20 Books for Serious Foodies

by Drew Nieporent with Jamie Feldmar

Foodies and celebrity watchers alike will enjoy Nieporent’s culinary adventures and misadventures. Full review >

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by John T. Edge

An insightful consideration of food, race and racism, and sins historical and contemporary. Full review >

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by Ruby Tandoh

An entertaining, endlessly instructive look at why we like what we do in our “anarchic web of desire.” Full review >

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by Olia Hercules

A thoughtful, valuable testimonial to what it means to be Ukrainian in a time of torment. Full review >

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by Michael Shaikh

A revealing inquiry at the intersection of food, culture, war, and power politics. Full review >

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by John Seabrook

Deftly weaving personal and commercial history to document the rise and fall of a towering agricultural enterprise. Full review >

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by Erik Piepenburg

A fond, appreciative, nostalgic nod to queer eateries across the country. Full review >

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by John Birdsall

An informative and expert analysis of the culture of food fueling a queer revolution. Full review >

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by Besha Rodell

Structured like a good meal, or a good review, rendering a superb memoir. Full review >

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by Keith McNally

Rueful, self-aware, chatty, entertaining, dazzling, and harrowing: a book that contains multitudes. Full review >

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by Katie Goh

A brilliant history of the orange that, like citrus, defies classification. Full review >

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by Ted Genoways

The comprehensive story of a liquor empire built during a pivotal period in Mexican history. Full review >

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by Jill Damatac

A disquieting tale of trauma. Full review >

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by José Andrés with Richard Wolffe

A lively memoir—and an inspiration to do good in the kitchen and in the world. Full review >

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by Vaclav Smil

A sensible vision of the future that calls for “incremental changes.” Full review >

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