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Samin Nosrat Recommended Books
Samin Nosrat has recommended 25 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Samin Nosrat is an American chef, TV host and food writer.
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"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)
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Donald Knuth recommended this bookDonald Knuth
"Applied biochemistry in the kitchen." - Donald Knuth
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Chris Young recommended this bookChris Young
"My career starts with [this book] in many ways. There wouldn’t be any of this modern cooking movement without [this book], I don’t think." - Chris Young
Chris Young's recommendation of this book
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)
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Stephen Dubner recommended this bookStephen Dubner
"One of my very, very favorite books ever." - Stephen Dubner
Stephen Dubner's recommendation of this book 
Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
"One of the best [books by this author] I’ve read." - Daniel Pink
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"About one epic tennis match." - Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss's recommendation of this book
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)
"I always turn to [this author] for inspiration on food, community, agriculture, and well, just being a human." - Samin Nosrat (Source)
"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)
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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)
The Rural Life
by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
White Heat 25
by Marco Pierre White
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
"After I audited the class with [the author], he started writing a book about cooking, which ended up being [this book]." - Samin Nosrat (Source)
"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)
"Most everything I know about Nigerian cooking, I’ve learned from [this author], the nation’s finest culinary writer." - Samin Nosrat (Source)
"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)
"I thumb through this collection of poems every time I need a little inspiration, whether in my writing or my cooking." - 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 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 author] is such an important source of inspiration for me, reluctant recipe writer and follower that I am." - Samin Nosrat (Source)
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
by Marcella Hazan
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Mark Bittman recommended this bookMark Bittman
"The best basic [Italian book]." - Mark Bittman
Mark Bittman's recommendation of this book
Simple French Food
by Richard Olney
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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1 person
Tim Draper recommended this bookTim Draper
"My wife recommended [this book]." - Tim Draper
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Italian Regional Cooking
by Ada Boni
"It was one of the most formative books for me as a young cook!" - Samin Nosrat (Source)
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