All The Things I Eat

Cheese monger Gordon Edgar takes us on a journey across the country exploring the origins and history of America’s (second) favorite cheese.

A few years back I was eating dinner with my wife at Trattoria Spaghetto, a red sauce joint in the West Village of Manhattan. The restaurant had been around since the 1980s.

Larousse Gastronomique: The World’s Greatest Culinary Encyclopedia This is a hefty book, and you might think its not necessary now that there is Google everywhere, but I love the knowledge this book possesses. Admittedly I bought an old used copy from thirty years ago so mine is a little out of date. But a leek […]

Heirloom Beans: Recipes from Rancho Gordo The heirloom bean book from Rancho Gordo explains everything you wanted to know about beans and then some. I use the recipes as lose guides and inspiration. Bookshop.org

The River Cottage Meat Book The oversized book contains pictures and charts and all the important meat information you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Few books combine sublime beauty and knowledge like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s book. Bookshop.org