Start with high-confidence food world lives books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
World Travel
Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever
How to Share an Egg
Bonny Reichert
Your Table Is Ready
Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, Macmillan Audio
I'm Not Trying to Be Difficult
Drew Nieporent, Grand Central Publishing
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain, Random House Audio