Food & Society

According to USDA''s Economic Research Service (ERS), the national net farm income, a key indicator of U.S. farm well-being, is forecast at a recor...

This compilation examines agricultural research from across the globe and covers a broad spectrum of related topics. In this book, the authors disc...

In the last ten years the ready meals market has had considerable growth with an average of 4.0% in value and 3.0% in volume per year. Several fact...

In 2005, beekeepers in the United States began observing a mysterious and disturbing phenomenon: once-healthy colonies of bees were suddenly collap...

Citrus is the most widely produced fruit in the world and it is grown in more than 80 countries. Due to its varied and wide chemical composition as...

Functional foods (those with beneficial factors on health when consumed regularly as part of meals at effective levels) became prominent as food an...

Functional foods (those with beneficial factors on health when consumed regularly as part of meals at effective levels) became prominent as food an...

This book made me laugh and then order an unholy amount of takeaway. GREG DAVIESOne of my favourite comics has now written an annoyingly great book...

Scotland has some of the best seafood in the world, so we why dont we eat more of it? Why dont we highlight the bounty of our seas and the people w...

'A spicy and original romp through Russian history' ROBERT SERVICE'Poignant, comical, and in the best sense disturbing' PAUL FREEDMAN, AUTHOR OF TE...

An absolute gem Sunday Times A mouthwatering history The Guardian In this delicious history of Britains food tradi...

'Delicious... Wonderful' Guardian'Fascinating... Full of incident and food for thought' Mail on Sunday'Delightful... Vogler offers up a feast of ta...

A New Scientist, Globe and Mail, and Eater Best Book of 2023In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Anthony Bourdain, and Mark Bittman, a surprising, f...

How do you take your tea? Tea leaves or teabag? Milk or sugar, weak or strong? Mug or fine bone china? Tea fanatic Juanita Browne investigates our ...

With dual-working households now the norm, Food, Families and Work is the first comprehensive study to explore how families negotiate everyday food...

'A life-changing book' Viv GroskopMarisa Meltzer was put on her first diet aged five: it was the beginning of a fraught relationship with food.Jean...

'Funny, informative, a love poem to all that's great in British cooking ... from the humble cheese sandwich, through fish and chips and curry, to...

An internationally renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Wenk has been educating college and medical students about the brain and lecturing around the world...

The Ark of Taste is a living catalogue of our nation's food heritage preserving treasures passed down for generations-some rare, some endangered, a...

The Exiles Cookbook brings together 480 recipes, including roasts and stews, breads, condiments, preserves, sweetmeats, and even hand-washing soaps...

A BRACINGLY ORIGINAL, BOUNDARY BREAKING EXPLORATION OF COOKING AND THE KITCHEN, FROM A RISING STAR IN FOOD WRITING'A manifesto for reclaiming cooki...

Shortlisted for Debut Food Book of the Year at the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards 2024 Guild of Food Writers 2024 Finalist, Food...

The Globalization of Wine is a one-stop guide to understanding wine across the world today. Examining a broad range of developments in the wine wor...

There is more history in a bowl of pasta than in the Colosseum, writes Andreas Viestad in Dinner in Rome. From the table of a classic Roman restaur...

Bringing you vegetarian wholesomeness and stories from India, Thali is an immersive tour into Indias culinary landscape. As one of the largest cons...

'Fantastic. The benchmark for great food writing' Anthony Bourdain'The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite'Between Mea...

Radio 4's The Food Programme Book of the Year, chosen by Dan Saladino An Irish Times Best Gardening Book 2023 Shortlisted for the Garden Media Gu...

One of the Guardian's best food books of 2023 Winner of the André Simon Award One of OFMs 50 Best Cookbooks of All Time The Rice Book became an in...

In Vietnam during the long nineteenth century from the Tây Son rebellion to the 1920s, individuals negotiated changing interpretations of their cul...

'A brilliant, passionate and spellbinding tour de force' Claudia Roden'Fuchsia Dunlop is one of the world's best writers on Chinese food' Ken Hom C...

Anyone alive, and wanting to stay that way, must deal with food. Crime is, and always has been, present. Food and Crime examines the crossroads of ...

From mangosteen fruit discovered in a colonial Indonesian marketplace to caviar served on the high seas in a cruise-liners luxurious dining saloon,...