Food Writing category: 1790 books
by Marilyn Ekdahl Ravicz
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2001
The idea that gastronomy and sex are related is not new. Its been expressed through art, literature, early science, in locker rooms, beauty salons and on the street. Some examples of these expressions are included as context for the aphrodisiac recipes which follow. For millennia, cooks have prepared...
Barbecue
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
If there is one thing the United States takes seriously (outside of sports), it’s barbecue. Different in every region, barbecuing is an art, and Americans take pride in their special blend of slow-cooked meat, spices, and tangy sauces. But the US didn’t invent the cooking form, nor do Americans...
Delicious Geography
From Place to Plate
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
This entertaining book takes us on a fascinating exploration of the world of food. Take a journey with the dynamic father and daughter duo, geographer Gary Fuller and chef Tracy Reddekopp, as they travel around the globe into different cultures and traditions, enriching the trip with recipes to extend...
26 Days
A Whole Food Plant-Based Diet and What You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Claudia Nicole brings you into her home and reveals and reveals in this memoir how she and her husband attempt a plant-based diet. Through her compelling personal journey, she shows how learning how to eat healthy can be confusing and challenging, yet rewarding. An advocate of keeping a journal, she...
The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home
The Happy Luddite's Guide to Domestic Self-Sufficiency
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home is not about extreme, off-the-grid living. It’s for city and suburban dwellers with day jobs: people who love to cook, love fresh natural ingredients, and old techniques for preservation; people who like doing things themselves with a needle and thread, garden hoe,...
by Peter Brears
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2010
Peter Brears has a long acquaintance with jellies in every guise. He was fed them in childhood, he turned to curating their moulds and associated artefacts while director of York and Leeds museums, he has made them for innumerable historical food shows and events.And jelly is a much bigger thing than...
Sweets
A History of Candy
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2008
In Sweets, Tim Richardson takes us on a magical confectionery tour, letting his personal passion fuel the narrative of candy's rich and unusual history. Beginning with a description of the biology of sweetness itself, Richardson navigates the ancient history of sweets, the incredible range and diversity...
Lemon
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
You can squeeze it, zest it, slice it, juice it, pickle it, or even take a bite out of it as Sicilians do. Adding freshness and flavor to food and drinks, this versatile sour fruit, also known for resolving diverse health and household troubles, has long been considered vital to Mediterranean and...
PIG/PORK
Archaeology, Zoology and Edibility
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Pigs unite and divide people, but why? Pig/Pork explores the love-hate relationship between humans and pigs through the lenses of archaeology, biology, history and gastronomy, providing a close and affectionate look of the myriad causes underlying this singular, multi-millennial bond.
What...
The Good Cook's Book of Oil and Vinegar
One of the World's Most Delicious Pairings, with more than 150 recipes
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
Michele Jordan knows her food and she knows how to write about it.” -San Francisco Examiner
What is extra virgin olive oil and how do you find the best kind? How do you cook with flavored vinegars and should they be bought or made at home? What are the best oils for frying? How does the...
The Good Cook's Book of Mustard
One of the World?s Most Beloved Condiments, with more than 100 recipes
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Some single, simple things, like mustard, have a wealth of history and a path of stories, usually known only to a few. . . . Even if you don’t think you’re interested in mustard, after reading this delightful book, you will be!” -Deborah Madison, The Savory Way
The sharp, bright taste...
Pomodoro!
A History of the Tomato in Italy
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
More than just the beloved base ingredient of so many of our favorite dishes, the tomato has generated both profound riches and controversy in its farming, processing, exchange, and consumption. It is a crop infused with national pride and passion for those who grow it, and a symbol of Old World nostalgia...
by Vincent Schiavelli
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Vincent Schiavelli is known to most of us as a character actor who has appeared in such films as Ghost, Man on the Moon, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Schiavelli grew up in Brooklyn, speaking both Sicilian and English at home. Some of his earliest memories are of sitting at the kitchen table...
by Alexis Soyer
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
The flamboyant Frenchman Alexis Soyer was the most renowned chef in Victorian England. This is his colourful account of his time at the front in the Crimean War, where he joined British troops in order to improve the quality of the food they were eating.
Divulging the secrets of preparing stew...