…with the holidays here what is better than holiday feasting, and reading about holiday feasting (okay, okay, spending time with family–now back to food). For holiday reading on food and eating can we suggest the following new (or mostly new) books:
- Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life by Kim Severson
- Baking as Biography: A Life Story in Recipes by Diane Tye
- 52 Loaves: the Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and the Perfect Crust by William Alexander
- Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States by Andrew Coe
- Food of a Younger Land Edited by Mark Kurlansky
- Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost the Knowledge of Where Food Comes From and Why We Need it Back by Ann Vileisis
- A Revolution in Eating: How the Quest for Food Shaped America by James E. McWilliams
- A Short History of the American Stomach by Frederick Kaufman
- The Artful Eater: A Gourmet Investigates the Ingredients of Great Food by Edward Behr
- Save the Deli: The Search for the Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye and the Heart of the Jewish Delicatessen by David Sax
More blogging after Christmas…may restful days and good noshing attend your holidays!