Cooking audiobooks

Pumpkin Soup

By: Helen Cooper

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

By the Kate Greenaway Medalist

Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. The Cat slices up the pumpkin, the Squirrel stirs in the water, and the Duck tips in just enough salt. But one day the Duck wants to stir instead, and then there is a horrible squabble, and he leaves the cabin in a... Read more

In-N-Out Burger

By: Stacy Perman

Narrated by: Loren Lester

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

“This book grills up an enjoyable read for both avid foodies and novice diners alike! Perman’s sneak peek into the fascinating history of In-N-Out is as good as the delicious burgers themselves.”—Mario Batali, celebrity chef and author of Molto Italiano A behind-the-counter look at the fast-food chain that breaks all the rules, Stacy Perman’s... Read more

An Edible History of Humanity

By: Tom Standage

Narrated by: George K. Wilson

Length: 10 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion. An Edible History of Humanity is a pithy, entertaining account of how a series of changes—caused, enabled, or influenced by food—has helped to shape and transform... Read more

The King's Taster

By: Kenneth Oppel

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Max is the cook's dog. And because he is also the king's taster, Max gets to feast on French Fries! Rose Pudding! Cheese Pie! Pizza! No wonder Max loves his job. Who wouldn't want to dine on these delicious dishes? The new king, that's who. And if the new king has his way, it won't just be their job that the cook and Max lose! Read more

The Food of a Younger Land

By: Mark Kurlansky

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Mark Kurlansky's new book takes us back to the food of a younger America. Before the national highway system brought the country closer together, before chain restaurants brought uniformity, and before the Frigidaire meant that frozen food could be stored for longer, the nation's food was seasonal, regional, and traditional. It helped to form... Read more

Some Day You'll Thank Me for This

By: Charlotte Hays & Gayden Metcalfe

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Southern society is arranged along matriarchal lines, since the Southern matriarch is a far more formidable being than the much nicer Southern male. She has to be this way; she was put on earth with a sacred mission: to drum good manners and the proper religion—ancestor worship—into the next generation.



In Some Day You'll Thank Me for This,... Read more

Making Sense of Wine

By: Matt Kramer

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

Length: 6 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Since its first publication in 1989, Matt Kramer’s extraordinarily accessible guide to wine has become a classic. Where others talk jargon about centrifuges, steel tanks, and acidity levels, Kramer talks about wine itself. The result is an enriching experience that goes far beyond knowing how to read a label or impress a waiter.The text explains... Read more

Hungry Girl: The Official Survival Guides

By: Lisa Lillien

Narrated by: Lisa Lillien

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on one of the most wildly popular, fastest-growing free daily e-mail subscription services, this Hungry Girl original audiobook is filled with survival strategies for anyone who wants to make guilt-free eating choices, anywhere, anytime. Learn how to "chew the right thing" from any and every restaurant menu, on airplanes and even from the... Read more

The Face on Your Plate

By: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 5 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Somewhere in between Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, between eating at McDonald’s and killing a pig for dinner, there is a need for an audiobook that will probe more deeply and provide greater understanding and insight into the psychological factors that influence decisions about what we eat and why – and how these choices affect... Read more

Amarcord

By: Marcella Hazan

Narrated by: Concetta Tomei

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Marcella Hazan is known as America's godmother of Italian cooking. The owner of her own cooking schools, and author of bestselling and award-winning cookbooks, she has collected invitations to cook at top restaurants around the world.Her story begins in Alexandria, Egypt, where an early childhood accident would alter the course of her life and... Read more

Wine for Dummies 4th Edition - Abridged

By: Ed McCarthy & Mary Mulligan

Narrated by: Brett Barry

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This down-to-earth guide cuts through wine snobbery and tells you what's in, what's out, and what's new in wine. This update of the bestselling For Dummies® classic covers everything from established and emerging wine regions to pairing wine with food to collecting wine. Here's to fun, relaxed wine exploration and enjoyment!Discover how to:... Read more

Much Depends on Dinner

By: Margaret Visser

Narrated by: Suzanne Toren

Length: 14 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author Margaret Visser holds a doctorate in classics and appears frequently on television and radio shows. Much Depends on Dinner was chosen as one of the best books of the year by The New York Times Book Review and Publisher's Weekly. As the subtitle suggests, here she uses the framework of a simple meal to show us how our food has... Read more

The Billionaire's Vinegar - Abridged

By: Benjamin Wallace

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It was the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold.

In 1985, at a heated auction by Christie’s of London, a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux—one of a cache of bottles unearthed in a bricked-up Paris cellar and supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson—went for $156,000 to a member of the Forbes family. The discoverer of the bottle was pop-band... Read more

Cooked

By: Jeff Henderson

Narrated by: Jeff Henderson

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

This riveting memoir is the incredible story of Jeff Henderson's rollercoaster ride from high-stakes cocaine dealer to prison inmate to world-class chef. Barely old enough to drink legally, Henderson was clearing $35,000 per week as one of the most successful cocaine dealers in San Diego. But when he was 23, he was indicted on federal drug... Read more

The Spectrum - Abridged

By: Dean Ornish, M.D.

Narrated by: Dean Ornish, M.D. & Anne Ornish

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Ornish Diet has been named the “#1 Best Heart-Healthy Diet” by U.S. News & World Report for seven consecutive years!

From the author of the landmark bestseller Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease comes an empowering new program that teaches you how to lower high blood pressure, lose weight, lower your cholesterol, or... Read more

Any Way You Slice It #9

By: Nancy Krulik

Narrated by: Anne Bobby

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Katie offers to help the owner of her favorite pizza shop run a pizza-eating contest. But when Katie turns into Louie the chef, how will the pizzas for the contest get made? Katie's clueless! She's never cooked anything without her mom before! 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

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

McIlhenny's Gold

By: Jeffrey Rothfeder

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

Length: 9 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

After the Civil War ended, Edmund McIlhenny, an ambitious and tenacious Louisiana businessman, found himself with few prospects. The South's economy in ruins and his millions of dollars in Confederacy currency worthless, he had no choice but to return with his wife, Mary, to her family home in Avery Island, a former sugar plantation destroyed by... Read more

The Taste of Conquest

By: Michael Krondl

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In this engaging, anecdotal history of food, world conquest, and desire, a chef-turned-journalist tells the story of three legendary cities—Venice, Lisbon, and Amsterdam—that transformed the globe in the quest for spice.



Written in a colorful style that will appeal to fans of Mark Kurlansky and Michael Pollan, this ambitious yet accessible book... Read more

Secret Ingredients - Abridged

By: David Remnick

Narrated by: Various

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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... Read more

Wine Appreciation Freeway Guide

By: Robin Stark

Narrated by: Robin Stark

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Wish you knew more about wine so you could buy and order with confidence? Want to be able to participate in discussions about wine with friends or colleagues? This dynamic and entertaining audio program was especially created to give you the essential wine knowledge you need to feel comfortable in any situation and to enhance your everyday... Read more

The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry

By: Kathleen Flinn

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Read Kathleen Flinn's posts on the Penguin Blog.

This is the funny and inspiring account of Kathleen Flinn’s struggle in a stew of hot-tempered chefs, competitive classmates, her own “wretchedly inadequate” French, and the basics of French cuisine. Flinn was a thirty-six-year-old middle manager trapped on the corporate ladder—until her boss... Read more

The Volumetrics Eating Plan - Abridged

By: Barbara Rolls

Narrated by: Jana Robbins

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No more ""forbidden foods"" or monotonous meals—The Volumetrics Eating Plan will revolutionize the way you think about managing your weight.Quit ""dieting"" for good. Feel full on fewer calories. Lose weight and keep it off while eating satisfying portions of delicious, nutritious foods.The Volumetrics Eating Plan doesn't eliminate food groups... Read more