Food Writing category: 1790 books
Not for Bread Alone
Writers on Food, Wine, and the Art of Eating
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Twenty-two acclaimed writers celebrate the art of eating
Wendell Berry • Colette • William Corbett • Michael Dorris • Alexandre Dumas • M. F .K. Fisher • Michael Frank • Betty Fussell • Evan Jones • Judith B. Jones • Barbara Kafka • Madeline Kamman • Charles Lamb •...
by Aldo Buzzi
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2008
"The writer who never talks about eating, about appetite, hunger, food, about cooks and meals, arouses my suspicion, as though some vital element were missing in him." Scholarly, playful, idiosyncratic, and witty, Aldo Buzzi's The Perfect Egg is an excursion into the food that has obsessed,...
Coquilles, Calva, & Crème
Exploring France's Culinary Heritage: A Love Affair with French Food
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Two Americans in Paris serve up an “appetizing, evocative, eccentric paean to Gallic gastronomy” (The Wall Street Journal).
This culinary memoir brings to life some of the most fascinating, glamorous food years in France and reveals gastronomical treasures from gifted artisans of the French...
Omaha Food
Bigger than Beef
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Without its once-booming livestock industry, Omaha would be a very different place. Although it was originally known for its legendary steakhouses, today's eateries exceed the influence of cattle. Out of a rich foundation of traditions like steaks with hash browns and mostaccioli, Reubens and South...
Far Afield
Rare Food Encounters from Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
An extraordinarily photographed culinary travel book featuring profiles of the stewards of the world's traditional foodways—farming, fishing, and herding methods—along with 40 recipes.
James Beard Award-winning journalist Shane Mitchell and photographer James Fisher have traveled the world...
by Marlene Parrish, Robert L. Wolke
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
The scientist in the kitchen tells us more about what makes our foods tick.
This sequel to the best-selling What Einstein Told His Cook continues Bob Wolke's investigations into the science behind our foods—from the farm or factory to the market, and through the kitchen to the table. In response...
Give a Girl a Knife
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
A beautifully written food memoir chronicling one woman’s journey from her rural Midwestern hometown to the intoxicating world of New York City fine dining—and back again—in search of her culinary roots
Before Amy Thielen frantically plated rings of truffled potatoes in some of New York...
The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage
True Tales of Food, Family, and How We Learn to Eat
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Food is so much more than what we eat. The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage is an anthology of original essays about how we learn (and relearn) to eat, and how pivotal food is beyond the table. Without mantras or manifestos, twenty-nine writers serve up sharp, sweet, and candid memories; salty irreverence;...
Pancake
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Round, thin, and made of starchy batter cooked on a flat surface, it is a food that goes by many names: flapjack, crêpe, and okonomiyaki, to name just a few. The pancake is a treasured food the world over, and now Ken Albala unearths the surprisingly rich history of pancakes and their sizzling goodness.
Pancake...
by Anna Selby
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
The author of Victorian Christmas “recounts some of the most fascinating—and disgusting—dishes our ancestors used to eat. . . . A must-buy book for foodies” (Fiona Shoop, author of How to Deal in Antiques).
With people’s fascination for food increasing, there are more cooking shows...
Over a Red Hot Stove
Essays in early cooking technology
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2009
The fourteenth volume of the Leeds Symposium on Food History 'Food and Society' series •The theme is the ways we cooked our food since medieval times.David Eveleigh discusses the rise of the kitchen range, from the 19th-century coal-fired monsters to the electric and gas cookers of the early 20th...
Recipes for Redemption
A Companion Cookbook to A Cup of Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
• Targeting events in the San Francisco Bay Area at Omnivore Books on Food, Kepler’s, Book Passage, Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table, Draeger’s, and local French bistros • Targeting reviews by newspapers and magazines including the SF Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Serious Eats, and InsideScoop...
by Shenanchie O'Toole
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Food Fare's "Global Seafood Cookbook" includes more than 200 seafood recipes (appetizers & salads, entrees, shellfish entrees, pasta, side dishes, soups & stews, salmon, condiments, sauces & seasonings). The book also contains information about seafood health benefits and nutrition...
by Margaret Potter
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Recently, while moving into a new house, Elizabeth Gilbert unpacked some boxes of family books that had been sitting in her mother's attic for decades. Among the old, dusty hardcovers was a book called At Home on the Range (or, How To Make Friends with Your Stove) by Gilbert's great-grandmother, Margaret...