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Best Cooking & Food Books from International

Food writing is one of the great minor literary traditions. International has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in cooking & food, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best cooking & food from International by editorial consensus.

#1
Cover of Анна Каренина
literary-fiction

Анна Каренина

Лев Толстой· 1876
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#2
Cover of 鋼の錬金術師 1
fantasy

鋼の錬金術師 1

荒川弘· 2002
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#3
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei
biography-memoir

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan)· 1991
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#4
Cover of The Bartender's Guide
cooking-food

The Bartender's Guide

Jerry Thomas· 1862
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#5
Cover of Miss Beecher's domestic receipt book
cooking-food

Miss Beecher's domestic receipt book

Catharine Esther Beecher· 1846
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#6
Cover of Let's cook it right.
cooking-food

Let's cook it right.

Adelle Davis· 1947
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#7
Cover of The lady's assistant for regulating and supplying the table
cooking-food

The lady's assistant for regulating and supplying the table

Charlotte Mason· 1775
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#8
Cover of Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book
cooking-food

Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book

Isabella Beeton· 1870
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#9
Cover of Miss Beecher's housekeeper and healthkeeper
cooking-food

Miss Beecher's housekeeper and healthkeeper

Catharine Esther Beecher· 1873
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#10
Cover of The lady's country companion
cooking-food

The lady's country companion

Jane C. Webb Loudon· 1845
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#11
Cover of The housekeeper's instructor, or, Universal family cook
cooking-food

The housekeeper's instructor, or, Universal family cook

W. A. Henderson· 1791
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#12
Cover of The American woman's cook book
cooking-food

The American woman's cook book

Delineator Home Institute.· 1938
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#13
Cover of Bibliographical Notes on Histories of Inventions and Books of Secrets: Six Papers Read to the ..
cooking-food

Bibliographical Notes on Histories of Inventions and Books of Secrets: Six Papers Read to the ..

John Ferguson· 1895
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#14
Cover of The Young Cook's Guide, With Practical Observations
cooking-food

The Young Cook's Guide, With Practical Observations

I. Roberts· 1836
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#15
Cover of Plays of the pioneers
cooking-food

Plays of the pioneers

Constance D'Arcy Mackay· 1915
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#16
Cover of The American pastry cook
cooking-food

The American pastry cook

Jessup Whitehead· 1894
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#17
Cover of The chemistry of wheat, flour, and bread, and technology of breadmaking
cooking-food

The chemistry of wheat, flour, and bread, and technology of breadmaking

William C. Jago· 1886
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#18
Cover of Baked beans and brown bread
cooking-food

Baked beans and brown bread

United States. Department of Agriculture. Radio Service· 1929
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#19
Cover of Farmer Takes a Wife
cooking-food

Farmer Takes a Wife

John Gould· 1945
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#20
Cover of The household guide, or, Domestic cyclopedia
cooking-food

The household guide, or, Domestic cyclopedia

B. G. Jefferis· 1894
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#21
Cover of The dinner year book
cooking-food

The dinner year book

Marion Harland· 1878
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#22
Cover of Public school domestic science
cooking-food

Public school domestic science

Adelaide Hoodless· 1898
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#23
Cover of Food chemistry and cookery
cooking-food

Food chemistry and cookery

Evelyn Gertrude Halliday· 1943
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#24
Cover of Health in the house
cooking-food

Health in the house

Catherine M. Buckton· 1877
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#25
Cover of Como agua para chocolate
literary-fiction

Como agua para chocolate

Laura Esquivel· 1989
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#26
Cover of The Book Eaters
science-fiction

The Book Eaters

Sunyi Dean· 2022
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#27
Cover of Bone In The Throat
mystery-thriller

Bone In The Throat

Anthony Bourdain· 1995
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#28
Cover of Fast Food Nation
cooking-food

Fast Food Nation

Eric Schlosser· 2001
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#29
Cover of Let's cook it right.
cooking-food

Let's cook it right.

Adelle Davis· 1947
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#30
Cover of Modern cookery, in all its branches
cooking-food

Modern cookery, in all its branches

Eliza Acton· 1845
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#31
Cover of How to Eat
cooking-food

How to Eat

Nigella Lawson· 1998
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#32
Cover of Food fundamentals
cooking-food

Food fundamentals

Margaret McWilliams· 1966
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#33
Cover of Adventures in Food and Nutrition
cooking-food

Adventures in Food and Nutrition

Carol Byrd-Bredbenner· 1997
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#34
Cover of Home cooking
cooking-food

Home cooking

Laurie Colwin· 1988
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#35
Cover of Get Jiro!
cooking-food

Get Jiro!

Anthony Bourdain· 2012
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#36
Cover of Totémisme aujourd'hui
cooking-food

Totémisme aujourd'hui

Claude Lévi-Strauss· 1963
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#37
Cover of The Professional Chef's Techniques of Healthy Cooking
cooking-food

The Professional Chef's Techniques of Healthy Cooking

Culinary Institute of America.· 1993
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#38
Cover of Peter Hunt's Cape Cod Cookbook
cooking-food

Peter Hunt's Cape Cod Cookbook

Peter Hunt· 1954
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#39
Cover of Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields and Sizes
cooking-food

Chef's Book of Formulas, Yields and Sizes

Arno Schmidt· 1990
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#40
Cover of The chef's compendium of professional recipes
cooking-food

The chef's compendium of professional recipes

Fuller, John· 1963
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#41
Cover of Gourmet's guide to New Orleans
cooking-food

Gourmet's guide to New Orleans

Natalie Vivian Scott· 1933
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#42
Cover of My kid's allergic to everything dessert cookbook
cooking-food

My kid's allergic to everything dessert cookbook

Mary Harris· 1996
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#43
Cover of Eater's choice
cooking-food

Eater's choice

Ron Goor· 1987
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#44
Cover of The Heretic's Feast
cooking-food

The Heretic's Feast

Colin Spencer· 1993
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#45
Cover of The new food lover's companion
cooking-food

The new food lover's companion

Sharon Tyler Herbst· 1995
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#46
Cover of The professional chef's art of garde manger
cooking-food

The professional chef's art of garde manger

Frederic H. Sonnenschmidt· 1973
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#47
Cover of Campbell's creative cooking with soup
cooking-food

Campbell's creative cooking with soup

Campbells· 1985
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#48
Cover of Dinner at Alberta's
cooking-food

Dinner at Alberta's

Russell Hoban· 1975
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#49
Cover of The arthritic's cookbook
cooking-food

The arthritic's cookbook

Collin H. Dong· 1973
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
#50
Cover of Dr. Dean Ornish's program for reversing heart disease
cooking-food

Dr. Dean Ornish's program for reversing heart disease

Dean Ornish· 1990
Notable Work
Editorial Score43/100
Happy Children
The Parenting Companion
Happy Children
What Evolution Actually Built Your Child’s Emotions For
Your child’s emotions are not the problem. They are the operating system.
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