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Books like The sugar queen

Loved The sugar queen by Sarah Addison Allen? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from food & drink, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

10 books · ranked

  1. 1

    The Omnivore's Dilemma

    Michael Pollan · 2006 · Food & Drink

    Where our food really comes from, traced through four meals; the book that changed how many people eat.

  2. 2

    Kitchen Confidential

    Anthony Bourdain · 2000 · Food & Drink

    The wild, profane underbelly of professional kitchens; a memoir that made a chef a household name.

  3. 3

    Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

    Samin Nosrat · 2017 · Food & Drink

    Cook better by mastering four elements rather than memorising recipes; a modern teaching classic.

  4. 4

    In Defense of Food

    Michael Pollan · 2008 · Food & Drink

    What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food

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    Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

    Barbara Kingsolver · 2007 · Food & Drink

    Bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver returns with her first nonfiction narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat."As the U.S. population made an u

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    Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog

    Jeanne Willis · 2009 · Food & Drink

    Out-of-shape Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog, whose activities are limited to eating, drinking, and sleeping, finally slim down after embarking on an around-the-world search for the elusive Cunning Tiger an

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    Food and cooking in Viking times

    Clive Gifford · 2009 · Food & Drink

    Describes food preparation and dining in Viking times, hunting and farming, favourite foods and drinks, traded foods and foods used in festivals and feasts. Includes recipes from Viking times such as,

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    Food and cooking in ancient Rome

    Clive Gifford · 2009 · Food & Drink

    Find out about food preparation and dining in Roman times, farming, eating out and eating at home, markets, gods and festivals and what foods the Romans brought to Britain. Make some tasty recipes fro

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    Food and culture

    Carole Counihan · 2007 · Food & Drink

    This reader reveals how food habits and beliefs both present a microcosm of any culture and contribute to our understanding of human behaviour. Particular attention is given to how men and women defin

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    Food rules

    Michael Pollan · 2009 · Food & Drink

    A pocket compendium of food wisdom from the author of [The Omnivore's Dilemma][1] and [In Defense of Food][2], Michael Pollan, our nation's most trusted resource for food-related issues, offers this i

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