Best Books on Food & Drink

Where dinner comes from, and who is cooking it. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the food & drink documentaries.

1. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
3. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
4. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
5. Heat by Bill Buford - View on Amazon
6. Blood, Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton - View on Amazon
7. My Life in France by Julia Child - View on Amazon
8. The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (5/5) - View on Amazon
9. On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
10. A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
11. The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty - View on Amazon
12. Salt by Mark Kurlansky (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
13. Cod by Mark Kurlansky (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
14. Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson (3.4/5) - View on Amazon
15. An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage - View on Amazon
16. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer - View on Amazon
17. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer - View on Amazon
18. Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
19. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (4/5) - View on Amazon
20. Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken - View on Amazon
21. Waste by Tristram Stuart - View on Amazon
22. Four Fish by Paul Greenberg - View on Amazon
23. Gulp by Mary Roach (3.5/5) - View on Amazon
24. The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace - View on Amazon

Best Books on Chefs & Kitchens

1. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Heat by Bill Buford - View on Amazon
3. Blood, Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton - View on Amazon
4. My Life in France by Julia Child - View on Amazon
5. Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
6. The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (5/5) - View on Amazon
7. On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee (4.6/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on World Cuisines

1. A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
2. World Travel by Anthony Bourdain - View on Amazon
3. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
4. The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty - View on Amazon
5. Salt by Mark Kurlansky (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
6. Cod by Mark Kurlansky (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
7. Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson (3.4/5) - View on Amazon
8. An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage - View on Amazon

Best Books on The Food Industry

1. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
3. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer - View on Amazon
4. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer - View on Amazon
5. Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
6. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan (4/5) - View on Amazon
7. Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken - View on Amazon
8. Waste by Tristram Stuart - View on Amazon

Best Books on Drinks

1. The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace - View on Amazon
2. The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil - View on Amazon
3. A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (3.6/5) - View on Amazon
4. Proof by Adam Rogers - View on Amazon
5. Tasting Whiskey by Lew Bryson - View on Amazon
6. Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast - View on Amazon
7. The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers - View on Amazon
8. The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō (4.3/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Farms & Producers

1. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Third Plate by Dan Barber - View on Amazon
3. Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown - View on Amazon
4. The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball - View on Amazon
5. Salt by Mark Kurlansky (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
6. Wilding by Isabella Tree - View on Amazon
7. Dirt by David R. Montgomery - View on Amazon