I am still learning and still light years away from where I want to be but I have to say that these books listed below have been the most influential books that I have read.
*Kitchen Confidentials by Bourdain, the best cooking book you'll read
*The Seasoning of a Chef by Psaltis, talks about interning and staging in great detail
*Soul of a Chef by Ruhlman, general good read
*Reach of a Chef by Ruhlman, general read
*Roasting in **** Kitchen by Ramsey, good life story of one of the best
*On the Line by Eric Ripert, talks in great depth about how a Michelin 3 star restaurant operates (people) and has great pics.
*Chef Story's by Hamilton, talks about how 25 great chefs got to the top
*Devil in the Kitchen by Marco Pierre White, excellent read
All these books can be found at BN's
if you dont already have i recomend
these
-Happy in the kitchen is a good technique book
-The French Laundry cook book is must have
-Flavor bible is must have |