Cooking audiobooks

Heat

By: Bill Buford

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

From one of our most interesting literary figures – former editor of Granta, former fiction editor at The New Yorker, acclaimed author of Among the Thugs– a sharp, funny, exuberant, close-up account of his headlong plunge into the life of a professional cook.

Expanding on his James Beard Award-winning New Yorker article, Bill Buford gives us a... Read more

The South Beach Heart Program

By: Arthur S. Agatston, M.D.

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

This year more than 1 million Americans will have a heart attack or stroke, making heart disease the leading cause of death in men and women in this country. But thanks to his aggressive prevention approach to treating heart disease, renowned cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston, creator of the Agatston Score for measuring coronary calcium, rarely... Read more

Secret Ingredients

By: David Remnick

Narrated by: Various

Length: 24 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Since its earliest days, The New Yorker has been a tastemaker–literally. As the home of A. J. Liebling, Joseph Wechsberg, and M. F. K. Fisher, who practically invented American food writing, the magazine established a tradition that is carried forward today by irrepressible literary gastronomes including Calvin Trillin, Bill Buford, Adam Gopnik,... Read more

Blood, Bones & Butter

By: Gabrielle Hamilton

Narrated by: Gabrielle Hamilton

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
 
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Miami Herald • Newsday • The Huffington Post • Financial Times • GQ • Slate • Men’s Journal • Washington Examiner • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus Reviews • National Post • The Toronto Star • BookPage • Bookreporter

“I wanted the lettuce and... Read more

Candyfreak

By: Steve Almond

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Part candy porn, part candy polemic, part social history, part confession, Candyfreak explores the role candy plays in our lives as both source of pleasure and escape from pain. Read more

Bourbon Empire

By: Reid Mitenbuler

Narrated by: Brian O'Neill

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

How bourbon came to be, and why it's experiencing such a revival today Unraveling the many myths and misconceptions surrounding America's most iconic spirit, Bourbon Empire traces a history that spans frontier rebellion, Gilded Age corruption, and the magic of Madison Avenue. Whiskey has profoundly influenced America's political, economic, and... Read more

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish

By: Mo O'Hara

Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

When Tom's big brother decides to become an Evil Scientist, his first experiment involves dunking Frankie the goldfish into toxic green gunk. Tom knows that there is only one thing to do: Zap the fish with a battery and bring him back to life! But there's something weird about the new Frankie. He's now a BIG FAT ZOMBIE GOLDFISH with hypnotic... Read more

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish

By: Mo O'Hara

Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

After Tom rescued Frankie the goldfish from his big brother Mark's toxic science experiment by zapping him back to life with a battery, Frankie somehow became a BIG FAT ZOMBIE GOLDFISH with dangerous hypnotic powers. Fortunately, Frankie has appointed himself Tom's bodyguard, and together, with a little help from their friends, they thwart... Read more

No Experience Necessary

By: Norman Van Aken

Narrated by: Norman Van Aken

Length: 12 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

No Experience Necessary is Chef Norman Van Aken' s joyride of a memoir. In it he spans twenty-plus years and nearly as many jobs-- including the fateful job advertisement in the local paper for a short-order cook with " no experience necessary." Long considered a culinary renegade and a pioneering chef, Van Aken is an American original who... Read more

Better than Homemade

By: Carolyn Wyman

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Americans pride themselves in their knack for innovation, and nowhere has America's can-do attitude been more apparent than at the supermarket. Need a cheese that is virtually indestructible? Want to find a way to stretch a pound of hamburger into a hearty main course for a family of five? Hard pressed for time to throw together a home-cooked... Read more

THE SOUP CLEANSE

By: Angela Blatteis & Vivienne Vella

Narrated by: Erin Bennett & Christine Lakin

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Souping is the new juicing!
When Angela Blatteis and Vivienne Vella set out to create Soupure, the LA-based soup company at the forefront of the souping movement, they wanted to share the power of healing soups with the world. With a few simple, delicious recipes they've helped people lose weight, boost their energy, and feel better every day.... Read more

Pen & Palate

By: Lucy Madison & Tram Nguyen

Narrated by: Lucy Madison & Tram Nguyen

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From the writers of acclaimed blog Pen & Palate, a humorous coming-of-age (and mastering-the-art-of-home-cooking) memoir of friendship, told through stories, recipes, and beautiful illustrations.

Getting through life in your twenties isn't easy--especially if you're broke, awkward, and prone to starting small grease fires in your studio... Read more

Grain Truth

By: Stephen Yafa

Narrated by: Dana Hickox

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A Pollan-esque look at the truth about wheat: meal or menace?

No topic in nutrition is more controversial than wheat. While mega-sellers like Grain Brain and Wheat Belly suggest that wheat may be the new asbestos, Stephen Yafa finds that it has been wrongly demonized. His revealing book sets the record straight, breaking down the botany of the... Read more

Love, Loss, and What We Ate

By: Padma Lakshmi

Narrated by: Padma Lakshmi

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Ate traces the arc of Padma Lakshmi’s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera—a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl’s Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron’s HeartburnLong before Padma Lakshmi ever stepped onto a television... Read more

32 Yolks

By: Eric Ripert & Veronica Chambers

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as “heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and inspiring,” 32 Yolks is the brave and affecting coming-of-age story about the making of a French chef, from the culinary icon behind the renowned New York City restaurant Le Bernardin.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR

In an industry... Read more

Only in Naples

By: Katherine Wilson

Narrated by: Katherine Wilson

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Full of lighthearted humor, sumptuous food, the wisdom of an Italian mother-in-law, and all the atmosphere of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, this warm and witty memoir follows American-born Katherine Wilson on her adventures abroad. Thanks to a surprising romance—and a spirited woman who teaches her to laugh, to seize joy, and to love—a... Read more

The Runaway Dinner

By: Allan Ahlberg

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Like most little boys his age, Banjo is hungry! He can't wait to gobble up his delicious dinner. But as he sits at the table ready to dig in, something very wild and wacky happens. Melvin the sausage suddenly leaps from Banjo's plate and leads Peter, Percival, Paul, Caroline, Clara, and the other peas and carrots on a daring escape. As the... Read more

Bear Wants More

By: Karma Wilson

Narrated by: John McDonough

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling children's author Karma Wilson has won many prizes such as the National Parenting Publications Children's Resource Gold Award. Her story Bear Wants More is a Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Featured Selection. It's springtime and Bear is waking up from his winter nap. He hasn't had any food in a long time. Bear is... Read more

Esther the Wonder Pig

By: Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter & Caprice Crane

Narrated by: Steve Jenkins

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Unlikely pig owners Steve and Derek got a whole lot more than they bargained for when the designer micro piglet they adopted turned out to be a full-sized 600-pound sow! This funny, inspirational story shows how families really do come in all shapes and sizes.

In the summer of 2012, Steve Jenkins was contacted by an old friend about adopting a... Read more

Truffle Boy

By: Ian Purkayastha

Narrated by: Will Collyer

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

"[Ian Purkayastha] has a true, deep expertise in everything he sells--caviar, truffles, fish. He knows the stories that we need to sell the stuff tableside . . . he can disrupt the entire luxury foods market."
---From the Foreword by David Chang

Ian Purkayastha is New York City's leading truffle importer and boasts a devoted clientele of top... Read more

A Perfect Score

By: Kathryn Hall & Craig Hall

Narrated by: Kathryn Hall & Craig Hall

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A lively husband and wife team recounts their twenty-year climb from amateur winemakers to recipients of an almost unheard-of perfect score from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
Kathryn and Craig Hall launched themselves head first into Napa Valley 20 years ago with the purchase of an 1885 winery and never looked back. Since the couple's purchase... Read more

The Raging Skillet

By: Rossi

Narrated by: Rossi

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

An outsider within her Jersey Shore family, Chef Rossi finds a home for her punk sensibilities inside the kitchen.When their high-school-age, punk, runaway daughter is found hosting a Jersey Shore hotel party, Rossi’s parents feel they have no other choice: they ship her off to live with a Hasidic rabbi in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Within the... Read more

Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox

By: William Davis

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Through the New York Times bestseller Wheat Belly, millions of people learned how to reverse years of chronic health problems by removing wheat from their daily diets.Now Dr. Davis provides a simple ten-day grain-detox plan, with carefully designed meal plans and delicious recipes that include everything needed to fully eliminate wheat and... Read more

Devoured

By: Sophie Egan

Narrated by: Ann Richardson

Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A provocative look at how and what Americans eat and why—a flavorful blend of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Salt Sugar Fat, and Freakonomics that reveals how the way we live shapes the way we eat.Food writer and Culinary Institute of America program director Sophie Egan takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the American food psyche,... Read more