Food Writing

Consuming Passions

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Scholarly essays on food in the age of anxiety, by historians, Psyciatrists, sociologists, scientists & philosophers

South Wind Through the Kitchen

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An irresistible, charming, and inspired selection from the work of one of this century's great food writers. Like M.F.K. Fisher and Julia Child, Elizabeth David changed the way we think about and prepare food.

Pass The Polenta

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Part memoir, part cookbook & part exploration into origins of favorite dishes, these essays & recipes a la Laurie Colwin sing of the pleasures of the table.

Pass the Polenta

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New in Paperback In the award-winning tradition of M.F.K.Fisher, hearty writing on the art and love of food from a new star of the genre.

Apples : The Story of the Fruit of Temptation

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Apples : The Story of the Fruit of Temptation

Frank Browning leads us on a beguiling journey through the primal myths of the world's most popular fruit and then explains that the first apples really appeared in Kazakhstan on the slopes of the Heavenly Mountains.

Jack's Skillet

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New! Novelist, poet & long-time food columnist Jack Butler charms us, with delectable recipes & witty essays, into thinking about food in ways that leave us hungry for more. We adore this book. 272 pgs.

Serious Pig

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An american cook in search of his roots. Anyone with a love of food will enjoy acompanying Thorne as he traces authentic chili con carne back to the passion of the mountain trappers and buffalo hunters fot grease and gladness.

Loaves & Fishes

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Foods from Bible Times...Old Testament & New Testament... Uncooked Nut Crescents, Black Sea Casserole, Lemon Cake Pudding, Lime Waffers, Spinach Roll Megiddo...Tyche Soup, Spinach Custard, Ezekiel Bread, Shepherd's Pie...