Food Memoir

Image of The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard
Author(s):
John Birdsall
Genre(s):
Culinary, Food Memoir, Biography & Memoirs, Cooking, Food, Wine & Spirits

The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard

October 10, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Richard Cytowic

“Drinking was a group hobby . . . Food, its accoutrements, and above all the sensuous pleasures of eating formed the leitmotif of his life.”

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Image of Everything Is Under Control: A Memoir with Recipes
Author(s):
Phyllis Grant
Genre(s):
Personal Memoir, Cookbooks, Food Memoir

Everything Is Under Control: A Memoir with Recipes

April 20, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Jane Constantineau

“Grant’s stark, spare memoir feels like the literary equivalent a few bold slashes of color across a canvas.”

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Image of Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou
Author(s):
Ken Wells
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Food Memoir, Cooking, Food, Wine & Spirits

Gumbo Life: Tales from the Roux Bayou

February 25, 2019
Reviewed by: 
Robert S. Davis

"Ken Wells, a career professional journalist, set out to tell a personal story of all things culturally connected with gumbo."

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Image of The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen
Author(s):
Jacques Pepin
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Culinary, Food Memoir

The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen

January 16, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Penny Pleasance

The month of January is dedicated to hitting the reset button.

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Image of The Hills of Chianti: The Story of a Tuscan Winemaking Family, in Seven Bottles
Author(s):
Piero Antinori
Translator(s):
Natalie Danford
Genre(s):
Italian, Food Memoir

The Hills of Chianti: The Story of a Tuscan Winemaking Family, in Seven Bottles

October 7, 2014
Reviewed by: 
Andrew Rosenbaum

“He tells the story of how his company had to separate from a beverages industry partner, because the latter was too worried about the quarterly bottom line.

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Image of Maman's Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen
Author(s):
Donia Bijan
Genre(s):
Personal Memoir, Family Memoir, Food Writing, Food Memoir, Cookbooks

Maman’s Homesick Pie: A Persion Heart in an American Kitchen

October 10, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Sharon Kebschull Barrett

“The push-pull of Ms. Bijan’s relationship with her parents during their grief as she came of age will feel familiar to many readers, but the details of Ms. Bijan’s life will not. . . .

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Image of Wild Flavors: One Chef's Transformative Year Cooking from Eva's Farm
Author(s):
Didi Emmons
Genre(s):
Vegan/Vegetarian, Regional, Healthful/Diet, Food Memoir, Cooking Technique, Cookbooks, American

Wild Flavors: One Chef’s Transformative Year Cooking from Eva’s Farm

October 4, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Sharon Hunt

“My copy of Wild Flavors is so dog-eared that the book looks like I’ve owned and used it for years. I haven’t—but I intend to.”

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Image of Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers
Author(s):
Deborah Cadbury
Genre(s):
Ingredients, Food Memoir, Industries, Manufacturing

Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers

August 31, 2011
Reviewed by: 
TammyJo Eckhart PhD

“Before you pop another truffle into your mouth. Before you buy another bag of baking chips.

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