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Food & Drink

Feast on an assortment of flavours in our Food & Drink section. From delicious cookbooks on cuisines across the globe to insightful commentaries on the cultural impact of gastronomy, here you’re sure to enrich your culinary repertoire. We have books perfect for aspiring chefs, passionate bakers and food lovers.

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The Making of a Chef : Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America - Thryft
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Michael Ruhlman | Holt Paperbacks

The Making of a Chef : Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America

RM34.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 4.1

RM34.00 MYR

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A must-read for foodies interested in culinary education. The book dives into the precise and frantic world of culinary arts, exploring the intricacies of the profession. Ruhlman's passion and attention to detail make this memoir vivid and compelling, making it a must-read for foodies and aspiring chefs alike.
No Reservations : Around the World on an Empty Stomach - Thryft
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Anthony Bourdain | Bloomsbury Usa

No Reservations : Around the World on an Empty Stomach

RM50.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.98

RM50.00 MYR

No Reservations is a must-read for Anthony Bourdain's fans, as it takes you on a journey around the world with him, offering a unique perspective on local dishes and cultures. The book's most distinctive feature is Bourdain's humorous commentary, which makes the reader feel like they're traveling alongside him. The stunning photos and mementos mixed in bring the experience to life, making it hard to put down.
A Cook's Tour - Thryft
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Anthony Bourdain | Bloomsbury Publishing

A Cook's Tour

RM29.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 4.08

RM29.00 MYR

"A Cook's Tour" is a must-read for any food lover with a sense of adventure. Anthony Bourdain takes readers on a journey across the world, where he experiences unconventional culinary practices, meets diverse characters, and provides a unique perspective on global food culture. His distinctive voice and audacious persona shine through in his storytelling, making for an entertaining and informative read.
My Life in France - Thryft
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Alex Prud'Homme, Julia Child  | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

My Life in France

RM31.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 4.16

RM31.00 MYR

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My Life in France is an inspiring and engaging memoir, detailing how Julia Child, the beloved American chef, discovered her passion for French cuisine and became a renowned chef and TV personality. The book is not just a story about food, but also about discovering a new culture and making a home in a foreign country. It is a must-read for anyone interested in food, French culture, or seeking inspiration to pursue their passions in life.
Julie & Julia : My Year of Cooking Dangerously - Thryft
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Julie Powell | Penguin Books

Julie & Julia : My Year of Cooking Dangerously

RM33.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.71

RM33.00 MYR

Recommended for cooking enthusiasts; the book provides a glimpse into the challenges of cooking every recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking in just one year. Julie's humorous and honest narration of her cooking adventures is touching and inspiring.
Garlic & Sapphires - Thryft
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Ruth Reichl | Penguin Press

Garlic & Sapphires

RM40.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.94

RM40.00 MYR

Garlic and Sapphires is Ruth Reichl's delicious and compulsively readable account of her experience undercover in her position as food critic for The New York Times. She throws back the curtain on the sumptuously appointed stages of the epicurean world to reveal the comic absurdity, artifice and excellence there, giving us (along with some of her favorite recipes and reviews) her remarkable reflections on role playing and identity.Reichl knows that to be a good restaurant critic you have to be anonymous, but when she signs up to be the most important restaurant critic in the country, her picture is posted in every four-star, low-star, and no-star kitchen in town. Managers offer cash bonuses for advance notice of her visits and roll out the red carpet whether she likes it or not. What's a critic in search of the truth to do?And so begin Reichl's "adventures in deception." She dons a frumpy blond wog and an off-season beige Armani suit, and on the advice of a friend—an acting coach with a Pygmalion complex—she starts to assemble her new character's backstory. She takes to the assignment with astonishing ardor, and thus Molly Hollis, the retired high school teacher from Birmingham, Michigan, nouveau riche from her husband's real estate speculation, is born. Molly is duly ignored, mishandled and condescended to by the high-power staff at Le Cirque. The result: Reichl's famous double review, first as she ate there as Molly and then as she was coddled and pampered on her visit there as Ruth, New York Times food critic.When restauranteurs learn to watch for Molly, Reichl buys another wig and becomes someone else, and then someone else again, from a chic interior decorator to an eccentric redhead on whom her husband—both disconcertingly and reassuringly—develops a terrible crush. As she puts on her disguises, she finds herself changed not just superficially but in character. She becomes Molly the school marm, Chloe the seductress, and Brenda the downtown earth mother—and imagine the complexities when she dines out as Miriam, her own mother. As Reichl metes out her critical stars, she gives a remarkable account of how one's outer appearance can influence one's inner character, expectations and appetites. She writes, "Every restaurant is a theater . . . even the modest restaurants offer the opportunity to become someone else, at least for a little while."
Eating for England : The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table - Thryft
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Nigel Slater | Harper Perennial

Eating for England : The Delights and Eccentricities of the British at Table

RM28.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.77

RM28.00 MYR

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This book would be a great read for those who are interested in British food culture, and those who enjoy reading personal memoirs. Nigel Slater's witty and humorous writing style would keep readers hooked from beginning to end. The book delves into various aspects of British food culture, such as dinner parties, funeral teas, Indian restaurants, dieting and eating whilst under the influence. With its light-hearted yet informative tone, this book is sure to leave readers both entertained and knowledgeable about the topic.
The Sweet Life in Paris : Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City - Thryft
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David Lebovitz | Crown

The Sweet Life in Paris : Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious - and Perplexing - City

RM14.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.84

RM14.00 MYR

From the New York Times bestselling author of  My Paris Kitchen and L'Appart, a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city and after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he finally moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood. But he soon discovered it's a different world en France .From learning the ironclad rules of social conduct to the mysteries of men's footwear, from shopkeepers who work so hard not to sell you anything to the etiquette of working the right way around the cheese plate, here is David's story of how he came to fall in love with—and even understand—this glorious, yet sometimes maddening, city.When did he realize he had morphed into un vrai parisien ? It might have been when he found himself considering a purchase of men's dress socks with cartoon characters on them. Or perhaps the time he went to a bank with 135 euros in hand to make a 134-euro payment, was told the bank had no change that day, and thought it was completely normal. Or when he found himself dressing up to take out the garbage because he had come to accept that in Paris appearances and image mean everything.Once you stop laughing, the more than fifty original recipes, for dishes both savory and sweet, such as Pork Loin with Brown Sugar–Bourbon Glaze, Braised Turkey in Beaujolais Nouveau with Prunes, Bacon and Bleu Cheese Cake, Chocolate-Coconut Marshmallows, Chocolate Spice Bread, Lemon-Glazed Madeleines, and Mocha–Crème Fraîche Cake, will have you running to the kitchen for your own taste of Parisian living.
Only In Naples - Lessons In Food And Famiglia From My Italian Mother-In-Law - Thryft
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Katherine Wilson | Fleet

Only In Naples - Lessons In Food And Famiglia From My Italian Mother-In-Law

RM25.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.75

RM25.00 MYR

'See Naples and die', said Goethe. But Katherine Wilson saw Naples and started to live.Katherine is fresh out of college when she arrives in Naples to intern at the US Consulate. There she meets handsome, studious Salvatore, and finds herself enveloped by his family - in particular by his elegant, accomplished mother, Raffaella. And it is here that Katherine's real education begins.Immersed in Neapolitan culture, tradition and cooking, slowly and unexpectedly falling for Salvatore, and basking in Raffaella's company and guidance, Katherine discovers how to prepare meals that sing, from rich ragù to pasta al forno with bacon, béchamel and four kinds of cheese. Through courtship, culture clashes, Sunday Mass, marriage and motherhood, Katherine slowly comes to appreciate carnale, the quintessentially Neapolitan sense of comfort and confidence in one's own skin.Steeped in sunlight, wine and unforgettable food, Only in Naples is a love letter to a city and a family, a coming-of-age story, and a transporting account of learning to live the Italian way.
A Tiger In The Kitchen - A Memoir Of Food And Family - Thryft
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Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan | Hachette Books

A Tiger In The Kitchen - A Memoir Of Food And Family

RM34.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.52

RM34.00 MYR

After growing up in the most food-obsessed city in the world, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan left home and family at eighteen for America--proof of the rebelliousness of daughters born in the Year of the Tiger. But as a thirtysomething fashion writer in New York, she felt the Singaporean dishes that defined her childhood beginning to call her back. Was it too late to learn the secrets of her grandmothers' and aunties' kitchens, as well as the tumultuous family history that had kept them hidden before In her quest to recreate the dishes of her native Singapore by cooking with her family, Tan learned not only cherished recipes but long-buried stories of past generations. A Tiger in the Kitchen, which includes ten authentic recipes for Singaporean classics such as pineapple tarts and Teochew braised duck, is the autobiography of a Chinese-Singaporean ex-pat who learns to infuse her New York lifestyle with the rich lessons of the Singaporean kitchen, ultimately reconnecting with her family and herself.
Café Firenze Cookbook - Mangia & Bevi : Food & Drink Recipes from the Tuscan Sons - Thryft
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Fabio Viviani, Annette Ward, Jacopo Falleni  | Brio Press

Café Firenze Cookbook - Mangia & Bevi : Food & Drink Recipes from the Tuscan Sons

RM22.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.33

RM22.00 MYR

Cafe Firenze Cookbook celebrates the best of Italian cuisine, coupling gourmet recipes by Top Chef Season 5 fan favorite Fabio Viviani with martini recipes by award-winning mixologist Jacopo Falleni. Viviani's recipes--the same that made him a top contender in the most popular cooking show currently on television--are healthy, easy to prepare, and incredibly tasty, and each one is paired with one of Falleni's fabulous and completely original drink recipes. Each chapter covers a different type of recipe (appetizers, pasta, fish, meat, and desserts), and each begins with Viviani's personal background with each type of food and contains anecdotes, history, garnish instructions, and tips for buying ingredients. Friends since the age of twelve in Florence, Italy, Viviani and Falleni are business partners in their popular Ventura county restaurant, Cafe Firenze Restaurant and Martini Bar, which brings Tuscan dishes and Florentine flair to Southern California. This incredible book of their authentic recipes from their home country will delight all Fabio Viviani's followers and fans, as well as anyone interested in Italian cuisine. Includes beautiful four-color photography by Antonio Busiello, whose work has appeared everywhere from National Geographic to Animal Planet , and a foreword by William Shatner, one of Viviani's biggest fans.
Harry's Bar : The Life and Times of the Legendary Venice Landmark - Thryft
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Arrigo Cipriani | Arcade Publishing

Harry's Bar : The Life and Times of the Legendary Venice Landmark

RM17.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.51

RM17.00 MYR

The anecdotal history of Harry's Bar in Venice, a meeting place for the rich and famous for sixty-five years, accompanies the autobiography of one of the founders of the bar, Arrigo Cipriani, from World War II through the present.
A Cook's Tour - Thryft
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Anthony Bourdain | Bloomsbury Publishing

A Cook's Tour

RM29.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 4.08

RM29.00 MYR

Anthony Bourdain, life-long line cook and bestselling author of "Kitchen Confidential", sets off to eat his way around the world. But being Anthony Bourdain, this was never going to be a conventional culinary tour. Bourdain heads out to Saigon where he eats the still-beating heart of a live cobra, and travels deep into landmined Khmer Rouge territory to find the rumoured Wild West of Cambodia (Pailin). Other stops include dining with gangsters in Russia, a medieval pig slaughter and feast in northern Portugal, the Basque All Male Gastronomique Society in Saint Sebastian, rural Mexico with his Mexican sous-chef, a pilgrimage to the French Laundry in the Napa Valley and a return to his roots in the tiny fishing village of La Teste, where he first ate an oyster as a child. Written with the inimitable machismo and humour that has made Tony Bourdain such a sensation, "A Cook's Tour" is an adventure story sure to give you indigestion.
Fragrant Rice : My Continuing Love Affair with Bali [Includes 115 Recipes] - Thryft
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Janet De Neefe | Periplus Editions

Fragrant Rice : My Continuing Love Affair with Bali [Includes 115 Recipes]

RM39.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.42

RM39.00 MYR

This memoir, peppered with authentic Balinese recipes, is a love letter to the food and culture of BaliWhen Janet De Neefe stepped off the plane in Bali in 1974, she felt an immediate connection to this island paradise. Though curious about Bali's culture, its warm people and its mouthwatering cuisine, she didn't expect to fall in love with a Balinese man and make a new life there. Now, years later, Janet and her husband have four children and run two of the most successful restaurants in Bali.In this delightful memoir, Janet shares entertaining stories of being 'gently shaped like warm rice for offerings' as she adapts to another culture and way of life. She offers insights into the ancient myths and rituals still alive in Bali today and passes on delicious recipes handed down through generations of her husband's family.Fragrant Rice shows how the love, hope and warmth that makes this island such a special place is still very much alive today.Family recipes included
Gordon Ramsay Cooking For Friends - Thryft
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Gordon Ramsay | Harpercollins

Gordon Ramsay Cooking For Friends

RM51.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 4.05

RM51.00 MYR

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TV’s most popular chef, Gordon Ramsay, bridges the gap between his famous chef’s table (situated in the white heat of his restaurant kitchen) and his table at home with Tana and their young family. His latest cookbook is packed with simple, seasonal, modern British recipes. Gordon lives life in the fast lane, travelling the world to foster his many hugely successful business enterprises and to film his highly acclaimed TV series. But, despite the commitments of a busy work life, he has always believed that families should sit around their tables to eat together as much as possible. His latest cookbook gathers together over 100 inspiring and well-constructed recipes which everyone will enjoy cooking for their friends and family, including Chorizo, broad bean and mint couscous, Scallop brochettes with coriander and chilli butter, Smoked salmon and horseradish cream tarts and Toffee and chocolate steamed pudding. The recipes embody Gordon’s strongly held opinion that we should support local producers and farmers’ markets, that we should cook with seasonal fresh ingredients which haven't travelled miles to reach our plates and that we should celebrate the wealth of regional dishes available to us from Cornish crab soup to Bakewell tarts. Gordon shares the dishes that he loves to cook (and eat) when he’s off duty. With chapters covering Hot and Cold Soups; Pasta and Grains; Fish and Shellfish; Meat and Poultry; Pies and Tarts; Vegetables and Salads; Puddings and Ices and Coffee and Chocolate, each recipe is introduced with an insight into why he has chosen it and includes tips on how to re-create it perfectly. With emphasis on simplicity for stunning results, the majority of the recipes are short and easy to cook. This beautiful book has been created by one of Britain's top designers, in tandem with an amazing young photographer. While food is king in this book, sprinkled as it is with candid photos of Gordon and the family, Cooking for Friends allows you to share his love of life and the good things in it.
Letters to a Young Chef - Thryft
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Daniel Boulud | Basic Books

Letters to a Young Chef

RM13.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.86

RM13.00 MYR

From the reinvention of French food through the fine dining revolution in America, Daniel Boulud has been a witness to and a creator of today's food culture. A modern improviser with a classical foundation (a little rock 'n' roll and a lot of Mozart, he'd say), he speaks with the authority that comes from a lifetime of preparing, presenting, and thinking about food-an ancient calling with universal resonance. In Letters to a Young Chef, Boulud speaks not only of how to make a career as a chef in today's world, but also of why one should want to do so in the first place. As he himself puts it, it is "a tasty life." The love of food and the obsession with flavors, ingredients, and techniques are the chef's source of strength, helping the young chef to survive and flourish during the long years of apprenticeship and their necessary sacrifices. Part memoir, part advice book, part cookbook, part reverie, this delicious new book will delight and enlighten chefs of all kinds, from passionate amateurs to serious professionals.
Recipes My Mother Gave ME - Thryft
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Stephanie Allexander | Viking

Recipes My Mother Gave ME

RM38.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 4.14

RM38.00 MYR

"My mother's most treasured possession was her mother's recipe book. As my mother's is mine, and mine is my daughter's. This is a lovely feeling." Three generations of recipes.
Audrey at Home : Memories of My Mother's Kitchen - Thryft
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Luca Dotti | Harper

Audrey at Home : Memories of My Mother's Kitchen

RM55.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 4.2

RM55.00 MYR

Enter Audrey Hepburn’s private world in this unique biography compiled by her son that combines recollections, anecdotes, excerpts from her personal correspondence, drawings, and recipes for her favorite dishes written in her own hand, and more than 250 previously unpublished personal family photographs.

Savour the World of Culinary Arts

Here at Thryft, our Food & Drink section offers a chance for you to explore new recipes, or the rich histories of your favourite dishes. Whether it’s perfecting a particular cuisine, or understanding the intricacies of a vintage wine, our collection can open the door to culinary adventures. Here, no matter if you’re a novice or an enthusiast, you can find something to inspire you in your kitchen.