure, not calculation. Category theory reveals it; baking makes it stick.

by Eugenia Cheng 2015

3.64

2k+ ratings

Eating for Beginners

by Melanie Rehak • 2010

A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.

3.62

285

🌱 Farm To Table 🔪 Restaurant Kitchens 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🧀 Artisanal Food 🧒 Picky Eating

Eating for Beginners 91%

A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.

by Melanie Rehak 2010

3.62

285 ratings

🌱 Farm To Table 🔪 Restaurant Kitchens 🌍 Sustainable Eating 🧀 Artisanal Food 🧒 Picky Eating

The Apprentice

by Jacques Pépin • 2003

From kitchen boy at thirteen to de Gaulle's chef. Then a car crash changed everything.

4.19

11k+

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🥖 French Cuisine 🔪 Culinary Apprenticeship 🍲 Food And Memory 🔄 Career Reinvention

The Apprentice 91%

From kitchen boy at thirteen to de Gaulle's chef. Then a car crash changed everything.

by Jacques Pépin 2003

4.19

11k+ ratings

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🥖 French Cuisine 🔪 Culinary Apprenticeship 🍲 Food And Memory 🔄 Career Reinvention

Nutrivore

by Sarah Ballantyne • 2024

You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.

4.08

599

🧬 Nutrition Science 🥦 Whole Foods 🍽️ Anti-Diet 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔍 Food Myths

Nutrivore 91%

You are undernourished, not overfed. Fix it by eating more variety, not less food.

by Sarah Ballantyne 2024

4.08

599 ratings

🧬 Nutrition Science 🥦 Whole Foods 🍽️ Anti-Diet 🥬 Nutrient Density 🔍 Food Myths

The New Wine Rules

by Jon Bonne • 2017

Drink better wine for less money, skip the fake rules, and order like a pro.

3.86

1k+

🍷 Wine Appreciation 📗 Wine For Beginners 👃 Wine Tasting 🍽️ Food And Wine Pairing ❓ Wine Myths

The New Wine Rules 91%

Drink better wine for less money, skip the fake rules, and order like a pro.

by Jon Bonne 2017

3.86

1k+ ratings

🍷 Wine Appreciation 📗 Wine For Beginners 👃 Wine Tasting 🍽️ Food And Wine Pairing ❓ Wine Myths

Blood, Bones & Butter

by Gabrielle Hamilton • 2001

Her parents threw lamb roasts for a hundred guests. Then they left. She found kitchens anyway.

3.77

38k+

🍽️ Restaurant Memoirs 🌱 Culinary Coming Of Age 👩‍🍳 Women In Kitchens 🏠 Food And Family ✈️ Culinary Travel

Blood, Bones & Butter 91%

Her parents threw lamb roasts for a hundred guests. Then they left. She found kitchens anyway.

by Gabrielle Hamilton 2001

3.77

38k+ ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Memoirs 🌱 Culinary Coming Of Age 👩‍🍳 Women In Kitchens 🏠 Food And Family ✈️ Culinary Travel

The Feast Nearby

by Robin Mather • 2011

Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.

3.79

2k+

🥬 Seasonal Eating 🧑‍🌾 Local Food Systems 🍳 Culinary Memoir 💰 Frugal Living 🌿 Seasonal Living

The Feast Nearby 91%

Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.

by Robin Mather 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

🥬 Seasonal Eating 🧑‍🌾 Local Food Systems 🍳 Culinary Memoir 💰 Frugal Living 🌿 Seasonal Living

Cooking for Kings

by Ian Kelly • 2003

Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.

3.75

291

🥐 French Cuisine 📜 Culinary History 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chefs 🍽️ Haute Cuisine 🧁 Pastry Arts

Cooking for Kings 91%

Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.

by Ian Kelly 2003

3.75

291 ratings

🥐 French Cuisine 📜 Culinary History 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chefs 🍽️ Haute Cuisine 🧁 Pastry Arts

The Right Chemistry

by Joe Schwarcz • 2012

Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.

3.84

🔬 Everyday Science 🍎 Food Chemistry 📚 Scientific Literacy 🕵️ Pseudoscience Debunking 📜 History Of Science

The Right Chemistry 90%

Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.

by Joe Schwarcz 2012

3.84

79 ratings

🔬 Everyday Science 🍎 Food Chemistry 📚 Scientific Literacy 🕵️ Pseudoscience Debunking 📜 History Of Science

Real Food

by Nina Planck • 2006

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

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5k+

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

Real Food 90%

The foods you were told to avoid (butter, whole milk, liver) are exactly what your body needs.

by Nina Planck 2006

4.04

5k+ ratings

🦴 Ancestral Nutrition 🧈 Fat Exoneration 🐄 Traditional Dairy 🧅 Nose-To-Tail Eating 🧫 Fermented Foods

French Women Don't Get Fat

by Mireille Guiliano • 2004

The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.

3.56

20k+

🥖 Food Culture 🍽️ Mindful Eating 😊 Joyful Eating ⚖️ Portion Control 🌿 Seasonal Cooking

French Women Don't Get Fat 90%

The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.

by Mireille Guiliano 2004

3.56

20k+ ratings

🥖 Food Culture 🍽️ Mindful Eating 😊 Joyful Eating ⚖️ Portion Control 🌿 Seasonal Cooking

Food

by Mark Hyman • 2018

Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.

3.99

7k+

🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutritional Science 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Detox 🩺 Functional Medicine

Food 90%

Two hostile diet tribes, one surprising overlap. A doctor's plan for eating without the dogma.

by Mark Hyman 2018

3.99

7k+ ratings

🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutritional Science 🌿 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🍬 Sugar Detox 🩺 Functional Medicine

Keto-Adapted

by Maria Emmerich • 2013

How to train your metabolism to run on fat. The payoff goes beyond weight loss.

4.07

461

🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🔥 Fat Adaptation ⚡ Metabolic Health 🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Autoimmune Healing

Keto-Adapted 90%

How to train your metabolism to run on fat. The payoff goes beyond weight loss.

by Maria Emmerich 2013

4.07

461 ratings

🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🔥 Fat Adaptation ⚡ Metabolic Health 🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Autoimmune Healing

Nutrition Facts

by Rockridge Press • 2015

Stop guessing at the grocery store: the plain-language guide to what your body actually needs.

3.69

102

🔬 Nutrition Science 🥗 Whole Foods Eating 📚 Nutrition Fundamentals 🏷️ Label Literacy 💊 Food As Medicine

Nutrition Facts 90%

Stop guessing at the grocery store: the plain-language guide to what your body actually needs.

by Rockridge Press 2015

3.69

102 ratings

🔬 Nutrition Science 🥗 Whole Foods Eating 📚 Nutrition Fundamentals 🏷️ Label Literacy 💊 Food As Medicine

Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet

by Monica Reinagel • 2011

Nutrition rules that actually matter: what belongs on your plate, and what doesn't.

4.09

137

🥬 Whole Foods Eating ⚖️ Portion Control 🍬 Sugar Reduction 🧘 Mindful Eating 📊 Evidence-Based Nutrition

Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet Summary

Nutrition Diva's Secrets for a Healthy Diet 90%

Nutrition rules that actually matter: what belongs on your plate, and what doesn't.

by Monica Reinagel 2011

4.09

137 ratings

🥬 Whole Foods Eating ⚖️ Portion Control 🍬 Sugar Reduction 🧘 Mindful Eating 📊 Evidence-Based Nutrition

A Bite-Sized History of France

by Stephane Henaut • 2018

French cuisine is a global collage. The myth of purity, dismantled one dish at a time.

4.19

2k+

🍴 Culinary History 🇫🇷 French Gastronomy 🏳️ Food And Identity 🌍 Colonial Foodways 👑 Class And Cuisine

A Bite-Sized History of France 90%

French cuisine is a global collage. The myth of purity, dismantled one dish at a time.

by Stephane Henaut 2018

4.19

2k+ ratings

🍴 Culinary History 🇫🇷 French Gastronomy 🏳️ Food And Identity 🌍 Colonial Foodways 👑 Class And Cuisine

Food Rules

by Catherine Shanahan • 2010

What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.

4.18

422

🥩 Ancestral Eating 🛢️ Vegetable Oil Critique ❤️ Cholesterol Myth 🍬 Sugar Addiction 💊 Food As Medicine

Food Rules 90%

What if vegetable oils, not butter, drive heart disease? A doctor rewrites healthy eating rules.

by Catherine Shanahan 2010

4.18

422 ratings

🥩 Ancestral Eating 🛢️ Vegetable Oil Critique ❤️ Cholesterol Myth 🍬 Sugar Addiction 💊 Food As Medicine

The Dorito Effect

by Mark Schatzker • 2015

We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.

4.01

9k+

🧪 Food Science 🚜 Industrial Agriculture 🏭 Processed Food 👅 Flavor Science 🗳️ Food Politics

The Dorito Effect 90%

We bred flavor out of food and sprayed imitation back on. Your body noticed.

by Mark Schatzker 2015

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧪 Food Science 🚜 Industrial Agriculture 🏭 Processed Food 👅 Flavor Science 🗳️ Food Politics

The Third Plate

by Dan Barber • 2014

Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.

4.28

7k+

🚜 Food Systems 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Biology 🐝 Biodiversity 👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs

The Third Plate 89%

Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.

by Dan Barber 2014

4.28

7k+ ratings

🚜 Food Systems 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Biology 🐝 Biodiversity 👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs

Did You Just Eat That?

by Paul Dawson • 2018

Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.

3.29

269

🦠 Food Safety 🧪 Food Science 🔨 Myth Busting 🧼 Germs And Hygiene 🔬 Pop Science

Did You Just Eat That? 89%

Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.

by Paul Dawson 2018

3.29

269 ratings

🦠 Food Safety 🧪 Food Science 🔨 Myth Busting 🧼 Germs And Hygiene 🔬 Pop Science

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness

by Henepola Gunaratana • 2001

You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.

4.3

2k+

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness 89%

You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.

by Henepola Gunaratana 2001

4.3

2k+ ratings

Eat to Beat Your Diet

by William W. Li • 2023

Your body has fat that burns fat. The foods and fasting windows that turn it on.

3.99

1k+

🔥 Metabolic Health ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🏺 Traditional Food Wisdom 🧪 Bioactive Compounds 🥗 Culinary Medicine

Eat to Beat Your Diet 89%

Your body has fat that burns fat. The foods and fasting windows that turn it on.

by William W. Li 2023

3.99

1k+ ratings

🔥 Metabolic Health ⏰ Intermittent Fasting 🏺 Traditional Food Wisdom 🧪 Bioactive Compounds 🥗 Culinary Medicine

100 Million Years of Food

by Stephen Le • 2016

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

3.62

616

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

100 Million Years of Food 89%

Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.

by Stephen Le 2016

3.62

616 ratings

🧬 Nutritional Anthropology 🔬 Evolutionary Biology 🏃 Ancestral Health 🍲 Traditional Cuisines 🥩 Paleo Diets

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil

by Ashley Rainford • 2013

Frying oil, face cream, brain fuel. What a spoonful of coconut oil does for your body.

3.63

🪴 Natural Remedies 🥥 Superfoods 🫒 Natural Oils 💆 Natural Beauty 🍳 Kitchen Remedies

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil Summary

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil 89%

Frying oil, face cream, brain fuel. What a spoonful of coconut oil does for your body.

by Ashley Rainford 2013

3.63

8 ratings

🪴 Natural Remedies 🥥 Superfoods 🫒 Natural Oils 💆 Natural Beauty 🍳 Kitchen Remedies

Food and Healing

by Annemarie Colbin • 1986

Eat to balance opposites and let your body heal: a whole-foods approach older than any drug.

4.11

381

🍎 Holistic Nutrition 🥣 Food As Medicine 🏺 Traditional Diets 🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Body Wisdom

Food and Healing 89%

Eat to balance opposites and let your body heal: a whole-foods approach older than any drug.

by Annemarie Colbin 1986

4.11

381 ratings

🍎 Holistic Nutrition 🥣 Food As Medicine 🏺 Traditional Diets 🥦 Whole Foods 🧘 Body Wisdom

12 Steps to Raw Foods

by Victoria Boutenko • 2000

Cooked food addiction is real. A twelve-step raw food transition that begins with your blender.

3.88

720

🥗 Raw Foodism 🌱 Plant-Based Diets 🍽️ Food Addiction Recovery 🍏 Detoxification Diets 🌾 Whole Foods Movement

12 Steps to Raw Foods 89%

Cooked food addiction is real. A twelve-step raw food transition that begins with your blender.

by Victoria Boutenko 2000

3.88

720 ratings

🥗 Raw Foodism 🌱 Plant-Based Diets 🍽️ Food Addiction Recovery 🍏 Detoxification Diets 🌾 Whole Foods Movement

How We Eat

by Paco Underhill • 2022

Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.

3.50

459

🏭 Food Systems 🛒 Retail Anthropology 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🍔 Ultra-Processed Foods 🌾 Local Food Movement

How We Eat 89%

Supermarkets seduce, apps deliver, cars feed: the hidden design of modern eating.

by Paco Underhill 2022

3.50

459 ratings

🏭 Food Systems 🛒 Retail Anthropology 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🍔 Ultra-Processed Foods 🌾 Local Food Movement

The Healing Powers of Honey

by Cal Orey • 2011

181 active compounds in one spoonful: honey's uses for healing, cooking, and natural beauty.

3.78

138

🏥 Natural Remedies 🍯 Superfoods 🐝 Bee Conservation 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🌿 Holistic Health

The Healing Powers of Honey 89%

181 active compounds in one spoonful: honey's uses for healing, cooking, and natural beauty.

by Cal Orey 2011

3.78

138 ratings

🏥 Natural Remedies 🍯 Superfoods 🐝 Bee Conservation 🫒 Mediterranean Diet 🌿 Holistic Health

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy

by Walter C. Willett • 2001

Forget the food pyramid you know. Harvard's nutrition guide: whole foods, good fats, plants first.

4.11

2k+

🧪 Nutrition Science 🛡️ Preventive Health 📊 Evidence-Based Eating 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🌾 Whole Foods

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy 89%

Forget the food pyramid you know. Harvard's nutrition guide: whole foods, good fats, plants first.

by Walter C. Willett 2001

4.11

2k+ ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🛡️ Preventive Health 📊 Evidence-Based Eating 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🌾 Whole Foods

The Ketogenic Diet

by Kristen Mancinelli • 2014

Eat more fat, drop pounds: the carbohydrate threshold that shifts metabolism into fat-burning mode.

3.83

160

🥑 Low-Carb Diets 🔥 Ketogenic Lifestyle ⚡ Metabolic Health 🔢 Carb Counting 🍱 Meal Prep

The Ketogenic Diet 89%

Eat more fat, drop pounds: the carbohydrate threshold that shifts metabolism into fat-burning mode.

by Kristen Mancinelli 2014

3.83

160 ratings

🥑 Low-Carb Diets 🔥 Ketogenic Lifestyle ⚡ Metabolic Health 🔢 Carb Counting 🍱 Meal Prep

Cooking as Fast as I Can

by Cat Cora • 2015

She became Iron Chef's first woman. The real story is everything she survived to get there.

3.55

717

🍳 Restaurant Kitchens 📺 Celebrity Chefs 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍🍳 Women In Food 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Memoir

Cooking as Fast as I Can 89%

She became Iron Chef's first woman. The real story is everything she survived to get there.

by Cat Cora 2015

3.55

717 ratings

🍳 Restaurant Kitchens 📺 Celebrity Chefs 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍🍳 Women In Food 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Memoir

Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire

by Gordon Ramsay • 2007

One restaurant lost a fortune. The brutal postmortem that followed built a global empire.

3.52

1k+

👨‍🍳 Chef Memoirs 🍽️ Restaurant Business 🔪 Kitchen Leadership 💼 Food Entrepreneurship 📉 Learning From Failure

Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire Summary

Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire 89%

One restaurant lost a fortune. The brutal postmortem that followed built a global empire.

by Gordon Ramsay 2007

3.52

1k+ ratings

👨‍🍳 Chef Memoirs 🍽️ Restaurant Business 🔪 Kitchen Leadership 💼 Food Entrepreneurship 📉 Learning From Failure

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS

by Munaf Kapadia • 2021

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

4.26

235

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food 📣 Brand Storytelling 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Business

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS Summary

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS 89%

Walk away from Google, sell samosas from home, build a brand the press couldn't resist.

by Munaf Kapadia 2021

4.26

235 ratings

🍽️ Food Entrepreneurship 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🇮🇳 Indian Food 📣 Brand Storytelling 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Business

Stuff Matters

by Mark Miodownik • 2013

What a steel razor and a teacup reveal about civilization: the hidden science of everyday materials.

4.11

21k+

🔬 Materials Science 📦 Everyday Objects 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Industrial Design 🗝️ Hidden Histories

Stuff Matters 89%

What a steel razor and a teacup reveal about civilization: the hidden science of everyday materials.

by Mark Miodownik 2013

4.11

21k+ ratings

🔬 Materials Science 📦 Everyday Objects 🏺 Material Culture ⚙️ Industrial Design 🗝️ Hidden Histories

Coffee is Good for You

by Robert J. Davis • 2012

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

3.31

250

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting 🔬 Scientific Literacy 🚫 Fad Diet Criticism

Coffee is Good for You 89%

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

by Robert J. Davis 2012

3.31

250 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting 🔬 Scientific Literacy 🚫 Fad Diet Criticism

Julie and Julia

by Julie Powell • 2005

A secretary bets a year on 524 French recipes, a tiny kitchen, and a tell-all blog.

3.71

161k+

🍳 Culinary Memoir 🎪 Stunt Memoir 💻 Blogger Memoir 🧭 Quarterlife Crisis 👯 Female Friendship

Julie and Julia 89%

A secretary bets a year on 524 French recipes, a tiny kitchen, and a tell-all blog.

by Julie Powell 2005

3.71

161k+ ratings

🍳 Culinary Memoir 🎪 Stunt Memoir 💻 Blogger Memoir 🧭 Quarterlife Crisis 👯 Female Friendship

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten • 2024

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

4.22

131k+

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Be Ready When the Luck Happens 89%

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

by Ina Garten 2024

4.22

131k+ ratings

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

The Calorie Myth

by Jonathan Bailor • 2013

High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.

3.85

2k+

🧬 Hormonal Set-Point 🥦 Calorie Quality 🚫 Anti-Diet Culture 🥗 Whole Food Nutrition 💪 Eccentric Training

The Calorie Myth 89%

High-quality food resets your weight thermostat, so you can eat more and still lose.

by Jonathan Bailor 2013

3.85

2k+ ratings

🧬 Hormonal Set-Point 🥦 Calorie Quality 🚫 Anti-Diet Culture 🥗 Whole Food Nutrition 💪 Eccentric Training

Restaurant Man

by Joe Bastianich • 2012

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

3.66

1k+

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🚀 Food Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance

Restaurant Man 89%

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

by Joe Bastianich 2012

3.66

1k+ ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🚀 Food Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance

Eat to Live

by Joel Fuhrman MD • 2003

How to lose weight by crowding your plate with greens and beans, not by eating less.

4.13

16k+

🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutrient Density 🏥 Disease Reversal 🌱 Whole Food Plant-Based

Eat to Live 89%

How to lose weight by crowding your plate with greens and beans, not by eating less.

by Joel Fuhrman MD 2003

4.13

16k+ ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🔬 Nutrient Density 🏥 Disease Reversal 🌱 Whole Food Plant-Based

Big Fat Lies

by David Gillespie • 2012

Sugar and seed oils, not saturated fat or calories, are what's making us fat and sick.

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🧪 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🍬 Sugar And Health 🛢️ Seed Oils 🔍 Diet Myth Debunking

Big Fat Lies 89%

Sugar and seed oils, not saturated fat or calories, are what's making us fat and sick.

by David Gillespie 2012

3.93

275 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🏛️ Food Politics 🍬 Sugar And Health 🛢️ Seed Oils 🔍 Diet Myth Debunking

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