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Restaurateurs & Chefs - Memoirs and Stories

This is a Markham Reads list. Markham Reads is a our community one read program, where Markham comes together to read and celebrate one book through dynamic programming and other activities. It's like a city-wide book club! It's a great way to connect as a city and meet new friends. This year's winning book is Restaurant Kid by Rachel Phan Inspired by our Markham Reads 2026 winner - Restaurant Kid - check out these memoirs and stories about the experiences of restaurant owners, staff and chefs from around the world!

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  • Restaurant Kid

    a Memoir of Family and Belonging

    Phan, Rachel,
    Book, 2025Madeira Park, British Columbi, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, [2025] — 5111 PHAN
  • My Ackee Tree

    a Chef's Memoir of Finding Home in the Kitchen

    Barr, Suzanne (Cook)
    Book, 2022[Toronto, Ontario] : Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Canada, 2022. — 5111 BARR
  • Book, 2017New York : Emily Bestler Books/Atria, 2017. — 5111 MATSU
  • Lidia

    a Life of Love, Family, and Food

    Bastianich, Lidia
    Book, 2018[Vancouver, British Columbia] : Appetite by Random House, [2018] — 5111 BASTI
  • Book, 2020New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2020] — 5111 CHANG
  • Chop Suey Nation

    the Legion Cafe and Other Stories From Canada's Chinese Restaurants

    Hui, Ann, 1983-
    Book, 2019Madeira Park, BC : Douglas & McIntyre, [2019] — 4821 HUI
  • Book, 2009New York : Anchor Books, 2009, c2006. — 5111 CHILD
  • Finding Freedom

    a Cook's Story : Remaking a Life From Scratch

    French, Erin (Chef)
    Book, 2021New York : Celadon Books, 2021. — 5111 FRENC
  • The French Ingredient

    a Memoir : Making a Life in Paris One Lesson at a Time

    Bertch, Jane,
    Book, 2024New York : Ballantine Books, [2024] — 5111 BERTC
  • Cooking as Fast as I Can

    a Chef's Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness

    Cora, Cat
    Book, 2015New York : Scribner, 2015. — 5111 CORA
  • Coming to My Senses

    the Making of a Counterculture Cook

    Waters, Alice
    Book, 2017New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2017] — 5111 WATER
  • Four Kitchens

    My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris

    Shockey, Lauren
    Book, 2011New York : Grand Central Pub., c2011. — 5111 SHOCK
  • Life From Scratch

    a Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness

    Martin, Sasha
    Book, 2015Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2015] — 5111 MARTI
  • My Mother's Kitchen

    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and the Meaning of Life

    Gethers, Peter
    Book, 2017New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017. — 5111 GETHE -G
  • Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll

    How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession

    Friedman, Andrew, 1967-
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Ecco, [2018] — 4110 FRI
  • Always Home

    a Daughter's Recipes & Stories

    Singer, Fanny, 1983-
    Book, 2020[Toronto] : Appetite, [2020] — 5111 SINGE
  • Book, 2020New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2020] — 5111 BEARD -B

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