Lately I've been trying to answer that very question for myself, and then I thought it would be fun to pose that question to Serious Eaters everywhere. We're not talking about cookbooks here, though it can be a book (like Ruth Reichl's or Jeffrey Steingarten's) that has a few recipes in it. I'm talking about a book of prose (or poetry, for that matter) that is about food, the culture of food, or someone's experiences in the food world. It could be a memoir or a collection of essays or just a single nonfiction narrative. Possibilities include The Tummy Trilogy by Calvin Trillin (American Fried; Alice, Let's Eat; and Third Helpings), The Man Who Ate Everything by Steingarten, Kitchen Confidential...
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