edited by Steve Striffler and Mark Moberg From the publisher: Over the past century, the banana industry has radically transformed Latin America and the Caribbean and become a major site […]
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American Indian Food: the history of American Indian food
by Linda Murray Berzok From the publisher: This, the first, in-depth survey of Native American Indian foodways is an amazing chronicle of both human development over thousands of years and […]
American Food by the Decades
edited by Sherri Liberman From the publisher: A fascinating survey of American food trends that highlights the key inventions, brands, restaurant chains, and individuals that shaped the American diet and […]
American Diner Then and Now: the history of the American diner
by Richard J. S. Gutman From the publisher: From the first diner in 1872 to the “rediscovery” of diners in the 1990s, Richard J. S. Gutman’s American Diner Then and […]
American Cuisine: the history of American cuisine and how it got this way
by Paul Freedman From the publisher: With an ambitious sweep over two hundred years, Paul Freedman’s lavishly illustrated history shows that there actually is an American cuisine. For centuries, skeptical […]
American Advertising Cookbooks: How Corporations Taught Us to Love Bananas, Spam, and Jell-O
by Christina Ward From the publisher: Bananas in Ham with Cheese Sauce? Meat Salad made of ground bologna and gelatin? Spend any time on the internet, and you’re bound to […]
African American Foodways: Explorations of History and Culture
edited by Anne L. Bower From the publisher: Ranging from seventeenth-century West African fare to contemporary fusion dishes using soul food ingredients, the essays in this book provide an introduction […]
Combat-ready Kitchen: How the U.S. Military Shapes the Way You Eat
by Anastacia Marx de Salcedo From the publisher: Americans eat more processed foods than anyone else in the world. We also spend more on military research. These two seemingly unrelated facts are […]
Appetite City: a history of New York dining culture
by William Grimes From the publisher: New York is the greatest restaurant city the world has ever seen. In Appetite City, the former New York Times restaurant critic William Grimes leads us […]
Savoring Gotham: A Food Lover’s Companion to New York City
edited by Andrew F. Smith From the publisher: Most comprehensive reference work on the the history of NYC food and drink, with approximately 570 entries Edited by Andrew F. Smith, […]