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You might enjoy an older book, Out to Lunch, by Paul Levy, published in 1986, on the theme of strange foods around the world.

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I loved Kitchen Confidential. I love books about the restaurant business, and this was the best one. There was one that told about the trendiness of restaurants and how you get one to turn hot and what makes them cool down. Can't remember the name of this one. I adored Gabrielle Hamilton's Blood, Bones & Butter.