Books Recommended by Mark Bittman
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
Source: "I used to buy [this book] for a lot of people because I just thought if you hadn’t read it, you had to but maybe that era is over." - Mark Bittman
Bird by Bird
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
Source: "A really great writing book and it’s a good read." - Mark Bittman
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Marcella Hazan
Source: "The best basic [Italian book]." - Mark Bittman
Classic Indian Cooking
Julie Sahni
Source: "The best basic [Indian book]." - Mark Bittman
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Did Mark Bittman recommend all these books?
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