Culinary Biography

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    • A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat
    • By: Grant Achatz, Nick Kokonas
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 03-18-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 714 ratings
    • In 2007, chef Grant Achatz seemingly had it made....

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    • A Memoir
    • By: Ina Garten
    • Narrated by: Ina Garten
    • Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 10-01-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1,040 ratings
    • In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon—shares her personal story with those hungry for a seat at her table.

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    • By: Stanley Tucci
    • Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
    • Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 106 ratings
    • From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year’s worth of meals.

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    • Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America
    • By: Michael Ruhlman
    • Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
    • Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 12-10-00
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 645 ratings
    • In the ultimate food-lover's fantasy, journalist Michael Ruhlman dons chef's jacket and houndstooth-check pants to join the students...

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    • A Love Story, with Recipes
    • By: Elizabeth Bard
    • Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
    • Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 07-30-12
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
    • In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman - and never went home again....

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    • A Memoir
    • By: Nobu Matsuhisa
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 04-17-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • Nobu needs no introduction. One of the world's most widely acclaimed restaurateurs, his influence on food and hospitality can be found at the highest levels of haute-cuisine. But now, we are finally introduced to the private Nobu, and what makes Nobu special, and what made him famous, is the spirit of what exists on these pages....

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    • And How It Got This Way
    • By: Paul Freedman
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
    • With an ambitious sweep over 200 years, Paul Freedman's compelling history shows that there actually is an American cuisine....

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    • A Memoir
    • By: Jessica B. Harris
    • Narrated by: Jessica B. Harris
    • Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 05-09-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 320 ratings
    • In the Technicolor glow of the early 70s, Jessica B. Harris debated, celebrated, and danced her way from the jazz clubs of the Manhattan's West Side to the restaurants of the Village....

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    • A Forager's Memoir
    • By: Iliana Regan
    • Narrated by: Iliana Regan
    • Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 01-24-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
    • Iliana Regan she digs even deeper to express the meaning and beauty we seek in the landscapes, and stories, that reveal the forces which inform, shape, and nurture our lives....

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    • My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home
    • By: Jessica Fechtor
    • Narrated by: Jessica Fechtor
    • Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 02-16-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
    • Jessica's journey to recovery began in the kitchen as soon as she was able to stand at the stovetop and stir....

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    • Eating and Drinking from Champagne to Provence
    • By: Edward Behr
    • Narrated by: Graham Halstead
    • Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 07-12-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • Edward Behr investigates French cuisine and what it means, in encounters from Champagne to Provence. He tells of French artisans and chefs who continue to work at the highest level....

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    • How A Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks
    • By: Kathleen Flinn
    • Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 09-29-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 213 ratings
    • After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, writer Kathleen Flinn returned with no idea what to do next, until one day at a supermarket she watched a woman loading her cart with ultraprocessed foods....

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    • The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America's Favorite Dishes
    • By: David Page
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
    • Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 04-13-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • What is American cuisine? What national menu do we share? What dishes have we chosen, how did they become "American", and how are they likely to evolve from here? In Food Americana, David Page answers all these questions and more....

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    • A Whopper of a Story on Life and Leadership
    • By: Jim McLamore
    • Narrated by: BJ Harrison
    • Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 60 ratings
    • A rags-to-$9-billion-riches story. A crash course in Burger King history and fast food in America, The Burger King is McLamore's candid and conversational memoir. Written before his death in 1996, he talks of his life, the birth of the Whopper, and the rise of Burger King....

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    • A Chef’s Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness
    • By: Cat Cora
    • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
    • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 10-20-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
    • In Cooking as Fast as I Can, Cat Cora reveals, for the first time, coming-of-age experiences from early childhood sexual abuse to the realities of life as a lesbian in the Deep South....

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    • Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain
    • By: Tom Vitale
    • Narrated by: Tom Vitale
    • Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 10-05-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 807 ratings
    • Anthony Bourdain's long-time director and producer takes listeners behind the scenes to reveal the insanity of filming television in some of the most volatile places in the world and what it was like to work with a legend....

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    • The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food
    • By: Colman Andrews
    • Narrated by: Don Hagen
    • Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 01-06-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 186 ratings
    • More than just the most influential chef of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Ferran Adrià is arguably the greatest culinary revolutionary of our time....

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    • The Life of James Beard
    • By: John Birdsall
    • Narrated by: Daniel Henning
    • Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 01-26-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 52 ratings
    • In the first portrait of James Beard in 25 years, John Birdsall looks beyond the public image of the "Dean of American Cookery" to give voice to the gourmet's complex, queer life and, in the process, illuminates the history of American food in the 20th century....

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