San Francisco Bay Area Chef, Restaurant Cookbooks
80+ San Francisco chef cookbooks, Bay Area restaurant cookbooks. Bay Area Chef Cookbook (San Francisco Gift Ideas, SF Souvenirs). SF Bar Souvenir, Bay Area Gift Ideas
Last Updated: May 7, 2024
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Here is my exhaustive list of San Francisco Restaurant cookbooks, Bay Area inspired food books as well as cocktail books from around the city from local chefs, writers and more.
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Bay Area Cookbooks, Bay Area Chef Books, San Francisco Restaurant Cookbooks
20th Century Cafe Book: https://www.20thcenturycafe.com/book
4505 Meats: Sausage Making https://4505meats.com/collections/cookbooks
A16 Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/197831/a16-by-nate-appleman-and-shelley-lindgren-with-kate-leahy/
Anna Voloshyna, Budmo: https://annavoloshyna.com/
Arabiyya, Reem Assil: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647771/arabiyya-by-reem-assil/
Absinthe Cocktail Book: https://comstocksaloon.com/product/the-art-of-the-bar-book/
Ad Hoc At Home (Thomas Keller): https://www.thomaskeller.com/ad-hoc-home
Atelier Crenn Cookbook: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/Atelier-Crenn/9780544444676
Bar Tartine: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/bar-tartine
The Bay Area Homegrown Cookbook: https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S93C2465107
Benu Cookbook: https://www.phaidon.com/store/food-cook/benu-9780714868868/
Berkeley Bowl Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563894/the-berkeley-bowl-cookbook-by-laura-mclively/
In Bibi’s Kitchen Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606399/in-bibis-kitchen-by-hawa-hassan-with-julia-turshen/
Bi-Rite Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/202545/bi-rite-markets-eat-good-food-by-sam-mogannam-and-dabney-gough/
Bi-Rite Creamery: Sweet Cream & Sugar Cones Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/213406/sweet-cream-and-sugar-cones-by-kris-hoogerhyde-anne-walker-and-dabney-gough/
Bouchon: https://www.thomaskeller.com/bouchon
Bouchon Bakery: https://www.thomaskeller.com/bouchon-bakery
Boulevard The Cookbook
The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook: https://www.thekitchn.com/the-blue-chair-jam-cookbook-by-132181
Brown Sugar Kitchen Cookbook: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/brown-sugar-kitchen
Bryant Terry, Vegetable Kingdom: https://www.bryant-terry.com/allbooks
Burma Superstar Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/532612/burma-superstar-by-desmond-tan-and-kate-leahy/
Camino Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/240620/this-is-camino-by-russell-moore-and-allison-hopelain-with-chris-colin/
ChezPanisse: 40 Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/202683/40-years-of-chez-panisse-the-power-of-gathering-by-alice-waters/
Cook, Eat, Cha Cha Cha: Festive New World Recipes
Cheeseboard Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198225/the-cheese-board-collective-works-by-cheese-board-collective-staff/
Chez Panisse Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/186077/chez-panisse-menu-cookbook-by-alice-waters/
Coi Cookboook: https://www.phaidon.com/store/food-cook/coi-9780714865904/
Cooking My Way Back Home: Recipes From San Francisco's Town Hall, Anchor & Hope, and Salt House
Cowgirl Creamery Cookbook: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781452111636
Dandelion Cookbook: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780451495358?aff=penguinrandom
Devils Acre Cocktail Book: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/drinking-the-devil-s-acre
East Bay Cooks: https://www.figure1publishing.com/book/east-bay-cooks/
Farallon: The Very Best of San Francisco Seafood Cuisine
Flavors Of Oakland Cookbook: http://www.flavorsofoakland.com/shop
Flour + Water Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/222672/flour--water-by-thomas-mcnaughton-with-paolo-lucchesi/
Foreign Cinema Cookbook: http://foreigncinema.com/
The French Laundry Cookbook: https://www.thomaskeller.com/french-laundry
Gabriela Camara (Cala) Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561257/my-mexico-city-kitchen-by-gabriela-camara-with-malena-watrous/
Greens: Fields Of Greens Cookbook: https://greensrestaurant.com/shop/books/
Hawker Fare Cookbook: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062656094/hawker-fare/
Hog Island Cookbook: https://store.hogislandoysters.com/hogislandoysterco/oyster-accessories/the-hog-island-oyster-lover-s-cookbook/15807
Homeroom Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/222670/the-mac--cheese-cookbook-by-allison-arevalo-and-erin-wade/
Humphrey Slocombe Book: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/humphry-slocombe-ice-cream-book
Insalata’s Mediterranean Table: https://www.bookpassage.com/product/insalatas-mediterranean-table
Insalata’s and Marinitas: The Story of Two Restaurants: https://insalatas.com/
Josey Baker Bread: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/josey-baker-bread
Juhu Beach Club Cookbook: https://www.runningpress.com/titles/preeti-mistry/the-juhu-beach-club-cookbook/9780762462469/
Kantine: Scandinavian From Scratch: https://www.kantinesf.com/cookbook-scandinavian-from-scratch
Kokkari Cookbook: https://www.greenapplebooks.com/book/9780811875745
La Cocina Cookbook: https://lacocinasf.org/cookbook
Manresa: An Edible Reflection: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/220065/manresa-by-david-kinch-with-christine-muhlke-foreword-by-eric-ripert/
Masa, Jorge Gavira: https://masienda.com/products/masa-book
Miette Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Miette-Recipes-Franciscos-Charming-Pastry/dp/0811875040 (website/chronicle out of stock)
Mission Chinese Food Cookbook: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062243416/the-mission-chinese-food-cookbook/
Mission Vegan: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/mission-vegan-danny-bowienjj-goode
Mister Jiu's in Chinatown: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604148/mister-jius-in-chinatown-by-brandon-jew-tienlon-ho/
Mourad: New Moroccan: https://www.mouradsf.com/store/product/cookbook/
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San Francisco Cookbooks, Bay Area Chef, Restaurant Cookbooks
Nik Sharma Cookbook: http://abrowntable.com/the-flavor-equation
Nopalito Cookbook: http://www.nopalitosf.com/store/#!/~/category/id=23099057&offset=0&sort=normal
Oceanview Diner Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198444/the-pancake-handbook-by-steve-siegelman/
Oliveto Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/13022/cooking-by-hand-by-paul-bertolli/
Organic Marin Cookbook: https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/organic-marin-tim-porter/
Rich Table Cookbook: https://www.richtablesf.com/store/product/rich-table-cookbook/
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Cookbook: https://www.saltfatacidheat.com
San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market Cookbook: https://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2006-12-08/426545/
Six California Kitchens: https://sixcaliforniakitchens.com/
Slanted Door Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/209667/the-slanted-door-by-charles-phan/
Slanted Door: Vietnamese Home Cooking: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/209665/vietnamese-home-cooking-by-charles-phan/
Smugglers Cove Cocktail Book: http://www.smugglerscovesf.com/
SPQR Cookbook: https://wwnorton.com/books/SPQR/
State Bird Provisions Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/248817/state-bird-provisions-by-stuart-brioza-and-nicole-krasinski-with-jj-goode/
Tacolicious Cookbook: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/227497/tacolicious-by-sara-deseran-with-joe-hargrave-antelmo-faria-and-mike-barrow/
Tanya Holland, California Soul: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/689033/tanya-hollands-california-soul-by-tanya-holland-with-with-maria-c-hunt-and-dr-kelley-fanto-deetz-foreword-by-alice-walker/
Tartine Bread: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/tartine-bread
Tartine Cookbook, A Classic Revisited: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/tartine-1
The American Boulangerie: Authentic French Pastries and Breads for the Home Kitchen (Pascal Rigo, La Boulangerie(
The Girl & The Fig Cookbook: https://www.girlfigstore.com/s/shop
The Model Bakery Cookbook: https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/the-model-bakery-cookbook
The Village Baker’s Wife: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/200087/the-village-bakers-wife-by-joseph-ortiz/9780307809445
Thomas Keller: Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide: https://www.thomaskeller.com/under-pressure
Wise Son’s Eat Something: https://wisesonsdeli.com/eatsomething/ ; https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/eat-something
Zuni Cafe Cookbook: https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Zuni-Cafe-Cookbook/
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