Devorah Lev-Tov Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Devorah Lev-Tov is a food and travel writer. Food and travel writer in Brooklyn. Obsessed with pizza and bread. Also butter.

Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies
Rossi Anastopoulo
Ever wonder how apple pie became a symbol of America? Rossi Anastopoulo slices into the history of pie in the good ol’ US of A, from pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving to apple pie on Independence Day, using the iconic American dessert to tell the story of a country.
Hardcover, 2022
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Simply West African: Easy, Joyful Recipes for Every Kitchen: A Cookbook
Pierre Thiam
This time, his aim is to share everyday, easy-to-cook recipes…80 vibrant recipes are accessible and present a range of traditional and modern takes on the cuisine.
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
More Than Cake: 100 Baking Recipes Built for Pleasure and Community
Natasha Pickowicz
But aside from great baking recipes, this cookbook tries to live up to its name by sharing how baking can provide so much more than just tasty sweets—it can give community, purpose, activism, joy and love.
Hardcover, 2023
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food
Fuchsia Dunlop
The book meshes history, philosophy, cooking techniques, and Dunlop’s on-the-ground research conducted over three decades to present a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of this multifaceted and dynamic cuisine.
Hardcover, 2023
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z
Tamar Adler
This isn’t what you’d call a beautiful coffee table-style cookbook—it’s utilitarian and without illustrations (otherwise it would be thousands of pages)—but the creative secrets within are truly mind-blowing.
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City
Edward Chisholm
This book is the next generation of Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential and Stephanie Danler’s Sweetbitter, with Chisholm exposing the often-shocking mayhem of the restaurant kitchen in visceral detail.
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Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen
Leah Koenig
Portico is Jewish food expert Leah Koenig’s love letter to Roman Jewish cooking. The book thoroughly explores the history, culture and food of this community, who helped shape so much of Roman cuisine…
Hardcover, 2023
$37.50$18.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food: Interviews, Inspiration, and Recipes
Klancy Miller
This important book offers a special kind of oral history that finally gives Black women in food their due.
Hardcover, 2023
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book