Turkish-born Peter Halajian set off for America in 1890, just as large-scale hostilities were increasing against the Ottoman Empire’s Armenian community. Settling in New Haven, Connecticut, he changed his last […]
Tag: sweets
Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets
Editor-in-chief: Darra Goldstein From the publisher: Most comprehensive reference work on the idea of the sweet ever published, with entries on all aspects of sweetness, including chemical, technical, social, cultural, […]
Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book
by Carolyn Wyman From the publisher: Full of fun facts, myths, secrets, and cookie recipes apt to make you as famous as Amos among your family and friends, The Great […]
Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage
by Louis E. Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro From the publisher: Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since […]
Cake: A Slice of History
by Alysa Levene From the publisher: Cake can evoke thoughts of home, comfort someone at a time of grief or celebrate a birth or new love. It is a maker […]
Cake: A Global History
by Nicola Humble From the publisher: Be it a birthday or a wedding—let them eat cake. Encased in icing, crowned with candles, emblazoned with congratulatory words—cake is the ultimate food […]
True History of Chocolate
by Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe From the publisher: This delightful tale of one of the world’s favorite foods draws on botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a […]
Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making
by Geraldine M. Quinzio From the publisher: Was ice cream invented in Philadelphia? How about by the Emperor Nero, when he poured honey over snow? Did Marco Polo first taste […]
Ice Cream: A Global History
by Laura B. Weiss From the publisher: Be it soft-serve, gelato, frozen custard, Indian kulfi or Israeli glida, some form of cold, sweet ice cream treat can found throughout the world […]
Bitter Chocolate: a book about the history of chocolate and injustice
by Carol Off From the publisher: A shocking exposé of the little-known corruption and exploitation found at the heart of the multibillion-dollar cocoa industry—“Blood Diamond” for chocolate “It’s the measure […]