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Winter '17 Reading List (Foodies Edition!)

Winter Reading List
Written By
Stephanie Lysaght
Photographs By
Nicki Sebastian for Parachute
@parachutehome
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Winter is here. The days are feeling darker, and the food is getting heartier. Yes, thereā€™s something about cold weather that just makes us hungry. Summer, keep thy sushi! Winter begs for meltier, cozier dishes. So this seasonā€™s reading list features our latest food-themed favorites, best enjoyed with gingerbread and a hotĀ toddy.

ā€˜Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,ā€™ by Samin Nosrat

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ā€˜Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,ā€™ by Samin Nosrat

Whether youā€™re a cooking novice or a total expert, the gorgeous and accessible ā€œSalt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cookingā€ will teach you something new. Part flavor philosophy (read: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat) and part recipe collection (the Soy-Glazed Salmon changes everything), this book is a crash course in all things culinary ā€“ taught by a teacher who takes having fun in the kitchen as seriously as chopping technique.

ā€˜Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook,ā€™ by Alice Waters
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ā€˜Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook,ā€™ by Alice Waters

Berkeley in the ā€™60s, baguettes in France, hazy nights with boys in the backseat of carsā€¦what more do you need for a good memoir? In ā€œComing to My Sense: The Making of a Counterculture Cook,ā€ chef Alice Waters retraces the path that led her to open Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, at just 27 ā€“ a restaurant that then went on to become one of the most respected in America.

ā€˜Sweetbitter: A Novel,ā€™ by Stephanie Danler

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ā€˜Sweetbitter: A Novel,ā€™ by Stephanie Danler

When Stephanie Danlerā€™s debut novel, ā€œSweetbitter: A novel,ā€ came out last year, it made new writers jealous and food lovers hungry. The book follows Tess, a waitress at a fictionalized version of Union Square CafĆ© in New York (where Danler actually worked as a waitress), as she learns about food, wine, sex and hangover management.

ā€˜Wine. All the Time.: The Casual Guide to Confident Drinking,ā€™ by Marissa A. Ross
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ā€˜Wine. All the Time.: The Casual Guide to Confident Drinking,ā€™ by Marissa A. Ross

If you love drinking wine but hate ordering it, ā€œWine. All the Time.: The Casual Guide to Confident Drinking,ā€ is the book for you. Ross is like the cool, wine-swilling, older sister you never knew you always needed, teaching you the ins and outs of vino in a fun, accessible manner. And as the Bon AppĆ©tit wine columnist, she knows her stuff.

ā€˜Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body,ā€™ by Roxane Gay

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ā€˜Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body,ā€™ by Roxane Gay

Food is so often more than sustenance, and in her brave new memoir, ā€œHunger: A Memoir of (My) Body,ā€ Roxane Gay describes how it became a comfort ā€“ and even a shield ā€“ after she was sexually assaulted. Gayā€™s book will resonate with many American women who struggle with body image, and remind them of their right to take up space.

ā€˜Heartburn,ā€™ by Norah Ephron
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ā€˜Heartburn,ā€™ by Norah Ephron

Okay, fine ā€“ itā€™s not new or even newish. But Nora Ephronā€™s 1983, ā€œHeartburn,ā€ largely considered a fictionalization of her own divorce, feels as relevant today as it did then. Come for the razor-sharp wit, stay for the delicious food details. The heroine, Rachel, is a cookbook writer and her recipes pepper the pages. If you havenā€™t read it, youā€™re in for a treat ā€“ and weā€™re a little jealous!