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From: "Library of Congress Classification." Wikipedia. Wikipedia Foundation. 5 March 2015. Web. 20 April 2015.
The Hilton Library has Open Stacks which means you can browse the shelves to select books.
The Library's book stacks are organized by the Library of Congress Classification. The book collection begins on the 4th floor of the library and continues down through the following two floors.
Bldg. Level | Call Nos. | Subjects |
4th floor | A - HE | History (incl. food history & customs), psychology, economics. |
3rd floor | HF - TT | Wines, brewing, food processing, agriculture, science, business, social sciences, arts, literature. |
2nd floor | TX - Z | Culinary arts, cookbooks, baking and pastry, mixology. |
The majority of books on culinary arts are shelved in subclass TX of the Library of Congress Classification. Subcategories within this subclass include the following:
TX341-641 – Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX642-840 – Cooking
TX851-885 – Dining-room service
TX901-946 – Hospitality industry. Hotels, clubs, restaurants. Food service
TX950-953 – Taverns, bars, saloons
Other useful call number subgroups for culinary topics include:
GT– Food history and customs
HD – Industries. Land Use. Labor
HF – Commerce
RM – Diets, healthy eating
SB – Farming, plant culture, gardening, viticulture
SF – Animal culture (cheese, dairy, poultry, meat, beekeeping, honey)
SH - Aquaculture
TP – Food processing & manufacturing, winemaking, brewing
The very first cookbook to celebrate Juneteenth, from food writer and cookbook author Nicole A. Taylor.
Ai Watanabe and Samuel Trifot, founders of the popular restaurant Gili-Gili, present thirty-six delicious recipes showcasing the irresistible and versatile onigiri.
Eleanor Ford uses recipes as maps as she takes readers on a culinary journey through history.
Chef Anto showcases African cuisines through 80 recipes from Gabon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo, and Ethiopia.
A new cookbook from the star of Netflix's Chef's Table featuring comforting aromatic Indian flavors.
Recipes designed to demystify the process of truly great cooking.
A cookbook celebrating the food of the African diaspora from the James Beard Award-winning author of Notes from a Young Black Chef.
Celebrate Portugal's vibrant, globally-influenced - and influential - food culture via more than 550 classic and contemporary recipes.
Author J. Kenji López-Alt returns with the definitive English-language guide to the science and technique of cooking in a wok.
An homage to what it means to be Korean American with more than 85 recipes that explore new culinary traditions.
A new collection from Julia Turshen of simple yet inspired recipes for the kind of flavorful yet unfussy food we all want to make at home.
The definitive guide to world beer fully updated for a third edition.
A collection of 60+ recipes inspired by the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The hidden history of the Nayarit, a neighborhood restaurant in Los Angeles, founded in 1951.
An evocative, intimate food monograph by the duo behind one of the most acclaimed restaurant collections in France.
The owner of the wildly popular Sweetie Pie's restaurant, shares recipes for her renowned soul food.
In his first cookbook, Top Chef Canada star Adrian Forte shares more than 100 inspiring and delicious recipes to get you fired up in the kitchen.
Eighty recipes and candid stories that celebrate community, agriculture, sustainability, and the place of grains at every table.
Two Balinese cooks shine a light on the depth and diversity of Balinese cuisine, with insight into food and worship, sacred fare, and zero-waste cooking.
An objective, well-balanced look at the health benefits and risks of the most controversial foods and ingredients.
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