Most of MFK Fisher’s books are food memoirs, and good to read. So is much of Ludwig Bemelmans’s writing – a lot of his short stories are actually fictionalized memoir, as he grew up in the hotel/restaurant... (19 replies, last updated by nomadshan March 11, 2006)

...with recipes. Run, do not walk, to find a copy of Diana Abu-Jaber’s “Baklava Love”, a memoir of growing up half Jordanian in Upstate New York and Jordan. Funny and sensitive, she comes close to MFK Fisher at... (3 replies, last updated by mangorita May 18, 2005)

For a hopefully slothful vacation after a month of hard work, I am looking for suggestions for the kind of book I love to read in such a context: memoirs about food. What I am thinking of is something like the Ruth Reichls, the... (31 replies, last updated by Seattle Rose July 19, 2004)

I just finished reading a wonderful book called Traveler’s Tales: Food, a collection of short travel stories of eating in far off places and experiencing new cultures, with the common denominator being food. The book also... (3 replies, last updated by Val November 28, 2005)

of our food, cooked and raw, came at once, after we asked for a specific order, and there was literally no room on the table, and we had to ask to have some of it taken away to be brought back later? Wait, I know – we... (8 replies, last updated by i love sushi April 2, 2004)

That’s not a typo. Like everyone I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Bruni. I’m a third of the way through his book/memoir “Born Round”. Not sure I can stomach the rest of it. Was hoping for... (2 replies, last updated by buttertart October 30, 2009)

The book isn’t even written “from scratch” — she used a ghost writer. lol! What could be more Sandy Lee? With people like Ruth Reichl and Anthony Bourdain writing exquisite food memoirs, in truly... (40 replies, last updated by linz_e_moore January 7, 2008)

I always looked forward to Molly O’Neill’s column in the NY Times Magazine. I couldn’t wait to read her memoir: Mostly True: A memoir of family, food, and baseball. Her brother, Paul, played for the Yankees. But... (3 replies, last updated by CeeBee July 4, 2006)

Marcella’s Italian Kitchen is the most useful of her books in my opinion (harp, harp). It’s not dauntingly long, the recipes are superb, and it’s a nice introduction to her style and voice. I met her once very... (14 replies, last updated by MMRuth September 10, 2008)

The Two Fat Ladies was one of my absolute favorite cooking shows of all time. What a couple of tremendous dames! Why won’t Food Network rerun The Two Fat Ladies instead of the garbage (RR and her evil Latina clone and the... (14 replies, last updated by coney with everything October 11, 2007)

in their shop and cheese from a vendor and eat on a bench, enjoying the view Andorra: -Really, nothing to write about (food or activities). Like a big discount mall with amazing scenery Huesca: -We tried Lillas Pastia. It was okay,... (0 replies, last updated by carbonara August 4, 2008)

I seldom put down a book without finishing it, especially if it concerns food in any way, shape, or form, but this is definitely joining the short list of those I have. I find the author’s tone too cutesy by 1000%. It seems... (2 replies, last updated by buttertart July 26, 2009)

Jeffery Steingarten (The Man Who Ate Everything) and Pat Conroy (The Pat Conroy Cookbook.) {Many food memoirs and not just a good cookbook} (43 replies, last updated by Tabasco Elvis November 30, 2005)

I think this is actually an old argument re the NY Times restaurant critics (or maybe about food criticism in general; I don’t know) - IIRC, Ruth Reichl wrote in her memoir about being criticised for not having a "food... (18 replies, last updated by Robert Lauriston March 4, 2007)

I just searched Chowhound using "Food Books" and came up with a lot of listings. This might be a good place for you to start. Certainly anything by Anthony Bourdain, M.F.K. Fisher, Margaret Visser, Jeffrey Steingarten, R.W, Apple... (16 replies, last updated by toodie jane November 12, 2006)