Celebrate National Reading Month with These 10 Favorite Food Books

At our most recent board meeting, we member owners and board members alike: What's your favorite food-related book? Their answers ranged from tried-and-true cookbooks to explorations on the ethical implications of farming practices – and everything in between.

1. Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics by Marion Nestle

   
   

2. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

   
   

3. The Tassajara Bread Book by Edward Espe Brown

   
   

4. Black Family Reunion Cookbook: Recipes and Food Memories by the National Council of Negro Women

   
   

5. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

   
   

6. Italian American: Red Sauce Classics and New Essentials by Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli

   
   

7. The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well by Mark Schatzker

   
   

8. What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health by David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé

   
   

9. Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother's Kitchen by Joudie Kalla

   
   

10. The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture by Wendell Berry

    
    

Is there a food-related book that you love? We'd love to hear – drop it in the comments!