Culinary Biographies in 2012

An Extravagant Hunger: The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher by Zimmerman, Anne

Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Hamilton, Gabrielle

Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Thomas, Amy

The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels: A Love Story by Drummond, Ree

Talking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater by Simmons, Gail

Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat by Achatz, Grant, Kokonas, Nick

Cheffin': From Potatoes to Caviar by Cronin, Brendan

Colonel Sanders and the American Dream by Ozersky, Josh

Tale from a Distorted Culture by Hoell, Kurt Luther

Season to Taste: How I Lost My Sense of Smell and Found My Way by Birnbaum, Molly

How to Eat a Small Country: A Family's Pursuit of Happiness, One Meal at a Time by Finley, Amy

Cornflakes And Beaujolais by Roberts, Paul

Ginger by Macfarland, David T.

Licking the Spoon by Walsh, Candace