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Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton Abbey" by Margaret Powell Publisher Comments Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, Margaret Powells classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs, is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who... (read more) Your price: $22.99 New - Hardcover 
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The Man Who Changed the Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance by Tom Mcnamee Publisher Comments In the 1950s, America was a land of overdone roast beef and canned green beans—a gastronomic wasteland. Most restaurants relied on frozen, second-rate ingredients and served bogus “Continental” cuisine. Authentic French, Italian... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child by Noel Riley Fitch Publisher Comments Julia Child entered the lives of millions of Americans with her bestselling cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking; her popular and long-running cooking show, The French Chef; and her beloved memoir, My Life in France. In this intimate and... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis Devoto by Julia Child Publisher Comments A National Bestseller Winner of an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award for Literary Food Writing “An absorbing portrait of an unexpected friendship.” — Entertainment Weekly “Julias inimitable voice shines... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Stirring It Up with Molly Ivins: A Memoir with Recipes by Ellen Sweets Publisher Comments You probably knew Molly Ivins as an unabashed civil libertarian who used her rapier wit and good ole Texas horse sense to excoriate political figures she deemed unworthy of our trust and respect. But did you also know that Molly was one helluva cook? And... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Alice Waters & Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, Often Eccentric, Ultimately Brilliant Making of a Food Revolution by Thomas Mcnamee Publisher Comments The first authorized biography of "the mother of American cooking" (The New York Times) This adventurous book charts the origins of the local "market cooking" culture that we all savor today. When Francophile Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Covert Affair by Jennet Conant Publisher Comments Bestselling author Jennet Conant brings us a stunning account of Julia and Paul Childs experiences as members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the Far East during World War II and the tumultuous years when they were caught up in the McCarthy... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme Publisher Comments In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling." From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef by Marco Pierre White Publisher Comments “There hasnt been a food memoir this deliciously wicked since Anthony Bourdains Kitchen Confidential.”—Portland Oregonian The Devil in the Kitchen is legendary chef Marco Pierre Whites memoir of growing up working-class in Leeds and... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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M. F. K. Fisher among the Pots and Pans: Celebrating Her Kitchens by Joan Reardon Publisher Comments A portrait of the life and career of noted culinary writer M. F. K. Fisher is set against the background of the many kitchens that she had known, the foods she had consumed in each of them, and their influence on her ideas about the art of eating, in an... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany (Vintage) by Bill Buford Publisher Comments A highly acclaimed writer and editor, Bill Buford left his job at The New Yorker for a most unlikely destination: the kitchen at Babbo, the revolutionary Italian restaurant created and ruled by superstar chef Mario Batali. Finally realizing a long-held... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris at the World's Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn Publisher Comments A delightful true story of food, Paris, and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. In 2003, Kathleen Flinn, a thirty-six-year-old American living and working in London, returned from vacation to find that her corporate job had been eliminated. Ignoring her... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by P Publisher Comments A wise and charming memoir from a man who quickly ascended the ranks of American cooks to become, according to Julia Child, "the best chef in America" With sparkling wit, occasional humility, and a delightfully curated selection of recipes... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine by Rudolph Chelminski Staff Pick In 2003 Bernard Loiseau's suicide made international headlines. The celebrated French chef's restaurant was rumored to potentially lose a coveted Michelin star, and the Gault Millau guidebook had recently lowered its rating. In a compelling look at the... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Amarcord: Marcella Remembers by Marcella Hazan Publisher Comments The food publishing event of the season: Beloved teacher and bestselling cookbook author Marcella Hazan tells how a young girl raised in Emilia-Romagna became America's godmother of Italian cooking. Widely credited with introducing proper Italian... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection by Gordon Ramsay Publisher Comments From the author of "In the Heat of the Kitchen" comes this new meditation on life as "the Simon Cowell of the food world." The explosive, outspoken star chef tells the story of his rise in kitchen ranks.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Eating My Words: An Appetite for Life by Mimi Sheraton Publisher Comments What's it like to be a food writer? What's it like dining at some of the world's best restaurants, as well as some of the worst? What's it like to share your opinion about food and restaurants with readers around the world? Mimi Sheraton is one of the... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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M.F.K. Fisher and Me: A Memoir of Food and Friendship by Jeannette Ferrary Publisher Comments In the world of food, M.F.K. Fisher remains the patron saint. No one in our launguage has bestowed such dignity and such mythic dimension upon the taking of our daily bread. M.F.K. Fisher and Me takes us behind the persona of the woman who revolutionized... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Food & Friends: Recipes & Memories from Simca's Cuisine by Simone Beck Publisher Comments View recipes from Food and Friends. The coauthor of Mastering the Art of French Cooking shares an irresistible feast of reminiscence and recipes. Simone "Simca" Beck first met Julia Child in 1949 in the women's cooking club Cercle des Gourmettes in... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Julia Child: A Life by Laura Shapiro Publisher Comments With a swooping voice, an irrepressible sense of humor, and a passion for good food, Julia Child ushered in the nation’s culinary renaissance. In Julia Child, award-winning food writer Laura Shapiro tells the story of Child’s unlikely career... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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