Nov 12 – Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family. A moving reflection on motherhood, friendship, and women making their mark on the world of food
Personal Story
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant – Dec 11
Dec 11 – Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant is both a memoir and an invitation: to step inside one boy’s childhood oasis, scoot into a vinyl booth, and grow up with him—and perhaps even share something off the secret menu.
The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club – Dec 13
Dec 13 – The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club, surrounded by candlelight, good food and friendship, Miranda, Ninucia, Paolina, and Gilda tell their life stories of loves lost and found and more.
Passion on the Vine – Apr 12
Apr 12 – Passion on the Vine is Esposito’s intimate and evocative memoir of his colorful family life in Italy, his abrupt transition to life in America, and of his travels into the heart of Italy-its wine country.
Rebel Chef – Feb 8
Feb 8 – In Rebel Chef, Crenn tells of her untraditional coming-of-age as a chef, beginning with her childhood in Versailles where she was emboldened by her parents to be curious and independent.
Save Me the Plums – Nov 10
Nov 10 – Save Me the Plums is a personal journey of a woman coming to terms with being in charge and making a mark, following a passion and holding on to her dreams—even when she ends up in a place she never expected to be.
Life, on the Line: A Chef’s Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat – Nov 4
Nov – In Life, on the Line, “One of America’s great chefs” (Vogue), Grant Achatz, shares how his drive to cook immaculate food fueled his miraculous triumph over tongue cancer.
Restaurant Man – Mar 12
Mar 12 – In his winning memoir, Restaurant Man, Joe Bastianich charts his culinary journey from working in his parents’ red-sauce joint to becoming one of the country’s most successful restaurateurs.
Accidental Connoisseur – Oct 10
Oct 10 – In The Accidental Connoisseur, Lawrence Osborne takes off on a personal voyage through a little-known world in pursuit of some answers to what is taste.
Eat, Memory – Dec 12
Dec 12 – Eat, Memory collects the twenty-six best food-inspired stories in the New York Times Magazine and recipes to accompany them.
Apprentice – Apr 11
In Apprentice, this captivating memoir, the man whom Julia Child has called “the best chef in America” tells the story of his rise from a frightened apprentice in an exacting Old World kitchen to an Emmy Award-winning superstar.
Life from Scratch – Dec 12
Heartfelt and honest, LIFE FROM SCRATCH is a story of self-acceptance and discovery that shows the power of food to bond, to empower and to heal, and celebrates the simple truth that happiness is created from within.
Jennifer’s Way – Nov 9
In Jennifer’s Way an award-winning actress who suffers with Celiac disease describes her journey to diagnosis and living with the condition and discusses the nonprofit foundation she created to provide information on the disease as well as the bakery she opened for fellow sufferers.
The Third Plate – Oct 11
In The Third Plate Dan Barber draws on the wisdom and experience of chefs, farmers and seed breeders around the world and proposes a new definition for ethical and delicious eating.
My Life in France – Mar 15
In her own words, My Life In France is the captivating story of Julia Child’s years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found ‘her true calling.’