shopping cart
Call us: 800-878-7323 HELP
HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime.

Cooking and Food

Used Aisles

Cooking and Food
Used Books

There are 5802 books in this aisle.
Browse the aisle by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.

Featured Titles in Cooking and Food - Used Books
Page 1 of 291 next

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything across Italy, India and Indonesia Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert

Powells.com Staff Pick
Not long after her thirtieth birthday, on the heels of an ugly divorce, Elizabeth Gilbert traveled for a year, to Italy, India, and finally Indonesia. In Italy she wanted to explore the art of pleasure (pasta, wine, handsome men speaking a beautiful... (read more)

List Price $15.00
 Your price: $11.95
Used - Trade Paper

Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous
by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin

Publisher Comments
Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued, no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. With such blunt advice as, "Soda is liquid Satan" and "You are a total moron if you think the Atkins Diet will make you thin," it's a... (read more)

List Price $13.95
 Your price: $9.50
Used - Trade Paper

The Last Chinese Chef The Last Chinese Chef
by Nicole Mones

Publisher Comments
In her satisfying, sensual third novel, Nicole Mones takes readers inside the hidden world of elite cuisine in modern China through the story of an American food writer in Beijing. When recently widowed Maggie McElroy is called to China to settle a claim... (read more)

List Price $13.95
 Your price: $9.50
Used - Trade Paper

The Cake Bible The Cake Bible
by Rose Levy Beranbaum

Publisher Comments
"If you ever bake a cake, this book will become your partner in the kitchen." -- from the foreword by Maida Heatter This is the classic cake cookbook that enables anyone to make delicious, exquisite cakes. As a writer for food magazines, women's... (read more)

List Price $35.00
 Your price: $25.00
Used - Hardcover

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip -- Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip -- Confessions of a Cynical Waiter
by The Waiter

Powells.com Staff Pick
Waiter Rant is a delightful look at restaurant life from the other side of the tablecloth. The Waiter will enlighten and instruct you while sometimes grossing you out. Comparisons to Kitchen Confidential can’t be avoided, and Waiter Rant is a welcome... (read more)

List Price $24.95
 Your price: $16.50
Used - Hardcover

The Improvisational Cook The Improvisational Cook
by Sally Schneider

Powells.com Staff Pick
What if a cookbook didn't stop at great recipes? What if it made you a better, more confident cook? The Improvisational Cook will show you how to make decadent Chocolate Wonders and a delicious Tuscan Island Shellfish Stew, sure, but Sally Schneider also... (read more)

List Price $34.95
 Your price: $25.00
Used - Hardcover

Baked: New Frontiers in Baking Baked: New Frontiers in Baking
by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito and Tina Rupp

Publisher Comments
Hip. Cool. Fashion-forward. These aren’t adjectives you’d ordinarily think of applying to baked goods.  Think again. Not every baker wants to re-create Grandma’s pound cake or cherry pie. Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito certainly... (read more)

List Price $29.95
 Your price: $20.50
Used - Hardcover

Best Food Writing (Best Food Writing) Best Food Writing (Best Food Writing)
by Holly Hughes

Publisher Comments
Best Food Writing 2008 once more authoritatively and appealingly assembles the finest culinary prose from the past year’s books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and Web sites. This anthology features both established food writers and rising... (read more)

List Price $15.95
 Your price: $9.95
Used - Trade Paper

Salt: A World History Salt: A World History
by Mark Kurlansky

Powells.com Staff Pick
I like salt. When I was younger and less self-conscious about eating a chip made from a potato paste, I used to lick each side of a Pringle until I found the saltier one, and put that side tongue-down so I could get the maximum salt intake. Salt is... (read more)

List Price $16.00
 Your price: $10.95
Used - Trade Paper

The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook
by Sharon Kramis

Publisher Comments
Two cutting-edge gourmets revamp delicious, old-fashioned cooking using irresistible, modern recipes. "The Cast-Iron Skillet Cookbook" features simple recipes designed for cast-iron cooking, including savory appetizers, rustic breads, and desserts. Color... (read more)

List Price $16.95
 Your price: $11.50
Used - Trade Paper

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
by Julie Powell

Powells.com Staff Pick
Finally, someone willing to admit just how dirty a kitchen can get! Powell's story is at once a comic tale of struggling to find one's balance in the adult world, and a witty exploration of why — and how — we cook. Gastronomes, as well as those... (read more)

List Price $23.95
 Your price: $8.98
Used - Hardcover

Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
by Anthony Bourdain

Publisher Comments
When Chef Anthony Bourdain wrote "Don't Eat Before You Read This" in The New Yorker, he spared no one's appetite, revealing what goes on behind the kitchen door. In Kitchen Confidential, he expanded that appetizer into a deliciously funny, delectable... (read more)

List Price $14.95
 Your price: $10.00
Used - Trade Paper

New Food Lovers Companion 4TH Edition New Food Lovers Companion 4TH Edition
by Sharon Tyler Herbst

Publisher Comments
(back cover) Open this new fourth edition of The New Food Lover's Companion and you'll find more information about good food and dining than ever, including ingredients and methods for preparing many ethnic foods, as well as descriptions of exotic... (read more)

List Price $16.99
 Your price: $11.95
Used - Trade Paper

Grill Every Day: 125 Fast-Track Recipes for Weeknights at the Grill Grill Every Day: 125 Fast-Track Recipes for Weeknights at the Grill
by Diane Morgan

Publisher Comments
Whoever said grills are reserved for weekend barbecues has never met Diane Morgan. In her newest grilling cookbook, she presents a compelling argument that grills should be used every night, complete with 125 recipes and the promise of less dishwashing... (read more)

List Price $24.95
 Your price: $16.95
Used - Trade Paper

The Thanksgiving Table: Recipes and Ideas to Create Your Own Holiday Tradition The Thanksgiving Table: Recipes and Ideas to Create Your Own Holiday Tradition
by Diane Morgan

Publisher Comments
For novices, orchestrating The Feast is no easy task. And even for old pros it's a bit of a challenge. Enter "The Thanksgiving Table" offering you everything you need from foolproof cooking secrets and techniques and classic and innovative recipes, to... (read more)

List Price $19.95
 Your price: $11.95
Used - Trade Paper

Skinny Bitch in the Kitch: Kick-Ass Solutions for Hungry Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap (and Start Looking Hot!) Skinny Bitch in the Kitch: Kick-Ass Solutions for Hungry Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap (and Start Looking Hot!)
by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin

Publisher Comments
Skinny Bitches can bake their cake — and eat it too! Quit your bitching — they've heard you already! You read Skinny Bitch and it totally rocked your world. Now you want to know, "What can I cook that's good for me, but doesn't taste like... (read more)

List Price $14.95
 Your price: $10.50
Used - Trade Paper

Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
by Beth Hensperger

Publisher Comments
You probably own a slow cooker — 80 percent of American households do. For more than thirty years, its unbeatable convenience and practicality have made it a staple of busy families, enabling anyone to return to a home-cooked meal at the end of a... (read more)

List Price $18.95
 Your price: $11.95
Used - Trade Paper

Mexico One Plate at a Time Mexico One Plate at a Time
by Rick Bayless

Publisher Comments
Rick Bayless has been acclaimed widely as America's foremost proponent of Mexico's thrillingly diverse cuisine. In this companion book to his 26-part Public Television series, he takes us, with boyish enthusiasm, through Mexican markets, street stalls... (read more)

List Price $35.00
 Your price: $19.95
Used - Hardcover

Cupcakes! Cupcakes!
by Elinor Klivans

Publisher Comments
Cupcakes are a reminder of carefree, happy days. Klivans presents more than 50 incredibly delicious and beautiful cupcake recipes sure to bring those memories flooding back. Full color.... (read more)

List Price $16.95
 Your price: $9.00
Used - Trade Paper

Eat Right for Your Type Eat Right for Your Type
by Peter J Dadamo

Publisher Comments
The bestselling individualized diet solution to staying healthy, living longer and achieving your ideal weight.... (read more)

List Price $24.95
 Your price: $16.95
Used - Hardcover

see more featured titles Next Page
Browse the entire aisle:
by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.
There are 5802 books in this aisle.

This way to more aisles in Cooking and Food
  • back to top
Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.