Food & Society

In Smart Casual, Alison Pearlman investigates what she identifies as the increasing informality in the design of contemporary American restaurants....

Best-selling author and noted illustrator of Nature Anatomy, Julia Rothman takes her pen into the kitchen with this charming, illustrated guide to ...

Award-winning journalist Simran Sethi explores the history and cultural importance of our most beloved tastes, paying homage to the ingredients tha...

Questing for the perfect cut of beef, award-winning food and travel writer Mark Schatzker embarks on an odyssey to four continents, travelling thou...

You can squeeze it, zest it, slice it, juice it, pickle it, or even take a bite out of it as Sicilians do. Adding freshness and flavour to food and...

As animal exploitation increases, animal liberation issues are of growing concern, as seen through the rise of veganism, academic disciplines de...

Chinese cuisine without chile peppers seems unimaginable. Entranced by the fiery taste, diners worldwide have fallen for Chinese cooking. In China,...

As Brillant-Savarin remarked in 1825 in his classic text Physiologie du Gout, Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are. Philosophers...

In this book, the authors present current research from across the globe in the study of the quality management, issues and economic implications o...

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include reviews of his...

The pepper fruit is commonly consumed as fresh fruit. In addition, the fruit is used in food industry and in manufacture processing, either ferment...

This book brings together a selection of studies written by specialists from universities and/or research institutions from every continent. The pr...

Tiny Moons is a collection of essays about food and belonging. Nina Mingya Powles journeys between Wellington, Kota Kinabalu and Shanghai, tracing ...

Winner of Best Wine Book at the 2018 WCA Wine Communicator of the Year AwardsAustralia became known as a wine drinking nation in the 1970s, and our...

What is American food? From barbecue to Jell-O molds to burrito bowls, its history spans a vast patchwork of traditions, crazes, and quirks. A clos...

Chopped in salads, scooped up in salsa, slathered on pizza and pasta, squeezed onto burgers and fries, and filling aisles with roma, cherry, beefst...

In 2015 in Lyon, France, Team USA medaled for the first time ever at the Bocuse d''''Or-often called the Olympics of the cooking world - taking si...

Coffee is a global beverage: it is grown commercially on four continents, and consumed enthusiastically in all seven. There is even an Italian espr...

Tea in China explores the contours of religious and cultural transformation in traditional China from the point of view of an everyday commodity an...

A Timeline of Australian Food takes readers on a tasty and sometimes surprising culinary journey through 150 years of Australian food. Lavishly ill...

In the midst of the Great Depression, an elite group of New Yorkers lived seemingly unaffected by the economic calamity. They were writers, play...

By exploring the other side of what is prescriptively understood as proper Asian gastronomy, Robert Ji-Song Ku suggests that Asian cultural express...

Pakistan is home to many diverse communities, each boasting a cuisine that has been influenced by the country''''s rich history and varied topograp...

The ordinary tortilla was an extraordinary bond between the human and divine... From birthdays to religious ceremonies, the people of Mesoamerica c...

A gastronauts guide to the globefor those who like wrangling the GPS to reach the worlds best off-the- Michelin map barbecue restaurant or delight ...

A cup of coffee and a slice of cake, cooking for friends, Sunday lunch with the family at the local pub most of us take these simple everyday plea...

Hot Sauce Nation is a journey of discovery, delving into history, culture, immigration patterns, and the science of spice and pain. Through the sto...

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIES, HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND'It's a trip - engrossing, eye-opening, mind altering' New Statesman'Fasci...

'Charming, important . . . a journey of discovery' Telegraph'Compelling, vivid . . . Slow Rise will be welcomed by the new bread geeks' SpectatorOv...

How does Britain get its food? Why is our current system at breaking point?How can we fix it before it is too late?British food has changed remarka...

'A visionary look at how quality food should replace money as the new world currency' Tim Spector'Hugely ambitious and beautifully written...destin...

Farmageddon in Pictures is a wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices - delivered in handy, bite-sized pieces. Clear...

The burgeoning field of drinking studies, often ranging across and between disciplinary boundaries, explores the place of alcohol in human societie...