Recs if you like Notes from a Young Black Chef...
Books that Include Recipes
Books that include recipes from the stories
Yes, Chef!
Non-fiction about food, restaurants and the people doing the cooking
Suggestions welcome
black food
Nonfiction about African diasporic foodways. Cookbooks, history writing, and more. Suggestions welcome!
![Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora [A Cookbook]](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/e9eba251-73b4-4553-99cf-fd8303019081/large.webp)
Gathering: On Food, Hospitality, and Belonging
Books exploring the magic that happens when people gather around the table
Pack Your Knives: Memoirs by Top Chef Alum
Memoirs by Contestants, Judges, and Hosts of Top Chef (USA). Only adding cookbooks that have a focus on story/history (for instance Carla Hall's Soul Food has a beautiful introduction, but not enough to make it a memoir). Open to suggestions and folks I may have missed! Bon appétit!
Keywords: cooking, baking, kitchen, bravo, restaurant, cook
Books That Cook
Food and / or consumption is central to these stories. Based initially off a really inspiring class
Eat Me, Drink Me: Food Memoirs
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