Results from Readers Roundtable : Thurs. November 21, 2013 From memoirs to cookbooks we had a delicious conversation about “foodie books.” Here’s a list of our reading suggestions and when you get hungry for more stop by the Readers Advisory desk because there are even more great foodie books to discover! BOOKS ABOUT FOOD & COOKING: DELICIOUS READS – the list (*denotes that the title is not held by OPL) An embarrassment of mangoes: a Caribbean interlude – Ann Vanderhoof The spice necklace: a food-lover’s Caribbean adventure – Ann Vanderhoof Consider the fork : a history of how we cook and eat – Bee Wilson Salt : a world history – Mark Kurlansky Kitchen confidential : adventures in the culinary underbelly– Anthony Bourdain Julie and Julia : 365 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen : how one girl risked her marriage, her job, and her sanity to master the art of living - Julie Powell Tender at the bone : growing up at the table- Ruth Reichl The butler speaks : a guide to entertaining, etiquette, and the art of good housekeeping- Charles Macpherson A year in Provence – Peter Mayle Animal, vegetable, miracle : a year of food life- Barbara Kingsolver FICTION Chocolat – Joanne Harris Like water for chocolate : a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances, and home remedies- Laura Esquivel The cure for death by lightning* – Gail Anderson-Dargatz A recipe for bees – Gail Anderson-Dargatz Orange mint and honey : a novel – Carleen Brice COOKBOOKS Deceptively delicious : simple secrets to get your kids eating good food – Jessica Seinfeld The can't cook book : 100+ recipes for the absolutely terrified! – Jessica Seinfeld From seed to table : a practical guide to eating and growing green – Janette Haase Put 'em up! : a comprehensive home preserving guide for the creative cook from drying and freezing to canning and pickling- Sherri Vinton Brooks Put 'em up! fruit : a preserving guide & cookbook : creative ways to put 'em up, tasty ways to use 'em up –Sherri Brooks Vinton The Ultimate weight solution food guide- Dr. Phil McGraw Betty Crocker's Good and easy cookbook Betty Crocker quick & easy cookbook : 30 minutes or less to dinner Joy of cooking - Irma Rombauer The naked chef – Jamie Oliver Chef Michael Smith's kitchen : 100 of my favourite easy recipes- Michael Smith Gordon Ramsay's family fare : and other recipes from the F word – Gordon Ramsay What's for dinner? : delicious recipes for a busy life- Curtis Stone Baking with the cake Boss : 100 of Buddy's best recipes and decorating secrets- Buddy Valastro President's Choice Cookbook : Menus for All Seasons* The Complete Galloping Gourmet Cookbook* - Graham Kerr Two Fat Ladies - Obsessions: Over 150 Recipes Featuring Their Favourite Foods and Heartfelt Passions* Clarissa Dickson Wright & Jennifer Paterson Tender I - A Cook And His Vegetable Patch*- Nigel Slater Tender Volume II A Cook's Guide To The Fruit Garden* - Nigel Slater An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace* - Tamara Adler & Alice Waters Whole foods for the whole family: LaLeche League International Cookbook*