Favorite non recipe cookbook?

[Claire]

OK, here are two. "Eat Drink, Man Woman" and "Babette's feast" I wish my brain worked better. There is also an Italian-American one and a Mexican one. All of them center on food and recipes.

[PrincessFiona60]

Tortilla Soup (2001) - IMDb

[potsnpanties]

Bookwise, Williams-Sonoma's Tools & Techniques, and Le Cordon Bleu The Cooks' Bible. Oh my gosh how happy I was when I found those two books at my local library. I have been trying to track down copies of both to buy (within price range of course) but currently I'm milking my library for all its supply is worth

I feel like I'm the only one who was let down by Julie & Julia as a cooking film. Utterly adored Merryl Streep's parts, but despite being a total fan of Amy Adams, her character bugged the absolute heck out of me ~_~.

Not necessarily a cooking film per say, but anything related to the Muppets' Swedish Chef... his methods for making chocolate mousse and donuts are truly revolutionary

[cmarchibald]

Originally Posted by garlicjosh

If you know GOOD food movies, go ahead and list them.
The only one that comes to mind for me is ratatouille

Do documentaries count?

Ratatouille is awesome btw!!!

[garlicjosh]

Originally Posted by potsnpanties

but despite being a total fan of Amy Adams, her character bugged the absolute heck out of me ~_~.

Not necessarily a cooking film per say, but anything related to the Muppets' Swedish Chef... his methods for making chocolate mousse and donuts are truly revolutionary

Originally Posted by cmarchibald

Do documentaries count?

Ratatouille is awesome btw!!!

I fully agree..she bothered me as well..but as a whole the movie was done well on many levels. Swedish Chef is one of the greatest...things...to ever be invented. I truly hold him partially responsible for my love of food today.
Documentaries totally count, but most of the food Docs. I have watched have been about GMO and the current state of grocery store food...I find them rather annoying.

[NoraC]

The Flavor Bible
How to Read a French Fry

[Ricky]

Chocolat, Delicatessen, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, No Reservations, Tampopo, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Dumplings, Feast at Midnight, Tortilla Soup, Big Night, Eat,Drink, Man, Woman. Stick a fork in me...I'm done. The last one isn't a movie, that's just me.