by Laura C. Martin From the publisher: This book is a fascinating history of tea and the spreading of tea throughout the world. Camellia sinensis, commonly known as tea, is […]
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Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food
by Adam Gopnik From the publisher: From the author of Paris to the Moon, a beguiling tour of the morals and manners of our present food mania, in search of […]
Sugar, Slavery, and Freedom in 19th Century Puerto Rico
by Luis A. Figueroa From the publisher: The contributions of the black population to the history and economic development of Puerto Rico have long been distorted and underplayed, Luis A. […]
Sugar Masters: Planters and Slaves in Louisiana’s Cane World, 1820-1860
by Richard Follett From the publisher: Focusing on the master-slave relationship in Louisiana’s antebellum sugarcane country, The Sugar Masters explores how a modern, capitalist mind-set among planters meshed with old-style […]
Story of Corn
by Betty Fussell From the publisher: The Story of Corn is a unique compendium, drawing upon history and mythology, science and art, anecdote and image, personal narrative and epic to […]
Spice: The History of a Temptation
by Jack Turner From the publisher: In this brilliant, engrossing work, Jack Turner explores an era—from ancient times through the Renaissance—when what we now consider common condiments were valued in […]
Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America
by Laura Shapiro From the publisher: In this captivating blend of culinary history and popular culture, the award-winning author of Perfection Salad shows us what happened when the food industry […]
Social History of Tea
by Jane Pettigrew & Bruce Richardson From the publisher: British writer and tea historian Jane Pettigrew has joined forces again with American tea writer Bruce Richardson to chronicle the fascinating […]
Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America
by Jim Auchmutey From the publisher: Barbecue: It’s America in a mouthful. The story of barbecue touches almost every aspect of our history. It involves indigenous culture, the colonial era, […]
Slaves to Sweetness: British and Caribbean Literatures of Sugar
by Carl Plasa From the publisher: Apparently innocuous, sugar is a substance which brings with it a profound disquiet, not least because of its direct links with the histories of […]