Cooking and Cuisine in Florida
This guide from the State Library of Florida explores cookbooks, recipes and restaurants in Florida, especially in the 20th century.
Materials are generally available through interlibrary loan or from our circulating collection.
Links within the bibliographies take you to information in our State Library catalog or to more information on external sites.
Books and publications
- Brandon, Pam, et al. Field to Feast: Recipes Celebrating Florida Farmers, Chefs, and Artisans. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2012.
- Crabtree, Paulette. Will the Gentlemen Yield, or What’s Cooking in the Capitol: A Collection of Recipes From the Capitol Wives. Pensacola, FL: 1973.
- Florida Citrus Commission. Famous Florida Chefs’ Favorite Citrus Recipes. 2nd ed. Lakeland, FL: 1966.
- Florida Department of Citrus. Winning School Food Service Recipes! Lakeland, FL: 1983.
- Gonzalez-Hastings, Josefa, and Andria Kuzeff. The Habana Café Cookbook. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2004.
- Gonzmart, Adela Hernandez, and Ferdie Pacheco. The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 1995.
- Harris, Joy Sheffield. A Culinary History of Florida: Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes. Charleston, SC: American Palate, 2014.
- Horton, Waldo, et al. Florida Honey and Its Hundred Uses. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Agriculture, 1933-1958.
- Huse, Andrew T. The Columbia Restaurant: Celebrating a Century of History, Culture, and Cuisine. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2009.
- Jacobs, Eric R., and Sandra M. Jacobs. Florida Bounty: A Celebration of Florida Cuisine and Culture. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, 2006.
- Mickler, Delia Appleyard, and Carolyde Phillips O’Bryan. The Colonel’s Inn Caterers’ Tallahassee Historical Cookbook. Tallahassee, FL: Colonel’s Inn Caterers, 1984.
- Morrison, Sally. Cross Creek Kitchens: Seasonal Recipes and Reflections. 2nd ed. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2011.
- Munks, Bertha. Florida’s Favorite Foods: Fruits and Vegetables in the Family Menu. Tallahassee, FL: Florida Department of Agriculture, 1957.
- Pearson, A. M., and W. G. Kirk. Selecting and Using Beef and Veal. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1954.
- Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, and Robert Camp. Cross Creek Cookery. New York, NY: Scribner’s, 1942.
- Sharpless, Rebecca. Cooking in Other Women’s Kitchens: Domestic Workers in the South, 1865-1960. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
- Thursby, Isabelle S. Pickles and Relishes From Florida Fruits and Vegetables. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida, Agricultural Extension Division, 1963.
Articles
- Andrews, Jean. “A Botanical Mystery: The Elusive Trail of the Datil Pepper to St. Augustine.” Florida Historical Quarterly, 74.2 (1995):132–47.
- Emerson, Ann P. “Standards of Nutrition in a St. Augustine Hospital, 1783-1821.” Florida Historical Quarterly, 65.2 (1986):145–62.
- Sharpless, Rebecca. “The Servants and Mrs. Rawlings: Martha Mickens and African American Life at Cross Creek.” Florida Historical Quarterly, 89.4 (2011): 500–29.
Florida Memory
- State Archives of Florida. “Florida Folks Have the Right Idea - They Like Greens!” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Archives of Florida. “The History of Foodways in Florida.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Archives of Florida. “Menu - Hotel Ponce de León, St. Augustine, 1889.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Archives of Florida. “Recipe Card for Shrimp Christmas Tree and Cocktail Sauce.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Archives of Florida. “Recipe for Frosted Coffee Squares.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Archives of Florida. “Recipe for Lisa Guacamole, 1963.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Archives of Florida. “Recipe for Swamp Cabbage.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Archives of Florida. “War Food Administration - Fact Sheet on Onions, May 1944.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Library of Florida. “Food of the Florida Indians.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
