Food for Thought

Updated December 30, 2023
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Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food, from sustainable to suicidal
Bittman, Mark
Paper Book
From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultra-processed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species and points the way to a better future. The history of Homo sapiens is usually told as a story of technology or...
Hooked : food, free will, and how the food giants exploit our addictions
Moss, Michael
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Salt Sugar Fat comes a "gripping" (The Wall Street Journal) exposé of how the processed food industry exploits our evolutionary instincts, the emotions we associate with food, and legal loopholes in their pursuit of profit over...
Eating to extinction : the world's rarest foods and why we need to save them
Saladino, Dan
Paper Book
* Winner of the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2022 ** Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Food Book Award 2022 ** Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Food Book of the Year 2022 * * Winner of the Guild of Food Writers First Book of the Year 2022 *...
How we eat : the brave new world of food and drink
Underhill, Paco
Paper Book
An "eye-opening" (Kirkus Reviews) and timely exploration of how our food--from where it's grown to how we buy it--is in the midst of a transformation, showing how this is our chance to do better, for us, for our children, and for our planet, from a global expert on consumer behavior and...
Taste : my life through food
Tucci, Stanley
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. For Stanley and foodie fans, this is the perfect, irresistible gift. Before Stanley Tucci became a...
World travel : an irreverent guide
Bourdain, Anthony
Paper Book
'Terrific ... His love for his subjects - both the food and the cook - sings' Telegraph 'Christ, could Bourdain weave words ... the guy wrote like a poet' Guardian A celebration of the life and legacy of one of the most important food writers...
Crying in H Mart : a memoir
Zauner, Michelle
Paper Book
'That book f**king destroyed me,' - Olivia Rodrigo 'Michelle Zauner explores what it means to cook your feelings... she uses the lens of food and cooking to explore her Korean identity after she loses her mother to cancer.' Jungkook of BTS From the indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching,...

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