Food & Society

Why don''''t we eat more octopus? Cheeks and feet are good value and delicious, so why do people prefer fillet or chops? What about rabbits and squ...

Like a rich plum pudding, Pudding: A Global History is bursting with choice morsels. From cookbooks and family recipes to novels, poems, songs and ...

Cocktails are the most American of alcoholic beverages, and at the same time the most international of drinks. Created in the United States around ...

The tangy, juicy sweetness of oranges has made them a popular feature on our breakfast tables in the form of fresh fruit, juice and marmalade. Inde...

From the restorative powers of chicken soup on a sick day to the warmth of a bowl of chowder on a wintry night, there is no food quite as comforti...

Let them eat cake! What birthday, wedding, bar mitzvah or children's party would be complete without it? It is the ultimate food of celebration in ...

In Chew On Eating Katja Gruijters describes the facts of food culture and unveils some of the strange things we are inclined to believe when it con...

Our future diet will be shaped by diverse forces. It will be shaped by novel technologies and the logic of globalisation, by geopolitical tensions ...

The world''s exotic cuisines that enrich our food culture are a constant source of inspiration. Social media, television programs, and magazines ab...

The Ultimate Chicago Pizza Guide is your comprehensive guide to the styles, history, locales, and people who make the Windy City a prime destinatio...

From curries to creamy pina coladas, a delectable global history of the many culinary incarnations of the coconut. The flavor and image of the coc...

'The case Phil makes for canned and frozen food is compelling.' - Waitrose WeekendNutritious and convenient, canned and frozen food can be used for...

In November 2013, the joint annual conference of the British branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY UK) and the MA cours...

On the sidewalks of Manhattan's Chinatown, you can find street vendors and greengrocers selling bright red litchis in the summer and mustard greens...

Food and eating has always been endowed with meanings. It is one of the most visible and important symbols of identity and difference, uniting the ...

From traditional seaside holiday treats like candy floss, ice cream and fish n chips, to the British fascination for baking, the Victorian era has ...

A History of Cookbooks provides a sweeping literary and historical overview of the cookbook genre, exploring its development as a part of food cult...

In 1851, fifteen wealthy New Yorkers wanted to show a group of Philadelphia friends just how impressive a meal could be and took them to Delmonico'...

A compelling first-hand look at one of today's most fascinating food trends - the practice of cooking with and eating insects The concept of eating...

This volume presents recent research on food and nutrition in Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Nepal. The overall theme is food wellbeing, which...

Many brands, including Boots, Hoover and Kelloggs, were named after their founders whilst others have less obvious origins; for instance, did you k...

From the Financial Times's long-standing restaurant critic Nicholas Lander comes this celebration of the history, design and evolution of the world...