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Samin Nosrat Book Recommendations

Samin Nosrat is an American chef, TV host and food writer.

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25 Books Recommended

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On Food and Cooking

The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

by Harold McGee

"This explains everything. Literally. I am so grateful to [the author] for his tirelessness, his patience, and his commitment to answering the whys of the kitchen." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Also recommended by:

Donald Knuth, Chris Young

Auberge Of The Flowering Hearth

by Roy Andries De Groot

"If a novel met a cookbook." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Honey From a Weed

by Patience Gray

"The first cookbook I ever saw, let alone read, that strayed from the usual format." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Levels of the Game

by John McPhee

"I love." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Also recommended by:

Stephen Dubner, Daniel Pink, Tim Ferriss

Several Short Sentences About Writing

by Verlyn Klinkenborg

"I saw one day at a store when I was struggling on the 900th draft of my own book and it has been so meaningful and moving to me." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Bringing It to the Table

On Farming and Food

by Wendell Berry

"I always turn to [this author] for inspiration on food, community, agriculture, and well, just being a human." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Edna Lewis

At the Table with an American Original

by Sara B. Franklin

"This book is vital, introducing a new generation of readers and eaters to the deeply important life and legacy of Miss Lewis." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

White Heat 25

by Marco Pierre White

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

The Rural Life

by Verlyn Klinkenborg

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Reflexions

by Richard Olney

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Lulu's Provençal Table

The Food and Wine from Domaine Tempier Vineyard

by Richard Olney

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Amarcord

Marcella Remembers

by Marcella Hazan

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Italian Regional Cooking

by Ada Boni

"It was one of the most formative books for me as a young cook!" - Samin Nosrat (Source)

The Botany of Desire

A Plant's-Eye View of the World

by Michael Pollan

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Also recommended by:

Tim Draper

The French Menu Cookbook

The Food and Wine of France

by Richard Olney

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Simple French Food

by Richard Olney

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

by Marcella Hazan

Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Also recommended by:

Mark Bittman

Vibration Cooking

or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl

by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

"[The author] is such an important source of inspiration for me, reluctant recipe writer and follower that I am." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

The Taste of Country Cooking

by Edna Lewis

"Miss Lewis is a legend, and all American cooks should get to know her writing and her recipes." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

The Sesame Street Cookbook

by Robert Dennis

"Had a banana bread recipe that I use to make when I was little." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

The Hungry Ear

Poems of Food and Drink

by Kevin Young

"I thumb through this collection of poems every time I need a little inspiration, whether in my writing or my cooking." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

My Bombay Kitchen

Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking

by Niloufer Ichaporia King

"Parsi cooking is exquisite, existing at the intersection of Indian and Persian, and I can never get enough of [the author]'s recipes (I adore her Parsi deviled eggs)." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Longthroat Memoirs

Soups, Sex and Nigerian Taste Buds

by Yemisi Aribisala

"Most everything I know about Nigerian cooking, I’ve learned from [this author], the nation’s finest culinary writer." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Gran Cocina Latina

The Food of Latin America

by Maricel E. Presilla

"Vastly detailed and rich with anthropological, historical, and cultural information, I refer to this book first anytime I want to learn or better understand anything about Latin cuisine." - Samin Nosrat (Source)

Cooked

A Natural History of Transformation

by Michael Pollan

"After I audited the class with [the author], he started writing a book about cooking, which ended up being [this book]." - Samin Nosrat (Source)