by Peter S. Ungar From the publisher: Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that […]
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Eating in Eden: Food and American Utopias
edited by Etta M. Madden and Martha L. Finch From the publisher: Perennially viewed as both a utopian land of abundant resources and a fallen nation of consummate consumers, North […]
Dinner Roles: American Women and Culinary Culture
by Sherrie Inness From the publisher: Who cooks dinner in American homes? It’s no surprise that “Mom” remains the overwhelming answer. Cooking and all it entails, from grocery shopping to chopping […]
Carolina Housewife
by Sarah RutledgeIntroduction by Anna Wells Rutledge From the publisher: A facsimile of the 1847 edition, with an Introduction and Preliminary Checklist of South Carolina Cookbooks Published before 1935 by […]
Cabaret of Plants: Forty Thousand Years of Plant Life and the Human Imagination
by Richard Mabey From the publisher: The Cabaret of Plants is a masterful, globe-trotting exploration of the relationship between humans and the kingdom of plants by the renowned naturalist Richard […]
We Eat What? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Unusual Foods in the United States
edited by Jonathan Deutsch From the publisher: This entertaining and informative encyclopedia examines American regional foods, using cuisine as an engaging lens through which readers can deepen their study of […]
Way We Eat Now: How the Food Revolution Has Transformed Our Lives, Our Bodies, and Our World
by Bee Wilson From the publisher: Food is one of life’s great joys. So why has eating become such a source of anxiety and confusion?Bee Wilson shows that in two […]
Virgina Barbecue: A History
by Joseph R. Haynes With more than four hundred years of history, Virginians lay claim to the invention of southern barbecue. Native Virginian Powhatan tribes slow roasted meat on wooden […]
Vegetarian Crusade: The Rise of an American Reform Movement, 1817-1921
by Adam D. Shprintzen From the publisher: Vegetarianism has been practiced in the United States since the country’s founding, yet the early years of the movement have been woefully misunderstood […]
Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages
by Patrick E. McGovern From the publisher: In a lively gastronomical tour around the world and through the millennia, Uncorking the Past tells the compelling story of humanity’s ingenious, intoxicating […]