Pat Conroy did an excellent cookbook and I enjoyed dipping in and out of that. Depending on where in the world you are you get different ones so James Martin (Yorkshire cook) did one about going around the US that I found interesting, Rick Stein did one about specialist farmers in the UK and the different things they grew/kept and how these local flavours were so important and both of them do little anecdotes.

Keith Floyd was an absolute master of this though. His books were very entertaining.