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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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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)
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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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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)
Amarcord
Marcella Remembers
by Marcella Hazan
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
by Marcella Hazan
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Simple French Food
by Richard Olney
Samin Nosrat mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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)
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)
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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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