a culinary curriculum (still adding books, suggestions welcomed!)
created by nancy-drew
last updated July, 2026
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home: A Cookbook
Julia Child
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
Harold McGee
The Art of Fermentation: An in-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World
Sandor Ellix Katz
Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza
Ken Forkish
Vegetable Literacy: Cooking and Gardening with Twelve Families from the Edible Plant Kingdom
Deborah Madison
The Oxford Companion to Food
Alan Davidson
Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavor, with Recipes [A Cookbook]
Jennifer McLagan
Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes
Ronni Lundy
Ad Hoc at Home (The Thomas Keller Library)
Thomas Keller
Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables
Joshua McFadden
BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts
Stella Parks
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat
The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen
Sean Sherman
Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro Asian American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, and Every Day
J.J. Johnson
Saladish: A Crunchier, Grainier, Herbier, Heartier, Tastier Way with Vegetables
Ilene Rosen
The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration
Chris Smith
American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta
Evan Funke
Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds
Hetty Lui McKinnon
Ruin Their Crops on the Ground: The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch
Andrea Freeman
Convivir: Modern Mexican Cuisine in California's Wine Country
Rogelio Garcia
Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store - A Baking Cookbook
Paola Velez
Our South: Black Food Through My Lens - A Cookbook
Ashleigh Shanti
Sift: The Elements of Great Baking
Nicola Lamb
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
J. Kenji López-Alt
The Japanese Art of Pickling and Fermenting: Preserving vegetables and family traditions
Yoko Nakazawa
Nile Nightshade: An Egyptian Culinary History of the Tomato (California Studies in Food and Culture Book 87)
Anny Gaul
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
Leslie Soble
By Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear
Hailee Catalano
Kin: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen
Marie Mitchell
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