Fun With Food - A Book List

Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential is a favorite "Kitchen Tell-All" and it pulled back the curtains to tell what really goes on in commercial kitchens.  It is because of this book that I always eat out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 

Consider the Fork - Bee Wilson

Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson is a lesson in history.  With the book, she explores the evolution of both cooking implements and table manners. It provided some interesting revelations about human physiology, as well.  

Fat Land - Greg Critser

Greg Critser's Fat Land explores everything that Americans have gotten wrong with food.  It specifically targets the large amounts of added sugars and trans-fats that seem to permeate the convenience foods.  It also targets the incredibly large portion sizes in America.

My Life in France - Julia Child

The lady that launched French cooking in American. Julia Child's My Life in France is a must-read for everyone who likes food. She goes into great detail, both about adapting to life in France and in her descriptions of recipe creation and testing.  I gained a new appreciation for the work chefs put into their creations after reading this book.

Under the Tuscan Sun - Frances Mayes

Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes is a book about a novelist and professor restoring a historical house in Tuscany, Italy.  She loves to cook and talks about it often throughout the book.  I was starving and craving basil the entire time I was reading it.