🇮🇳 Indian Food

Explorations of one of the world's most complex and regional cuisines — its spices, histories, street foods, and the cultural stories simmering in every pot.

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book

by Laxmi Khurana • 1992

A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.

4.02

143

🍛 Indian Home Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Recipes 🌶️ Spice Cookery

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book Summary

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book 93%

A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.

by Laxmi Khurana 1992

4.02

143 ratings

🍛 Indian Home Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Recipes 🌶️ Spice Cookery

Masala Lab

by Krish Ashok • 2020

The science of Indian cooking: why water, heat, and acid matter more than your grandmother's recipe.

3.82

3k+

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🔬 Food Science 🍳 Cooking Techniques

Masala Lab 92%

The science of Indian cooking: why water, heat, and acid matter more than your grandmother's recipe.

by Krish Ashok 2020

3.82

3k+ ratings

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🔬 Food Science 🍳 Cooking Techniques

Vegan Indian Cooking

by Anupy Singla • 2012

Seven spices, a slow cooker, and no dairy: the Indian kitchen was always vegan. 140 recipes.

4.10

435

🍛 Homestyle Indian 🌱 Vegan Cooking 🌶️ Spice Blending

Vegan Indian Cooking 92%

Seven spices, a slow cooker, and no dairy: the Indian kitchen was always vegan. 140 recipes.

by Anupy Singla 2012

4.10

435 ratings

🍛 Homestyle Indian 🌱 Vegan Cooking 🌶️ Spice Blending

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 📣 Brand Storytelling

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS Summary

HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS 91%

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 📣 Brand Storytelling

Great Indian Diet

by Shilpa Shetty Kundra • 2015

Indian home cooking, with spices and lentils, is the weight-loss plan hiding in plain sight.

3.64

995

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🌾 Traditional Diets 🕉️ Ayurvedic Nutrition

Great Indian Diet 91%

Indian home cooking, with spices and lentils, is the weight-loss plan hiding in plain sight.

by Shilpa Shetty Kundra 2015

3.64

995 ratings

🍛 Indian Cuisine 🌾 Traditional Diets 🕉️ Ayurvedic Nutrition

Pok Pok

by Andy Ricker • 2013

A chef spent years copying Thai street vendors. His manual: mortar, wok, pantry, and real flavor.

4.21

1k+

🌶️ Thai Cuisine 🍜 Street Food 🗺️ Regional Cooking

Pok Pok 89%

A chef spent years copying Thai street vendors. His manual: mortar, wok, pantry, and real flavor.

by Andy Ricker 2013

4.21

1k+ ratings

🌶️ Thai Cuisine 🍜 Street Food 🗺️ Regional Cooking

An Everlasting Meal

by Tamar Adler • 2011

The case for simpler cooking: boil water, batch-cook vegetables, save every scrap, trust yourself.

4.20

8k+

🏠 Home Cooking 📝 Food Essays 🥡 Batch Cooking

An Everlasting Meal 89%

The case for simpler cooking: boil water, batch-cook vegetables, save every scrap, trust yourself.

by Tamar Adler 2011

4.20

8k+ ratings

🏠 Home Cooking 📝 Food Essays 🥡 Batch Cooking

Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook

by Sheila Lukins • 1994

Two years. Thirty-three countries. A cookbook that treats the whole world as one pantry.

3.63

2k+

🌍 World Cuisines ✈️ Travel-Inspired Cooking 🛒 Market-To-Table

Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook Summary

Sheila Lukins All Around the World Cookbook 89%

Two years. Thirty-three countries. A cookbook that treats the whole world as one pantry.

by Sheila Lukins 1994

3.63

2k+ ratings

🌍 World Cuisines ✈️ Travel-Inspired Cooking 🛒 Market-To-Table

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

by Mark Bittman • 2007

How to make vegetables the star: a vegetarian cookbook with simple, flexible recipes for real meals.

4.08

15k+

🥕 Vegetarian Cooking 🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🔄 Adaptable Recipes

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian Summary

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian 89%

How to make vegetables the star: a vegetarian cookbook with simple, flexible recipes for real meals.

by Mark Bittman 2007

4.08

15k+ ratings

🥕 Vegetarian Cooking 🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🔄 Adaptable Recipes

Taste of Persia

by Naomi Duguid • 2016

A food writer crosses five borders to find what politics cannot erase: the Persian table.

4.14

495

🍽️ Persian Cuisine ✈️ Culinary Travel 🥘 Culinary Traditions

Taste of Persia 88%

A food writer crosses five borders to find what politics cannot erase: the Persian table.

by Naomi Duguid 2016

4.14

495 ratings

🍽️ Persian Cuisine ✈️ Culinary Travel 🥘 Culinary Traditions

Real Fast Food

by Nigel Slater • 1992

A stocked pantry, thirty minutes, fresh ingredients. Fast food that actually earns the name.

4.15

1k+

🍳 Quick Cooking 🏠 Home Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

Real Fast Food 88%

A stocked pantry, thirty minutes, fresh ingredients. Fast food that actually earns the name.

by Nigel Slater 1992

4.15

1k+ ratings

🍳 Quick Cooking 🏠 Home Cooking 🥫 Pantry Cooking

The Mediterranean Table

by Sonoma Press • 2015

Master your spice rack, blend global flavors, and cook without a recipe from anywhere.

3.80

330

🌿 Herbs And Spices 🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🧂 Spice Blending

The Mediterranean Table 88%

Master your spice rack, blend global flavors, and cook without a recipe from anywhere.

by Sonoma Press 2015

3.80

330 ratings

🌿 Herbs And Spices 🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🧂 Spice Blending

How to Cook Everything

by Mark Bittman • 1998

Stock a simple pantry, learn a handful of techniques, and cook anything. No recipe required.

4.00

102k+

🏠 Home Cooking 📚 Cooking Fundamentals 🔧 Technique-First Cooking

How to Cook Everything 88%

Stock a simple pantry, learn a handful of techniques, and cook anything. No recipe required.

by Mark Bittman 1998

4.00

102k+ ratings

🏠 Home Cooking 📚 Cooking Fundamentals 🔧 Technique-First Cooking

Food Matters

by Mark Bittman • 2008

Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.

3.97

11k+

🏛️ Food Politics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🔬 Nutrition Science

Food Matters 88%

Put plants at the center, meat on the side, and guilt off the table entirely.

by Mark Bittman 2008

3.97

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Food Politics 🥬 Plant-Based Eating 🔬 Nutrition Science

Simpel

by Yotam Ottolenghi • 2018

Bold Ottolenghi cooking for weeknights: clever shortcuts and your own definition of simple.

4.30

14k+

🧆 Middle Eastern Cuisine 🌙 Weeknight Cooking 🌶️ Flavor Building

Simpel 88%

Bold Ottolenghi cooking for weeknights: clever shortcuts and your own definition of simple.

by Yotam Ottolenghi 2018

4.30

14k+ ratings

🧆 Middle Eastern Cuisine 🌙 Weeknight Cooking 🌶️ Flavor Building

Made in Italy

by Giorgio Locatelli • 2006

A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.

4.35

368

🍽️ Culinary Memoir 🇮🇹 Regional Italian 🐌 Slow Food Movement

Made in Italy 88%

A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.

by Giorgio Locatelli 2006

4.35

368 ratings

🍽️ Culinary Memoir 🇮🇹 Regional Italian 🐌 Slow Food Movement

The Blue Zones Kitchen

by Dan Buettner • 2019

Beans, greens, grains: a hundred recipes from the five places where living past ninety is ordinary.

4.00

3k+

⏳ Longevity Diets 🥬 Plant-Based Cooking 🌍 Regional Cooking

The Blue Zones Kitchen 88%

Beans, greens, grains: a hundred recipes from the five places where living past ninety is ordinary.

by Dan Buettner 2019

4.00

3k+ ratings

⏳ Longevity Diets 🥬 Plant-Based Cooking 🌍 Regional Cooking

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

by Better Homes and Gardens • 1953

Recipes tested so yours won't fail: an all-in-one manual that builds a cook from scratch.

4.15

140k+

🧪 Test Kitchen Tradition 🔪 Cooking Fundamentals 🌿 Ingredient Guides

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Summary

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book 88%

Recipes tested so yours won't fail: an all-in-one manual that builds a cook from scratch.

by Better Homes and Gardens 1953

4.15

140k+ ratings

🧪 Test Kitchen Tradition 🔪 Cooking Fundamentals 🌿 Ingredient Guides

Healing Spices

by Bharat B. Aggarwal • 2011

Fifty spices that fight disease: the research behind them, and the simple ways to cook with them.

4.39

493

🌶️ Cooking With Spices 🥦 Functional Foods 🍏 Food As Medicine

Healing Spices 88%

Fifty spices that fight disease: the research behind them, and the simple ways to cook with them.

by Bharat B. Aggarwal 2011

4.39

493 ratings

🌶️ Cooking With Spices 🥦 Functional Foods 🍏 Food As Medicine

The Flavour Thesaurus

by Niki Segnit • 2010

Pair what you have into something new: a flavor map that replaces recipes with relationships.

4.26

3k+

📚 Flavor Pairing 🍳 Improvisational Cooking ♻️ Food Waste Reduction

The Flavour Thesaurus 88%

Pair what you have into something new: a flavor map that replaces recipes with relationships.

by Niki Segnit 2010

4.26

3k+ ratings

📚 Flavor Pairing 🍳 Improvisational Cooking ♻️ Food Waste Reduction

The Flavor Bible

by Andrew Dornenburg • 2008

The secret of great cooking isn't recipes. It's knowing which ingredients love each other.

4.07

24k+

🧅 Flavor Pairing 👃 Sensory Cooking 💭 Culinary Philosophy

The Flavor Bible 88%

The secret of great cooking isn't recipes. It's knowing which ingredients love each other.

by Andrew Dornenburg 2008

4.07

24k+ ratings

🧅 Flavor Pairing 👃 Sensory Cooking 💭 Culinary Philosophy

Fermentation for Beginners

by Drakes Press • 2013

Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.

3.88

341

🫙 Fermented Foods 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Probiotic Cooking

Fermentation for Beginners 88%

Better digestion starts on your countertop. The complete fermentation guide, from kraut to kombucha.

by Drakes Press 2013

3.88

341 ratings

🫙 Fermented Foods 🧂 Food Preservation 🦠 Probiotic Cooking

Ratio

by Michael Ruhlman • 2009

Cooking is built on a handful of ratios. Master them, and cook anything.

4.09

7k+

🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🔬 Culinary Science 📖 Cooking Without Recipes

Ratio 88%

Cooking is built on a handful of ratios. Master them, and cook anything.

by Michael Ruhlman 2009

4.09

7k+ ratings

🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 🔬 Culinary Science 📖 Cooking Without Recipes

Easy Weeknight Dinners

by Emily Weinstein • 2024

100 recipes that each use two pans max, mostly under 30 minutes, and actually taste like something.

3.97

289

🍽️ Weeknight Meals ⏱️ Quick Meals 🥘 Sheet Pan Cooking

Easy Weeknight Dinners 88%

100 recipes that each use two pans max, mostly under 30 minutes, and actually taste like something.

by Emily Weinstein 2024

3.97

289 ratings

🍽️ Weeknight Meals ⏱️ Quick Meals 🥘 Sheet Pan Cooking

Ethiopia

by Yohanis Gebreyesus • 2018

A chef decodes the fermented flatbread, spiced butter, and vegan feasts of a 3,000-year-old cuisine.

4.22

148

🇪🇹 Ethiopian Cooking 🫙 Fermentation 🌶️ Spice Blending

Ethiopia 88%

A chef decodes the fermented flatbread, spiced butter, and vegan feasts of a 3,000-year-old cuisine.

by Yohanis Gebreyesus 2018

4.22

148 ratings

🇪🇹 Ethiopian Cooking 🫙 Fermentation 🌶️ Spice Blending

Tex-Mex Cookbook

by Ford Fry • 2019

From breakfast tacos to backyard grilling, the essential guide to Tex-Mex cooking.

4.21

107

🌮 Tex-Mex Cuisine 🍲 Comfort Food 🔥 Grilling

Tex-Mex Cookbook 88%

From breakfast tacos to backyard grilling, the essential guide to Tex-Mex cooking.

by Ford Fry 2019

4.21

107 ratings

🌮 Tex-Mex Cuisine 🍲 Comfort Food 🔥 Grilling

Why I Cook

by Tom Colicchio • 2024

Before Top Chef and three stars, a restless kid found himself in a greasy snack shack.

3.91

1k+

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🍽️ Restaurant Industry 🔥 Kitchen Culture

Why I Cook 88%

Before Top Chef and three stars, a restless kid found himself in a greasy snack shack.

by Tom Colicchio 2024

3.91

1k+ ratings

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🍽️ Restaurant Industry 🔥 Kitchen Culture

Keys to Good Cooking

by Harold McGee • 2009

The science of tender meat, crisp pastry, perfect vegetables: replace myths with reliable results.

4.08

748

🔬 Food Science 🔪 Cooking Techniques 📚 Kitchen Reference

Keys to Good Cooking 88%

The science of tender meat, crisp pastry, perfect vegetables: replace myths with reliable results.

by Harold McGee 2009

4.08

748 ratings

🔬 Food Science 🔪 Cooking Techniques 📚 Kitchen Reference

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

Food Rules 88%

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

The Book of Spice

by John O'Connell • 2015

A 60,000 percent markup on nutmeg launched fleets, built empires, and redrew continents.

3.67

254

🧂 Spice Trade History 🍳 Culinary History 🔍 Food Anthropology

The Book of Spice 88%

A 60,000 percent markup on nutmeg launched fleets, built empires, and redrew continents.

by John O'Connell 2015

3.67

254 ratings

🧂 Spice Trade History 🍳 Culinary History 🔍 Food Anthropology

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts

by The Moosewood Collective • 1997

Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.

4.13

249

🧁 Home Baking 🥕 Vegetarian Cooking 🍑 Seasonal Cooking

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts Summary

Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts 88%

Moosewood's tested kitchen: simple, fruit-forward desserts that work every time, for any home cook.

by The Moosewood Collective 1997

4.13

249 ratings

🧁 Home Baking 🥕 Vegetarian Cooking 🍑 Seasonal Cooking

Arabesque

by Claudia Roden • 2005

Three cuisines, one shared legacy: the recipes and stories that define Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon.

4.11

2k+

🍽️ Levantine Cuisine 🥘 Maghrebi Cooking 🕌 Ottoman Foodways

Arabesque 88%

Three cuisines, one shared legacy: the recipes and stories that define Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon.

by Claudia Roden 2005

4.11

2k+ ratings

🍽️ Levantine Cuisine 🥘 Maghrebi Cooking 🕌 Ottoman Foodways

Eat Nordic

by Trine Hahnemann • 2016

Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.

3.19

🧊 Nordic Cuisine 🍂 Seasonal Eating 🍞 Home Baking

Eat Nordic 88%

Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.

by Trine Hahnemann 2016

3.19

16 ratings

🧊 Nordic Cuisine 🍂 Seasonal Eating 🍞 Home Baking

The Art of Simple Food

by Alice Waters • 2007

The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.

3.94

27k+

🥬 Farm-To-Table 🗓️ Seasonal Cooking 🏡 Home Cooking

The Art of Simple Food 88%

The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.

by Alice Waters 2007

3.94

27k+ ratings

🥬 Farm-To-Table 🗓️ Seasonal Cooking 🏡 Home Cooking

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

by Samin Nosrat • 2017

A Chez Panisse chef reveals the four simple levers behind all great cooking, no recipe required.

4.39

96k+

🍳 Culinary Fundamentals 🏠 Home Cooking ⚖️ Flavor Balancing

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat 88%

A Chez Panisse chef reveals the four simple levers behind all great cooking, no recipe required.

by Samin Nosrat 2017

4.39

96k+ ratings

🍳 Culinary Fundamentals 🏠 Home Cooking ⚖️ Flavor Balancing

The Complete Healthy Eating Cookbook

by Lauren O'Connor MS RDN • 2021

Quick recipes, flexible plans, one simple plate formula: healthy eating that outlasts any diet.

🥗 Meal Prep And Planning 🥬 Whole Food Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Friendly Cooking

The Complete Healthy Eating Cookbook Summary

The Complete Healthy Eating Cookbook 88%

Quick recipes, flexible plans, one simple plate formula: healthy eating that outlasts any diet.

by Lauren O'Connor MS RDN 2021

🥗 Meal Prep And Planning 🥬 Whole Food Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Friendly Cooking

Cook, Eat, Repeat

by Nigella Lawson • 2020

The case for brown food, anchovies, and leftovers: essays and recipes for pleasure without apology.

4.11

1k+

🏠 Home Cooking 📖 Food Memoirs ✍️ Cooking Essays

Cook, Eat, Repeat 88%

The case for brown food, anchovies, and leftovers: essays and recipes for pleasure without apology.

by Nigella Lawson 2020

4.11

1k+ ratings

🏠 Home Cooking 📖 Food Memoirs ✍️ Cooking Essays

Cooking with Nonna

by Rossella Rago • 2017

100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.

4.44

150

🍷 Italian Home Cooking 🗺️ Regional Italian Cuisine 👵 Family Recipes

Cooking with Nonna 87%

100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.

by Rossella Rago 2017

4.44

150 ratings

🍷 Italian Home Cooking 🗺️ Regional Italian Cuisine 👵 Family Recipes

The Science of Spice

by Stuart Farrimond • 2018

A molecular map of spice: why cumin loves coriander, and how to build your own blends.

4.29

654

🔬 Food Science 🧩 Flavor Pairing 🥄 Spice Blending

The Science of Spice 87%

A molecular map of spice: why cumin loves coriander, and how to build your own blends.

by Stuart Farrimond 2018

4.29

654 ratings

🔬 Food Science 🧩 Flavor Pairing 🥄 Spice Blending

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

Cooked 87%

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

Food IQ

by Daniel Holzman • 2022

100 kitchen truths: crisp broccoli needs space, frozen fish wins, all salt tastes the same.

3.81

317

🧑‍🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 📚 Kitchen Reference 🔬 Food Science

Food IQ 87%

100 kitchen truths: crisp broccoli needs space, frozen fish wins, all salt tastes the same.

by Daniel Holzman 2022

3.81

317 ratings

🧑‍🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 📚 Kitchen Reference 🔬 Food Science

The 5 Factor Diet

by Harley Pasternak • 2004

A diet built from the habits of the world's healthiest cultures: five meals, one free day.

3.35

248

🏋️ Weight Management 🌍 Global Food Traditions 🍽️ Portion Control

The 5 Factor Diet 87%

A diet built from the habits of the world's healthiest cultures: five meals, one free day.

by Harley Pasternak 2004

3.35

248 ratings

🏋️ Weight Management 🌍 Global Food Traditions 🍽️ Portion Control

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

Eating for Beginners 87%

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

I Quit Sugar for Life

by Sarah Wilson • 2014

A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.

3.87

588

🍬 Sugar-Free Diet 🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🦠 Gut Health

I Quit Sugar for Life 87%

A fat-fueled, four-week reset for breaking sugar's hold for good, without hunger or denial.

by Sarah Wilson 2014

3.87

588 ratings

🍬 Sugar-Free Diet 🥗 Whole Foods Diet 🦠 Gut Health

How to Make Bread

by Emmanuel Hadjiandreou • 2011

Master the science behind flour and water, and transform your kitchen into an artisan bakery.

4.38

182

🍞 Bread Baking 🫙 Sourdough 🥐 Pastry Making

How to Make Bread 87%

Master the science behind flour and water, and transform your kitchen into an artisan bakery.

by Emmanuel Hadjiandreou 2011

4.38

182 ratings

🍞 Bread Baking 🫙 Sourdough 🥐 Pastry Making

KitchenWise

by Shirley O. Corriher • 2020

A biochemist's kitchen: why food sticks, cakes fall, chocolate seizes, and how to fix it.

3.77

150

🔬 Culinary Science 📚 Kitchen Reference 🧪 Flavor Science

KitchenWise 87%

A biochemist's kitchen: why food sticks, cakes fall, chocolate seizes, and how to fix it.

by Shirley O. Corriher 2020

3.77

150 ratings

🔬 Culinary Science 📚 Kitchen Reference 🧪 Flavor Science

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

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School Summary

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School 87%

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

All Consuming

by Ruby Tandoh • 2025

Supermarket design, viral queues, and ice cream science: the hidden forces behind modern appetite.

3.61

2k+

🍽️ Food Culture 📜 Food History 🛒 Consumer Culture

All Consuming 87%

Supermarket design, viral queues, and ice cream science: the hidden forces behind modern appetite.

by Ruby Tandoh 2025

3.61

2k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Culture 📜 Food History 🛒 Consumer Culture

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

In Defense of Food 87%

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

Everyday Italian

by Giada De Laurentiis • 2005

125 Italian recipes that don't require a culinary degree or a trip to a specialty store.

3.91

52k+

🍝 Italian Cooking 🇮🇹 Italian American Cuisine 🏠 Home Cooking

Everyday Italian 87%

125 Italian recipes that don't require a culinary degree or a trip to a specialty store.

by Giada De Laurentiis 2005

3.91

52k+ ratings

🍝 Italian Cooking 🇮🇹 Italian American Cuisine 🏠 Home Cooking

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