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In Paris for a weekend visit, Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman--and never went home again. "Lunch in Paris" is a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs--one with her new beau and the other with French cuisine. …More

An acclaimed restaurant critic dishes up a delectable memoir--complete with her favorite recipes--from a lifelong love affair with food, men, and wine. Two 8-page full-color inserts. …More

Bruni, restaurant critic for "The New York Times," tells his heartbreaking and hilarious account of his lifelong, often painful struggle with food. …More

For pure pleasure, few experiences are as satisfying as a chance to explore the world's great culinary traditions and landmarks--and here, in the latest title of National Geographic's popular series of illustrated travel gift books, readers find a fabulous itinerary of foods, dishes, markets, and restaurants worth traveling far and wide to savor. …More

"Knives at Dawn" follows the U.S. culinary team at The Bocuse d'Or, the world's most prestigious cooking competition. …More

LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE meets EAT, PRAY, LOVE in a Brooklyn-based publicist's account of her relationships gone awry, and the food that sustained her through it all. …More

A memoir with a practical purpose and a cookbook with a life beyond the kitchen, this resource offers 50 recipes full of fresh flavors, and the author's lessons from the kitchen that show who people are, who they love, and who they want to be. …More

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This extraordinary success-story--told by the hero himself--of a young French pastry chef who climbed his way to the top, embodies the great American dream. …More

From the great restaurants of postwar Paris to the narrow streets of New York's Chinatown, "Eating" by legendary editor Epstein takes readers on a culinary tour through his eventful life. Includes recipes. …More

Bestselling cookbook author Hazan tells how a young girl raised in Emilia-Romagna became America's godmother of Italian cooking. Widely credited with introducing proper Italian food to the English-speaking world, Hazan looks back on the adventures of her life. …More

The latest life adventures from the author of "Julie & Julia." When her marriage is challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Powell decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. …More

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"New York Times" reporter Lee traces the history of the Chinese-American experience through the lens of Chinese food restaurants in America. "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles" speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped this country. …More

From the prominent "New York Times" food writer comes a memoir recounting the tough life lessons she learned from a generation of female cooks including Marion Cunningham, Alice Waters, Ruth Reichl, Rachael Ray, and Marcella Hazan. …More