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parts unknown, books known

by tinychangestoshane
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6 books

nonfiction that i think could pair extremely well with certain episodes of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. recommendations welcome!

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32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the LineHouse of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for HomeThe Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern SouthThe Secret History of French Cooking: The Outlaw Chefs Who Made Food Modern
32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the LineHouse of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home

food, drink, and the big wide world

by tinychangestoshane
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6 books

memoirs by chefs, cooks, and anyone adjacent! this list is sponsored by the fact that 2026 is evidently the year i get super into Anthony Bourdain shows

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A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the CityKilling It: An EducationKitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line
A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the CityKilling It: An Education

Pack Your Knives: Memoirs by Top Chef Alum

by TimeEnoughAtLast
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55 books

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

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The Man Who Ate the World: In Search of the Perfect DinnerNights Out At Home: Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a Restaurant CriticComing to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture CookThe Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
The Man Who Ate the World: In Search of the Perfect DinnerNights Out At Home: Recipes and Stories from 25 years as a Restaurant Critic

Memoirs of the World

by QueeriosityBookNook
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29 books

1 Memoir from every country. Feel free to comment if you have a suggestion!

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Jack Charles: Born-again BlakfellaFree: A Child and a Country at the End of HistoryDown with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)Street without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria
Jack Charles: Born-again BlakfellaFree: A Child and a Country at the End of History
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