by Sef Gonzalez From the publisher: A World History of Burgers: Do you know what the first burger chain was? That Taco Bell was originally known as Bell Burger–and was […]
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Wild Rice: An Essential Guide to Cooking, History, and Harvesting
by Susan Carol Hauser From the publisher: The Ojibwe people call wild rice “mahnomen,” the good berry. Wild Rice elaborates on the many elements of that tradition, and brings it […]
Why Did the Chicken Cross the World? The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civilization
by Andrew Lawler From the publisher: In a masterful combination of historical sleuthing and journalistic adventure, veteran reporter Andrew Lawler “opens a window on civilization, evolution, capitalism, and ethics” (New […]
Who Put the Devil in Deviled Eggs? A Food Lover’s Guide to America’s Favorite Dishes
by Ann Treistman From the publisher: Who pitted the first cherries and nestled them into pie crust? Was a meatloaf sandwich the result of a late-night refrigerator run? Does anyone […]
What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories
by Laura Shapiro From the publisher: Everyone eats, and food touches on every aspect of our lives—social and cultural, personal and political. Yet most biographers pay little attention to people’s […]
Urban Appetites: Food and Culture in Nineteenth-Century New York
by Cindy R. Lobel From the publisher: Glossy magazines write about them, celebrities give their names to them, and you’d better believe there’s an app (or ten) committed to finding […]
Untold Story of Ramen: How Political crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze
by George Solt From the publisher: A rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen has become an international symbol of the cultural prowess of Japanese cuisine. In this highly […]
United States of Beer: A Freewheeling History of the All-American Drink
by Dane Huckelbridge From the publisher: Equally irreverent and revealing, Dane Huckelbridge’s masterful cultural history charts the wild, engrossing, and surprisingly complex story of our favorite alcoholic drink, showing how America […]
Turning the Tables: Restaurants and the Rise of the American Middle Class, 1880-1920
by Andrew P. Haley From the publisher: In the nineteenth century, restaurants served French food to upper-class Americans with aristocratic pretensions, but by the turn of the century, even the […]
True History of Tea
by Erling Hoh and Victor H. Mair From the publisher: World-renowned sinologist Victor H. Mair teams up with journalist Erling Hoh to tell the story of this remarkable beverage and its […]