The history of the Jewish people has been a history of migration. Although Jews invariably brought with them their traditional ideas about food during these migrations, just as invariably they engaged
The history of the Jewish people has been a history of migration. Although Jews invariably brought with them their traditional ideas about food during these migrations, just as invariably they engaged
One of the great myths of contemporary American culture is that the United States’ food supply is the safest in the world because the government works to guarantee food safety and enforce certain stan
In 1962 Joan Fry was a college sophomore recently married to a dashing anthropologist. Naively consenting to a year-long “working honeymoon” in British Honduras (now Belize), she soon found herself li
Antarctica, the last place on Earth, is not famous for its cuisine. Yet it is famous for stories of heroic expeditions in which hunger was the one spice everyone carried. At the dawn of Antarctic cuis
Inspired by a deep passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a land somewhat wilder than his home in southern France, Robert V. Camuto set out to explore Sicily’s emerging wine scene. Wh
The embodiment of the art and pleasure of French cookery, Pierre Franey (1921–96) was one of the most influential and beloved of America’s culinary figures. Before creating his “60-
Robert V. Camuto’s interest in wine turned into a passion when he moved to France and began digging into local soils and cellars. Corkscrewed recounts Camuto’s journey through France̵
The banana is the world’s most important fresh fruit commodity. Little more than a century old, the global banana industry began in the late 1880s as a result of technological advances such as refrige
Although My Kitchen Wars is a war story, this time the warrior is a woman and the battleground the kitchen. Her weapons—the batterie de cuisine of grills and squeezers and knives—evoke a lifetime’s ne
A Taste of Heritage imparts the lore of ages along with the traditional Crow philosophy of healing and detailed practical advice for finding and harvesting plants: from the key to creating irresistib
Lesley Chamberlain lived in Soviet Russia in 1978–79 and recorded her experiences in the form of two hundred recipes interwoven with details of Russian culture and history and her own practical
The friends from Table 5 try to find a way to stop Molly’s family from moving away in the sixth book of this heavily illustrated, two-color chapter book series by Stick Dog author Tom Watson.Every boo
Molly, Rosie, and Simon test the laws of physics to rescue a lucky soccer ball before the big game in the fifth book of this heavily illustrated, two-color chapter book series by Stick Dog author Tom
Mission: Get OUT of trouble! When Simon gets in trouble for talking too much in class, his friends at Table 5 have his back. They need to think up a plan to keep Simon from getting grounded—and f
From the author of Stick Dog comes the first book in a highly illustrated early chapter book series about three best friends whose plans, missions, and schemes are sure to shake up their school. Harpe
Molly, Rosie, and Simon come up with a plan to keep warm when the temperature drops in the fourth book of this heavily illustrated, two-color chapter book series by Stick Dog author Tom Watson.The tem
Molly, Simon, and Rosie’s big idea to lure swarms of fireflies into Molly’s yard shakes up their neighborhood in book three of this friendship-based, two-color early chapter book series by the author
From the author of STICK DOG comes a HILARIOUS and HEAVILY ILLUSTRATED two-color series about a trio of best friends whose missions and schemes just may transform their school! Molly NEEDS to kno
