All of the flavor, none of the calories
While it’s bittersweet to hear someone describe a delicious dish that you’re left to imagine without tasting, food writing is still such an evocative art form. Part visceral, part cerebral, it’s a perfect marriage of storytelling. When it comes to the pantheon of food memoirs, here are some of the best of the best. —Rachel S., Audible editor-
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Notes from a Young Black Chef
- A Memoir
- By: Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein
- Narrated by: Kwame Onwuachi
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,193
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Performance1,062
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Story1,058
“Kwame Onwuachi’s story shines a light on food and culture not just in American restaurants or African American communities but around the world.” —Questlove By the time he was twenty-seven years old, Kwame Onwuachi had opened—and closed—one of the most talked about restaurants in...
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DC should be proud to have Chef Kwame
- By Jesse Wetzel on 04-26-19
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Notes from a Young Black Chef
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Kwame Onwuachi
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 04-09-19
- Language: English
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Tender at the Bone
- By: Ruth Reichl
- Narrated by: Ruth Reichl
- Length: 6 hrs
- Abridged
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Overall503
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Performance344
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Story340
At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that "food could be a way of making sense of the world. . . . If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were." Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal...
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Too bad it was abridged
- By Susan Phifer on 01-18-18
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Tender at the Bone
- Narrated by: Ruth Reichl
- Length: 6 hrs
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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Kitchen Confidential
- Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- By: Anthony Bourdain, Irvine Welsh - introduction
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain, Irvine Welsh
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall38,001
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Performance31,758
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Story31,591
Includes a new introduction written and read by Irvine Welsh When Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote "Don't Eat Before You Read This" in The New Yorker, he spared no one's appetite, revealing what goes on behind the kitchen door. In Kitchen Confidential, he expanded the appetizer into a deliciously...
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Kitchen Confidential
- By Holly on 02-20-03
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Kitchen Confidential
- Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
- Narrated by: Anthony Bourdain, Irvine Welsh
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 02-06-01
- Language: English
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Blood, Bones & Butter
- The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
- By: Gabrielle Hamilton
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Hamilton
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,564
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Performance1,243
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Story1,245
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Miami Herald Newsday The Huffington Post Financial Times GQ Slate Men’s Journal Washington Examiner Publishers Weekly Kirkus Reviews National...
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A Little Prickly--But Yummy
- By Mel on 03-11-12
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Blood, Bones & Butter
- The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Hamilton
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-01-11
- Language: English
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Love, Loss, and What We Ate
- A Memoir
- By: Padma Lakshmi
- Narrated by: Padma Lakshmi
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,155
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Performance1,008
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Story1,010
A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Ate traces the arc of Padma Lakshmi’s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera—a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron’s...
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Touching, Deep, Surprising, and Inspiring
- By Aishwaryame on 08-18-16
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Love, Loss, and What We Ate
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Padma Lakshmi
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 03-08-16
- Language: English
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Yes, Chef
- A Memoir
- By: Marcus Samuelsson
- Narrated by: Marcus Samuelsson
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,988
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Performance1,740
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Story1,733
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the great culinary stories of our time.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times It begins with a simple ritual: Every Saturday afternoon, a boy who loves to cook walks...
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A fun and inspiring civics lesson
- By loix on 06-27-12
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Yes, Chef
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Marcus Samuelsson
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 06-26-12
- Language: English
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My Life in France
- By: Julia Child
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,347
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Performance1,717
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Story1,727
In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child’s years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found her “true calling.” From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre, en route to Paris, in the fall of 1948, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon...
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What a pleasure!
- By Sara on 07-03-08
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My Life in France
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 04-14-06
- Language: English
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The Measure of Her Powers
- An M. F. K. Fisher Reader
- By: M. F. K. Fisher, Dominique Gioia - editor
- Narrated by: Carolyn Cook
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance14
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Story14
The Measure of Her Powers showcases Fisher's versatility, providing new listeners and loyal fans alike with a sampler from her wide-ranging body of work....
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Dreadful Narration
- By Bohemian on 01-11-17
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The Measure of Her Powers
- An M. F. K. Fisher Reader
- Narrated by: Carolyn Cook
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 06-16-16
- Language: English
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Fresh Off the Boat
- A Memoir
- By: Eddie Huang
- Narrated by: Eddie Huang
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,006
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Performance1,799
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Story1,789
NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON ABC “Just may be the best new comedy of [the year] . . . based on restaurateur Eddie Huang’s memoir of the same name . . . [a] classic fresh-out-of-water comedy.”—People “Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race...
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If you like the show this will ruin it.
- By MosesZG on 11-04-16
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Fresh Off the Boat
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Eddie Huang
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-29-13
- Language: English
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Heat
- An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
- By: Bill Buford
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall808
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Performance542
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Story543
From one of our most interesting literary figures – former editor of Granta, former fiction editor at The New Yorker, acclaimed author of Among the Thugs – a sharp, funny, exuberant, close-up account of his headlong plunge into the life of a professional cook. Expanding on his James Beard...
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just okay
- By sjames on 10-14-06
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Heat
- An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 05-30-06
- Language: English
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