Cookbooks or Food Stories

Are you getting hungry? These books will surely whet your appetite.

Updated May 29, 2024
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97 Orchard : an edible history of five immigrant families in one New York tenement
Ziegelman, Jane.
Paper Book
At the turn of the last century, immigration to New York City was at its peak and the Lower East Side was the most densely populated spot on Earth. Food emerged as a distinctive marker of ethnic identity for these newest Americans. In 97 Orchard, Jane Ziegelman explores the culinary world that...
The American way of eating : undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, farm fields and the dinner table
McMillan, Tracie.
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling work of undercover journalism in the tradition of Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed that fully investigates our food system to explain what keeps Americans from eating well--and what we can do about it. When award-winning (and...
Chocolat : a novel
Harris, Joanne
Paper Book
Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' New York Times bestselling novel Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate. In tiny...
The cooking gene : a journey through African American culinary history in the Old South
Twitty, Michael
Paper Book
A renowned culinary historian offers a fresh perspective on our most divisive cultural issue, race, in this illuminating memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces his ancestry--both black and white--through food, from Africa to America and slavery to freedom. Southern food is...
In defense of food : an eater's manifesto
Pollan, Michael.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of This is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it?
The language of food : a linguist reads the menu
Jurafsky, Dan
Paper Book
Why do we eat toast for breakfast, and then toast to good health at dinner? What does the turkey we eat on Thanksgiving have to do with the country on the eastern Mediterranean? Can you figure out how much your dinner will cost by counting the words on the menu? In The Language of Food,...
Taco USA : how Mexican food conquered America
Arellano, Gustavo
Paper Book
The nationally syndicated columnist and bestselling author of ¡Ask a Mexican! presents a fascinating and tasty trip through the history and culture of Mexican food in this country, uncovering great stories and charting the cuisine's tremendous popularity in el Norte. ...

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