Notes from a Young Black Chef
Kwame Onwuachi
Kwame Onwuachi's memoir of clawing his way into the fine-dining world. Ambitious and unflinching about race in restaurants.
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L'Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home
David Lebovitz
For someone who, on paper, is incredibly fortunate—he lives in Paris with a wonderful partner, has many best-selling cookbooks and an incredibly popular blog, and eats delicious French food and pastries every single day—David Lebovitz sure has some rotten luck. L'appart is a sometimes amusing, always frustrating tale of Lebovitz's year-long-plus renovation. It's a great window into the French soul
Wine Girl: The Obstacles, Humiliations, and Triumphs of America's Youngest Sommelier
Victoria James
The memoir of America's youngest sommelier — the grind, the sexism, the wine. Fast and juicy.
Taste: My Life Through Food
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci on a life measured in meals. Charming, generous, and yes, it will make you hungry.